So u want Ost to have grens as the one and only infantry while OKW get obers and very good doctrinal inf on almost all doctrines. SU get 1min pgrens called penals, and guards or shocks in most doctrines, USF/UKF get double upgrades to fight almost on par with elite inf.... while Ost gets the weakest mainlines, doc inf consists of cannon fodder, underpowered agrens, and storms in only 3 doctrines.
AE just lost a lot of credibility with his statement that Ost doesn't deserve better inf than grens.
U just highlighted why pgrens arent real assault inf. They have trouble closing the distance. Something shocks, rangers, paras etc. don't struggle with because they can take a beating with a combination of armor/RA/squad size advantage over pgrens. So how can anyone agree with AE's idea to completely gut pgrens when they aren't THAT potent in the first place??!!!
I'm going to blow your mind here so get a bucket or something. Alright? Ready for this? All the factions are designed to function differently! Wow neat eh? Notice how when a Soviet player goes for those 1min penals they give up any team weapons at all? No mgs or mortars or AT guns. Penals are good because of that CHOICE they make. Do I think they need toning down? Yea. But there is a choice there.
Brits Tommies ARE elite infantry because they lack it otherwise they pay 280mp for a static squad. Yes they are good and they PAY FOR IT.
Rifles, same bloody thigg they can sink fuel and muni into making rifles strong because THAT'S HOW THEY WERE DESIGNED. rifles are the core of the USF faction..
Poor Ost "only" has storms in 3 doctrines how many doctrines are commandos in? Paras? Rangers? Any non Soviet elite infanty for that matter? Far fewer. But that doesn't matter because Ost doesn't need them because they themselves have very potent infantry. Grens are some of the most accurate infantry around and can focus their DPS in the lmg. Pgrens are incredibly potent when they close but you have to utilize the combined arms design to do it well. Combine pgrens with a halftrack or mortar and they shine like nothing else
And finally I never said I agreed with AE and his design I'm just disagreeing with you that pgrens need some major buff to make them
Pgrens have great dps and can engage from mid range out depending on their target. If they were any better they would be broken.