Compare them. They are even worse then soviet pios, because their weapon-profile is so bad, that their flamer will be a nerf, not a buff.
Still:
-3men and K98 (Volk model) 170mp
or
-4men better MP40 (but we still have Sturmgrens)
Then we can speak about reducing price of Cons. ^^
CE are bad at EVERY range, at least pios are good up close.
But since you want to compare:
Pios have-
Above average LOS
Sand bags
2x mines
Bunkers
Wire
Flamer
Sweeper
Good dps up close
CE have
Demos (lol)
Wire
Mines
Flamer
Sweeper
????
4 of the old shitty con mosins
And what ever you feel is wrong with pios has no impact on cons. They are not competitors, they fill different roles entirely. You don't seem to understand how balance works. There is no "if you don't change everything you can't change anything" that's stupid.