Only it does, because this is how soviets are played.
They are made to focus on overwhelming number and map presence, they are not made to camp and be defensive, with Soviets you have to invest in cheap infantry and annoy the hell out of your opponent.
From cheap conscripts, to mass SU76, or mass T34.
the problem with swarms tactics for this particular game are massive
-you have the micro tax of needing to outnumber your enemy
-overwhelming RNG (ive seen a t34 bounce the kill shot off the ass of a tiger 5 times and the first shot from a t70 pen it frontally)
-losses hurt you and harden the enemy (seems obvious but when compounded by other factors...)
-pathing! CoH2, where a 26 tonne tank grinds to a halt and performs a 17 point turn so it ca rotate 0.000000726 degrees to move around a stump...
the soviet have the problem of even out playing your opponent doesn't guarantee you will come out on top of the engagement
stuffing a t34 up the ass of at iger STILL has a 33% chance to bounce each shot...on top of having the t34 run the risk of hitting a mine, or an AT gun, or a pak, or a faust.. you risk it all and still can yield absolutly 0 damage
t34s still require a full tech and 10% of your pop
losing one will lose you 80fuel and 300(!) manpower and its ENTIRELY possible to not gain anything...
if the soviet are