More cost effective maybe, that's not the point. Gbem claims JLI are as good 1:1 as LMG Obers when in fact they are at about 80% effective at mid-long range. Which means JLI just need a slight increase in cost to match their efficiency.
Penals being dedicated AI unit should not mean they should just 1v1 any other squad in the game, that's just stupid. They should win under the right circumstances. Which are not: charging into a JLI squad across open ground from max range. Penals win against JLI below range 10 and they should use shot blockers or distractions to approach without getting picked off by the long range squad.
yes my 250mp 45 muni squad with recon infiltration stealth boobytraps sprint self healing and salvage should beat a 300mp dedicated AI squad....
now where are you not biased here again?
also mr "shot blockers" that tactic doesnt work if you have at least one volk with STG per JLI... if volks lose the stg then fine but going into cqc vs okw is a good way to die...