IMO USF "free" officers is a unique concept that sets USF apart from other factions so this should probably stay. Same goes for the ambulance and the tank crews.
Its not unique, axis gets free upgrades and emplacements with tech (in okw case), usf gets free officers with tech.
What has to be changed is that the air dropped weapons need to start costing more MP so spamming them isn´t as easy.
Like it was before rework when nobody used these doctrines and pershing was the only viable doctrine?
I would also like to see regular Pathfinders starting on a cooldown like IR Pathfinders.
0cp callin squads are basicly balance team saying that they wont make riflemen viable so instead we have to use these callins if we want to win.
I dont understand why the 50cal needs to be as good as it is either. It´s a bit like if OKW got the Ost HMG42. 50cal should honestly be more of a Maxim than a competitor of best COH2 HMG.
So the small cone of fire, deathloop and high cost is not enough? Again usf cant have good units even if you pay for it? If you cant flank 50cal there is no hope you will ever beat ost player using mg42.
M20 needs to get toned down slighty, it got buffed while being made cheaper which is never a good combo. It´s a bit weird that the 223 costs as much as the M20 while being WAY worse in combat.
You know why? Because 223 serves the role of uber fuel cache that can double your fuel income from fuel point. Dont compare these 2 units since they serve different purpose.
Riflemen are not even nearly as bad as people claim, apart from the first 5-10 minutes against OKW they are really good infantry with snare and cheap grenade access. Vet 3 double bar riflemen eat Axis mainline infantry for breakfast, not sure why people chose to ignore that. I would consider them pretty well balanced overall, same as Volks.
You know what is the most importand timeframe for usf? Yes the first 5-10 minutes of the game, so you can actually use your supposed early game superiority and strong light vehicle phase before the crippled late game comes. Why are people ignoring double bar riflemen beating the shit out of everyone? Because for some reason this doenst happen in close game between 2 equaly matched opponents. The muni investment, the fact you will start dropping weapons during engagements, bleeding more munition and the fact double bar riflemen are still less cost efficient than ober with mg34 is the reason why people are avoiding riflemen and ESPECIALLY avoiding double upgrades on them. Elite squads are much more cost efficient, no matter if we are talking about usf or other factions.