Yeah, OK, I'm a huge fanboy. I love Hitler.
Still doesn't change the fact that I'm right.
Why do Grens have an LMG42? Because they gain defensive bonuses with Veterancy and they need the damage to scale into late game.
Conscripts scale into late game with Oorah and Merge.
Penal Battalions are also not tied to doctrines. If you're so desperately in need for elite infantry, use a doctrine. Simple as that. You want every option available to you no matter what you do? No? Then deal with the fact that you lose something when you pick another doctrine.
DP-28 doesn't fit on Conscripts because it can button vehicles. Not an ability they need.
So why exactly Ostheer don`t sacrifice anything in the choice of a doctrine?
If you tell me about the Tiger, I will laugh my ass off.
Soviets army has the feeling that it was created for 2v2 + mods. Because their choice of units is just dumb. Conscripts are the same shit with the Grens, while PGrens can eliminate Penal squads in a matter of seconds with no upgrades needed. I agree if you look at the infantry options of both factions, you can see that the soviets are more focused on infantry than the Oshteer. But it`s not an excuse to make soviets to chose a doctrine to counter something that comes by default as Ostheer.