a sniper/mg42/gren/gren(in no order) seems really good against the americans until the aa halftrack comes,americans cant touch it unless those units are out of place.
you can delay it maybe a minute or so with good enough sniper play to get t2 before AA comes. idk.
its not a totally stupid idea to get a sniper against the americans,since two quick shots a and a 3/5 rifle squad is no match for grens.
Not like you have to worry about the things that gibbed the sniper before,(Like M3s,Zis,mortars,6 man squads with oorah)
What your suggesting is not bad in fact i use it as well the problem is economics behind it. ostheer has the most expensive tech mp wise the ami's has the least expensive tech. to upgrade to tier 2 the ostheer need to invest 400 mp. the ami gain a squad by teching that is easily worth 400 mp because of the bars the lt comes equipped with. teching between these 2 factions is nearly 700 manpower difference. but at 60 fuel the ami produces an unit that requires a pak to deal with it.
or even worse the m20 utility car is my opinion just as powerful when it comes to shock.
now your 1060 mp in the red when it comes to mp you invested in AI power. OKW doesnt suffer these problems. in addition to cheaper tech and a excellent cc sturmpioneer they also have access to the puma which can nullify the entire LT tree and forces the ami's to buy zooka's setting them back in AI killing power.