For some reason they decided to over nerf the soviet and german howitzers. This was a bit odd to me because in the games I usually play (1v1 and 2v2) I almost never saw a howitzer anyways. Maybe the howitzer was too effective in the bigger game modes then.
After the nerf they aren't really worth investing the manpower and popcap unless you already have a significant advantage in the game and do it just for fun.
