Profile of Katitof

They still wipe like crazy, are cheap beyond believe and drop very fast. Stop defending this obvious bullshit ability.

Update your game, you still seem to be on the version when the ability just was released.
Alternatively, stop expecting 10% health squads to survive anything.

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Did you read my OP? The whole point was giving OST an earlier trump card to light vehicles and light tanks. They do not have one right now, and must overinvest in AT when they're already losing the infantry battle barring excellent MG play.

1) Have you considered even for a moment that... maybe... just maybe they are not meant to have it?
You know, like most factions have nothing like panther and literally no one has mini ISU in form of brummbar?
2) Getting 1 ATG by 7th minute is not overinvesting, its staple unit for that time.

If you think OST does well enough against light vehicles and light tanks then okay, please state so. I don't think many players will agree, but I can always be wrong.

Well, you are wrong, which has been confirmed by last 6 years of games lifespan and its even more easy them ever to counter lights as ost, given PGs don't need T2 and are cheaper to get and upgrade then they ever were.

I don't think OST has a good option vs light tanks, and my whole point is fixing that. The Puma from mobile defense used to make OST competitive, but the tech and building requirement changes have made that strategy obsolete.

222 is extremely good in countering all light vehicles, against light tanks you should have proper AT infantry or ATG or 70+ fuel unit, just like any other faction facing them.

Allied players will never regret building a t-70, AEC, or stuart against OST. There's no punish beyond overextending those vehicles against anemic AT options.

Have you heard of teller mines yet? You know, these things that one hit kill T7-, AEC or Stuart and are invisible for opponent.

If you think I'm "describing the ostwind" then okay. Throw away the whole short-barreled p4 idea.

Done!

Is moving the ostwind to t2, or the HQ with a battlephase 2 requirement a decent idea? Why or why not?

Its not and it won't be even considered by anyone serious, because there is this thing called timing for medium vehicles and tiers are balanced so units of certain power arrive at certain time.

Ostwind in T2, BP2 or not is equally smart idea as T70 from soviet T1 after you upgrade molos and AT nades.

I've looked at the p4 stats. It has better pen, and better damage than the Ostwind wrt to vehicles.

Since you seem to have all the answers, what do you think an OST army composition should look like at the 7-14 minute mark? One that can deal with a light tank, and also the infantry and crew weapons that go with the allied army?

So 7 or 14 min?
Because that's a difference of 3-4 units.

Generally, as a rule of thumb, you HAVE to have AT unit on field around min 7 regardless of faction(shreck PGs or PaK, whatever you like more), HMG42 should also be mandatory first unit as its too good to ever pass on, fill everything between with grens and depending on opposing faction and his units add sniper/222/mortar/251 into the mix.

There is no solid IWIN BO that works equally well against all 3 factions and all their openings, you have to adapt, ost is a responsive faction, you have all the counters you need for whatever opponent throws at you.

Ostwind doesn't help against mediums.

Neither does stubby P4.(go check command P4 for reference)

No one is building ostwinds to counter LVs because of it's tier placement. I'm down with t2 Ostwinds or HQ Ostwinds at battlephase 2 however if that's your suggestion. I think there'd be problems, but okay.

If you want to counter lights, that's what 222 is for.
If you want to counter light tanks, tough luck, bring ATG, shrecks or wait for T3.

OP asks for ostwind.