And why a 6 man Shocks squad will be 12 man worth of durability? guess Shocks will be now 750 manpower. Pretty much the same argument.
Because they are very intended to go up frontally and ACTUALLY WEAR BODY ARMOR.
Anyway. I do not think it is a bad idea for them to get "armour upgrade". Shocks get armour to engage closer range engagements and they are an elite unit although doctrinal. It would be fair to the extent that Pzgrens get some "body armour protection" upgrade (so it will cost around 60 ammo, will lock out Pzshreks) since it is an elite unit, it is meant to carry engagements.
Panzergrenadiers, so it will have either the choice of carring AT or AI engagements.
Shocks are frontal assault troops with actual steel armor plates on them.
PG uniforms aren't made from ubermenschium and will never be.
Shocks are doctrinal AI specialist squad.
PGs are not.
Shocks have no strong long range supporting troops able to snipe models.
PGs do.
No idea why I'm even wasting breath on you here.
We both know that any stock survivability improvements for PGs are fantasy, regardless how you'll word it out.