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And T3 was never seen again.

How so? I would be inclined to build T3 in many cases. It would be cheaper, easier to get a T70 out with a lower building cost, and the SU76 would come early enough to actually be worth a damn. T3 would become a superior building for Guards Motor, Armored Assault, and Soviet industry.

While such a change is unlikely, I can't help but continue to think that this idea would be a far better way for the Soviets to tech than what we have currently. So, I just wanted to share and get it out there.

T1: unchanged
T2: unchanged
T3: Move SU76 to T3; reduce fuel and manpower cost of T3 building.
T4: Move T34 to T4; increase man and fuel cost of T4 building.

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I'm not sure what the sweet spot for pricing T3 and T4 would be after such a change, but it seems to me that some of the issues with soviets in their mid game could be remedied by such a change. T3 becomes a mechanized assault tier, and provides an earlier M5 and T70, while the SU76 enters as a spam-able form of light-medium AT and artillery. On the other hand, the T4 building becomes a slightly more expensive but far heavier "total war" tier. It provides that final push by giving armor and heavy AT with a nice dash of rocket trucks.

In light of such a change, I would also argue in favor of a slight buff in the SU76's AT abilities (100 pen 90 dam might be enough), but overall, even a simple swap of the two units between their respective buildings could help to provide more dynamic teching options for the Soviets.

Thoughts?

EDIT: So some folks have suggested swapping the SU76 and the T70 between the tiers. I still like my original idea, but I like this idea a little more. It accomplishes the same goal of increasing the synergy of the vehicles available for T3 and T4 while avoiding the balance concerns my original idea created. It's unlikely that Relic will make the change, but it is a good idea nonetheless.