Now the problem begin, without side tech (weapon rack, nade, snare, boster...}. Alies mainline inf lost their power overtime. Now we back to same problems everytime in 2v2 match:
- Has to stick in cover > less agressive attack meaning you give Axis a room to breath.
- Has to depend on LV, support weapon > easily zoned out by axis superior weapon team.
- has to take more bleed and spend more mirco than enemies (which is cause more stress and less pay attention].
Logically, Everyone will spam long range inf because why not do the same as axis. Not to mention a fucking combo: OST Jeager armor + OKW Overwatch just straight OP.
Its been told for ages, yet, people still bring this augment, that allies "side grades" put them into a disadvantage, despite them, while being optional, are still essential. Guess what, USF\UKF are supposed to be inferior to Axis without side grades and they are supposed to be teched up.
Allies "side grades" are not side grades, but artificial way to delay Allies teching. Simple math here, to unlock tanks:
USF: 170 fuel + 10 for heal
UKF: 145 fuel
OKW: 190 Fuel (Med+T3), 195 (Mech+T3)
Ostheer: 175 Fuel (T1+T2+T3), 165 (T2+T3), 210 (T1...T4), 200 (T2...T4)
Soviet: 190 (T1+T3+T4), 195 (T2+T3+T4)
After that if you add up cost of the first medium tank, you end up with:
USF: 290 Fuel (add rak 305 fuel)
UKF: 255 Fuel (add bolster + raks 300 fuel)
Ostheer 295 fuel (with skips 285 fuel)
Soviet 280 Fuel/285 fuel (295\300 with nades)
OKW: 330 Fuel (with medic skip 320 fuel, with Mech 335 fuel)
Now, fastest faction to get tanks is Ostheer as it is, unless they invest into T4.
MP vise:
UKF: 460MP (710 with raks+bolster)
USF: 490MP (890 raks+heal)
Ostheer: with different paths + heal ~900-1000MP
Soviet: 640 (990 nades+meds)
OKW: 640 (full med + T3)
And MP vise OKW has advantage.
After that we can also, start counting early LVs, different builds and why not, but imo this would be more or less irrelevant since over-all picture would be the same.
Long story short: Allies upgrades are not optional, they are part of your tech, which you can just chose when to unlock.