company of heroes panzer elite veterancy

So by making the squad smaller it will serve the purpose of letting the PE player at least not lag behind everyone else if mistakes/RNG had given them a bad day. As they will push you in knowing that you can't actually build any important structures needed to counter whatever they are doing in time. To save that much manpower and wait for the squad to also rebuild in time to let the player tech-up is almost a death sentence when facing a competent allied players. The reason I want to really re-work the starting squad is mostly because being a builder unit making them super expensive at 325 MP to build can destroy the PE player if he loses the squad.

So I thought of re-working them so they don't become an obsolete unit in the late game and even make them a core component of the Panzer Elite. Their most important role is to actually build your base and when that is done they are no longer needed as their ability to repair tanks, build defenses, or be a good combat unit are fulfilled by better core PE units later in the game (Sturm Pioneers, Luftwaffe Troops, Assault Grens, etc.). So I never really liked how Panzer Grenadiers are modeled in BK because they don't really act like 'Panzer Grenadiers' and more of a buffer unit that is a weaker version of Assault Grenadiers you are given in the beginning of the game.

Company of heroes panzer elite veterancy