Since we have the ability to increase radio-operator bombing frequency with the 8x speed increase why not add similar class-specific upgrade buffs to other classes?
For example:
Engineers +50% build speed / +50% more resources
Gunners +50% ammo capacity with -20% movement speed
Tank Crew - 2x more uses of repair tools
Flametrooper - 10% movement speed when using flamethrower
Just things like this that remove the more tedious to obtain perks via soldier upgrades and make them more universally viable to obtain via the upgrade tree.
Maybe this is a bad idea idk. Just tired of slow building times with engineers (I know there’s the x to command other engineers to build with you but it never seems to work)
More frequent artillery strike is a thing that makes dedicated artillery strike worth playing instead of just dropping one radioman into another squad and doing the exact same job with that.
There are perks for that. Engineer squad unique thing is their specific structures to build - AT guns, AA guns and MG nests. You can also put all engineers to that squad, so you get much more resources in overall.
MG squad is one of the best and most reliable squads in the current meta, they really don’t need additional encouragement for someone to play with it
Again, there is a perk for that, and there is no encouragement needed to play them - they are the only ones to use tanks
Again, flamer squad is the only one that offers ability to use flamethrowers.
Some perks already exist, go to an engineer, select the perks and select list of possible perks.
More engineer resources and built time it’s already present in-game.
As for extra MG ammo, every squad I go for the backpack option instead of 2 weapons.
With large ammo pouch you I’ll get that ammo capability.
You have perks for reload time, less horizontal or vertical recoil and so on…
Tankers already have that perk avaiable, they also have one with 20% more vitality on parts repaired and so on…