I don’t think the shovel speed can keep up with the current combat speed
The shovel speed should be the speed at which you can hide your legs first, the speed at which you can crouch and aim the second time, and the speed at which you can hide in a crouching position after the third and fourth times.
It would be even more interesting if all the squad members could instruct the size of the trench after pressing the shovel with the squad command.
i took my time to " dig " down ( i’m a very funny individual… ) the footage i could found on the internet about digging, and i disagree.
digging is quite fast currently. and just like in real life, you need more people to do so. as such, bring a friend and dig faster in order to be effective on the battlefield.
so, sorry. but it’s a no from me as well.
although it could work and could benefict from some fixes since it’s buggy.
In my opinion, there could be two options. Individual digging perks (like stamina, etc.), or - if the soldier already has 100% stamina could automatically dig faster.