well, in reality, to my " surprise " the system hasn’t really changed.
the way it works essentially, ( and has been explained to me crystal clear ) the customization is currently dependent on squad presets for each and singular individual squad.
which means, new additions has to be added individually for all preset and all squads.
it’s less then ideal if you ask me.
and… i’m not sure for how much they’ll keep going this path before realizing it.
now, it does get pereceive as worse, because it technically is as it doesnt work as it was supposed to.
meaning that outfit do not carry over, and you’ll lose the appearance despite being present in all theathers.
but anyway;
unfortunately, that’s what they want to do.
but fear not, i did suggested specific squads to get specific customization along side other selection so that players can still for example, use paratroopers uniforms on paratroopers squads ( like the premium rider for germany. they are paras, but have no para customziation ) and so on and on as long makes sense, and is related to the squad.
so, for the AT squad ( not sure which one you are talking about, sorry ) you may lose the winter appearance, but you will gain or have options to buy NKVD summer options over for example, stalingrad & berlin.
volkssturm customization such as the flametrhooper from moscow, or for some reason, assaulters IV from moscow as far as i have been told, were supposed to be available for all squads. not just the volkssturm squads with the icon. so you are not gonna lose them.
quite the opposite, options will be expanded to include more options. as well as carry over volkssturm customization over the battle of the bulge because is currently missing.
similar to how allies have access to paratroopers uniforms both for US & UK.
to create consistency while giving players the ability to customize their own squads accordingly.
there is no need to lock even further. just make it consistent by adding the missing camouflage that causes missmatches