Why no more conscripts?

[Paciat]

Correct me if Im wrong but constripts have 0 upkeep. Soviet upkeep is high, just like US, but they have no Supply Center. This makes Constripts great in long games. They can sit in a trench or a building all day long.

[GodlikeDennis]

In my version of EF conscripts that are upgraded count as 4, not 1 for population.  I believe that changed with last patch.  The cost difference to strelky is only 40 mp at that point and 3 more pop.  Much more useful/value. imo.

Yeah, looks like you have an older version.

That's the current version. The commissar himself is worth 4 pop while the rest of the squad is worth 0 each. That's because you have to make pop cost an integer and conscripts aren't worth 8-9 pop.

Correct me if Im wrong but constripts have 0 upkeep. Soviet upkeep is high, just like US, but they have no Supply Center. This makes Constripts great in long games. They can sit in a trench or a building all day long.

Did not know this, and it's certainly very interesting. They still have nowhere near the combat value of strelky though which are only slightly more expensive. Is it possible to make the execute ability actually kill a squad member but make the squad MUCH better in combat for a couple seconds?

[Blackbishop]

In my version of EF conscripts that are upgraded count as 4, not 1 for population.  I believe that changed with last patch.  The cost difference to strelky is only 40 mp at that point and 3 more pop.  Much more useful/value. imo.

Yeah, looks like you have an older version.

That's the current version. The commissar himself is worth 4 pop while the rest of the squad is worth 0 each. That's because you have to make pop cost an integer and conscripts aren't worth 8-9 pop.

Oh, I thought he was refering to conscripts not the Shtrafnyie troops .

Correct me if Im wrong but constripts have 0 upkeep. Soviet upkeep is high, just like US, but they have no Supply Center. This makes Constripts great in long games. They can sit in a trench or a building all day long.

Did not know this, and it's certainly very interesting. They still have nowhere near the combat value of strelky though which are only slightly more expensive. Is it possible to make the execute ability actually kill a squad member but make the squad MUCH better in combat for a couple seconds?

Indeed, both, Conscripts and Shtrafnyie have 0 upkeep cost.