Advantage of Russian SMG platoons

[Cole]

I believe you have pretty much listed all the pros and cons (never thought of the uniform before :chin:)

Lack of range is a disadvantage but even with regular Russian infantry one does not want to engage the Germans at a distance. I find Russian rifle fire greater than 500 meters a waste of time and positively unhealthy for my troops as the German MG's and even rifle platoons sit back at 750 meters and fire away.

The other disadvantage is the lack of firepower. I agree but keep getting surprised by the disruptions and SP losses I get at times when receiving SMG OP fire (or dealing it out).

Playing the Russian side is interesting and at the risk of over generalization the Russian infantry is more specialized (SMG, AT platoons, regular rifle) and lack the good all round abilities of Panzergrenadiers.