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[pariah]

No... I really can't see how any kind of handicap system is a good idea, even for A.I. players.

[Chancellor]

Speaking of damage %, do the Soviet weapons suffer around 25% damage against elite armor like the Western Allied ones do?  Here's the chart for the Western Allied weapons against gren elite armor. (look near the bottom)
http://www.gamereplays.org/companyofheroes/portals.php?show=page&name=company-of-heroes-wehrmacht-veterancy-guide [nofollow]

Same issue with KCH heroic armor.  The new coming Relic patch made the Western Allied weapons suffer around a 22% penalty.  Will this be implemented for Soviet weapons too?

[Analpirat]

But then how do you want to deduce anything related to balancing from such replays? Other handicap systems I've seen give the possibility to give one side a resource advantage.
However, is it really worth the hassle? How often do you know what kind of handicap someone needs to be equal to someone else?