"Setting up" is something all MGs already have to do, why does it matter if it has to set up if once it does it can fire upon an opposing MG with no way for that opposing MG to retaliate?
I think he's referring to the forced reload. So even after it sets up, it still has to reload before the ability begins
Same as AP rounds on other MGs. If an mg42 shredding HTs is okay I don't see how this isn't
I'm not convinced it WOULD be a problem, but MG->light vehicle is a bit of a different situation than MG->other MG, I think.
As I say, I don't think the Vickers being able to do this sounds like that much of a problem, but I'm not sure if there's much in that comparison.
Then you're missing the point of the comparison. Of course they're different
If being able to kill lights with MGs is fine (which I think it is) outranging other MGs with an MG is really not that special... Their difference is the entire point of the comparison
I don't understand the pen bonus, but the outranging part isn't a problem at all