I feel Relic made a wrong decision in allowing players to have LMG so early in the game, and this for every faction. LMG should remain something linked to T4 and behind a Munition sink wall. Because it simply reward defensive and non micro play style, it does not reward people taking risk in their strategy.
This is just the final nail Ostheer needs to finally be the the least desirable faction in the game. Other factions wouldn't even be effected. USF and Soviet LMG's are locked behind a Command Points and aren't effected by this change, while OKW's LMG's are already in T4.
Looking back into Vcoh, that was well balanced between vanilla faction, LMG weren't that spamed because really expensive and many other upgrade required munition before it.
Just noticed you meant only meant Wehr and USA. In which case it's different, Grenadiers were so strong they didn't need LMG's to keep up with the Americans, even when BARs were fielded. MG 42's were so strong they didn't really need babysat, anything in-front of them was prey except Rangers or Airborne. Now Grens might not need LMG's to keep up with Conscripts, but they certainly need them to keep up with USF.