They have the highest received accuracy of any base unit in the game. At vet 2 they have .528 received accuracy, with the 5 man squad upgrade they are one of the most durable squads in the entire game.
Building of that; they aren't meant to be used aggressively which is why it's thrown many players for a loop. And unlike most infantry they have flat accuracy so closing to short range doesn't net you anything and it allows you to engage at max range without giving anything up.
I get how to use them, you dont have to tell me how they work. I feel like they are not worth 35mp a pop though, you are also forgeting the 5th man requires a 25mp 150mp upgrade (which u already bleed from everywher) not to mention you have to buy the 5th man aswell.
Saying they are better then grens you are cheating yourself as they cost 1 1/2 the cost of a gren model while doing around the same damage without the gren upgrading to the LMG. The rifle nade counters the cover boons as well as the volks who have 5 men and get their new incendiary grenade.
35mp is WAY to high for a baseline infantry even if the brits are supposed to be limited by numbers. They dont have the same ratio as germs where their units preform a t a 1:2 ratio. They are easy to overrun and are easy to break as they lack the manpower to stay on the field and bleed just as much as USF. Their only saving grace is their wasp thats currently over preforming due to its long range and high damage that allows them to get to the bofors that helps them hold points (getting nerfed) the AEC is useless.
I would almost go as far to say that underneath all the hold over "OP" units that they are just as bad as USF.
They are by far the worst 1v1 faction and in 2v2 without even more micro than USF, they simply aren't viable. All of their upgrades are liabilities and have more bad trade offs than good.