Only Thompson (tommy gun) Ranger have good DPS even at MID range.
They have around 93% DPS of LMG obers at range 20 and up to 138% higher DPS closer.
But is that is not really related to Riflemen.
Did yo count "3 elite Kar98k" and 1 "elite garand" ?. Good range DPS mean you only have under 93% vs 100% + 3 Longrange weapon ?.
And again, get closer to Ober mean HP bleed, being blocked by WP nade or bundle ?
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Funny enough, but USF has Inf Company which provides LMGs, sandbags, mortar and arty or Tactical Support which also provide LMG, forward reinforcement platform and Cali. Covering pretty much rifles problem on open long range maps, yet high ranks still prefers pathfinder abuse.
Its not about rifles performance like at all. Its this:
inf company, tactical support still not fix USF outdated openning. Not to mention you had to invest more than enemies just to deal with LONG RANGE combat.