I'll keep the argument next time someone cry about HMG34 being too weak.
Why 5 months? why not 6?
Yes, this is probably the right answer, I should be calling and using it for smoke barrage first and next some extra damage it can deal on auto-fire.
The barrage isn't accurate, as I say, it wasn't able to land its shells on an big house at mid-range with vision so there is no extra damage vs garrisoned units. The unit actually is really poor vs buidling, it is just a smoke dealer as Barton mentioned it.
My argument does NOT apply to mortars, since there are no other T0 mortars in the game.
However, there are 2 other more powerful MGs in T0.
So there is absolutely no reason for the MG34 not to be T0 except for the lame excuse that OKW shouldn't be allowed to have almost all of their support weapons in T0, and keep in mind these are subpar support weapons compared to the Wehrmacht, hell the raketen is regarded as one of the worst AT guns in the entire game even because it's bugged.
I'd rather that required T1 instead of the MG, who even makes the raketen as their first unit anyhow?