Lets make it clear:
You think rifles are bad, because you can't base pin with them?
What does that make DAK PGs who lose against them and cost more and do not have nearly as good upgrades?
DAK have better combined arms / light micro, you just reverse move halftracks and that's about it.
Their 250/clown/flamer rush comes so fast (no ammo cost for a free flamer btw).
Even against WH, you make 1 tiny mistake, say goodbye to the high fuel on the side. Then come the light vehicle snowball for Axis + Free fausts just for going T2 (same with DAK -> at rifle call-in again no ammo cost).
You win one engagement as USF? The Ketten/Bike just side caps your whole side of map LOL!