I don't understand the point of nerfing bar/bren if we simply want to keep the damage the same, its rather redundant tbh.
Why would we nerf allied infantry when the Rifle section already loses to a Gren squad in almost all engagements outside of medium range with double bren.
Rifle squads are squishy as hell and the 5th man drops as you close to medium range anyways + you'll lose effectiveness as he drops+your weapons aren't as good at long range as gren.
Honestly if these people wanna look at good versatility and effectiveness as a basic mainline unit, idk why we haven't looked into the volks STGs, with free tech nades, long range, and close range upgrade on par if not better than double bar.
Double Bar Riflemen rape LMG Grens at anything but max range. STG Volks are not up to the task of fighting any Allied infantry other than conscripts without PPSH. They are still ok but dont scale well anymore. Your post seems very biased.