MG is support weapon. No one man army. If you use one mg + one grenadier squad, have you any problem versus two squad conscripts? Alone MG must by easy target everytime, if oponent use double manpower versus it.
One strong side destroy game. Only one viable strategy destroy game. The same units on both side destroy game.
So you want to say that now we have multiple viable strategies?
Current meta is cons/gren spamm all the way. It`s hilarious that you actually try to make a point about something. MG 42 is a support/suppression unit meaning it supposed to support not be supported. If they buff the suppression ( not the Damage) I don`t see how it changes the fact the you should actually
Flank it and not oorah into its face with 1 or 2 conscripts. Ideally you should use 1 conscript as a meat shield and get suppressed and the second one should oorah out of the cone of fire of the MG42.
At the moment you can`t do that against a maxim. Only way to actually dislodge it is A. Lucky nade that will obliterate the crew. B. have a gren to come from behind the maxim ( again the sov player must have his attention somwhere else in order for him to stay long enough so you could get close to him).