Here's the thing.
The Germans do not have a movement/suppression buff ability from minute 1, making increased suppression for the MG42 the thing that is needed.
Otherwise, how are you going to deal with a blob of conscripts Ooorahing at your MG?
Man I play Germans as well and I find no problems with utilizing MG42 on the battlefield. This could be to the fact that as a Soviet player I was able to use pre patch Maxim to some degree. Transition from the God like MG to the unit we have today must have been painful for majority of players.
You can even find replay I posted in other topic to support my opinion.