The MG42 isnt a supportunit in the way mortars and AT-guns are. Its a defensive weapon meant to stop infantryassaults. It should need other units in the vincinity to prevent flanking, like in vCOH, but you are basicly arguing that its fair that a conscript squad should be able to take on an MG42 head on. If a purely defensive unit, primarily designed to stop infantry, cant beat an infantrysquad thats running directly into its field of fire, then its not all that usefull.
Again, they nailed this in vCOH.
Really? they nailed it, Did they now?
As far as I remember there were some not so widely used units, maybe thats why you are not familiar with them.
Like Paratroopers, Rangers, Commandos, KCH, Stormtroopers, etc. I think thats enough examples, tho there are more.
All those could ignore HMG's and do a lot more damage than Cons with Oorah and Molotov ever can hope to do so.
I remember million times being naded by suppressed rifles, and that was a squad wipe most of the time
So please, spare us. Most of us played COH as well