But... Isn't that what Pathfinders are?
Kind of, except Pathfinders are
really bad at it and their design is counter-intuitive. 2 have close range weapons, 2 have scoped rifles. The scoped rifles do almost no DPS and only crit enemy units below 30% Health, which leaves the 2 Carbines which are only damaging up close. This makes them basically useless unless they're supporting another squad.
Jäger Light Infantry on the other hand, have 3 Kar 98's that are decent at any range, and one Scoped G43 which crits enemy units below 80% health,
and they can come out of buildings. This makes them effective combatants by themselves and very effective in support of other units.