Im pretty sure I was the one to originally suggest giving them mp40s. Also, theyre an smg profile. Thats neither unique nor unintuitive.
Both SVT and VG are using "unique" weapon profile (havent checked mp40s yet) and both weapons have caused more problems than they have solved at least in my opinion.
Also, I honestly havent seen a convincing argument against stormtroopers or a decent alternative. Most people who argued against the mp40s seemed to assume they were pio smgs, and I think they still cant drop that stigma. I have the honest feeling that if we kept the exact same stats, but reskinned their weapons as mp40s, the complaints would go away.
Try storm-trooper with a shreck upgrade and 3 MP-40 they fail both AT and AI and far inferior to Guards and PTRS Penals, possibly even to shcrek SP.
Beyond that, commandos are already proven to work as a unit, with many people enjoying their style. Not sure why stormtroopers, which in the patch operate much the same, are now suddenly a failure of a unit.
Because there is already and officer with smg available and have to high pop for an smg unit.