4 Man is OP b/c flanking (even with Molotovs) does not force a retreat anymore. Also, an MG can 1 on 1 any soviet squad it just picks up and soft retreat to support or Bldg since guards/conscripts don't do enough damage on the move to really damage 4 man.
This was very risky or not possible with 3 man. This means a German 2+MG start can force your opponent to go T1-T4 and if you can force your opponent to play a certain way you can predict and counter perfectly thus win
if he went double fast mg just either make mortars or go snipers.. not everything is flanking in coh2.. just because a person cant kill off a mg team with 15 ammo (Molotov) does not mean it didn't do its job.... as long as the Molotov forces a move/retreat I think it did its job... the match up thing Is the same thing with the maxim except, mgs the mg is not overpowered.