What in gods name are you guys now speaking about? Mortars didn't really got a nerf, they got buffed damn hard with the garrison damage increase. It made most flame abilities obsolete. Units that really sucks are leIG18, because of no existing area damage, so don't speak about mortars.
Let's make a test about Vickers op-ness. I put my hand into fire, I won so many games only because I got one Vicker into my hands as German, who needs Obersoldaten or LMG42 if you can have a sniper-mg?
Comparison DPS:
Range 5/15/30 for me relevant ranges because of importance.
Vicker:
33.3/24.7/14.2
MG34:
12.5/10.6/06.1
MG42:
28.2/23.2/12.0
At 30 range it makes same damage as Obersoldaten lmg34. It makes more than double damage e as MG34 and because of any interesting things it kills every garrison and ignores cover.
Don't forget Vickers isn't influenced by suppresion as Maxim, it will shoot and shoot and shoot.
If you say it isn't op you use it wrong. Pinning isn't the way to win. Kill the enemy instead.
WHY would I want to kill the enemy with MGs if Sections can do it themselves, plus being mobile and can dual Bren. MGs needs to SUPPRESS first, kill second. You conveniently left out that MG42 has almost the same damage as Vickers, yet no one complained of its "OP" damage, because why?
MG42 actually suppresses infantry.
And stop fighting MGs in buildings with no grenades and you wouldn't that problem of bleeding MP(lol losing to Brits 1v1 in this patch)