Not trying to be a dick, but you could have doctrinally and non-doctrinally scouted the area before trying to close on that MG to wipe it. Might have avoided that whole "pinned by another MG covering the first" mess that you got yourself into.
Not trying to be a dick but having recon throught the whole stage of the game isnt a thing.
On topic: Mg-42s are fine against Soviets as they have plenty of tool to counter them. USF suffers from the MG-42s because it shuts down T0 and T1 (with AP rounds + tellers); having zero recon and early indirect fire is the biggest setback for USF. Also the huge sight on the pios prevent most of the flanks.
For those who say L2P;. show us your master skill