From the games I've played I have noticed the following:
MG42s (without suppression bulletin) are pretty dang awful at suppressing conscripts. I just thought the MG42 nerf (suppression wise) has gone a bit too far. Although I don't think the early game favors either side entirely.. any build consisting of 2 MG42s are not nearly as effective as one that consist of multiple grens and one mg42.
I have always felt that ostheer/wehr should be played by using the synergy between volksgrenadiers + mg42s to overcome a single powerful generalist unit (conscripts/rifleman). Dynamic MG42 use isn't really possible when it can no longer reliably suppress conscripts.
