received damage penalty for support weapon teams was much needed
the downside to that is that soviet players can easily take on mgs frontally which is an opposite problem from before when units would circle an mg and tickle it ineffectively. oohrah + molotov + some rifle pew pew = 1 script just killed or forced your mg to retreat.
yeah I agree with the frontal assaults on mgs being ridiculous, no matter soviet or german.
The only problem I see with mg's for both sides, is that since the start of COH2, they have been used in the complete wrong way. The game mechanic allowed for this, and its a shame they still haven't got it right.