I don't know what you know by near range
but you know that with its high firing rate and AOE they could pulverize a squad in seconds
that's why he was nerfed,search the patch notes
20 second...
If you have ostwind or centaur at near range next to your infantry, its massive L2P issue.
It doesn't matter what tests says in that situation, because its unrealistic situation.
20+ ranges are viable testing ranges.