[Griefbringer]

Also those rifles provide the MG teams with something to defend themselves with, once they have exhausted the ammunition for their main weapons. I at least tend to try to utilise the MGs in positions where they can engage the enemy from beyond rifle range, thus mainly exhausting the MG ammunition.

I guess one could also comment about the amount of hand grenades assigned to the MG units - usually at a ratio of one grenade per man in the unit. My understanding is that MG crews were not usually too exited about lugging grenades around. But then again, in some conditions they might have wanted to have a few with them, so it probably makes sense to provide them with those grenades in the game. At least it gives them something to chuck at open topped vehicles straying too close.