Is it just me?

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Even when I soundly win a meeting engagement battle, my most engaged infantry company will typically have accumulated 50% casualties.

This casualty rate is realistic and perhaps even on the high side. Of course these losses are from different sources, but the MG is definately one of them.

Under MG fire, if my infantry are moving in the open or loaded on transport they usually take high losses; they are quickly pinned, and will take more casualties if nothing is done about the MG.

I make finding and KO well placed MGs a high priority, which speaks volumes about their effectiveness. In my last battle there were three MGs in cover firing at my infantry. I stonked them with quite a bit of my valuable arty, and then when that didn't thoroughly work, I dropped smoke in front of them.

On the other side, I love to get a MG in a position - well out of rifle range - where they can catch infantry in the open; it's deadly.

I think they've modeled the MG rather well, considering the game restraints.