While it is true most decent GPMGs can chew through cover, it often takes a little time, time in which the enemy may (and damn well should) move elsewhere.
A machinegun also cannot fire around corners.
Rifle grenades and grenade launchers have the ability to bypass cover completely. Just drop the round long or to the side of your target and let the blast and shrapnel do the job for you.
There will always be a place for machineguns and every section/squad should have at least one, but you just can't go past the flexability of HE.
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If it moves, shoot it, if not push it, if it still doesn't move, use explosives.
Nothing happens in isolation - it's called "the butterfly effect"
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