I'm guessing that in the last decade, the machinegun has only been predominate simply due to the doctrine of the force who have the vast bulk of the manpower on the ground - ie the US.
If you look at it on a case by case basis, and put aside the HUGE number of US troops, I think you'll find that marksmanship is the key to sucess and the truckloads of bullets sent down range by automatic weapons really only serve to suppress the enemy until that one "lucky" round strikes home.
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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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