Well, I can't say I've used either extensively, but I agree that the use depends immensely on the distance of use and the map. Some maps, there is no issue of distance, such as Avalanche. Strand is a bit different, at least on the beach. If you think about it, there is a reason why these guns have the differences. The MG42 was made to spit out as many bullets in as little time as possible. Obviously, this leads to overheating and far less accuracy. The Browning .30 Cal was made simply as an automatic heavy machine gun to support ground troops. So, I think accuracy was more desired, thus lowering the rate of fire to compensate and eliminating so much overheating. So, the programmers and developers actually looked into these things to get a historically accurate weapon.