Ya the top cover in the game seems like 2 pieces put together with rivet, but it should be one piece of stamped metal. Compare to mg34s model, the mg42 model is really rough, significant difference in modeling quality
They have several minor details that are incorrect on guns in the game. These things only bother you if you’re an avid gun guy, most people don’t even recognize them. That said, I agree with you, but this is an issue for so few people, that I doubt they will do anything about it.
One of these minor details is the missing disassembly hole on the buttplate of the kar98k kriegsmodell in the Berlin campaign
This is how it looks like in game
And this is how it should
Tiny difference, but I noticed it immediately. In my opinion this does not take anything away from the game, but if they have some spare time it would be nice to see them fixed.