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Something that hasn't been touched on but which may have been a factor is the fact machine guns at that time simply weren't very reliable. Like the airplane they were a fairly recent arrival on the battlefield. Put them up in a frozen environment with ammunition that didn't have the best quality control, and you have a recipe for jams. I'm no pilot but I'd think risking a jammed gun or guns and wasting ammunition at 300m distance just wouldn't make sense, regardless of all the miriad of other reasons everyone has already pointed out.
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