Autocannon Users

I'm just curious who is still using the autocannon?

Once the vaunted "must-have" all-rounder support for the hardy helldiver, I find very few people are packing it in D8+. Maybe once or twice I'll see another AC user, but those are very few and far between.

I am normally toting around the AC on missions, so I know it's not the most meta pick, especially when there are much better AT and chaff-clearing weapons available. Even for objectives like factories and bug holes, we have a lot of better options from Eagle Strafing Run to explosive crossbow. But I am very comfortable and proficient with it, so it's my comfort pick when I have to lock in.

So, I'm curious if it's because players would rather specialize more of their arsenal (RR for AT, xbow for objectives, Rover for chaff) for missions or does the AC just not pack enough punch against the new Gloom/predator strain, jet brigade, or squids?