Just happened this morning.
As any experienced Axis player could tell you, you made several crucial mistakes:
- Maxim did not fire at max range
- You left the Maxim unsupported. Everyone knows that the Maxim reached its full potential only when there are at least 5 Cons around it
- There were no mines around to damage and more importantly suppress the Panzergrenadiers
- You used the Maxim against a unit that had light cover for a split second
- You used the Maxim against infantry
- You used the Maxim
Seriously mate, "Git gud", "L2P" and "dOn't bLamE tHe gAmE".
And, as Katitof always says in these situations: "The problem sits in front of the screen".
Also you could have merged into the Maxim afterwards. All your fault.
So, but now serioiusly:
Maxim is okay against open fields, but if there is any cover it becomes super janky. If units have light cover like in this video, you can basically already pack your MG and try to fall back. Against heavy cover, good lord. Unless your Maxim targets the one guy that might not be in cover at the time, then it's okay. This makes the Maxim sometimes very unreliable to use and is the source of a lot of frustration about this unit.
I think the Maxim should either get a more standardized design or maybe give it damage modifier against units in cover? If the problem is spammability, it could also do with higher suppression, with short setup but long tear down time. Would keep the role as an offensive MG, but flanking is way easier.
Currently the Maxim is not complete trash, but it has a very bad design. Especially in the late game when there is more cover available, it becomes very unreliable.