Maxim spam is not an response to OKW. Maxim spam is an easy way to secure victory for a Soviet player and it works well almost everywhere besides high top players. HMG were supposed to be crowd control weapons but Maxim is a crowd control weapon that can serve as main infantry unit.
Excuse that SU got nothing except Maxims is not enough to justify its performance provided it was actually the truth. The same goes for the delusional idea that Cons will have to be buffed if Maxims were to be adjusted. Sorry, but no. Cons aren't supposed to scale into late game due to the fact that you have doctrinal infantry and tanks that are supposed to help Soviet player in AI department. I don't understand why so many SU players don't get this and don't understand how their favorite army works.
Guards and Shocks are more than capable to deal with everything OH or OKW player can throw at you. Sturmpioneeres, LMG Grens, Panzergrens - you name it. The only problem are Obersoldaten but you're not supposed to fight them 1 on 1. Either bring more units into a fight or a tank. Obers are usually 2 shooted by anything that got decent AI.
