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Of course I agree it is worse, but I wasn't really replying to any of your points, I was replying to a point made by another person who argued that the Maxim's job was to counter blobs. Countering blobs is not the Maxims' job. I wasn't even arguing with you, there was no need for you to intrude anyway.
If Maxim were to receive MG42 firing arc, DPS, and suppression, then all OKW mains might as well just delete the game. There will be literally no way to counter Maxim spam because OKW can't even get any sort of indirect fire out until about 5 minutes into the game, at which point the Soviet player can get like 3 Maxims and control the entire map. You really haven't thought this out, have you?
Conscripts in cover aren't as bad as you make them sound. They get the best sandbags in the game, why not put your Maxims behind them? I also should point out to you that Soviet players can merge Conscripts into other squads, something Tommies can't do, not to mention that literally any light vehicle will run straight over Tommies due to their lack of a snare. Double Bren Tommies come out late, around the same time 7-man Cons will come out.
Maxim needs a buff but it isn't as bad as you make it sound. Soviets need changes, but not as desperately and radical as you make it seem so. Quit exaggerating.