German, American and British machineguns have some way to gain enough penetration to save themselves from light vehicles. They can be flanked with even greater ease due to this, although alert players can take advantage of the Maxim's quick setup to turn the gun on the approaching enemies. Conscripts should be kept near your Maxim at all times to damage and kill suppressed units, as well as guard against flanking attacks.īecause of their lack of width, it is very easy for enemies to avoid the fire by simply moving to the side. It also lets them swivel the gun slightly faster to target different squads within the arc.Ī machinegun duel always comes down to who fires first, and who manages to turn the other squad from suppressed to pinned.

The gun carriage makes their arc of fire narrower than the MG42 as well as the British Vickers, but it allows the team to set up and tear down their weapon much faster, allowing the Maxim to effectively support aggressive pushes into enemy lines. If there are no buildings, they should be placed in cover and where the enemy is expected to come from. Also they enjoy a wider arc of fire while garrisoned. The MG squad should be inside a building, as they can change the position of MG automatically and quickly.

During 'Sustained Fire' ability MG crew reload time is halved.

Using the Maxim's low rate of fire and water-cooling system to their advantage, the crew will sustain fire for prolonged periods of time.Īt each Veterancy level, crew of the M1910 Maxim Heavy Machine Gun gains a specific set of bonuses as listed below.

Most of the men carry Mosin-Nagant Bolt-Action rifles, and one man handling the Machine Gun. The M1910 Maxim Heavy Machine Gun is a 6-man weapon team pushing a machinegun on a wheeled carriage.

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