but it can be used more for offensive action compared to defensive action due to its quick setup/teardown, and the same enables it to react more quickly to flanks, an mg42 would normally not be able to be ready to fire in time if it gets flanked due to its longer setup/teardown.
It has the same setup time as any other mg and has quicker teardown time by 1s.... in exchange you get terrible firing arcs and terrible suppression...
This is not worth it by a longshot... hell i wouldnt even pay 240mp for the maxim in its current state... it is outright even when contrasted to the HMG34 at 250mp and a measely 10mp discount wont make me buy it...
In any case id hate to see a cheaper maxim since it equates to more spam... just give it reliable suppression outside of sustained fire and it should be good....
Also sustained fire is a joke of a vet 1 ability compared to api...