is the maxim still able to fire while suppresed or pinned?
i rember a-move maxim takes already set up mg42 head on and wins because mg42 stops fireing when supresssed or pinned
They both seem to have the exact same penalties when suppressed (Speed reduction, 4 times the cooldown and reload, quartered accuracy) and pinned (Can't cap, suppression turned to 0, scatter more than tripled, quartered accuracy, doubled cooldown and reload). That being said, while I haven't seen it for myself in a long time, I'd hardly be surprised if that were the still the case considering the Maxim's generally superior single-target suppression.
I really don't know why they can still fire when pinned. On a related note, mortars can as well, who receive no additional combat penalties from being pinned - just can't move or cap.