Incorrect. small arc or not their are plenty of cut of points and choke points that allows the maxim to handle multiple gren squads. second even if you need a maxim to deal with each gren squad its still a massive win for the soviets as you will win nearly every engagement. and as said before try using a flammen HT and the guards will deal with it easily. and by default it is a serious balance issue that an unit that's extremely expensive early game is your only counter. and wth are you talking about bleed mate? maxims cost 15 mp to reinforce. one of the main reasons snipers dont do much damage at all.
And shouldn't the maxim be easily countered as the mg42? after all the cost the same.
First off maxims cost more than 15 to reinforce.
Otherwise mortars work, mortar ht in particular is super effective. So mortars if they have guards, otherwise fht or you can put your grens in the ht and drive thru their lines. Scout cars can also be effective to a degree but only in certain situations.