@Furyn and OZ:
Do you, or do you not, recognise that MG42 is squishier than Maxim due to 4/6 models?
Yes or no is sufficient.
Of course it is. As there is no armour modifier on weapon teams squads the more men Maxim squad is more durable.
What you're missing is that MG42, with its bigger arc of fire is still a better performing unit than Maxim. It is easier to run a way from Maxims suppression field (more valunurable to flanking) that's why it supposed to have more men and be more durable.