I played 2 2vs2's as axis, i versed maximspam in both (one game even double maxim spam) and it was a pain to deal with.
I Thought it was the usuall thing when fighting maxims, but seeing this it might be more then that.
(Having maxims escaping with all six men when being chased by a scoutcar was one incident which raised my eyebrows).
If this is true, i wont bother with axis this patch and switvh 100% to allies
Maxims bore me to death and i rather have the choice not to use them, then face them a 100% of the time (which will happen when this gets known)
Well actually maxims were nerfed in this patch. They removed accuracy penalty from them.
Maybe the reason why you saw that many maxims was that conscripts were also were nerfed.