I actually really haven't noticed that with the Maxim, but it's pretty clear with the HMG42 because sometimes rarely, it can suppress a squad on the first burst at max range without vet. For that reason it would be super awesome if the HMG42's cooldown and burst durations got flattened and rebalanced so it would act consistently, 'cause that's a super big difference.
That's exactly my point. I think that is rare with maxim because of it's better accuracy (not sure, but I think the more bullets hit the squad the more suppression the receive).
We also don't want HMG42 to insta-pin at max range. Just that you can rely on it to complete a burst and deliver a certain amount of suppression.