Hm i Would prefer their standart mg DP2
Which is more portable (If we think about the same weapon Degtyaryov), it would fit good in a Russian Engineer team or a Assault team for a uppgrade. But Maxim is a moveable stationary mg,
and degtyaryov is a hand held mg, you can here it from it's name: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova Pekhotny which means Degtyaryov hand held infantry machine gun.
The maxim mg, is easy to handle, with its heavy weight of around 60 kg, and small recoil, and a rate of fire abot 10 shots/sec. , it's easy to hit anything that is moving. ^^
My grandfather fought the winterwar (talvisota) against the Russians, so I hope that
I know a bit what I'm talking about

And we Finns used some Russian weapons in the war,
Later my dad used them in the military 20 years later

My dad is a machinegunner ^^ And his favourite machinegun was Degtyaryov, which has a bit
slower rate of fire then other mgs. And in the war Finns stole Degtyaryovs of Russians and used them againts them, about 9000 Degtyaryov were found in the fronts used by Finns.
But I don't think it fits the role of moveable stationary mg in the game.
@Dragon93: Word on that.
I'm looking forward for this mod.