Metus regem, on 22 May 2017 - 10:22 AM, said:
Do keep in mind Odanan that the Mauler is a 3/5 base while the Anni is 2/3 base. The Mauler also has reasonably ballistic mounts to cockpit distance, something the Anni will lack. The Mauler also has good governance between it's ballistic mounts, something the Anni will also lack.
Now that you mention it, even the Dire e has reasonably manageable distance from cockpit to its arm mounts due to the location of that tosro-centered cockpit. The ST mounts are obviously even better in that respect.