FR715 Maohu

+ 13 *T-10 SMG* + 18 *Steering Ski* + 5 *T-6 Thruster* + 3164kg Successor of FR713. Changes: +1 more gun without obviously enlarging the body. Firepower loss comes slower when damaged. Could be more threatening in the engagement with other SMG units. + T-8 e-plates replacing T-10 ones. Better top protection at cost of slightly weaker diagonal protection. That doesn't matter because the chassis is narrow and T-8 e-plates are already wide eough to provide certain diagonal protection. The HP / silhouette area ratio is higher. +Pure RS71 gun layout makes the chassis narrow and long and fits pretty well with T-8 e-plate. + A hammer-headish ski layout. front wide rear narrow. Enhanced frontal durability without consuming too much CPU. + Bottom protection for the seat from gyyhor's robots, which is a square frame made of wedges with tetra-weave filling it. I didn't know blocks can be placed at the same level with the bottom of skis before. It enhanced the survivability at low hp. Up to now my sleds are pure sleds which means they have no hover. I have realized that pure sleds have limitations on agility as i driving them in battle. It takes time for a pure sled to adjust the direction. And they tend to rush out of cover and die without go back in time, especially when the player count is high. It is also hard for them to get into the enemie's bottom which is the key tactics of sleds. Maybe a lighter sled could avoid the issue but it is hard for me to build any more lighter. So i decide to make some hover-sled hybrid in the future. --- **Related Links** + [FR713](https://robocraftgarage.net/robots/233) + [FR714](https://robocraftgarage.net/robots/234) + [about gun arrangement](https://robocraftgarage.net/lists/15) + [SLone Gaming, Gyyhor](https://robocraftgarage.net/robots/159)