Molot Galahad

Mid-long range weapons that aren't rockets,Kwks or trebs do their job in ways the tale of the tape doesnt show. Mololots, spirals, hydras etc are weapons most players have two reactions to:
A)Ignore: and write off your dammage because they're being lazy, then wonder what happened to 1/3rd of their health before they get into another engagement.
B)Rabid rage:and chase you to the end of the earth, ignoring all other objectives.

I'd say both reactions are what you want, as, even though your damage/captures may not top the charts, you're creating oppurtunities for your teammates that wouldnt have existed otherwise.

@ttf. Yeah, I couldn't believe my good fortune that I could get HALF of the reds just focusing on me alone! Waaaay off to the side of the map, too. I thought I'd run that set-up once or twice and be done with it, but those matches are gonna make me level up my Molots and see how far I can take it.

Personally, I tend to agree with your point on this. 

However, I have not run the Gala in that config yet.  I just loaded one up with Molots, and will test it out this afternoon and see. 

TBH, I think the Griff will be the better choice, however, if you become an anti sniper bot instead of anti Trident, the Gala's Shield will be of immense use.  I would say it depends on the Meta at the levels that he is at.  Griff can stay beyond 600m of the Fury, and the extra Mk2 would likely make up for the loss of accuracy and spread that the Molot seems to encounter from 600m on, so it could easily shut down a TF.  But snipers would eat it alive.  Gala will survive and keep suppressing, and be able to withstand the inevitable Spydra Griff and Hydra Fujin that will try and get you while you are focused on the Treb/Kwk or Trident user.

Question: Why the Galahad? It always is a prime target for rocket- and missile-loadouts?
Wouldn't a Griffin be a better choice, given the target priority of the red team?

Speed gets me to enemy side beacon or flanking position easier. Shield blocks treb shots which otherwise melt my non-shielded bots

Idea was to be a nuisance and distraction (or bot to use during the end-game), so losing some firepower is less important than positioning.

Anyways, my level 8 Molots were pretty pitiful at close range, so I abandoned my experiment for now. But planning to level them up to 10s to see how well it can work.

I tried punishers but didn't feel like they did any extra damage compared to plasma. I was hoping the would "penetrate" shields more but didn't notice much of a difference

I tried both Molot Griff and Molot Galahad and quickly dismissed both. The damage output just isn't there. 

First, you need a wide open map to constantly stay in range 630-800m with line of sight. You can forget about that in DC, PP and Shenzen, and even Yama and Springfield that's not achieved easily. That leaves Canyon.
Second, damage from that distance drops if the target is moving, even if it is moving slowly. 
Third, you become a prime target just as a midrange Fury, and a shielded robot will not hesistate to rush you head on as it has nothing to fear.
Fourth, as you deal no splash you have no chance hitting an enemy behind cover. Tridents are much better here. 
Finally, a Griffin is too slow to get away if rushed, and a Galahad has not enough firepower to make a difference.

None of these points is a knockout punch to the idea, but all considered it would be a robot that works both only on special maps and in special situations.Too many ifs for me.