Is the Mauler in Trek? I thought it was an SFB creation. I was referring to Trek race's weapons.
As far as a Mauler goes, though. Yes, great crunch power. Then you run like hell for a long time trying to rearm it. Specialty weapon/vessel. Very narrow firing arc can make it limited. Maulers, in SFB, make great anchors. You aren't going to break a Mauler's tractor beam. They work well as decoys to drain damage potential from your opponent. You want to kill the Mauler before it can be used against you. The fear factor makes it a target (Same goes for a scout). With all those batteries though, it's hard to damage.