I'm looking to redesign my bot such that various upgrades, at least to T8, are plug and play. Before I do this I have some questions about hardpoints.

First, some basic assumptions: Both weapons are of the same tier; hardpoints (represented by windows in the following screenshots) are made of 0 armor, and chassis is -1 at worst (represented by whites); enemy fire hits at each of the T1 blocks.

Given these assumptions, which hardpoint is better constructed? The T1 or the T5?

Also, on the T5 hardpoint, are the heavy tetras helpful?

Hardpoints with chassis: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=304432756

Hardpoints without chassis, top view: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=304432773

Hardpoints without chassis, bottom view: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=304432787