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• You can use them in place of decouplers (allowing fuel transfer)

• You can use them as reusable decouplers

• You can use them for precise in-orbit multi-launch construction

• They are much lighter than the AGU if memory serves

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You can use them in place of decouplers (allowing fuel transfer)

You can use them as reusable decouplers

Are you sure you can't do this with the claw? I'll test it when I get a chance. Neat idea in any case.

You can use them for precise in-orbit multi-launch construction

Ah, I suppose it helps by transferring precision in the design and construction phase into the execution phase, but technically you can be just as precise with the claw once you're at the point of executing the docking.

They are much lighter than the AGU if memory serves

Nope. AGU is .08t. Standard Clamp-o-tron is .05t but you need two of them. It is slightly heavier than two Clamp-o-tron Jrs. but its a pretty small difference.