Blog says about the same. But there's that choice between sheild and LWF, and without a t4 LWF its of course going to be much slower than the lwf fitted lithus.
Even LWF fitted on the Lithus, you almost have to have a sheild to protect against bumps and scraps, as its actually too slow to get past even the 1st bots on the Gaoley to ICS-A leg without taking a few pot shots.
LWF fit, with low armor, could mean a signifiacnt amount of damage even from 1 star bots as you plod past.
So, while it has some good terrain coverage, finding 100% safe paths is going to be a challanege, even on alpha, and I can see the need for escorts on beta.
My guess is that leg slot is going to default to a sheild, as a LWF isn't going to make it fast enough to avoid being locked, not to mention lwf reducing the already low armor, just makes it too dangerous to lose the bot. But it will still be faster than making (3) round trips with a lithus!