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The acid spitting was specifically mentioned in the past as a means to escape imprisonment by dissolving bindings, locks, hinges, etc...

Some of the assumptions made rely on the SM never having to abandon their armor and on the actions being short in length.

As someone said above, the most powerful bit about SM is their endurance (both physical and mental). They are built to keep going/surviving even when they need to shed armor (due to wreckage), even with limbs shot away, even when captured, etc... Even without armor/supplies, solitary SM would be able to fend for themselves for years against hostile forces.