The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

[kodster]

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

Good news! I AM OFFICIALLY GETTING MY LAPTOP TOMORROW!!! I might not be able to swing up the Internet access right away, but once I do, I will be able to write fights much quicker!

Thanks for the tactics Martijn, Alex, and Steve.

(am typing from another computer because the family one crashed )

[andrewj]

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Axeon (13) vs. Wedge Devolution vs. Axe to Fall

Not a bad draw here! Sure thing, Ill team up with Martijn and try and beat that flipper into submission. As Steve mentioned, hopefully my sucking system will help against being flipped around at the same time.

[kodster]

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Ta, AJ. Lets start the seventh heat, with both fights!

Axeon (13) vs. Wedge Devolution vs. Axe to Fall

Axeon (13), entered by Andrew Jackson, undoubtedly has the axe effect, and more. Its Thz-style axe (with a sharpened point) can dent even hardox, and can keep itself on the floor using a vacuum system. Hardox and titanium/vanadium armour, LEM 4WD, and wedge with rear slope design make up the rest. It does have only 30 axe shots though.
C&BT1: Made Jim Struts break a leg (more like all of them ), then surprisingly defeated Knightrous Wedge, only to fall to the 5th seed Aquarius in the Heat A Final.

Wedge Devolution is so popular youd think Steven McGregor would enjoy his bots attention. Well, he does. It also has LEM 4WD drive. However its shape is a low wedge with a sloped rear and Biohazard-style skirts. Its weapon is much different, being a full-pressure flipper that can comfortably toss a tonne, and its Bigger Brother-style spatula can help get under those annoying skirts. It can go at 16mph and its armour is 4mm hardox. However it has has ground clearance under the skirts, and like all CO2 flippers it will eventually run out of flips.
C&BT1: Flipped Leprosy Infection around and into the pit it went, then shockingly lost to 15th seed Terrorhurtz in a JD.

Axe to Fall is the other axebot in this fight. Martijn Benschop installed a nice 5kg double-sided axe in this baby, powered by 2 nitrogen bottles so it unleashes 2 tonnes of force every full-pressure blow. It is also LEM powered and can get up to 15mph, and its got 8mm titanium and 15mm polycarbonate, making it a tough nut of a bot, but it will eventually run out of axe power with all pneumatically-powered weapons.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Axe to Fall, Axeon
Booth 2: Wedge Devolution

Obelix Bulguous and his hammer enter the arena, right about the same time Double Big Mac does, with the 4 twin spinning hammers.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!

Its officially a team-up as Axeon and Axe to Fall head right for Wedge Devo, but youll have to do better than that! Wedge Devo goes immediately for Axe to Fall, who brings down the axe! WHACK! The axe hits the flipper, but there is very little done, and Wedge Devos response is dangerous! The flipper slides underneath the front wedge and FLIP! Wedge Devo tosses with all his might, sending Axe to Fall flying through the air to come down on his back near the arena wall! Axeon rams Wedge Devos side but thanks to the skirting the ram barely changes Wedge Devos course and sends Axeon overtop of the skirt, and off as Wedge avoids him and goes after the self-righting Axe to Fall, immediately sliding underneath the 7mm ground clearance and FLIPPING!!! ITS OVER!!! AXE TO FALL IS OUT OF THE ARENA!!! What a quick fight! But wheres the cease?! Axeon collides with Wedge Devos rear and lets an axe blow fly! WHACK! The axe meets the upraised flipper and sends it back down with little damage caused, and Wedge Devo slowly pushes Axeon backwards. The house robots come out of the CPZs, but...

CEASE!

Axe to Fall falls right out of the arena.
Axeon (13) and Wedge Devo advance to Round 2!

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Hellbrand vs. Revenge of the Accountant vs. Scorpion Bite

Hellbrand, brought to you by Anthony Politzi, is an H-shaped bot with skirts everywhere except the front and back of the middle line to make room for the 360 axe which can double as a flipper thanks to a thin sideways axe blade on the top. It can go at 17mph thanks to some S28-400 Mags, has 10mm titanium armour, and its invertible, but it does have limited CO2 power.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Revenge of the Accountant is kickin it old school, meaning its David Sheppards fault. Its a boxy wedge shape with 2 Boschs powering the drive and a Biohazard-style lifting arm. It has 5mm carbon fibre over an aluminum ladder chassis, so that might withstand some good attacks but its pretty easy to get under, and it can definitely be overpowered.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Scorpion Bite, a T-shaped bot, has serious bite indeed. Alex MacWilliams returns to cause more damage using Scorpion Bites horizontal front spinning blade powered by a Magmotor, and it has 8mm titanium wedges/skirts surrounding the other areas. 5mm titanium however is its main armour, which can be damaged surely, and its drive is powered by 2 Dustin motors, so it can be outpushed.
C&BT1: Did not enter.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Revenge of the Accountant, Scorpion Bite
Booth 2: Hellbrand

Its Double Whamlet with the quad axes and scoop with the lifter, and Exa-Gore-Ic: AI with the sharp pincers on both sides who will be watching you with cruel eyes filled with merciless intent.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!

Scorpion Bite is after the Accountant immediately, and so is Hellbrand. Accountant slams into Hellbrand and receives a faceful of hammer. BANG! The arm is slightly dented but otherwise fine, however its not a good idea to ram an opponent whos got a slightly better ground clearance than you, and even less good to ignore a spinning blade behind you!
CRASH!!!
Scorpion Bite tears into Accountants rear end, slashing open the 5mm titanium with brutal force, but unable to release the Accountant from Hellbrand! Hellbrand begins to push the helpless Accountant towards the pit release button...BANG. Right into it, opening the pit - WATCH OUT, SCORPION BITE! Alex almost drove into the pit, but swerves away towards the two other bots! Hellbrand has pretty much got the Accountant in his clutches and gives him another hammer blow. BANG! The arm is more dented. Scorpion Bite comes in with another hit!
CRASH!!!
This time Accountant does get seperated from Hellbrand, and also his rear panel! The whole rear panel of the Accountant is now completely ripped off and lying next to Hellbrand, who leaves it be and chases the Accountant down again. The Accountant is still moving, it seems, but very slowly, and Hellbrand shoves him into Exa-Gore-Ics CPZ! The 400kg house robot sinks its claws into the 5mm titanium sides and through the ladder chassis, oh its almost horrifying to watch...Scorpion Bite backs up into the spinner button and activates the spinner, for no reason. Hellbrand gets the idea and backs off as well, to let the house bots have fun as Whamlet hurries on over. Oh...Exa-Gore-Ics gonna take you to the arena saws...BZZT! Sparks. And again. BZZT! Sparks. Did I hear a tire being shredded?! OOOHHH!!! Look, strips of rubber are coming out from under the Accountant! How horrid! And Whamlet tackles the wedge from the side and down comes the twin axe! WHACK! The front armour is pierced and holed up! The Watcher comes in and actually uses the lifting arm this time, lifting Whamlet off his wheels - oh, youve been a bad boy, Whamlet, now off to your CPZ and no biscuits! Exa-Gore-Ic also gets the message and scats away, but possibly for no reason, for it looks like the attack has done the damage. The Accountant is pretty much immobilized now, and Hellbrand tackles him, and hes right near the drop zone! Nope, past the drop zone, and INTO THE PIT! BOOM!

CEASE!

Revenge of the Accountant? Make that Revenge of the Revenge of the...ah, screw it.
Hellbrand and Scorpion Bite advance to Round 2!

Round 2
Wedge Devolution vs. Scorpion Bite
Axeon (13) vs. Hellbrand

[swiss_tony]

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ITT we prove that I dont do any research but my tactics are vague and general enough to still work

Yeah? Well in Mechanical noise too I posted Avoid MOABIE and still won XD

[andrewj]

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Axeon (13) vs. Hellbrand

Im going for a clamp and push tactic here. Titanium isnt much of a problem for the axe, but its pretty thick here. So, Ill try to fire the axe, get hold of Hellbrand and then use my superior pushing power to control it and feed it to the hazards, house robots and eventually the pit. If for some reason this fails, just give it a battering with the axe few times.

[steven_mcg]

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HEAT G
ROUND 2
1) Scorpion Bite VS WEDGE DEVOLUTION
The key to victory here is my superior pushing power. Dodge the disc, scoop under the sides or rear and start shoving. Either dump it down the Pit or chuck it over the wall.

2) Axeon (13) VS Hellbrand
Ill pick the seed to outhammer the newcomer and eventually bash it to a standstill.

[siphai]

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1) Scorpion Bite VS WEDGE DEVOLUTION
Keep my front facing him at all times. Keep smacking him with the spinner, and try to hit him on his sides.

[kodster]

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I shall now try and do two fights at the same time...

Wedge Devolution vs. Scorpion Bite

Wedge Devolution immediately got under Axe to Fall and before the 13th seed could come to the rescue tossed Martijns axebot OOTA.

Scorpion Bite smashed Revenge of the Accountant to pieces, before Exa-Gore-Ic took Accountant to the saws, where his tire got shredded.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Scorpion Bite
Booth 2: Wedge Devolution

Asterix Heroicus is in da house, Bad Attitude-style, and Taki-san joins him, front electric wedge and rear cutting blade in full force.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!

Wedge Devo blasts out of his spot, and meets Scorpion Bites rear wedge! WHAM! They meet, and are brought to a standstill, as neither can get under the other...or can they? Wedge Devo suddenly drives forward and slides under the rear wedge of Scorpion Bite! FLIP! Scorpion Bite flies through the air but thanks to the blade spinning is able to bring himself down right-side-up. Gyrometric forces are at work here, but Wedge Devo isnt going to let that stop him, and box rushes the spinner again. Scorpion Bite turns to have a go at the side, but Wedge is too quick. He gets to the front of Scorpion Bites right side and slides under it, heaving it into the air with another giant FLIP! Alexs bar spinner goes flying again but manages to stay upright. Wedge Devo chases him down again but is shocked to meet the spinner head-on!
CRASH!
Wedge Devo is sent spinning a little, the flipper not too badly shaken, but Scorpion Bite is also spun around and this gives Wedge a perfect opportunity to have another go at the rear end. Scorpion Bite also turns but this means Wedge Devo has a full blow on the not-spinning bar, and flies under it. Its going for the arena wall! FLIP! Over the fence goes Scorpion Bite, and out of the tournament!

CEASE!

Scorpion Bite gets a full sting in the face.
Wedge Devolution advances to the Heat G Final!!

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Axeon (13) vs. Hellbrand

Axeon (13) didnt have a chance to rescue Axe to Fall as Wedge Devolution got under it straight away and tossed it right over the fence.

Hellbrand advanced through after grasping onto Revenge of the Accountant, while Scorpion Bite took it to pieces.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Hellbrand
Booth 2: Axeon

Ancalagon the Black is the arena today, weighing in at 800kg and sporting the jaw, discs, and flamethrower. Double Whamlet with the quad axes joins him.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!

Straight out is Axeon and slamming into Hellbrand immediately, again a stalemate. Both axes come into play simultaneously! WHACK! Axeons axe has made the most damage, actually, making a very small hole in the 1cm titanium. Hellbrands attack however hits the hardox and bounces off, foiled. Axeon grinds the gears and slowly begins to push the H-shaped bot back. Hellbrand tries to push Axeon back, but Axeon is too powerful. Another blow from both bots! WHACK! Axeon nails the exact same spot and the hole is carved wider and deeper! Hellbrand has now dented the hardox armour but now Axeon has him against the arena wall! WHACK! Axeon nails the armour near Hellbrands axe hinge, and another nice little hole is made! Hellbrands reaction is immediate: WHACK! A hit in a different place, right on the 6mm Ti/V top armour, and a nice-sized hole is made! This however raises Hellbrand off the ground and now Axeon gets under the H-bot and pins him with the axe shaft! Hellbrand strikes, but the 360 axe hits ground behind Axeon! Axeon now has Hellbrand almost completely on top of him, and takes him to Whamlets CPZ! Whamlet exerts his enthusiasm by a twin-axe blow to Hellbrands left side! WHACK!! A nice set of small holes have been made in the armour, and now Ancalagon leaves his CPZ to add to the chaos! But now the chaos is being caused by Axeon and Whamlet, and Axeon shoves Hellbrand further into Whamlets CPZ, actually shoving the house robot back! Whamlet responds to his by plowing into Hellbrand and using the flipper on the plow to push Hellbrand right overtop of Axeon...no wait! Axeons axe is still in the way! So instead of Hellbrand being flipped over Axeon, Axeon is shunted backwards a little and Hellbrand lands in front of him! Axeon takes the advantage in jaws...I mean an axe of steel. WHACK! Another hole in the 10mm titanium! That axe is quite powerful! Hellbrand can now use his axe...or can he? Its not doing much of anything, really, even moving! Ancalagon reaches the CPZ and his snout moves in, tackling Hellbrand against the wall. Whamlet and Axeon are just hammering on the titanium and its definitely not standing up to the heavy hail of blows now being given! Ancalagons jaw yawns open, and a spurt of flame bursts out, torching Hellbrand, who is in huge peril, but now The Watcher has had enough and moves in. Ancalagon and Whamlet retreat immediately and Hellbrand is able to move again! ...well, come on, Hellbrand, dont be shy. Err...I dont think hes able to move! Hellbrand appears to be immobilized! Axeon continues to hammer away at him! The Watcher pushes Hellbrand again, but nothing happens, and I really do believe that the Hellbrand has been branded dead here! Countout please!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
Well, Axeon moves on the heat final but its not over yet, o ho ho ho! Now the house robots can REALLY have their fun! Ancalagon moves in again and slides easily under the side, clamps down and drags the broken H-bot away. Arena saws...BZZT! Nice sparks. Whamlet catches up to them and more WHACKing ensues! BZZT! More nice sparks! Axeon slams into the pit release button, hoping to stop the house robots from playing further, but noooooo. Ancalagon drags Hellbrand over to...the floor flipper. Ah...3...2...1...FLIP! Hellbrand goes sailing a little and lands upside-down. Axeon hurries over to shunt Hellbrand in the pit but Ancalagon is nearest and gets there first, clipping Hellbrand with his right side flywheel!
CRASH!
Hellbrand is vaulted into the air, coming back down right-side-up but it doesnt matter now, and right by the edge of the pit. Axeon spares him any further torture by ramming him right in.

CEASE!

Hellbrand is given a one-way ticket to hell!
Axeon (13) advances to the Heat G Final!!

Heat G Final

Axeon (13) vs. Wedge Devolution

[siphai]

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The most awesome part of these fights is how I meet him with my back wedge when I clearly said Keep my front facing him at all times

[matty_haka]

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To be fair though Alex, tactics are a guide, they cant always be carried out

[siphai]

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I dont see why Keep my front facing him couldnt be carried out. Especially when the mistake happens at the very start of the match.

[paulc]

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Maybe Alex, it turns out that Wedge was better controlled than Scorpion Bite, and was able to attack the rear of you BEFORE you could turn around and defend your self. Losing happens a lot.

[matty_haka]

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I cant believe Im going to say this...

*agrees with Paul*

[steven_mcg]

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HEAT G
HEAT FINAL
Axeon (13) VS WEDGE DEVOLUTION

Urgh. Not really sure what to do here. Aim for the corners to try and scrape underneath, attempt to fight the suction n flip it over, charge underneath before it can self-right and toss it to oblivion.

[kodster]

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Axeon (13) vs. Wedge Devolution

Axeon (13) joined Wedge Devoultion heading to Round 2 after Axe to Fall fell out of the arena, and then hax0red Hellbrand to death.

Wedge Devolution, after going through with the seed, tossed another opponent OOTA after struggling to do so.

Roboteers, stand by...

Booth 1: Wedge Devolution
Booth 2: Axeon

Tira-san spins her blade up, rather bored, and Obelix Bulguous throws down his hammer, rather impatient.

3...
2...
1...
ACTIVATE!!!

Its Wedge Devo who gets off to the better start, heading right for Axeons upper right corner and slamming against it, only to find that the flipper, though getting under, is completely foiled by the suction system underneath! Axeon brings the axe down! WHACK! The flipper plate is dented badly! Wedge Devo backs off and tries a full-on assault this time. Axeon retracts the axe and brings it down again as Wedge Devo comes. WHACK! Wedge Devo smacks into Axeon, his right side taking the hit now, also dented! Wedge Devo pushes with all his might and very slowly pushes Axeon backwards. Axeon struggles to maintain its stance but it is slowly getting pushed backwards, so it decides to hail Wedge with axe blows! WHACK! Another dent in the flipper! WHACK! Nothing that time. Wedge Devo reaches the wall and shoves Axeon into it. Oof. The flipper slides under! FLIP! Axeon...is tossed into the wall and bounces right back at the open flipper of Wedge Devo! Wedge Devo cant close the flipper now, eyt its got Axeon right where he wants him! Axeon isnt hitting anything with the axe now, as he has been turned sideways, and Wedge backslams into the pit release button...FREEING AXEON! The axebot roars away happily, rejoicing in its freedom. Wedge Devo however is able to close the flipper again...yet it is not fully closed! Oh no! The flipper has been slightly bent, but enough to raise the plate a few centimetres and Im not sure if Wedge Devo will be able to exploit that same weakness again! Axeon wheels around to find Wedge Devo in his face! WHAM! The VFT6 champion crashes into the 13th seed but the flipper is no longer able to get under the ground clearance of Axeon, and instead slides up Axeons wedge! Axeon knows that it is now his battle to win, and not bothering to axe him starts to shove Wedge Devo backwards! He reaches the wall! WHAM! Wedge Devo is flung off the wall and bounces to Axeons side. He charges and smacks into it but is foiled again. Axeon turns and fires the axe. WHACK! I see some nice damage now, as a small gash is made in the beaten flipper! Wedge Devo rolls away as Axeon prepares another shove, and drives over the arena saws, which thankfully for him dont pop up. Axeon drives around the saws but Wedge Devo is already away and driving past the pit. Axeon wheels around to try and cut Wedge off but Steve backs up and without warning Axeon goes too far, and Wedge Devo almost fries his motors gunning towards Axeons side, and pushes him towards the pit!!! Axeon however backs away easily, now not impeded by the flipper, and Wedge Devo nearly puts himself in! Axeon charges at Wedge Devo yet again, and Wedge Devo spins and heads away to the middle of the arena again. Andy is getting rather tired of this sport, but continues to chase down Steves machine. Wedge Devo turns and again Axeon completely exposes his side! Wedge Devo hammers him AND GETS UNDER HIM!!! Axeon is rocked backward by the ram and tipped up a little, allowing that extra ground clearance for Wedge Devo to attack! And now hes again got Axeon right where he wants him! He pushes Axeon towards the wall again, but Axeons wheels remain on the ground and he tries to run away, successfully tilting Wedge Devos path to the wall right away. BZZT! Oh, Wedge Devo takes a hit from the arena saws, causing him to release Axeon! And Axeon is at Wedge Devos side now! He brings down the axe! WHACK! Another dent! However he is unable to get under Wedge Devos side skirts and Wedge Devo gets away. Axeon chases him towards an empty CPZ, and Wedge Devo turns too late. WHAM! Axeon slams against Wedge Devos right side skirt with brute force, but again unable to slide the wedge underneath. Wedge Devo tries to turn and gets at Axeons side, but Axeon shoves him into the CPZ and against the corner. Oof. Tira and Obelix immediately fly out of their CPZs in a hurry. Axeon flies fly an axe blow. WHACK! Another small gash, right where the last dent was! Tira reaches the CPZ first and hits Axeon across the side!
CRASH!!!
The 6mm Ti/V cowers under the mighty blow from Tiras blade, as a rip into the side shows. Wedge Devo is released from the wall, but the green and purple sparks have barely faded when Obelix shoots past Tira and hammers Wedge Devo in the front, causing Wedge to go flying Obelixs 80 slope and right onto his back! Axeon ignores Tira and tackles Wedge again, hammering the underside! WHACK! The underbelly is taking some dents now! Wedge Devo tries to self-right but the axe of Axeon gets in the way of that attempt! Obelix shoves Wedge Devo into Axeon and piles them both into the wall! Wedge Devo finds himself on top of Axeon and fires the flipper, not only pushing himself from Axeon but causing Wedge Devo to fly out of the CPZ and right back onto his...back! Axeon tackles Obelix back and shoves his way out of the CPZ as Wedge Devo fires the flipper, finally righting himself, but too late to avoid another slam from Axeon! The rear of Steves machine gets it this time as Axeon again throws an axe blow, not as pressuring as before. WHACK. The hardox withstands the blow this time.

10...9...8...7...

Wedge Devo pushes Axeon backwards and eventually into the wall, as Axeon again fires a weaker blow. It barely tickles Wedge.

6...5...4...

Wedge Devo turns and again has a go at Axeons side but it seems impossible with that bent-up flipper...

3...2...1...

Axeon drives past Wedge Devo and out towards the floor flipper, as the battered wedge follows after him...

CEASE!

Good fight, that was! Lets see how the judges scored this!

Axeon (13) - Wedge Devolution

Style = 3/5 - 2/5
Control = 4/5 - 1/5
Damage = 4/5 - 1/5
Aggression = 4/5 - 1/5
Strategy = 3/5 - 2/5

Total = 18/25 - 7/25

Wedge Devolution devolves into his own well of despair.
Axeon (13) advances to the Series Semi-Finals!!!

Heat H

Terrorhurtz (15) vs. Boxed In vs. Mass Disctruction Ultimate 4
Baldur Gamma vs. Cyclone Force 2.5 vs. NSBFR-X

Predictions, tactics, thoughts, and some cashews please.