Mechanical Maelstrom Season 3.0

[kodster]

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Nice battles Lewis. Tactics are on the last page, I believe.

[death robotics]

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WOOOHOOO. Im gone for about a week and i still kick robut, great match Lewis and others competing

[majinb]

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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, had some troubles logging in over the weekend, and when I get back 50% of my machines is out?! xD

good battles still, now, for my remaining machines

Back to Rock III [#10] vs. Sauron vs. Bio-Hazard vs. Intriguality
PIT! PIT! PIT! That's what I wanna do, really. My scoop are... well... flat things that run across the ground, should be able to get under about anything but I will concentrate on my opponents that aren't Bio-Hazard, lol, and get them where they arent skirted... lift, saw, pit, that's my idea.


Traffic Warden [#4] vs. Merry Hampton Evo vs. Liar 2 vs. Storm II
FLIP! FLIP! FLIP! OOTA if possible... well, I KNOW its possible, so thats what Im aiming for. Oooh Traffic Warden you sexy beast, I can't fail but notice if I meet you head on and you use your weapon... you will be hitting my spikes really. Not sure how much of a point worth noticing that is, but I noticed it anyhow. Will basically go for Traffic Warden wherever his weapon is not able to touch me, and flip! Same goes for all of my opponents really. I dont see any ground clearances I cant overcome, dont forget Liar is 2WD and has got a good portion of its mass resting on that wedge.


O, and I do wish to ask wether this version of Storm has the lifter or not.


well, great fun this is mr mr Lewis!

[death robotics]

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Damn, just read the battle again 3 OOTA's? WOW this incarnation looks better than the last.

Am i right in the sense that is now the OOTA record for a single match in MM?

[Guest]

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Martijn - sorry haha, if I had known you hadn't been able to sign in I would have waited, I just assumed you didn't want to post tactics but to answer your question, this will be the RW7 version of Storm II for consistency's sake, so yes, it has the lifter, not the srimech

Lian - I haven't bothered to check but yes, I would imagine so because this is the first time there has been 4-way melees with one winner in MM and btw, could I remind you that you will need to decide on which setups to choose in some upcoming fights

Thanks for all the comments guys

[death robotics]

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Sauron will have set up 6: Skirts and bar spinner

[death robotics]

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Battle plan


Sauron vs Back to Rock 3 vs BioHazard vs Intriguality

GULP, a realie hall of famer, a vapour hall of famer and an axe bot which has one of the best win-loss records ive ever
seen. Im doomed. For this battle i'll equip set up 6: which has skirts and a bar spinner. Would Marti be willing to team up
on getting Intriguality out? If not ill start the match by spinning up and charge Intrig (Cant be bothered to spell the full
name cos i usually get it wrong). The width of my blade should see me hit his sides before he can swing his axe at me.
Focus on taking him out. Keep up with repetitive attacks. If BioHazard or BTR 3 decide to attack me, then i'll just try to
take them out of the picture too (Unless Marti is willing to help)

[pmc1993]

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Ah well. Thought I might have had that. Never mind, well done Lian, and hope that TSA goes far
On an extra, since both my losses have occured by going to hit the pit release button (seriously, that things like a curse lol ) in future battles, I'm gonna open the pit by pushing someone into it, then pit them in the case of Autoism (in the next fight, Autoism will do this to either VFT or Pit-Bull, preferably the latter as it is much more damaging) and with Nitro-Gene, only open the fight if needed, and reverse onto it ALWAYS so at lease my flipper can still be used.

Good fights tho Lewis, hope they continue.

[Zarte]

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Great battles as ever. Had a feeling that Assegai might get stuffed :P

[Guest]

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I've written the first of the two fights, but I'm having a little trouble with BIACS-Is By Popular Demand. I can't imagine it very well atm :/

[Zarte]

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Hahahaha, it always causes people issues.

[Guest]

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Do you think you could have a go at describing the shape or layout of the disc/wedge/cage or something?

[Zarte]

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Urgh, I'm bad at explaining things. I'm hoping Kody might appear, he always understood it, I think. If you imagine a cross between Pulverizer and Stinger, and instead of the weird bar thing that Stinger has, a counterweighted invertible wedge that goes all the way over the top instead, does that make any more sense?

I wouldn't normally offer this, but if it helps I can change my entry. Only thing is it could give an unfair advantage.

[Guest]

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Actually that helps a lot, I can picture it now thanks

[Guest]

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*Opening music plays to various pictures of robots being destroyed in previous seasons*

They came to fight... They came to destroy... They came to win...
The Box Is Locked, The Lights Are On - Let The Wars Begin!

Welcome back robot fans! Last time we saw the rise of the flippers, as rank #5 Wedga Ennea stormed through to round two having thrown out both Iron Awe 6 and Under Pressure, while in the second eliminator newcomers The Servant€™s Assistant flipped out Supersonic, Orrion and the rank #7 Annihilation champion Psychosis! It was a shocking time to be at the Annihilation Stadium - while tonight€™s episode prove similar?

Battleboard
Nidhogg Cubed [#9] vs. Delirium Tremors vs. Bloody Frigid vs. Overkill
Gehenna 2 [#11] vs. Typhoon 2 vs. BIACS-By Popular Demand vs. Wedginator X

Tonight we have the return of rank #9 Annihilation runner-up Nidhogg Cubed, who lost in the first round last season. He€™s facing an Annihilation veteran in Bloody Frigid, but some new faces in the dangerous Delirium Tremors and famed US heavyweight Overkill. In the second melee we€™ll see Gehenna 2, an Annihilation finalist, who€™s facing Robot Wars champion Typhoon 2, newcomers BIACS-By Popular Demand and Annihilation heat finalist Wedginator X. So with no further ado, let€™s get down to the Annihilation Stadium!

From Pontefract in West Yorkshire, representing Team Picus, ranked #9, Nidhogg Cubed!
Straight out of Norse mythology comes Nidhogg, the runner up in Annihilation. This innovative machine combines lifting forks and an overhead hydraulic crusher to clamp opponents in the deadliest embrace known to robot! It also features a very powerful hydrostatic drive system, but the titanium armour isn€™t the thickest.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 [as Nidhogg Evo] ~ Ended up in the pit early on courtesy of Autoism 3.0.

Annihilation ~ Stormed through the heat, taking out Orka RV, Wedga Triton, Mornington Crescent, SOTAR and Wedginator 9.0 to reach the final, and further progressed, seeing off teammate Still Hurting, Jinx, Gehenna and Traffic Warden, but finally caved to PsycloniZer in the final.

From Kings Cross in London, representing Team Zarte, Delirium Tremors!
This dangerous looking Barberous-style machine has six low powered wheels, but it hasn€™t got pushing in mind. The main feature of the robot is the central spinning drum, powered by not one, but two A28-400 mags to deliver around 70Kj of energy at 3260rpm! With weaponry as dangerous as this the opposition had better watch out, but it could be a little slow at just 7mph.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation ~ N//A

From Patricia in Canada, representing Team Alt, Bloody Frigid!
Another powerful machine, this wedge shaped bot sports a meaty vertical crusher powered by an S28-400 magmotor on a vivoil pump. It€™s got trusty Razer-esque self-righting wings and a powerful lynch motor drive, but it could be a little low for a crusher machine at just 40cm high with the crusher raised.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation ~ Flipped out of the arena by Liar 2 in the second round

From the USA, representing Team Battlebots, Overkill!
This thwackbot/wedge hybrid reached the semi-finals three times at Battlebots, making the final once, but losing to Bio-Hazard twice in those three times. It features a huge giant knife blade, not really capable of much damage but excellent for scoring points in a judge€™s decision. The wedge is fantastic at pushing opponents around too, but are the wheels too exposed?

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation ~ N/A

Roboteers, standby!

Booth Red: Team ???, Team Zarte
Booth Blue: Team Alt, Team Battlebots

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

Delirium Tremors is the immediate aggressor as this match begins, filling the arena with a dangerous buzz as the huge drum gets up to speed. Overkill darts across the arena to attack DT, hoping to get there before the drum is at top speed. However Christian Carlberg is out of luck and Zarte powers forward, slamming into the wedge of Overkill and flipping it up and over backwards! The knife blade comes over and hits the floor noisily, but to no effect and Zarte drives in again, this time ripping against the side of Overkill and shredding the tyre and it flips the wedge bot over again, pushing it up against the side of Bloody Frigid! Tracy turns to get the wedge underneath Overkill and brings the crusher into play, digging through the armour and dragging the USA machine backwards across the arena to reverse into the pit release button! Overkill€™s life has certainly been cut rather short in this melee as Tracy elegantly drives up to the pit and releases her cargo, letting Team Battlebots€™ hopes disappear in a puff of smoke.

Meanwhile Nidhogg Cubed as decided to launch an attack on Delirium Tremors now that Overkill is down and out, and Joey drives under the wheel of Zarte€™s machine with the forks, lifting it up, but the slippery machine falls down and quickly turns into the side of the ranked machine with that drum, bumping it up into the air and ripping through the titanium armour like cardboard! Joey looks worried as Zarte now flips his machine up against the barrier, smacking against the aluminium base armour and shredding into it! This is mass destruction and Nidhogg is now flipped up against the barrier with the crusher hooking it over the rails, trapped! Bloody Frigid however is very much still in this match and having finished depositing Overkill in the pit decides to come on the aid of Nidhogg Cubed, driving at the side of Delirium Tremors and pushing underneath, digging through the rear lower wheel of the machine with the crusher! Tracy digs in deep and now attempts to pull Team Devil€™s Incarnate towards the pit to meet the same fate as the fallen Overkill, but the grip isn€™t great and instead DT€™s wheel is simply pulled free and Bloody Frigid yanks backwards and topples the spinner machine over! The missing wheel pod is now facing skyward and DT is on four working wheels again, much to the chagrin of Teams Picus and Alt!

And Zarte wastes no time either, quickly slamming against the side of Bloody Frigid and throwing it over in a complete sideways 360! However, the self-righting wing is also torn off in the attack if Bloody Frigid is turned over the right way now it could be in trouble! Zarte isn€™t stopping there either though and with the drum being so effective at repeated attacks he drives in again, slamming against Mobile Failure and flipping it up against the arena side wall, scraping against the armour with a few small scratches but not really causing any real damage yet. Luckily for Tracy she€™s on the side with the self-righting wing and activates the crusher to turn her machine back onto its wheels before gunning the drive in reverse to knock Nidhogg Cubed down from the side wall! Joey is glad to be freed and immediately drives on the attack of Delirium Tremors, getting straight underneath the drum and withstanding the damage for a few seconds to halt it as sparks fly every which way, but now the crusher of Team Picus comes into play and sinks into the thick aluminium drum of Delirium Tremors!

CEASE!

Three robots still mobile, the match will have to go to a judge€™s decision - but what was the extent of the damage caused to Delirium Tremors at the very end of the match? The judges will have to go into the pits to inspect all external and internal damage caused to all the robots!

Judge€™s Decision:

Damage ~ Nidhogg Cubed caused good damage at the end, digging into Delirium Tremors€™ drum, but it didn€™t have time to dig all the way through that 1cm. Bloody Frigid also caused some damage to DT, ripping off a wheel, so it scores some points there, DT was able to continue fighting unhindered. Delirium Tremors caused huge damage to Nidhogg Cubed, ripping up the side, base and at the end the front armour, which the judges saw in the pits. It also ripped a self-righting wing off Bloody Frigid.
16/8/6 in favour of Delirium Tremors, then Bloody Frigid, then Nidhogg Cubed

Aggression ~ Nidhogg Cubed waited for Overkill to be eliminated before making a move, but after that it was aggressive as it could have been. Similarly Bloody Frigid waited for Delirium Tremors to do the dirty work against Overkill before moving in, but showed good aggression from then on in, but loses points for freeing Nidhogg from the wall instead of attacking Delirium Tremors. Delirium Tremors itself was hugely aggressive from the beginning, attacking Overkill then Nidhogg then Bloody Frigid, turning on whatever robot was nearest.
9/6/5 in favour of Delirium Tremors, then Bloody Frigid, the Nidhogg Cubed

Control ~ Nidhogg Cubed spent a lot of the match hung up on the arena wall, for which it loses points, but gained control of Delirium Tremors at the end of the match. Bloody Frigid exhibited good driving skill when pitting Overkill and also when freeing Nidhogg Cubed from the wall, but failed to drag Delirium Tremors against the arena wall. Delirium Tremors showed good control and dominance when ramming both its opponents up against the wall with its drum, but came under attack from them both and was clamped at somepoint.
6/2/2 in favour of Bloody Frigid

Overall ~ 27/20/13 in favour of Delirium Tremors, then Bloody Frigid, then Nidhogg Cubed

Overkill is killed off and Nidhogg Cubed [#9] is sent back to the vikings; Bloody Frigid exits the competition early again! Delirium Tremors advances to the second round!

Battleboard
Nidhogg Cubed [#9] vs. Delirium Tremors vs. Bloody Frigid vs. Overkill
Gehenna 2 [#11] vs. Typhoon 2 vs. BIACS-By Popular Demand vs. Wedginator X

From Lincolnshire in England, representing Team ???, ranked #11, Gehenna 2!
Returning to Mechanical Maelstrom is this flipper/spinner hybrid, this time in a new incarnation! Fighting for the first time in the main season, Gehenna now boasts a rear spinning drum. That€™s been replaced with an anti-spinner hardox and HDPE plate for this match, so the main weapon will be the powerful front hinged flipper. It did well in Annihilation, but could a lack of any real damaging weaponry be Gehenna 2€™s death knell?

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation [as Gehenna] ~ Stormed through the heat, knocking out Minesweep3r, Bloody Frigid, Gabriel V, O.I.D and Liar 2, and also started strongly in the finals, getting past Still Hurting and Jinx. However, it ended up in the pit in round 3, allowing stablemate PsycloniZer to go on and win the title.

From Scotland, representing Team Robot Wars, Typhoon 2!
This dangerous full body spinner is cone-shaped with a powerful petrol engine to drive the shell. It was easily the most powerful spinner in Robot Wars, but could be outdated by today€™s vapourbot standards and also has no srimech - despite being in a match with Gehenna 2 and Wedginator X.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation ~ N/A

From Kings Cross in London, representing Team Devil€™s Incarnate, BIACS-By Popular Demand!
This innovative axlebot features a wedge that acts a counter-weight to the powerful disc that sits on the other side of the robot! This disc can be alternated to face horizontally or vertically, and it€™ll be the latter for this match. The robot is completely invertible and the disc puts out around 60Kj per hit when at top speed - more than Typhoon. However, axlebots are never the most controlled and this could spell out the end for BIACS.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation ~ N/A

From Toronto in Canada, representing Team Zlayerz, Wedginator X!
Similar to the 2010 redesign of Envy, this reboot of the Wedginator series is a back to basics wedge flipper. It€™s not to be underestimated though, packing a decent drivetrain and powerful flipper with tough armour to boot. It€™s certainly a very good all rounder, but suffers from a lack of damaging weaponry even moreso than Gehenna 2.

MM1.0 ~ N/A

MM2.0 ~ N/A

Annihilation [as Wedginator 9.0] ~ The spike and lifting forks design proved to be effective, making the heat final before it was bested by Nidhogg Cubed.

Roboteers, standby!

Booth Red: Team ???, Team Robot Wars
Booth Blue: Team Devil€™s Incarnate, Team Zlayerz

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

An aggressive start to the bout, as Wedginator darts across the arena in pursuit of Typhoon 2, who tries to spin up before it is attacked. It manages to do so, but Wedginator ploughs on regardless and deflects Typhoon off the front blade into the spike strip! The Scottish machine€™s spinning shell is quickly halted and the green machine pushes underneath its ground clearance, firing the flipper and toppling the cone-shaped bot just seconds into the round! Gary Cairns looks on from the control booth as Typhoon sits motionless and up-ended on the arena floor, spinning its shell to try and right itself unsuccessfully.
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!

While Typhoon 2 and Wedginator scuffle, BIACS-By Popular Demand has gone on the attack of the seeded Gehenna 2. Zarte drives carefully across the arena before spinning to dodge the front of Andy€™s machine and bring his spinning disc slamming onto the back of Gehenna! The hardox shield deflects the attack relatively effectively, but is buckled quite severely by the hit. Andy goes on to attack regardless, spinning and getting underneath the wheels of BIACS-By Popular Demand before ramming Zarte€™s robot against the spike strip with a huge clang! The flipper fires, but it isn€™t very far underneath and BIACS is just pushed against the barrier.

Wedginator turns from the fallen Typhoon 2 now to attack Gehenna 2, who is under more pressure from BIACS, as Zarte has managed to drive off the wedge as the flipper retracts and turn its disc into the side of Team ???€™s machine, ripping a gash in the titanium armour with the disc and flipping it up, but not over. This provides Wedginator with a perfect window to attack and Kody slams in underneath, firing his flipper and sending Gehenna 2 up onto the rails where it teeters precariously!

The blue wedge wobbles worryingly, but Andy fires the flipper and bounces back down into the arena before reversing across it and slamming into the pit release button. Wedginator turns to follow, as does BIACS-By Popular Demand, the latter with the disc spinning at top speed again. Gehenna manouevres rather expertly and drives at BIACS with the rear panel, slamming into the disc and stopping it! That doesn€™t come without a cost though and the panel is sent flying vertically off the robot, but Gehenna gutsily ploughs on and drives against BIACS, pushing it backwards across the arena and into the pit!

BIACS-By Popular Demand disappears in a puff of smoke, leaving the ranked machine to battle it out with Wedginator X. The two drive at each other, with Team Zlayerz€™ flipper blade giving them the advantage on this occasion and getting underneath Gehenna before throwing it over with a huge flip! Andy€™s robot lands on the perimeter of the pit, but quickly rights itself and drives on the attack of Wedginator X and getting underneath this time, pushing Wedginator up and over with its own flipper! Kody grimaces and self-rights, but now finds himself at the side of Gehenna 2 and powers forward underneath the ground clearance, driving the blue machine towards the side wall and launching it spectacularly to sail over the barrier and come crashing down onto the camera tracks! The audience look on in shock as another seeded machine falls and Wedginator X advances to the second round!

CEASE!

Typhoon 2 turned turtle and BIACS-By Popular Demand is in the pit; Gehenna 2 [#11] is on the camera tracks! Wedginator X goes through to round 2!

Battleboard
Nidhogg Cubed [#9] vs. Delirium Tremors vs. Bloody Frigid vs. Overkill
Gehenna 2 [#11] vs. Typhoon 2 vs. BIACS-By Popular Demand vs. Wedginator X

Next up....

Battleboard
Autoism 4.0 [#12] vs. Venus Fly Trap II vs. Pit-Bull vs. O.I.D
Back to Rock III [#10] vs. Sauron vs. Bio-Hazard vs. Intriguality