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[mrdaves]

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^300th post that ^

Matt has sent me his tactics via IM and due to the nature of the rules for interchangable weapons at the moment, his set-up remains a secret, so you will have to plan for the set-up in your tactics Martyn.

Fights up later tonight, I have just finished the semi finals for AI 2, go and have a look

[martyn]

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can we at least see the rest of his tactics cause its only fair that we have something to go against anyway i am sure i allready posted tactics but will think about a weapon set up and tactics in a minuet

[mrdaves]

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I will give you a clue, what does tornado do?

Chris, I cant find the stats for Going Crunch anywhere, can you post them please.

In case anyone is wondering, have a look somewhere on the far forum is the revised draw which I cant be asked to post here, go and have a look

[darkguru]

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I even got Natural Selection stats for the rest of you

Name: Natural Selection
Paint scheme: Green
Wheels: Four, inside
Shape: Boxlike. Scoop on the front, skirts around the sides, the back is rounded to help with self righting.
Dimensions (cm): 80/40/20 (L/W/H)
Weight: 100
Armour: 4mm ti
Weapon: A hydraulic lifting arm with vertical pincers. These are made of titanium and powered by a linear actuator, giving 400 KGs of grip. The arm is 70 CMs long.
Motors: Two Bosch motors.
Batteries: Natural Selection is powered with Hawker Genises batteries, which are placed in the rear to act as a counter-weight
Top speed: 15 mph
Turning circle: Zero
Ground clearance: 7mm
SRIMECH: The arm.
Strengths: Crushing power
Weaknesses: Slow to self right.

Name: Going Crunch (Cluster bot)
Weight: 100kg (55 KG spinner 45 KG flipper)
Dimensions (LxWxH):120 x 30 x 12 joined.
Shape: The flipper is triangular and designed not to flip itself ala Gemini. There is also a lump of metal at the back guarding against that as well. The flipping device is at the point of the triangle and there is a slight scoop. The spinner is same shape only the triangle is cut off with the spinner.
Weapons: A flipper that has the ability to toss opponents far rather than high and a spinner that delivers about 20 KJ energy.
Srimech: The flipper is its own srimech and the spinner has a lifting arm type srimech.
Armour: 4mm Titanium
Top Speed: 14 MPH when joined. Flipper 18 MPH separate. Spinner 14 MPH separate
Main Tactics: At first the robots can be joined with a spinner at one end and a flipper at the other. Then they separate and use a pincer type attack.
Colour: Red with black writing.
Strengths: Ability to use a pincer attack.
Weaknesses: The flipper is quite light and can be pushed around from the back. That€™s where the spinner would need to help.

[matt_macdonald]

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can we at least see the rest of his tactics cause its only fair that we have something to go against anyway i am sure i allready posted tactics but will think about a weapon set up and tactics in a minuet

Uh, how about NO.

[mrdaves]

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Matt, we dont want another fight here dont we.

Fights up whenever Martyn posts his set-up.

[matt_macdonald]

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True, but he shouldnt be allowed to see them if I chose to post them in private.

[mrdaves]

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But in real life, People knew what weapon Tornado was using.

Take Razer, after seeing that Tornado was wearing the cage, they put the extra claw on it.

[mrdaves]

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quote:

Its a mystery to me - the game commences
For the usual fee - plus expenses
Confidential information - contained in a diary
This is my investigation - not a public inquiry

It€™s been a long time, coming but it€™s time for heat E, which now should be called heat F, but still is heat E.

Heat E, Round 1

Fight the First

From Essex, Call out Hook. Entered by the Scottish Martyn, this robot looks good with an interchangeable weapon to suit the mood. Martyn has taken lead from Supreme Glory Beta Gamma or whatever it was called with a fully rotating axe head, with either an axe or a lifter. However the skirts look open to be ripped off by Mr evil spinner and the weapon is on way.
In Far 8: Didn€™t enter

From England, and 31st seed, Tornado. Entered by Matt M, this world famous interchangeable weapon box is powerful, has good weapons and properly the best control in the world. Matt has selected the weapons of the scoop €˜n€™ flail, electric lifting plate and the drum. However once flipped, Tornado€™s weapons are useless. It can push a lot, but in vapourbot world, 10 mph and only two Bosch 750s are not going to push back Aaron€™s mass ramming machines.
In Far 8: Beat Windy Killer Mk 2 in round 1, but got flipped out of the arena by Flipping Hell in round 2.

From Australia, Megabite Rev 1.0. Entered by team Aussie, this American spinning machine has enough power to move the world. Powered by an ETEK and with decent armour, could the all-American spinner win it for the Aussies? However the pushing power is not the best and I don€™t think it has a self-righter. The weapon could prove to be it€™s winning point for Team Aussie.
In Far 8: Didn€™t enter

Tornado€™s weapon of choice - Wedge with flail
Call out Hook€™s weapon - Lifting arm

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A tad slower start today from last heat, as all the robots start away slowly, but look at the sudden burst of speed from the series 6 and European champions, as Tornado comes out and slams into the side of Call out Hook. Aaron, who today I assume is driving Megabite Rev 1.0 with Tom on the weapons is putting on the speed onto the spinning ring, as Call out Hook turns it€™s weapon around, but Tornado slams it into the arena wall.

Megabite Rev 1.0 starts to move forward, as Martyn gets away from Tornado, as Call out Hook is aiming towards Megabite Rev 1.0, as Tornado is looking for another slam onto Call out Hook. Megabite Rev 1.0 is hit by Call out Hook, but the weapon does sod-all to the spinning shell, as Tornado slams Call out Hook, straight into the arena hammer. The hammer comes down, once, twice, and Megabite Rev 1.0 hits into the rear end of Call out Hook.

The rear skirt stood no chance, and lands in the middle of the arena, as Tornado slams into the rear of Call out Hook, as it€™s weapon comes swinging around to attack Megabite Rev 1.0, as Tornado slams it into the wall once more. Megabite Rev 1.0 has spun it€™s weapon up to speed, and Matt runs away, as Martyn turns and puts on the power, straight into the spinning Megabite Rev 1.0, as the side skirt is ripped clean away. Tornado comes in quickly and slams into Call out Hook, and pushes it into Megabite Rev 1.0. Aaron comes away, as Call out Hook is spun into the wall.

Things are not looking good for Call out Hook, which once more is hit by the spinner of Megabite Rev 1.0, and the side panel is ripped away, the main panel is in one piece, but the bolts have been ripped away with ease, as Tornado slams into Call out Hook and takes it onto a tour of the arena, after pressing the pit release. Megabite Rev 1.0 is spinning away in the background, playing with the Hardox panel. The pit has opened, as Tornado pushes Call out Hook down, 6 feet under.

Cease

Call out Hook is disconnected, Tornado and the impressive Megabite Rev 1.0 moves into round 2.

Fight the Second

From Scotland, Glasgow Kiss. Entered by Scottie Doo , this really well know vapourbot comes away with an axe. The shape is strange, but due to it, no skirts were available to be fitted onto the main body, exposing the 1 cm ground clearance. However Scottish control and power puts Glasgow Kiss in a league of it€™s own.
In FAR 8: Didn€™t Enter

From England, and 2nd seed, Son of Ripper Mk 4. Entered by Andy, this very unknown vapourbot has the unusual flipper and disc. Now with wheels inside the body, can last year€™s runner up do one better? Andy has changed the flipper back around to the flip-up position, and an x-axle disc. Could the duo prove the part?
In Far 8: Runner up, after beating Raging Knightmare, X-Terminator, Disco 5, Typhoon 2, SD IV, and Tempest Eviloution. Before being pitted by Clawdius Decimus Murderous.

From Nowhere, a Bye. Entered by no-one, this 3 letter word has several meanings, but it€™s the word everybody wants to see in their draw.

Result: Son of Ripper 4 and Glasgow Kiss gets the bye into round 2.

Round 2 Draw
Tornado (31) vs. Glasgow Kiss
Son of Ripper (2) vs. Megabite Rev 1.0

Tactics, Predictions, did you like round 1?

Note: Set-ups for interchangeable from now on, must be posted in here from now one. Failure to do so, will result in last battle€™s setup being used.

[matt_macdonald]

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Same set-up as before, please.

[scott]

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Slam the top in. Its lexan probably wont stand up to several whacks with the axe, itll have difficulty getting under the front, and my tyres are solid, so it wont be chewing those up. I want to whack it constantly, and just generally pwn.

[andrewj]

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Son of Ripper (2) vs. Megabite Rev 1.0

My tactics are to get rid of it as soon as possible, flipping it over should stun it so I can kill it off.

[pcbore]

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I predict a real robot heat final. Sorry AJ and Scott.

[mrdaves]

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quote:

Running down corridors through,
Automatic doors
Got to get to you
Got to see this through
First night of your life
Curled up on your own
Looking at you now
You would never know

Heat E, Round 2

Fight 1

Tornado (31) vs. Glasgow Kiss

Tornado today is wearing the wedge with flail again.

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Tornado departs the leaving square as soon as active is called, as Matt accelerates his real robot up to speed, as Glasgow Kiss spins around to get it€™s axe into play, as the artful Tornado dodges around the front, as Scott turns to counter-act the attack, the European champion is underneath the side of the Scottish axe robot, and slams it full on into the sliding door.

Glasgow Kiss comes back down to earth, after bending the sliding door so that it can€™t slide back into place now. That is nothing, as once more Tornado slams into Glasgow Kiss which is gotten underneath and is slammed at full speed towards the arena hammer. Scott is trying to give his mark in the fight, but Tornado is proving to be too strong. One ram into the wall, the hammer comes down, another ram into the wall as Glasgow Kiss is rammed onto it€™s back.

Tornado quickly turns and forces the inverted Glasgow Kiss into the hammer, as the hammer comes down onto the underbelly once, twice and a third time, as Glasgow Kiss tries to self-right with the axe, but Tornado rams into it once more and takes Glasgow Kiss across the arena, ramming into the arena wall. Glasgow Kiss has damage, as co2 has started to leak from the insides, the shocks have knocked out the electrics in Scott€™s machine as it lies lifeless on it€™s back, the axe has no power.

The pit has opened as the lifeless form of Glasgow Kiss is pushed down 6 feet under and out of the competition.

Cease

In a cloud of smoke, Glasgow Kiss kisses it€™s last. Scott€™s robot didn€™t have any time to move to unleash the power. Tornado, powers into the heat final.

Fight 2
Son of Ripper 4 (2) vs. Megabite

What€™s worth waiting for? Let€™s go!

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The acceleration from the 2nd seed is great, as the two wheels come away from the starting square, as Megabite starts to rev up it€™s spinning shell. Look at the control off Son of Ripper 4, as it slams straight into Megabite and it is flipped over onto it€™s side. The Ziggo style self-righting bar on the American heavyweight champion self-rights it in no-time, but Son of Ripper 4 is on the controlling side for this battle and gets underneath Megabite once more and pushes it across the arena, Aaron is trying to remove Megabite away from Son of Ripper 4, but Andy is being the controller of this battle and is not allowing Megabite enough time to spin up it€™s shell.

The two robot party is coming over towards the arena wall, as Son of Ripper 4 quickly lines up and fires the flipper, sending Megabite sailing over the fence and straight into the arena camera.

Cease

In less than a minute, Megabite is flipped out of the arena. Son of Ripper 4 (2) moves into the heat final.

Heat Final Draw
Tornado (31) vs. Son of Ripper 4 (2)

Tactics, Predictions, did you like round 2?

[matt_macdonald]

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See last post for set-up.