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[razerdave]

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Yeah, it is the Hells Teeth from RWE2. Type in Hells Teeth (robot) into Google and youll get a pic near the top

[pcbore]

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IIRC, it was triangular, red and had quite a powerufl disc. Edgehog beat it up quite convincingly though.

[mrdaves]

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Doing the lastest round of updates I noticed one thing...

No Generator

Aaron or Tom, can you post the stats for Generator please.

[Guest]

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*bumps Dave so hard he falls overboard* :P

[kodster]

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*slaps Devon hard and pulls Dave back into the mayhem*

Devon, you may think you are mighty, but you have one thing missing: patience.

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[mrdaves]

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I did say I would wait till my exams are over...

...but I was bored with waiting

[mrdaves]

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Hello, Hello, Hello, and welcome to another season of Fight against robots, this time it is called NSTT, so what is there stopping us from beginning the war.

The last war saw Clawdius Decimus Murderous come though the champion, beating Son of Ripper in the final; will Steve be the first to hold onto the cup?

HEAT A

Coming in for the first heat this year are 6 robots, hoping to claim the first place in the semi-finals, but which of the famous 6 will it be?

Melee 1
Bulldog Breed (3) vs. She Loves You vs. Whirligig 4.0

From England, and the third seed, Bulldog Breed. This time, entered by Matt M. It has Hardox and titanium armour, with 2 WD and flipper at the front. Bulldog Breed is strong enough and the flipper can introduce others to the arena camera track but will the 2 wheel drive be out pushed by the clones of storm 2 these days?
IN FAR 8: Came 4th, after beating MusterBot the Clusterbot, Terrorducktyl, Ceros-Icarus, Just Plain Simple, and Tsunami 2.

From America (?), She Loves You. Entered by Clover, and named after a Beatles song to swing the Steve vote, She Loves You is a rare walker in these days which isn€™t a spinner. Instead it has an evil looking double ended axe, which moves on it€™s pivot, so someone has been reading Danny€™s designs . She Loves You looks like to be an Anarchy style walker, so it isn€™t the fastest robot in the arena today, but will the roaming axe be enough for it to survive?
IN FAR 8: Didn€™t enter

From Scotland, Whirligig 4.0. Steve€™s spinner is back, the runner up from the 7th war is back, updated now to take on the latest competition. This time, Steve has gone down the walking route and stuck some shuffling pads on the 4th generation. However, Steve thinks it€™s unfair to have the extra weight, so he has stuck to the 100 kg wheel limit. However the legs on top might get hit by axes or crushers, but who can get close enough with the LEM 130 powered shell?
IN FAR 8: It was 5th seed, but the world was shocked when Just Plain Simple pitted Whirligig 3.0 in round 1.

All three robots are in the arena for the first fight in the new war, as the steel surface looks nice for the first time.

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The first movements of the new war, as Whirligig 4.0 starts to spin it€™s spinner up to speed, as Bulldog Breed is moving for the early kill onto She Loves You, which is moving at full speed towards the middle of the arena, looking good with it€™s axe turning around ready for the kill onto Bulldog Breed. Matt turns the screw and drives into She Loves You€™s front. The axe fires, so does the flipper, as She Loves You is send onto it€™s back, Clover quickly self-rights the beast, but not before Matt can drive into it once more and tries to place the first robot over the fence. The axe turns on it€™s pivot and fires, and hits the front wedge of Bulldog Breed, making a tiny hole. Matt responses and flips She Loves You over, a 360 degree flip, as the walker lands on it€™s legs.

Matt quickly speeds away before Whirligig 4.0, which in this time has been walking towards the party at full speed, spinning around the 100 Kilojoules mark, as Steve doesn€™t want a repeat of last year€™s demise. She Love You turns and tries to get away, but Clover knows that Whirligig 4.0 will get her machine in the end, as the axe turns around to hit into the flat disc. She Loves You is quickly flipped over by Bulldog Breed, straight into Whirligig 4.0€™s killing zone. Steve€™s spinner burps with the food, and gives back She Loves You, now without the axe, as it lands, bent in a number of areas.

Clover€™s walker is stuck on it€™s side, as Whirligig 4.0 walks away, happy with another death. Bulldog Breed can€™t leave the poor walker on it€™s side and pushes it towards the edge of the arena, and before Ref can count out She Loves You, it is over the fence, and sitting on it€™s legs on the tracks.

Cease

She Loves You, flipped and sliced, finally put to rest on the camera
Bulldog Breed (3) and Whirligig 4.0 move onto round 2.

Melee 2
Dantomkia (30) vs. Twist of Fate vs. Tanto 3

From England, and 30th seed, Dantomkia. Entered by Richard this time, the Hardox flipper which holds the title for most OOTA€™s in robot wars returns to hope to stick another robot out of the arena. The high pressure arm has placed the famous Behemoth, Chaos 2, Panic Attack, and Hydro-disc out of the arena to name a few. It has now Hardox to stop spinners. However the rear foot can be damaged in melees if Richard isn€™t careful.
In Far 8 - Got to round 2, after beating Rippoff Again, it met it match in round 2, when it was pitted by Panic 3 Gti.

From England, Twist of Fate. Entered by Frank, the world€™s most famous retired-active vapourbotter. Twist of Fate is a world€™s first, it€™s a full bodied drill. The front end spins around it€™s self as it tries to drill into things, however it is stuck against Hardox and other metals. The idea is that you can€™t be attacked, but Twist of Fate can be flipped over, but it is fully invertible as it rolls with it. However due to the metal floor, if flipped onto it€™s nose it could cause pain.
In Far 8 - Didn€™t enter

From England, Tanto 3. Entered by Matt F, who fancied being behind a powerful beast. Tanto 3 is the most powerful rammer in Europe, has very strong armour and is very, very, controllable with it€™s very fancy speed controllers. This version has some weapons to choice from, but I don€™t know what they are, so we will have to guess. The reliability has been sorted out, as the armour is thick enough to restand a nuclear blast. Weakness, is that there is a large gap between wheel and armour, so an axe could get in their.
In Far 8 - Got into round 2, via the flip of Panic Attack. It almost beat the champion, frost byte, but broke down.

Tanto 3€™s front weapon is the Ming style double wedge which lifts.

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Could you ask for a faster start, as the power from Tanto 3 is put down at once via it€™s on board Traction Control, stopping the wheels from spinning, as the machine of Craig D moves off in search of Dantomkia. Frank is looking for Tanto 3, and Dantomkia is looking for Twist of Fate. The first attack goes for Tanto 3, as it slams into Dantomkia€™s front, and the machine of Michael goes straight over the top. Twist of Fate rams into the side wheel guards of Tanto 3, and makes a lovely mess of the protective strips that hold the metal together. Dantomkia gets around the rear of Twist of Fate and flips it over, rolling it back onto it€™s wheels. Tanto 3 turns and drives into Dantomkia€™s side, driving it across the arena.

The arena wall shakes with the impact, as Dantomkia comes away, quickly flipping Tanto 3 over onto it€™s back. The wheel guard protective strip is handing off, looking very drilled. Twist of Fate comes across the arena, but Tanto 3 runs away onto another attack onto Dantomkia, which has opened the pit release. Twist of Fate follows Tanto 3, but can€™t catch up. Dantomkia is slammed into the wall, and a follow-up attack by Tanto 3, sees the flipper into the arena hammer, which comes down with some force, hitting the top of Dantomkia. Twist of Fate comes in, and makes a start on drilling into the rear panel of Tanto 3. Matt turns on the spot, and rams, getting underneath the front end of Twist of Fate, as it is pushed across the arena. Dantomkia starts moving, but all the ramming has had it€™s work on the new machine, but it is still moving.

Tanto 3 turns, out-pushing Twist of Fate, which is making a lovely mess of the wedge, and it ends up 6 feet into the pit, a quick break, sends it down head-first, the drill hitting the wooden floor of the pit and digs itself down.

Cease

Twist of Fate digs out of the competition
Dantomkia and Tanto 3 move onto round 2.

Round 2 Draw
Dantomkia (30) vs. Whirligig 4.0
Bulldog Breed (3) vs. Tanto 3

Tactics, Predictions, did you like round 1?

[steven_mcg]

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Wooty tourn debute there, Mr Dave! Ich heise superfantastisch after those duels

HEAT A
ROUND 2
1) Dantomkia (30) VS WHIRLIGIG 4.0
Once again, Whirly faces off against DTK. Heres hoping this goes the same way as all our other meetings
Tactics here remain simple as ever - avoid the flipper, rev up and shock-kill, since I doubt Ill be cleaving through the Hardox shell today

2) Bulldog Breed (3) VS Tanto 3
Could be a good match-up and Ill take the Bulldog to just outlast the shover and flick it over the fence

[matt_macdonald]

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Bulldog Breeds Tactics:
Get to the side of Tanto, Ill need to get a quick side attack as its a fast machine, but so am I, I can also get an attack from the back too. Once I get under it, either immediatley get underneath it, and dump it down the pit, or out of the arena. I do have the capability of doing this and should be able to stay away from the front.

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Not a good start from my vaporbot, but oh well! Good fight, Dave!

P.S: Im back! (Frank should be pissed )

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?!?

[kodster]

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The only thing Frank should be pissed about is losing the match. Oh well glad to see you again!

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[matty_haka]

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Subtopic:

Saying my goodbyes.

Probably about to be banned, so Id just like to sya bye to all of you.

If you wanna chat, continue getting tactics etc. from me

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Nice knowing you

Matt

(Ask AJ for more info

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Um, what happened...?

(Hi Clover )

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(glares at Devon) Hi. :S