Crash & Burn: Mini-Tournament of Death

Yeah, taking a breaking from Dual Duels for a sec, and gonna write this. Just to go with the flow. :) Itll go very fast, trust me.

I need 8 people to enter ONE vapourbot each. Rules are the same as in other Crash & Burn Tournaments. The Battlegrounds, Team Zlayerz arena, will be used here.

Get entering. :proud:

Perfect for testing out Gabriel III, I feel...

Perfect to give Nitro-Gene another tornument...

Id like to enter Dolce please. :)

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Mini-Tournament of Death?

PsycloniZer for me...

Who to choose... Systematic Shocker

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(Message edited by Robot_Warrior on May 31, 2008)

Four entrants within EIGHT minutes?!?

That leaves...another four. :proud:

EDIT: Five now. :P

(Message edited by kodster on May 31, 2008)

Achilles... you know the site...

Can I reserve a space please? I think I have some stats to tweak.

No prob Steve. :)

1 more. :)

RESERVED

Right... Was just putting my marker up to make sure no-one nicked the last place while I opened Word up:proud:

The 6isc

Shape: Too complicated, apparently. See picture in the vapourbot images thread.

Size: 60X110X60 CM (LWH)

Weight: ~100 KGs

Speed: 10 MPH.

Ground clearance: Under the wheel protectors, it€™s 5 mm.

Weapon: 26 KG spinning disc, powered by one LEM 130 Lynch motor and going at 2500 RPM. The disc is shaped with its own teeth rather than needing teeth surgically attached to it, so dentistry is quite impossible. The energy output is 36 KJ€™s which, while modest by vapour €˜bot standards should still be enough to make a mess of things.

Wheels: 6 wheels, but four wheel drive. This has three wheels on either side arranged in a triangular fashion, so it only runs on four at a time. The wheels are 1 CM solid Ti with soft compound rubber wrapped around them to provide shock resistance, and a layer of Vulcalon wrapped around that to provide traction.

Chassis: The main chassis consists of one solitary 1 CM thick 4 mm box section hardox bar. Slotted over that is a secondary axle, inside which are the batteries. There are also two other triangular chassis€™ supporting the wheels. These are made from 4 MM 1 CM box section Ti bars with weight reducing holes.

Armour: The true axle and chassis is a 4 MM hardox bar. The battery axle is 2 mm aluminium. The semi circular wheel protectors and side spikes are 5 mm Hardox. The disc itself is 14 MM of Hardox 500, and the outer axle is 4 mm grade 5 Ti.

Srimech: Totally invertible. Controls won€™t even have to be reversed after flipping, meaning it can just go straight back on the attack.

Drive: 2 S28-400 Magmotors at 24 volts.

Strengths: The newest version of The 6isc does away with as many weaknesses in The Disc 5 as I could find.

Weaknesses: Weak armour in places. Can€™t use axe attacks.

Entries closed! Waiting for stats from Steve, and line-ups shall be posted. :)

(Message edited by kodster on May 31, 2008)

That was even faster than the Phoenix Cup!!

damn :proud:

Here are my stats, everyone. Say hello to the sixth member of the Spin Dash clan!

NAME- Spin Dash Unleashed (formerly Metal Sonic Spin Dash)
SHAPE- skirted box, with rounded sides and back.
COLOUR- dark blue bodywork, with red-and-white striped skirting.
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 100cm X 75cm X 20cm
SPEED- 16mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0mm
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm all round, 10mm at sides and rear without skirts.
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
MOVEMENT- inner, 6WD
POWER- 2 x LEM-130s. These run at 36v and produce approximately 18hp.
WEAPONS- A horizontal Pussycat-style saw blade on the front. The blade is mounted on the underbelly ala Code:BLACK and is designed to chew up skirts and wheels. It is powered by an S28-150 Magmotor and runs at 3000rpm. Its 18hp and shape also makes it an excellent battering ram.
SRIMECH- invertible. The rounded sides and rear also prevent it getting beached.
NOTES- flies Scotland flag.
STRENGTHS- excellent traction, fast, tough armour, low weaponry, invertible
WEAKNESSES- untested, so-so manoueverability, saw blade less effective upside-down

PIC- http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5359/spindash6ta1.pnghttp://img137.imageshack.us/img137/5...indash6ta1.png

Thanks Steve! Okay then...

1) Gabriel III (Joey)
2) Nitro-Gene 4.0 (Paul)
3) Dolce (Chezza)
4) PsycloniZer (Andy)
5) Systematic Shocker (Liam)
6) Achilles (Alex)
7) Spin Dash Unleashed (Steven)
8) The 6isc (Frank)

Thus, the draw.

Achilles vs. Systematic Shocker
Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Gabriel III
The 6isc vs. Dolce
Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer

Tactics, predictions, comments, n thoughts you lot. :proud:

Spin Dash Unleashed vs. GABRIEL III

This should be good. I can probably get underneath the front with my front point, sawblade or no sawblade, so my tactics are to charge straight at it and try and either break the skirts or get under said front, and flip it over. With it inverted, it should be much easier to get in underneath, so get it caught on the barbs, take to the wall and flip out, or alternatively into the housies or the pit. In the event of that failing, spin around and go thwackbot on SDU.

I wont bother with the skirts in this fight - theres the risk that they might bend down and take the wheels off the ground.

Good luck, Stevo :)

Gabriel, eh?

Classic tactics apply here. Aim for the sides or rear and chew up those titanium skirts. The 14mm max ground clearance should be more than enough for the saw to slip under and nibble those wheels too. If worst comes to worst, aim for the sides and use my superior pushing power to dump it in the Pit.

EDIT: No skirts, Joey? Even better. :proud:

(Message edited by Steven_McG on May 31, 2008)

The line-up came about fast! Well done Kody for getting the competition entered so quickly, and contrats to everyone who entered so quickly.
My predictions and tactics:

Achilles vs. Systematic Shocker: Systematic Shocker is the less experienced, but is the most powerful, and Achilles has the more experience and an effective weapon, but has thin armour, and if pushed into the hazards, will be destroyed. Ill go for Achilles to tumble out - GO LIAM!

Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Gabriel III: Spin Dash looks good, but those sides arent going to do much to help it, and so Ill say that Gabriel shall win!

The 6isc vs. Dolce: Sorry Chezza, but The 6isc to outclass you.

Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer: KODY YOU [Beep that goes on for 7 minutes :proud:]! PsycloniZer is the most damaging robot in this competition, but I have a plan to win. The sides of Nitro-Gene and the are shaped like / (rotate them 90* each way. Rotate it to the left to get the shape for the rear) the shape of the sides/rear means that those hammer will hit a fine point, and do near-to-no damage. The flipper is 6mm Hardox, and I think hell find it hard to damage me at all, and Ive also added shock-proofing foam and Vulkanised Rubber to quell blows from powerful spinners. So I should be fine.

The plan is to ram into the blades, and given the length of the the hammers, it shouldnt be a problem. Because the front is 42*, it should stop the ring. After that, push it to the edge and throw it out.

Good luck AJ :wink: though possibly its me who shall need it :sad:

What is it these days with 5mm titanium being weak? Its not hardox but its by no means as easily damaged as people make out... Consider - how often did you ever see significant damage to titanium on robot wars?

Ill go with hydraulics... lets see much those tracks help when its suspended in the air.

Dominator II?

WBC being sliced apart by Hypnodisc, Biohazard being torn apart a few times, Dominator 2 taking damage from Hypnodisc and Pussycat, Tsunami being torn a new one by X-Terminator... Ti isnt weak, but it doesnt offer much protection against big-ass spinners.

Against Dolce, Ill aim for the sides, keep flipping him over with the disc and wait for something to break. Sorry Chezza but Im going to have to damage your paint job a lil bit:wink:

(Message edited by pcbore on May 31, 2008)

Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer

Looking over the stats, Nitro-Gene 4.0 has clearly been designed to stand up to high-energy spinners. Despite that, I think there is plenty for me to exploit. First of all, lets run through the basics. Nitro-Gene 4.0 is a flipper, and PsycloniZer is invertible. So in that case, its weapon does not particularly bother me. We all saw how difficult it was to flip Typhoon 2 in Robot Wars 7, despite it facing a flipper of some description in almost every match. The gyroscopic forces of me spinning should prevent any sort of decent attack from Nitro-Gene. Even then, the width of PsycloniZer will be a problem for it. So I think I€™m pretty safe from any attacks. As before, if it does flip me, I have the invertibility.

The pointed side things do not really bother me that much. All it does is provide me with even more corners to try and latch on to and rip a panel away. With 5mm Hardox armouring, I€™m not going to be causing any serious damage to the panels themselves. Therefore, I€™m going to have to rip them off instead. :lame: First of all though, those 5mm Ti skirts look tasty. €œHardox hinges€ or not, my aim is to give them a couple of hits and wipe them clean off. Then, take to all those nice corners. Spin up the shell and smash it to as many pieces as possible. Target the edges and rip it up.

Good luck Paul, this looks like it is going to be a good one. :)

Elsewhere, I can see Achilles going through based on experience. Spin Dash Unleashed should have a winning debut and The 6isc will probably be too powerful for Dolce. Looks like a cracking little tournament!

Woo, loads of tactics. :)

Now admittedly I havent seen series 7, so you might be referring to fights I havent seen...

But looking at these fights on youtube there is little if any notable damage in any except hypnodisc vs wheely big cheese, and there it is purely on the wheels across the welds.

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Good luck Paul, this looks like it is going to be a good one.
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I second that AJ! Its going to be an interesting battle in that Im an anti-spinner and youre an anti-flipper, so its going to be mad :proud: All we need is a world-class writer and were away! *Looks at the dorr, and spots a package labelled World-Class Writer inside - do not invert as it may downgrade him due to boring facts about knocks on ze head. I open the package, along with Liam, AJ, Steven, Alex, Joey and Chezza and we see Kody emerge. We all cheer and shout Forget World-Class Writer, this is a UNIVERSE-Class Writer!* :proud:

(Message edited by paulc on May 31, 2008)

I never thought Kody would stoop to fake German :proud:

I second the sentiment though.

People, youre too kind. :P

Now normally I can pass with tactics, but seeing as I posted the draw just over an hour ago and I already have 3/4s of the tactics, come on Liam and Chezza, Id like to have the complete set. :proud:

Tactics: To axe the hell out of The 6isc and make it suffer.

Tactics

Achilles v Systematic Shocker

Im gonna go with my drum here and try to rip through that 5mm titanium side armour. If that fails, push it into the pit. Good luck Alex:)

The problem with axing the hell out The 6isc is that...*puts on low, chilling, unearthly voice* IT IS THE CREATION OF HELL ITSELF! :uhoh:/:proud:

Well see Paul. :P

The 6isc is a universe-class vapour!

Nah Paul, youve got it wrong.... Hell is the one with the fire and demons and stuff. Franks brain is the thing that a bit like that, with less fire and less demons but as a whole a lot worse.

Predictions

Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Gabriel III

Oof, a hard one. But Spin Dash Unleashed looks mean, and with no skirts Gabriel is history (sorry!)

The 6isc vs. Dolce

Dolce is an excellent new robot, and against any other opponent Id say Chezza through, but it is The 6isc...

Nitro-Gene 4.0 vs. PsycloniZer

Another tough nut. PyscloniZer could destory Nitro, but it is a spinner killer, so who knows...?

Good luck all:)

To be fair Liam, I dont think that a 35kg spinning ring with three hammers extending horizontally outwards, supported to each other with a framework, powered by an LEM200 motor run at 48v and spins at 2500rpm,capable of getting up to full speed in less than 3 seconds and allowing this to slam huge 80mm3 sharpened lumps of Hardox into the opponents at a force of around 108kj will totally destroy me...just cause a couple of wounds that are easily repaired with an anti-denting device and super-glue :proud:

Seriously though, the armour should be fine, and so should the insides, but Im not completely sure about the likelihood of me winning as unless I can stop the spinner within 1 second of it getting to speed, Ill lose.

Given that AJ looked up Nitro-Gene and I was remembering what Id originally read of PsycloniZer, Im renewing my tactics.

Because of the speed of the ring, even if I to catch it within the 3 seconds, theres a chance Ill miss. However, theres a greater chance that my 22mph might catch my 15mph opponent before he spins up. If I do catch him, just flip him out - I dont want to take any chances. If I miss, my plan is to use my armour and speed, and his traction to my advantage: If I go my the basic rambot principle, and just ram him any way I wish, theres a chance Ill be moved away, and hell be fine. But if I was to ram INTO the blades, hell not push either of us away, since hes not like Tempest :) This will go the blades to a low speed, allowing me to slow him - then throw him out :proud:

As I said before:

Good luck AJ :wink: though possibly its me who shall need it :sad:

The armour itself may not be damaged, which is why I am trying to take the panels off as they are rather than put slices in them. If not, shock damage could be key. As Paul has a change in plan, I will need to counter by first running away to ensure Im fully spun up by the time it hits me.

Ahem€¦

Hey everybody, and welcome to The Crash & Burn Mini-Tournament of Death! I€™m taking a break from Dual Duels at the moment and writing this little 8 robot tournament as a freshener. Who will get the (relatively small) crown? Let€™s find out!

Our competitors are as follows€¦

€œFrom Pontefract in West Yorkshire€¦Gabriel III.€

Angel of hell, or devil€™s food? :proud: Joey McConnell€™s entry has a long triangular pyramidal body shape with a steep rear and very shallow front. Powerful LEM-drive gives it the push, and it has variable steering as well. Its very powerful front-hinged flipper helps as well, with barbs on it to strand its prey, and other barbs can be found all over the body, as well as the rear to prevent strandings€¦that being said, its armour isn€™t the best, and it not being much of a pusher could have it on the highway back to hell before long. :proud:

€œFrom Orpington in London€¦Nitro-Gene 4.0.€

Turbocharged and ready for action is Paul Cuomo€™s flipperbot. Boxy in shape with a flipper that€™s hinged halfway down the back, it can toss over 1.5 tonnes easily, and is quite powerful with 4 LEM130s for drive. Its 5mm hardox exterior armour and inner shockproofing can make many spinners cry, as well as the skirts all around that give some low-end protection. Its edges however look like big hot spots for heavier spinners, and a top speed of 22mph means it doesn€™t have the best control. Will the Nitro-Gene be rocketed from the gene pool? :proud:

€œFrom Manchester€¦Dolce.€

It€™s an axe of affairs as Chezza€™s axebot thunders onto the scene. The axe in question hits home very hard, might even dent hardox, and goes on for 30 full hits before dying down. 9mm titanium wraps comfortably around Dolce, as does the lovely paint job, and a good decent 15mph speed keeps it in check, but it€™s nowhere near the best pusher. If anybody happens to get under the skirts that hide the 11mm ground clearance, the axebot will certainly be in trouble. Should the axe fail, Dolce might be considered a dunce. :proud:

€œFrom Shrewsbury in Shropshire€¦PsycloniZer.€

A storm is coming€¦no wait, it already HAS come. :proud: Andrew Jackson brings to us a ring spinner with three very frighteneing hammers and a cage to ward off flippers. Hardox is in all areas, 8mm for the main ring and 3.25mm for the top and bottom panels. For a ring spinner it€™s not all that slow either; 2 S28-400 MagMotors power it up and give it a 15mph top speed. Although the cage does help, the ground clearance of the body itself is quite high, and it can be stacked against the wall. Is the PsycloniZer too powerful for its own good? Maybe. :wink:

€œFrom Cardiff in Wales€¦Systematic Shocker.€

Internal server error? It must be the work of Liam Eliot€™s tracked machine! :proud: No matter what set-up it€™s got, it€™ll have either spikes or a scoop. It can also use a spinning drum as its weapon. It€™s hella powerful with LEM200 drive and 2 titanium tank tracks, and its main armour, 4mm Hardox, is nothing to scoff at, or its 5mm titanium skirts. What€™s to scoff at, you reckon? The fact that its tracks are exposed from above, as with all invertible machines, as will having a 20mph top speed that might send it out of control. System crash, anyone? :proud:

€œFrom Geddinton in Northamponshire€¦Achilles.€

Alex Holt believes in the gods, and not the least of which the one he named his robot after! :proud: This very successful wedge can use its flipper to flip, or lift, via pneumatics and hydraulics respectively. With hydraulics, there is a little claw to hold opponents in place for this mean old wedge to drag where he wants. 4 S28-400s power this bad boy and it can run at 18mph. While its armour isn€™t quite withstanding against the big spinners, the 10mm polyurethane rubber on top can deceive the crushers and axes it encounters. It self-rights using a bar at the top, and that€™s about it for your godly all-rounder. :proud:

€œFrom Glasgow, Scotland€¦Spin Dash Unleashed.€

I hate that hedgehog! No, not Sonic! It€™s Steven McGregor€™s newest creation! :proud: Invertible and run on LEM130s and 6WD, when it comes to push and shove, this bot can give it all. Its rounded sides and rear help prevent beaching, and skirts prevent breaching. 4mm Hardox covers this wolf-in-hedgehog€™s-clothing, and the deadly saw returns, powered by an S28-150 and going at 3000RPM! Unlike bots with less wheels, though, it can€™t manoeuvre as well, and the sawblade doesn€™t do as well upside-down. But€¦you€™re too slow if you can€™t keep up with its 16mph top speed. :proud:

€œFrom Gainsborough in Lincolnshire€¦The 6isc.€

It€™s Frank Goacher€™s bar-bell bot we€™ve all come to know and€¦know. :proud: Its 6 wheels are arranged in a triangular fashion so it€™s 4WD invertible no matter what, and giant 5mm Hardox hubs protect them. The 14mm Hardox disc goes at 2500RPM and is powered by a LEM130, providing a modest 36kJ. The actual body is a 4mm Hardox axle bar, and the battery bar is 2mm aluminium. Its great dimensions make it look intimidating, but it can be flipped around easily from the sides, and its armour isn€™t so great in places. Will there be a 7isc after this contest? :proud:

Introductions done, onto the first battle€¦soon€¦

I had planned to do all four fights tonight€¦but due to certain circumstances beyond my control *cough*familymatters*cough* I can only do one fight and leave you hanging until a little later€¦so€¦let€™s begin. :proud:

+1>The Crash & Burn Mini-Tournament of Death!

Eliminators
Battle 1
Achilles vs. Systematic Shocker

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Kody: So what€™s the scoop on Achilles€™ tactics?
Alex: Er, not much. Just going with the hydraulics, going to see how much fun he€™ll have in the air.
Kody: Looks impressive.
Alex: Can lift over 400kg, so it€™s at the least quite good I€™d say.
Kody: I wouldn€™t bet against that. How do you feel about your opponent?
Alex: Newcomer, whatever, all the same to me. Only another fight I have to win.
Kody: Good luck to you.
Alex: Thanks.
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Kody: Hey, how€™s it coming along?
Liam: Coming along? It€™s done, nothing more to do.
Kody: Lovely. And what are your tactics gonna be?
Liam: Use the drum, shred him up, get him down the pit.
Kody: Not worried about being a newcomer to the game?
Liam: Hell no. It€™s just a flipper.
Kody: Confident, aren€™t you€¦he€™s using hydraulics for this bout.
Liam: Good for me, I won€™t be flipped as easily then.
Kody: Good luck out there.
Liam: Thank you.
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Roboteers, stand by€¦

Booth #1: Alex Holt
Booth #2: Liam Eliot

In the arena, for the house robots, we have Double Whamlet; quad axes and scoop arm€¦also in the arena, Taki-san; electric wedge, and rear cutting blade.

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Activate!

We are underway! And so are both of our first two competitors, quite possibly searing the floor with burning rubber as they crash into each other€™s faces. Systematic Shocker is the quicker of the two, and therefore gets into Achilles€™ zone first. It€™s no big crash, just a dull thunk against the well-armoured hydraulic lifting plate, but Achilles has met the scoop just behind the drum and is stuck behind it slightly. Had Achilles wedged it successfully, it might€™ve been over for Liam, but now that it€™s become a pushing match, it€™s Alex who€™s in the gutter as, though devoid of a functional drum for the moment, Systematic Shocker starts to push Alex€™s machine backwards, having the clear power advantage! Soon enough, the wall beckons. WHAM. Achilles is stuffed right into it, and Liam keeps him there.

Liam however realizes he€™s not going to defeat his opponent by simply pinning him there, and also that you can only hold your opponent for 30 seconds, so he gives Achilles his freedom and backs off to rev up the spinning drum. Achilles blasts back towards his opponent, twisting around to try and attack the sides. Systematic Shocker is doing the likewise, with Achilles barely escaping a hit, and Alex smiles slightly as Achilles turns right into the side of Systematic Shocker, but unfortunately the skirts defeat the lifter and Alex drives right up the skirts and into the side, spearing Systematic Shocker€™s side panel with the wedge. As he backs off, Systematic Shocker turns and goes for the frontal assault again, this time with the drum fully spun up! It puts its speed advantage to good use, and Achilles can€™t turn away fast enough as it exposes its side!

CRASH!

The noise echoes through the arena, but luckily the 5mm titanium deals with the drum€™s blow with only a dent. It has, however, toppled Achilles, and Systematic Shocker shoves into Achilles as Achilles€™ bar srimech kicks in, sending Achilles over, and away before Liam can catch him. Alex turns his bot around as Systematic Shocker draws near, the drum back at its terminal speed, and decides to box-rush it. Liam seems a bit startled by this and backs off, but Alex keeps coming, and slams into Systematic Shocker on an angle, sliding straight under the drum which causes minimal impact on the wedge, and also getting straight under the scoop as well! Liam tries to drive off, but Achilles lifts his robot up, the claw now latched onto the top of Systematic Shocker€™s left side, and keeping it in place!

With his catch of the day in his grasp, Alex heads over to the pit release button, and slams Systematic Shocker against it, unlocking the pit that slowly descends into the earth. Achilles however looks relatively unstable, however, trying to turn with a 110kg robot on his lifter, and suddenly tips forward, sending it straight onto its own lifter and suspended on it! Systematic Shocker however is nowhere near safe, as Achilles€™ lifter and claw are firmly clamped around it, so it can€™t move. Achilles€™ wheels are spinning, but it appears unable to get around as well.

Knowing what he has to do, Alex retracts the lifter, and Systematic Shocker can finally get away, as Achilles falls back onto its own wheels. Liam comes back on the attack as Systematic Shocker barges into Achilles from the front before Alex can move his robot again, and though unable to drum up Achilles€™ wedge or get at the side, pushes it across the arena, and unfortunately for Alex, right into the grasp of Double Whamlet! The house robot smacks the top of Achilles, but it€™s done nil to Achilles€™ top polyurethane protection, but it€™s now held in place from the rear by Double Whamlet€™s grabbing arms, unable to move thanks to the house robot€™s power, and Taki-san is leaving her CPZ; Liam gets the hell out of the way as her big cutting blade makes itself known!

CRASH!!!

Known to Achilles€™ hydraulic lifter, that is! It smacks against the side of the lifter, slightly denting the 4mm Hardox plate but other than that, it€™s just sparks, m€™dear. :proud: Now The Watcher makes his own presence known, and shoves Taki outta the way, which is the cue for Whamlet to release Achilles€¦who darts straight into the nearby Systematic Shocker€™s side! This time, the skirt doesn€™t help Liam, and Achilles has firmly wedged the Welsh robot! The claw seems to securely clamped it, and Liam fiercely wiggles the controls back and forth as Achilles lifts his robot into the air, and starts to drag it towards the pit!

All of a sudden, the tracks of Systematic Shocker do indeed make a shocker, getting just enough traction to rotate, and tilt slightly off the lifting plate, which is enough to send Achilles completely off-balance, and he is thrown forward as Systematic Shocker is thrown off, gliding just by the pit, and Liam wipes his brow that he didn€™t meet such a fate. Alex isn€™t too happy about this, and he restores the lifter down and rushes forward to makes amends. But Systematic Shocker makes a little reverse manoeuvre and Achilles ends up flying past him, setting up a perfect opportunity for a hit, which Liam takes!

CRASH!!!

Probably the best drum hit of this match, as the 5mm titanium panel gets taken off completely! To say Alex is displeased would be quite an understatement right about now; he is positively fuming, and Liam is happy with the result: he moves forward to attack again. Achilles proves the more maneouvrable this time around by nipping around the charge and getting to Systematic Shocker€™s side, sliding under the skirt again on an angle, and lifts Systematic Shocker€™s right end up. Liam watches with a dead-weight feeling in his stomach as Achilles charges forward sending the tracked robot onto its back.

Achilles seems to be back in the game now, having seemingly turned his opponent€™s weapon inside-out, and strolls around to try and have a nick at Systematic Shocker€™s side skirt again. Liam backs Systematic Shocker off, but Achilles goes with the flow, and again turns into the skirt, barely getting under it as the lifter opens, but Systematic Shocker backs away too quickly€¦and Liam guns forward towards Achilles€™ exposed weapon; inverted drum or not, this can€™t end well!

CRASH!

Oh dear, that didn€™t sound good€¦and it definitely isn€™t! The hydraulic ram has been completely knocked back into Achilles€™ internals, and by the sound of it snapped it right off the lifting plate! Not a good sign! Alex discerns this quite clearly, but his face is now unreadable as he rams Achilles into Systematic Shocker€™s drum again, so at least the drive is still working properly. The drum having stopped again, Liam is saved by the scoop, and he begins to push Achilles back towards the wall again, Alex tries hard to push back, but slowly and surely€¦WHAM. A dull thunk and Alex has his wedge pinned against the wall again.

Half the match has gone by now, and it€™s none too obvious who€™s in control of this match, but Systematic Shocker despite being the less maneouvrable of the two has shown good control, and continues to pin Achilles against the wall as The Watcher moves in and separates them himself, and Systematic Shocker is off again to spin up his drum€¦only to be greeted by Achilles once more as the plate stops the drum in its tracks, not only that but it gets under the scoop as well, and throws Systematic Shocker into the wall opposite! WHAM! The claw prevents Liam€™s robot from escaping the grasp as there still is a grasp, even though Achilles cannot lift, and Alex turns to deliver Liam to the pit again, only for Liam to drive out from under the claw and off the side, and spin up the drum again.

As Alex moves in for another side attack, Systematic Shocker suddenly backs up and spins around. Achilles pauses for a second, wondering if this is a well-thought-out plan or a crazy attempt to trick the veteran, then throws himself into the spinning rammer. The side of Liam€™s machine whacks against the side of Alex€™s, and a second later gets the drum in€¦only for it to once again hit the wedge and bounce away. Alex moves in€¦but is foiled by the scoop once more€¦and now it proves crucial, as Systematic Shocker has him in drect line with the pit! Alex frantically pounds his control, but those S28-400s aren€™t overpowering those LEM200s today, and a few seconds later, Achilles is dunked into the hole, and we say good-bye to the first fall-out.

CEASE!

Achilles has been brought to his heels. :proud:
Systematic Shocker advances to Round 2!
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Kody: Oi€¦that looks a mess€¦
Alex: It shall be repaired soon enough.
Kody: I hope it really is soon enough. Return soon.
Alex: I will when I wish.
Kody: And Liam€¦well, I honestly say I did not see that coming.
Liam: Hehe, to be honest, I didn€™t either.
Kody: You€™re gonna go all the way?
Liam: You bet!
Kody: Good luck for the next round!
Liam: Thank you.
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Next battle: Spin Dash Unleashed vs. Gabriel III

(Message edited by kodster on June 01, 2008)