Yes, but since SZR is a rammer he may want the hydraulics
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Yes, but since SZR is a rammer he may want the hydraulics
Im going to use pnuematics, just because I get a bad vibe about the hydraulics and this fight. Yes that is a lame reason lol
Very well, since hes going for pneumatics...
I think I have a leverage advantage against his flipper with my scoop, so ram against it. Once under, slam it around. Do this repeatedly, and go Tornado/Storm II all over his ass. If that doesnt work, aim for the sides/rear, and repeat ramming process.
If I get a clear opportunity to get in a flip, do so, then ram him down the pit. Ill use the side spikes to right myself more than the flipper, so no worries about that lol
Summary: Just be as aggressive as I can be.
good fights Liam. :)
NEWS:
Im off on holidays for 2 weeks this Saturday, so there probably wont be any fights until I get back (unless I do some tonight/and/or tommorrow
(Message edited by Swim2win on July 24, 2008)
We€™re back now with the second round of Robot SMASH!! Series 2: Recharged Heat I! In round 1 Paralyzation was paralysed and Death Threat 0.2 turned out to be an empty threat. Four brave competitors survive, but another two must be eliminated before the heat final.
Shadow Zone Returns (16) v Achilles
Mega Monsoon v Symmetry
Heat Semi-Final 1
Ladies and Gentlemen, please applaud the return of the number #16 seed Shadow Zone Returns and Achilles!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Kody Kunz
Booth 2: Alex Holt
Achilles is once again using the pneumatic setup for this bout.
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SMASH!!
This is the round that Shadow Zone Returns bowed out of last season; when it was vanquished by All Scoop and No Stab make Steve a Dull Boy, who has already lost out in the second round to Mantis this season. Lots of seeds have bowed out in the second round this season, but from the start of this round it is clear that Kody doesn€™t want Shadow Zone Returns to join the ranks of the defeated and powers forward to meet Achilles, as both robots meet head on! Neither gets under the other this time, but Achilles pushes Shadow Zone backwards across the arena floor and into the arena wall! But with this onslaught Achilles drives up onto the front scoop of Shadow Zone Returns and Kody powers across the arena and slams Alex into the opposite wall, and Achilles is knocked onto its side by the impact! It self-rights and quickly attacks Shadow Zone, this time managing to penetrate the side skirt and throw the seed onto its back, though like Achilles Kody€™s machine packs an electric srimech to conserve flipper gas, and Kody uses this now to get Shadow Zone back onto its wheels, and when he does so he finds the rear flipping arm pressing against the rear of Achilles, and not one to miss an opportunity like this he reverses underneath and throws the PTT5 champion onto its back! Once again Alex self-rights, but Kody gets under the rear of Achilles again, this time using the scoop and he rams Achilles for the full length of the coliseum and dumps the NSBFL6 winner onto the killsaws! BZZT! Achilles is thrown away in a shower of sparks, but finds itself side on to Shadow Zone and rams in underneath, and when Alex hits the flipper button this time Shadow Zone rolls over and back over again on a pretty bumpy ride, finally coming to rest on its side, but right up against the wall! Kody uses the electric srimech, but it just pushes the seed up against the wall! Quickly he uses his flipper to get out of this tight position, but Achilles has come in from behind and Shadow Zone lands on the flipper of Achilles, allowing Alex to throw Kody high into the air again! CRASH!
Shadow Zone lands on its wheels, but land hard and Achilles will gain points from that should this go to a judge€™s decision! But Kody plans to finish it before then and gets under the front of Achilles with that scoop again, this time ramming Alex across the arena and pushing him up against the pit release siren, which wails loudly as Achilles escapes and flips Shadow Zone onto its side yet again, only for Kody to self-right back onto Achilles€™ flipper! And this time Alex sees victory and rushes Shadow Zone to the arena edge and sends the number #16 seed tumbling over the barrier and out of the competition!
CEASE!
Yet another seed crashes out of the competition early on, and Achilles powers through the shadow zone to make the heat final!
I€™m here in the pits now with Kody, who has lost three of his five seeded robots in the past three heats.
Me: Disappointed?
Kody: A little. Shadow Zone isn€™t one of my best chances though, so not too worried although time is running out to get robots into the semi-finals.
Me: You still have Killobite 5.0 (10), Seung Mina IV (4) and Envy.
Kody: Yes, but they have tough line-ups, it could go either way.
Me: Sad to see SZR go in round 2 again.
Kody: Me too, I thought it had a good chance against Achilles.
Me: It did well, just not well enough. Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, now let€™s head back to the coliseum for the second heat semi-final!
Heat Semi-Final 2
Ladies and Gentlemen, please give a warm welcome back to Mega Monsoon and Symmetry!
Roboteers, standby!
Booth 1: Daniel Stickler
Booth 2: Leo Van Miert
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SMASH!!
These two metal-munching machines have hardly anything in common, Symmetry with the innovative weapon and wheel setup and Mega Monsoon with the hulking motors, six wheel drive and powerful stabbing spike. Leo is quickly getting those two spinning discs up to speed as this match gets underway, and Mega Monsoon is quick off the mark as usual, sliding across the coliseum floor with minimum controllability as always! But this has put Monsoon side on to Symmetry, and Daniel doesn€™t miss this opportunity, slamming into the side of the destructive machine and ramming Leo across the arena and onto the killsaws! BZZT! Symmetry is thrown away, but finds itself behind Mega Monsoon and slams into Daniel with the discs, not causing great damage, but throwing Monsoon against the wall with a CLANG! Daniel is back on the attack swiftly and pushes Symmetry across the arena floor, and when 100kg of Mega Monsoon is running you across a dangerous arena of death at 28mph there€™s bound to be damage done, and there is now as Symmetry hits the arena wall and the momentum lifts it off the floor and causes the bot to sail through the air and over the barrier! It€™s so unbelievably lucky Leo and Daniel can€™t believe their eyes! Everything was perfect from the angle at which they were heading to the position of Symmetry on Mega Monsoon€™s front wedge, and now Leo finds himself on the camera tracks having been hit by a rammer and not even a flipper!
CEASE!
The audience go wild and Symmetry is thrown out of the contest, Mega Monsoon rains on to the heat final!
I€™m here in the pits now with a disheartened Leo.
Me: That didn€™t exactly go to plan, did it?
Leo: I would rathered that Mega Monsoon was shredded than Symmetry was OOTAed, yes!
Me: You did do some damage though.
Leo: It was a good hit, but the damage seemed to be minimal.
Me: Will we see Symmetry back next season?
Leo: Maybe.
And so, we have the draw for the heat I final!
Achilles v Mega Monsoon
Well after consulting Daniel...
Lovely 1cm ground clearance at the sides and a high top speed should work in my favour here - although MM is faster and more powerful I should be far more controllable, and Ill use the hydraulics and aim to lift it into the air where its massive horsepower cant get to me. Im not too worried about the spike - pnuematic spikes tend to push things away rather than damaging them too much, and the titanium and hardox should stand up to it fine should I get hit. Id also guess that I should generally be able to get beneath him better due ot my shape.
5 out, 3 to go...will revise Killobites tactics when the time comes.
Achilles VS Mega Monsoon
Pfft. To hard to predict.
I shall go for Mega Monsoon here.
Oh and Id better get my tactics in for the next heat.
Death Wish 2 v BioHazard v Axes of Evil
Axes of Evil has 2cm Polycarbonate, but polycarbonate is polycarbonate, so I shall spin up and trash Axes of Evil.
Oh yeah, predictions...
Gabriel II (14) v PsycloniZer v Baldur Gamma
The seed out.
Death Wish 2 v Biohazard v Axes of Evil
Biohazard wont have to worry methinks, as it cant be flipped. Axes out.