This could be a close battle, but I think TAN has a slight advantage over SpinVerter. For a 2 wheeled robot, TAN has a tonne of traction, and could outpush other robots easily.
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This could be a close battle, but I think TAN has a slight advantage over SpinVerter. For a 2 wheeled robot, TAN has a tonne of traction, and could outpush other robots easily.
I bet Jeroen dissagrees.
I think the sloped sides on Spinverter will be an utter pain in the ass for TAN to grab. IF I also remember right, Spinverter was lower then 120mm in height.... I think SV will beat TAN on a JD after flipping TAN around.
TAN to grab the seed hit the pit switch but spinverter 3 to manage to escape and mangle the dutch robots wheels(first time,this is)
Time to find Semi-Finalist number...erm...lets see, now...uh...erm...the one after three...ah...oh damn, why did I drop Maths?!
HEAT D
ROUND 3
HEAT FINAL
SPINVERTER 3 (7) Vs TOUGH AS NAILS
House Robots - Dulcy and The Kaiser Chief
Roboteers stand by...
3...2...1...
ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!
One of the most anticipated matches of the War thus far has now begun and what better way to kick things off than with yet another full blown head-on collision? :proud: With the quicker SpinVerter making the first move, our two protaganists meet painfully just near the arena centre! Despite knocking its rival backwards with sheer force, the No.7 seed now finds itself perfectly within Tough as Nails grasp! Immediately, Martijn activates the claws...but his eyes bulge as the two pincers slide almost right the way up those sloping sides! After a little quick wrigging into position, the seed darts right underneath the Dutch competitor and fires its infamous arm! However, with some quick activation of the jaws just before launch, T.A.N. gets a quasi-decent grip on the titanium/vanadium box that is its rival and only ends up being thrown a few feet upwards! Upon landing, though, things dont get much better! Darting under the rear end of the real robot, SpinVerter goes full steam ahead up the Warzone and fires the flipper just before reaching the top wall! Thankfully, Tough as Nails flies mainly upward rather than forward and crashes back down on top of our No.7 seed after a nice 7ft fall! In a flash of blue, the Dutch warrior scrambles off its nemesis...but not without being rammed into the topmost arena disc and getting a scratch in the hardox armour in the process! Before its rival from Down Unda can retaliate, T.A.N. reverses as quickly as possible back into the Void Activator! Just as it pull out of the corner again, though, SpinVerter catches up again and just manages to swerve under the sides! One burst of CO2 has the PTT newbie thrown right over, but given its invertibility, thats not exactly much of a problem! Seeking revenge, Tough as Nails narrowly dodges another ram and slips its jaws around the veterans sides! As though on instinct, Martijn activates the gas, but once more, the claws find it hard to grapple the sloped bodywork! The No.7 seed is in quite a weak hold and its little more than a couple of seconds before Tom wriggles free and back into action! After taking a cheeky flip for its troubles, Jeroen has a change of heart...and runs away! :proud: As the quicker of the two, SpinVerter isnt far behind and catches up just as T.A.N. passes by Dulcys corner in the top-right corner! However, Lord Roper finds himself distracted from the real machine as the House Robot lurches to the edge of her domain and bumps the vapourbot legend hard with her hardox claws! Not one to resist a challenge, Tom detours into the Patrol Area as the roboticized dragon lets loose a belch of flame! The Aussie seems undeterred, though, and after scraping under her sides, a fresh burst of carbon dioxide has the token bird of the Team Coldheart crew toppled over onto her side like Del Trotter in the pub! :proud: Feeling justifiably chuffed with its success, Tom now turns his attention to Tough as Nails...who has just shot up the ring and smacked the Aussies bot right in the scoop! Getting another flimsly squeeze on the side-slopes, the Dutch contender finds its grip loosened once more as the No.7 seed flips the newbie off and away a short way ahead of it! Recovering almost at once on landing, Jeroen reverts to his fleeing tactics and dashes down the arena with SpinVerter in hot pursuit...straight for the Void! Obviously aware of this tactic, Lord Roper takes care in slowing his creation as it gets nearer the vicinity of our pit! Only now with a short distance between them on the hole does T.A.N. strike again, sharply swerving towards the twice PTT Semi-Finalist and engaging in a brief waltz before wrapping its claws around the boxy bot once more! Immediately getting another weak grip (courtesy of Mr Benschop), Tough as Nails wastes no more time and turns towards the Void before its too late! However, SpinVerter squirms to freedom mere feet away and promptly inverts its Dutch rival yet again! Both are now on the verge of oblivion, hurridly trying to scrabble to the others side! Tom gets there first and leaves the flipper alone this time, simply wanting to get the newbie down that hole ASAP! But now, its T.A.N.s turn to act the slippery customer! The RW7 Semi-Finalist jerks backwards from the edge of the pit...SpinVerter nearly falls in itself and tries reversing to safety...Jeroen rockets in from behind...and our two blue bruisers find themselves tumbling into the purple-and-yellow abyss together!
CEASE!!!!!
Ahhhhhh. Youve not had one like that from me in a good long while, have ye? :) Obviously, we need a winner from our two fallen fighters and the Judge has taken it upon himself to review the pitting several times. Upon these examinations, we can announce that the first machine to plunge to its doom and hit the floor was...
...SpinVerter 3! Comiserations to our No.7 seed, who goes from flipper to flopper! At least you took two of the three bots in the ring out with you. :proud:
TOUGH AS NAILS GOES THROUGH TO THE SERIES SEMI-FINALS!!!
Congratulations to Jeroen van der Loo and Martijn Benschop! :proud:
LATER ON:
HEAT E
ROUND 1
All Hell VS Dante VS UltraVerter (9) VS Wedga REVO V2
Death Adder 3 VS Hacked-Off Ha-ka (24) VS Intensity VS Pussycat
Again, no new stats from Tom, so here be last years: (http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/discus/messages/760/2773.html?1088790469http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/disc...3.html?1088790 469)
Thoughts? Tactics? Enjoy Round 3?
Thank you :)
Good heat final there, Steven - I wasnt expecting that result!
DA3 will go for Pussycat first - if I hit him hard with the curved scoop, I may be able to send him tumbling, then I can strike or pin him with the axe. After a few shots at him, Ill go for HOHK or Intensity, keeping at their sides and seeing if I can get under and shove them around as well.
AWESOME fight Steve, and Im not just saying that because I won, Im saying that because he lost :proud:
and because it was awesome...
and because this will be my first ever semi-final!
ahhh, I love it I love it I love it! :proud:
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Immediately getting another weak grip (courtesy of Mr Benschop)
especially loved that bit :proud:
ok, onto heat E, the first battle involves my teammate Dave W, so Im not gonna predict that one, the second battle might become an axe-mayhem, with DA3 and Hacked-Off Ha-Ka going through
Run around and slam into any of the other 3 with the axe befor eusing our traction to get them into the pit.
ultraverter(9)and wedga revo to beat all hell and dante and intensity and pussycat to qualify out of them and HOHK and DA3