Standard tactics - hit, flip and run...
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Standard tactics - hit, flip and run...
Crud, darn teamwork. If i can grapple one of them, i head straight to the pit with him, im only likely to get one chance though.
Damn, the two other robots I didnt want to face in the first round... oh well...
Hmm... I guess for the first part of the fight, Ill have to stay away from my opponents. Cosmic Thunders armor is quasi-good, but these guys have some pretty harsh weapons here. If one of them tries to attack me, Ill just run like hell in the other direction, and watch as the other two battle it out. Hopefully Black Panther Queen will get the upper hand here. Im hoping he can get under, and when he does Ill come screaming across the arena and get under as well, and flip him out (maybe with some help from the good Queen). With a little bit of luck, YACATR well be out and defeated.
From here, Ill have to take on Black Panther Queen by myself. Shes faster, but I think Im lower. Were both 0mm GC at the front, but to the side of his flipper he should be about 3mm or so (as it says in his stats). All the time Ill be aiming for this area to get under. Once I get under then just go for the flip. My flipper should be powerful enough to take him off his feet and out of the arena as well. If he does get under me, then try to back out. Hell probably flip me before I back out, and if so then Ill just drive away while on my face and self-right from a better area. Once self-righted, Ill come back for anohter assault and hopefully get under his side corner this time so I can flip and win.
Heh, good luck.
Black Panther Queen vs Cosmic Thunder 2 vs Yet Another Cut Above The Rest
The Lexan on the front of Cosmic Thunder 2 looks tasty, so Ill go and take a few chunks out of that first and just try and get some lucky shots on the insides (the pneumatics perhaps?). Black Panther Queen looks pretty tough so Ill only go for that if I need to.
heyheyhey, look at that, all 6 contenders gave me their first round tactics, guess this might be a smooth heat after all, I thank you all
dont forget Alex M, I need 2 robots from the first melee to go through, so you only need to beat 1 to earn yourself a place in round 2
(Message edited by MajinB on October 22, 2005)
Hmm.....both of my opponents attackign each other.....works for me...
And here it is, the start of Mechanical Noise, first of all, I€™d like to say welcome to everyone willing to read this, secondly, I€™d like to say€¦
LET THE WARS BEGIN!
Heat A
Round 1
Fight 1
Black Panther Queen vs Cosmic Thunder 2 vs Yet Another Cut Above The Rest
Black Panther Queen: This is the first robot I€™ll introduce to you, and a royal one it is. Alex Holt designed her majesty with one main tactic in eyes: hit with that fearsome axe, flip with that fearsome flipper and run away with that fearsome speed. Seriously, this pyramid-like robot isn€™t a kitten you should touch without gloves.
Cosmic Thunder 2: Hang on a sec Alex McWilliams. Is there such a thing as thunder in space in the first place? If it exists, it must be as devastating as this robot€™s flipper. Especially when you realize that this flipper is mounted on a very low and sleek wedge, with skirts all around, you should see that this robot is a robot to watch. Will anyone be able to bring this Cosmic Thunder down to Earth?
Yet Another Cut Above The Rest: Here we have the longest robot-name in the entire tournament. An outsider might think that Andy Jackson tries to compensate the downfalls of his robot with the robot€™s name. An insider however, would see that there€™s no need to do so at all. With YACATR, Andy designed an oddly shaped, skirted axlebot with one horizontal spinning disc. A lethal combination perhaps, but is it really a cut above the rest?
3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ Activate!
AND MECHANICAL NOISE, SERIES 1 HAS KICKED OFF!
Black Panther Queen uses her excellent speed to drive towards Comsic Thunder 2, wanting to give the Dutch machine a nice battering. McWilliam (using the last names, since there are two Alex€™s over here) sees how the axebot approaches him and €œruns like hell in the other direction€ (well, it€™s a tactic :proud:). This causes Holt€™s axe to JUST miss the wedge, and Black Panther Queen backs off as well. This is Holt€™s hit and run-tactic as we know it! (well, without the hit, it seems like this is the match of the silly tactics :proud:). YACATR, who also was aiming for Cosmic Thunder 2, meets him in the yellow corner of the arena. Cosmic Thunder 2 tries to dodge this assault as well, but with less success, as the horizontal spinner gets a nice touch on the flipper€™s rear and rips the back-skirt halfway off. Andy wants to keep on attacking and chases Cosmic Thunder 2, who€™s back-skirt is loosely following him. Holt however, has decided to try out his hit and run-tactic on YACATR. When the queen reaches the fray, it is too late for Andy to escape her devastating axe-blow, which seriously dents Andy€™s Hardox shell. Now Holt tries to slide his flipper underneath YACATR, but Andy isn€™t planning to make it easy for him. He turns his axlebot around and reaches the queen€™s armour. When the flipper moves upwards, Black Panther Queen bounces backwards due to the impact of the disc, her armour being battered. Both the power of the panther€™s flipper and the impact of his own disc on the other hand make YACATR fly across the arena. This is McWilliam€™s cue, and his flipping bot speeds across the arena to reach the flying body of YACATR and drive underneath. McWilliam slowly realizes this might not have been a wise choice. His wedge does get under YACATR, however, YACATR lands with his disc down, meaning Cosmic Thunder 2€™s Lexan has to deal with a 100 kg spinning bot falling on top of it. McWilliam desperately activates the flipper, which sends YACATR flying once more. But much to the displeasure of the Dutchman, YACATR takes the entire flipping arm, some pieces of Lexan AND the back-skirt with him. Holt, watching the horrifying sight, speeds towards Cosmic Thunder 2 to give him the final blow. He lets his spatula slide underneath and starts hammering down on Cosmic Thunder 2, who can€™t put on much resistance anymore after his almost lethal collision with YACATR. Andy in the meanwhile watches how his robot safely lands within the walls of the arena after being airborne for a while. After Holt has been hammering Cosmic Thunder 2 for some time, bot he and the judges realize there isn€™t much life left in him and he is counted out.
Cosmic Thunder 2 has been beaten into submission
Black Panther Queen and YACATR go through to round 2!
Heat A
Round 1
Fight 2
Black Panther Queen vs Cosmic Thunder 2 vs Yet Another Cut Above The Rest
Judo Chop!: I haven€™t got a clue what the name refers to (man, I should visit the cinema more often), but I do understand how this machine can be a success. Anthony Politzi took two axes, mounted them horizontally on the sides of an invertible body and put them on high pressure (3000 PSI of CO2 to be exactly). As if this wasn€™t enough, he also placed a plow at the front and a hinged wedge at the back of this machine.
Holy jeepers batman! Err, wait, wrong refrence.
Natural Selection: Chris Cooper was obviously thinking of Darwin when he came up with this machine. The name of Chris€™ robot actually appeared in the title of Darwin€™s book, namely €œThe origin of species by means of natural selection; or, The preservation of favored races in the struggle for life€Â. Chris is clearly aiming for Natural Selection to be the last bot surviving in the struggle of robotic life. If this powerful crushing/lifting-combo will succeed? We€™ll see.
S.D. IV: Sawbots are quite uncommon nowadays. Is this because they€™re inferior to the more brutal spinning weapons? Perhaps. But have you ever seen a flywheel subtly eating away the wheels of an opponent? Steven McGregor took the highly underused sawblade weapon and mounted it at the very bottom of the front of an invrtible box. Aiming for wheels and skirts as always, Steven€™s machine is here to rock.
3€¦2€¦1€¦ Activate!
S.D. IV has a quick start and immediately aims for Natural Selection. Judo Chop! Starts driving quickly afterwards, and much to Chris€™ displeasure, Anthony€™s creation heads for Natural Selection as well! Chris, looking a bit frightened at the moment, starts driving his machine in the opposite direction. Is Chris a coward? Is he afraid of a confrontation with the tag team that Judo Chop! and S.D. IV have become? The answer comes to us when we hear a loud siren. Natural Selection wasn€™t fleeing away like a coward, instead, he decided to gang up with the pit release button! Judo Chop! quickly changes course and heads for the pit release button, which has Natural Selection still standing next to it. Unable to dodge the quick machine, Natural Selection is slammed against his back and against the arena wall by the axebot€™s plow. Steven€™s machine, slightly slower than Judo Chop!, comes in to join the fray, hitting the side of the Darwinistic box. Chris is struggling to escape from his unpleasant position, but this becomes effortless when Anthony fires his axes and pierces the 4 mm titanium sides of Natural Selection. In the meanwhile, Steven is slowly sawing the side-skirts of Natural Selection. Our Scotsman decides to take on a more aggressive approach as he drives his sawbot backwards, ready to ram his saw-blade into the side of Natural Selection. Chris, now only captured by one opponent instead of two, seizes his chance and puts his machine in reverse. Anthony, who wasn€™t expecting this sudden action, is pulled backwards and quickly loosens his grip on Natural Selection. Steve on the other hand is still eager to ram Natural Selection, and he drives straight to his crushing opponent. However, Natural Selection is now able to move freely and aims his frontal crushing arm towards S.D. IV, and starts driving towards him. The result is a full frontal collision between the two bots, where S.D. IV€™s Tornado-like traction seems to gain the upper hand. However, Chris successfully slides his front scoop underneath the sawbot€™s saw, and before Steven can react, Natural Selection€™s vertical pincers are tightening their grip in S.D. IV. Now Steve only has 2 wheels on the floor and a fierce pushing-match is the result, in which Natural Selection now has a slight advantage. Slowly but steadily Chris starts pushing the Scottish creation towards the pit. However, during this process, the sawblade of S.D. IV has been in contact with Chris€™ crushing jaw, and slowly eating away it€™s titanium. Chris realizes this, but knowing opportunities like this are scarce, he is eager to hold his grip and stay on pushing, even when his crushing jaw starts getting looser and looser. Anthony starts to lose his patience when Natural Selection and S.D. IV finally reach the edge of the pit. He decides to head to the pit full speed and ram straight into the cluster that S.D. IV and Natural Selection have formed. Both Steve and Chris were too busy with each other to react, as Judo Chop!€™s impact pushes both S.D. IV and Natural Selection down the pit, simultaneously!
Two robots pitted! Everyone seems to be puzzled by this outcome, except for Anthony of course, who is celebrating his just bought ticket to round 2!
With two robots immobilized simultaneously, the judges have to decide which one goes through. And as this is a judges decision between two bots, the judges approach the battle as if Judo Chop! wasn€™t there (nor the holes in Natural Selection€™s armour caused by the axes :proud:)
Damage: S.D. IV ((7 out of 10)+4=11)
NS ((3 out of 10)+4=7)
S.D. IV did some damage to the side-skirts, but more impressive was how NS€™s crusher was nearly sawn off
NS did some very minor damage on S.D. IV€™s armour with it€™s claw
Aggression: S.D. IV ((8 out of 10)+3=11)
NS ((6 out of 10)+3=9)
S.D. IV successfully rammed NS twice, and showed much aggression with it€™s saw blade during the fight
NS rammed S.D. IV once
Control: S.D. IV ((6 out of 10)+2=8)
NS ((8 out of 10)+2=10)
S.D. IV was pretty much in control in the beginning, with NS against the arena wall, it didn€™t use that control for much except for some damage at the side-skirts
NS had some very solid control over S.D. IV while he was in his pincers
Style: S.D. IV ((5 out of 10)+1=6)
NS ((8 out of 10)+1=9)
S.D. IV€™s rams weren€™t all that stylish
NS however stylishly lifted S.D. IV off the ground, much to the pleasure of the audience
S.D. IV: 11+11+8+6=36 points
NS: 7+9+10+9=35 points
Natural Selection couldn€™t impress the judges
S.D. IV and Judo Chop! go through to round 2!
Coming next:
Black Panther Queen vs Judo Chop!
S.D. IV vs YACATR
I want tactics, I want predictions, I want thought and I especially want to know what you think of my battles :proud:
Very nice for a first timer, Martjin. I think weve just gotten another serious writer...
Black Panther Queen VS Judo Chop!
Crud. Looks like Im out.
Get under the rear If I can, then axe it as much as possible. I think I have more pushing power, so try to pit it ASAP After im out of CO2.
Thats one bot down, 5 to go...
Nice Quality Battles!!!
Wanna write some of mine :proud:
All hail the heir to the FRA writers throne! :proud:
HEAT A
ROUND 2
1) Black Panther Queen VS Judo Chop
Close grapple battle, but Im going with the PTT3 Semi-Finalist to come up trumphs
2) S.D. IV VS Yet Another Cut Above the Rest
The wheels could be hard to get to given its skirting, but I have the superior traction. Axlebots arent reknowned for being pushy, are they? :wink:
Anyways, the main plan is simply to ram straight in. The disc will be stopped on impact without doing too much damage to the Hardox, at which point I can just shove it all over the shop and hopefully into the Pit. And if the saw gets under to the wheels, thats just a bonus :proud:
Cracking debut again, Mr B. Nice to know the place wont completely go to the dogs once the PTT draws to a close. :)