The Crash & Burn Tournament 2

I agree with Aaron, whoever wins this is going to have to work for it. I think my best bet for now is going to be trying to stall the spinner and keep hitting him, flipping him around and basically stopping him from doing anything creative.

Against Aquarius, the biggest weakness I see is the top speed coupled with the drive. Hes going to be wheelie-ing when he starts moving forwards which isnt so bad at a distance, but if he has to move in at close distance, he wont get under because his nose will go smack into my blades. To exploit this, when I drive Tempest into the arena Ill deliberately face Tempest so its side on to Aquarius. Then to dodge a direct attack Ill only have to drive forwards meaning hell have to turn and compensate.
After that Ill keep things as close as I can so he just cant get under me. When Im on the offensive Ill just smack anywhere. Thich armour but no real shock proofing to speak of, and if lucky I can rip off a plate or flipper arm. Im confident I can score a knock-out.

The Crash & Burn Tournament 2 - Semi-Final Line-ups

Semi-Final 1

Salamander III (1) vs. Axeon (13)
Axes have a hard time hitting axlebots, this battle is slightly in favour of the champ I think.

Killotine: EVO (9) vs. Cosmic Thunder 2
Cosmic Thunders top is polycarb:proud:? Killotine all the way.

A Night at the Bar vs. SUNCUST
Interesting. SUNCUST has good armour indeed, but to attack me, hell need to attack my sides. ANatB is lotsa front, lotsa back and very little side, so that pretty much works to my advantage. Also, despite the thick armour, SUNCUST always has 3 skirts and even 1 lovely jaw to rip off, hmmm.

The Disc 5 vs. Infusion
For the love of god, how cool is this. This could go either way, but I favour Franks design here.

Semi-Final 2

Son of Ripper 5.0 vs. Tengu VII
SoR is a great allrounder and could pull off an OOTA, but Tengu has that big weapon going for him, Ill go with Tengu.

Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Aquarius (5)
Tempest. I dont think Aquarius can get a grip on it.

Cyclone Force 2.5 vs. Sheer Heart Attack
There we go again. Will have to wait for Chris setup, but keep in mind that all setups have a wedge. Sheer Heart Attack eats wedges.

Flank Attack: DT vs. BIACS-LE
BIACS-LE, Flank Attacks armour wont cut it here.

Well done Kody!

The Disc 5 VS Infusion


TD5 has a few things going against it here, and Im going to try to capitalise that. TD5 has no way of pushing me, so hes not going to be controlling the battle with wedge like tactics. TD5s wheels are big, giving plenty of places for me to strike. Even if I dont do significant damage to the wheels, it will count to my aggression.
I can push him all over the arena with my wedge, stalling his weapon as I go. If we go weapon to weapon, I doubt he would flip me as I have a lot more weight and energy in my rim, Im more likely to break the teeth of his disc (ALA Warhead VS Nightmare).

Main tactics are to attack the wheels with the weapon or stall his weapon with my wedge and push him into the pit. Be aggressive and controlling.

Armour - 6 mm Titanium skirts, 4 mm see-through Hardox (lol, but I cant be arsed to change the CAD, so if theres no such thing as see-through Hardox then you can bugger off =P) on the front.

Paul Id appreciate it if you didnt say that I had some crappy armor on my bot. T_T

also martijn lol, this version has armor better than the original Flank Attack who managed to survive an entire fight with Tengu VI. And it cant survive against BIACS-LE? I mean, in this thread it was even stated that one of my bots, FBSDS, has a higher output of Power than BIACS-LE and comparing FBSDS to Tengu is insane.

Killotine: EVO (9) vs. Cosmic Thunder 2

Same velocities here, but with my two wheeled differential turning, I should be a tad more manuevarble at turning and shoving my wedge in. Hes probably going to be running his spatula at the front, but thatll only match my own spring-loaded spatula so I think Id prefer to try for the sides. As aformentioned, my armor is not bad in the least (the picture does not speak for the stats, guys) so I can take some hammer hits. He, however, would be weak to being flipped which I intend to do. I need to get around to the sides and just get him out of the arena, for lack of continually flipping him.

Flank Attack: DT vs. BIACS-LE

His disc is said to have a slow acceleration, and his armor is weak. Use my superior speed to close the distance and get my jaws around that disc to prevent any spin up at all. The slow acceleration that his disc has is key, and even if he hits me that means his disc has been slowed down and Ill be able to take control. Never let his disc spin up, and never let him out of my grasp. Quick claw and pit.

Cyclone Force 2.5 vs. Sheer Heart Attack
There we go again. Will have to wait for Chris setup, but keep in mind that all setups have a wedge. Sheer Heart Attack eats wedges.

I said it before, and Ill say it again...I love an oblivious oppodent.

Im a little bit undecided at the moment. Im thinking of using either the claws or the disc, but Ill decide closer to the time.

Semi-Final 1

Salamander III (1) vs. Axeon (13)
Durable spinner v. non-shockproofed axebot. Salamander for the KO, I think.

Killotine: EVO (9) vs. Cosmic Thunder 2
Would probably depend on who can get control easier. CT2 can end it very quickly, but Killotine has a big axe and could win if it went down to the judges. Too close for my inexperienced, naive, novice mind to call.

A Night at the Bar vs. SUNCUST
I think this may go to the judges, and ANATB would probably win on damage.

The Disc 5 vs. Infusion
Hmm. Horizontal versus vertical here, but The Discs design screws up most of the assumptions. Nonetheless, Ill go for Infusion to win - just, and possibily by JD.

Semi-Final 2

Son of Ripper 5.0 vs. Tengu VII
Tengu. As Paul put it, ITS TENGU! :proud:

Tempest Evil-er-oution (14) vs. Aquarius (5)
I dont think Aquarius can control Tempest enough to get it out of the arena. Tempest FTW.

Cyclone Force 2.5 vs. Sheer Heart Attack
It depends on the setup, but Cyclone Force seems a bit too durable, and those sides look too easy to get to. Cyclone Force.

Flank Attack: DT vs. BIACS-LE
I cant really see BIACS-LE getting up to speed fast enough, or getting out of Flank Attacks way before it can get a grip.

SEMI-FINAL 1
ROUND 1
Cosmic Thunder 2 VS KILLOTINE: EVO (9)

Like MSSDs clash with Cosmic Thunder earlier in the series, Alex has the edge in manoueverability, but I should have the edge in pushing power and control. Aim for the skirt corners to charge underneath (preferably at the rear end to avoid that acursed flipper), get a good grip with the axe and dont let go. If Im very lucky, I might just get the axe head caught in the wheel house or puncture a tyre too. Power it into a House Robot or the pit (whichevers closest) before it can wriggle away.

Im not sure why Im bothering to use the same tactics again as they didnt exactly work out last time, but you never know. Besides, theres not much else to do. :lame:

Oh and if axes arent that effective anymore, AJ, what are you doing with an axebot in the Semis as well? :wink:

Oh and if axes arent that effective anymore, AJ, what are you doing with an axebot in the Semis as well?

lol :P

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also martijn lol, this version has armor better than the original Flank Attack who managed to survive an entire fight with Tengu VI. And it cant survive against BIACS-LE? I mean, in this thread it was even stated that one of my bots, FBSDS, has a higher output of Power than BIACS-LE and comparing FBSDS to Tengu is insane.

Guess I shouldve explained myself better. I was talking about the nature of BIACS-LEs attack rather than the raw power. Flank Attack has less defens against an overhead disc than it has against an FBS coming straight at it.

Also, Kody wants predictions, so I give him predictions :proud:. There are no one-sided matchups in this draw I think so dont take me too seriously when I am like omg BIACS-LE will win!!!