Mechanical Noise - Series 1

Fantastic stuff Martijn! Im really looking forward to this tournament.

Black Panther Queen vs Judo Chop!

Ill go for Black Panther Queen here, it just seems that bit more stronger in all areas.

S.D. IV vs YACATR

Quite a few things are going for me in this fight.

First of all YACATR isnt really an axlebot. What it does have is about 10hp more than SD IV and the skirts that can act as wedges for pushing it around. So its chances of outpushing are quite slim.
Secondly, there is little chance of that saw getting past the 4mm Ti and 3.25mm Hardox so its main methods of attack are pretty much useless.

So thats what SD IV cant do to me, now for what I am going to do to it...

The power of the disc on YACATR is pretty good, it has plenty of weight and power behind it to destroy. Not much gets past 4mm Hardox but this can at least cause some minor dents and cuts.
Then there is the part I mentioned earlier. Steves plan is based around stopping my disc and then pushing me around. First of all the impact with the disc will propell both robots away slightly and the disc shouldnt completely stop dead. Then for the pushing. Well, for a start its flat surface vs. angled surface so its very unlikely SD IV will get a push in, the more likely case is it driving up the skirts. Then there is the fact YACATR has loads more push to push back with. So either wait until SD IV foolishly drives up the wedges and then push it around or scoop it up and then push. The pit should be the best place to put it.

You wanted tactics, yeah? :wink:

Yeah? Well...um...

*pours coffee over AJs head and runs* :proud:

Ack, one point. Ah well, always the next heat. Very well writen.

(Message edited by darkguru on October 22, 2005)

Thank you all for the awesome comments lads :proud:

Heat A
Round 2
Fight 1

Judo Chop! vs Black Panther Queen

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ Activate!

Both robots speed away immediately, and reach the centre of the arena at an incredible pace. Anthony, fearing the queen€™s reputation, shows much caution in approaching his opponent. Steadily he tries to manoeuvre his machine towards the queen€™s back, who answers with a single blow of her mighty double sided axe, before speeding away to another direction. Alex now makes a U-turn with his machine, and aims his front towards the now dented Judo Chop! Anthony reacts and aims his own front towards the panther. Alex keeps on driving, knowing that his current momentum can easily make his front plate slide underneath the chop€™s front plow. However, right before Alex€™ machine would hit Judo Chop!, Anthony quickly fires his horizontal axes to stop the march of the queen. With two axe-heads impaling his sides, Alex decides to make the most of the situation and fires his own axe as well, now impaling Judo Chop!€™s roof. What follows is a pushing match in which Judo Chop! is victorious, resulting in Black Panther Queen being slammed against the arena wall. It€™s a beautiful sight to see the two axebots having each other in their clutches, almost like a robotic hug, or perhaps more like two gangsters holding their gun at each other. Both roboteers realise that the current situation won€™t help them any further, and they withdraw their axes. The two robots start moving around each other, waiting for another opportunity to attack. The slightly better controllable Judo Chop! makes the first move, as he turns his machine around and tries a side-on assault on Black Panther Queen. Judo Chop! collides against the queen€™s side and manages to get in a few successful axe-blows, denting his opponents armour, before Alex turns his machine around and escapes from Judo Chop!€™s attack. Alex makes a small U-turn once more, only this time he gives Anthony less time to react, and his lifting plate slides underneath the side of Judo Chop! Alex fires his axe, creating a subtle hole on top of Judo Chop!, and he fires his flipper, sending Judo Chop! airborne before he lands on his invertible back. Still on the attacking end, Alex speeds towards Judo Chop! and deals yet another axe-blow. Anthony fires his axe once more, but as Alex is already speeding away 24 mph (using his hit and run tactics as always), only one of the two horizontal axes actually hits Alex€™ black machine, leaving a nothing more than a VERY ugly scratch on Alex€™ black paint. Anthony seems to be getting sick and tired by Alex€™ annoying hit and run tactic, and sends his bot straight after the black panther. Alex dodges Anthony€™s reckless assault, and know tries to turn to the back of Judo Chop! and slide underneath it. Anthony is not willing to let this happen, and turns his machine around, which doesn€™t seem very helpful when Black Panther Queen slides underneath the side of Judo Chop! instead of the back. Willing to finish this match once and for all, Alex fires his axe, followed by his flipper, creating a wobbly kind of grip on Judo Chop! As Judo Chop tries to escape, Alex drives Black Panther Queen straight towards the nearest arena wall, where he loosens his grip on Judo Chop! Anthony desperately tries do drive away, when a blur of CO2 appears. Black Panther Queen€™s flipper moves up, and so does Judo Chop! OOTA, that is.

CEASE

Judo Chop! has hit the camera tracks
Black Panther Queen goes through to the heat final!



Heat A
Round 2
Fight 2

S.D. IV vs YACATR

3€¦ 2€¦ 1€¦ Activate!

At the start of the battle the two machines immediately aim for each other. Knowing a frontal collision will make S.D. IV€™s saw hit the space underneath his disc, where there is nothing to be damaged, Andy accelerates his machine even further, with a successful disc-hit as a result. Both machines are slightly tossed away from each other and a very minor battering can be seen on S.D. IV€™s armour. Andy looks worried about the fact that his disc hardly seems to hurt the sawbot, while Steven looks even more worried, seeing his saw-blade was useless so far. S.D. IV now turns around and tries a side-on attack, which seems to be a success as S.D. IV€™s blade hits a side-skirt of YACATR and some impressive sparks can be seen! Andy isn€™t willing to sacrifice one of his skirts and turns around, discing S.D. IV once more. The result is exactly the same as before, with both machines backing off and S.D. IV€™s front being scarred once more. Both men are quite annoyed by the very minor amount of damage they€™re able to do, both machines are trying a headlong attack. This time, however, the aiming is worse than with the first headlong assault, and S.D. IV€™s front is wedged by the front skirt of one of the side-boxes of YACATR (told you that thing is oddly shaped :proud:). Because of this, S.D. IV€™s saw-blade is lifted up, and at the same height of Andy€™s spinning disc. Knowing this might be his only chance to seriously damage his opponent, Andy quickly turns his machine around and turns his disc towards S.D. IV€™s blade. The result is devastating, for this time the impact hardly does anything to YACATR, while S.D. IV is thrown backwards and has it€™s beloved saw-blade nearly ripped off! When Steven€™s machine hits solid ground, with his saw-blade clearly hanging loose, Steve discovers that his infamous weapon has no life left in it anymore, much to Andy€™s pleasure. Steve realises that only a quick KO can make him win this battle now, and he speeds towards the pit release button. Andy is more than willing to help his Scottish friend, speeds towards the pit release button himself and slams S.D. IV against it. Steven now drives towards the other corner of the arena, in a desperate attempt to lure YACATR towards it. Andy follows S.D. IV, and once both of them have reached the corner, Steven tries one last assault. Using his back-skirt as a wedge, S.D. IV speeds towards Andy€™s axlebot. Andy isn€™t impressed, and he speeds forward. Andy manages to ram his skirt underneath S.D. IV€™s skirt, due to the simple fact that he has more torque. With the pit within his reach, Andy decides to waste no more time. With S.D. IV son one of his skirts, YACATR drives towards the pit. There€™s nothing Steven can do about it, when he sees how his pride tumbles down the pit.

CEASE

S.D. IV meets the bottom of the pit
YACATR goes through to the heat final!

Coming next:
Black Panther Queen vs YACATR

I want tactics, I want predictions and I want thoughts :proud:

And so falls my Metal Sonic. I hate that hedgeh...erm...Jackson! :proud: Perhaps this calls for another upgrade.

*grabs plastic spanner*

HEAT A
HEAT FINAL
Black Panther Queen VS Yet Another Cut Above the Rest

I could see either robot triumphing here in one way or another, but I can see YACATR clawing past Alex into the Semis. :wink:

I have to say this is a highly impressive writing debut, Marti. Especially since this isnt even your first language. :proud: My top hat goes off to you, sir. :)

*Steves top hat lands in a field where a goat eats it for tea*

NOTE TO SELF: Get Thomas The Tank Engine out of my life before I turn 25!

Well done to you Martijin, very good fights.

Furthermore Im glad to see I was justified with my radical changes to the panther, they seem to be paying off well.

Anyways: Hit and run, keep away from the weapon whenever possible, and general oumanouver. Go for as many attacks as is possible without large risks though, get both weapons into play as much as I can.

Black Panther Queen vs YACATR

I can only really repeat what happened in the last fight. Black Panther Queen loses out by even more power than SD IV did in the last fight.
So as soon as possible, scoop it up and get it down that pit. Another bonus is that the armour isnt as good on BPQ as SD IV so Im hoping for a bit of damage, try and rip those skirts off!
My skirts should be enough so stop BPQs flipper doing anything (even then YACATR is invertible) and the axe wont cause a serious amount of damage hopefully.

Should be a good fight. Loving it all so far Martijn! :)

Here I am again, saying thank you once more :proud:

but the real reason Im hear is because I have a small question about Chris Coopers stats, Chris, are Love Bites pincers mounted vertically or horizontally? Same goes Going Crunch spinner, is it mounted vertically, horizontally or angled in some way?
Thanks in advance, expect the Heat A final to be posted later this week :proud:

(Message edited by MajinB on October 24, 2005)

Love Bites pincers are vertical, Crunch has a horizontal spinner, Going can beach opponents on Crunch if the spinner isnt moving. I dont think i ever specified but im pretty sure Frank assumed horizontal when he wrote in that tactic so that works for me.