AJWars: Another Era

+1>AJWars: Another Era

OK, time for another AJWars tournament. This time around it is just going to be a straight knockout tournament with 8 robots. Depending on its success I might do something bigger in the summer. In which case this tournament will probably have an effect on the eventual seedings. But we will cross that bridge when we come to it€¦

Format

» Round 1 will be four one-on-one battles
» Round 2 will be two one-on-one battles
» Round 3 will be the one-on-one final

Arena

» Battles will take place in the http://img2.putfile.com/main/1/121343297.jpg

RESERVE please!!! :proud:

http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...play&thread=24

Gabriel II for me - http://strickenone.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=chevbots&action=display&thread=148http://strickenone.proboards99.com/i...=display&threa d=148

is enter!

Cyrilium 2 for me, please.

Cyrilium 2
Shape: All Torque (Series 2) with skirts on the sides.
Colour: Gold with a silver stripe down the middle.
Weight: 100kg
Dimensions: 93cm x 72cm x 16cm
Speed: 16mph
Turning Circle: 0mm
Ground Clearance: 0mm on front and back, 0mm at sides with skirts, 5mm at sides without any skirts.
Movement: 42cm x 5cm x 12cm high grip titanium tank tracks.
Armour: 5mm titanium
Power: 2x TWM3R Team Whyachi gearboxes connected to 2x S28-400 Magmotors, powered by 6x NiCad battlepacks.
Weapon: Co2 full-pressure 750psi rear-hinged flipper mounted on the front, powered by 2x 2kg Co2 Bottles.
Srimech: Flipper can self right the robot.

(Message edited by corsair_lightning on April 04, 2008)

*RESERVES*

Never fought in AJWars before, but Ive heard that some of the greatest vapours have fought in AJWars.

What is enter, Aaron? :P

Count Clawdius in!

NAME- E Clawdius Unum (formerly Clawdius Decimus Murderous)
SHAPE- skirted wedge with small box section and rounded back
COLOUR- deep green with red shield emblazoned on the wedge, depicting a gold lion with a crown
WEIGHT- about 100kg
DIMENSIONS- 95cm X 70cm X 40cm
SPEED- 14mph
TURNING CIRCLE- 0m
GROUND CLEARANCE- virtually 0mm at the front, 0mm at sides and rear thanks to skirts (arranged in a Biohazard fashion, corner-to-corner), 10mm without
ARMOUR- 4mm Hardox
WHEELS- inside robot, 4-wheel drive
POWER- 2 X S28-400 MagMotors
WEAPONS- The main weapon, as ever, is the hydraulic diamond-tipped crushing claw. It is powered by a Vivoil pump with an 80mm x 40mm ram, with a 2kg tank for storing the hydraulics. The claw runs at 3000psi and, aided by the diamond tip, should be able to leave plenty of holes in another robot.
The front wedge also features a Firestorm-style blade and two flat spears to aid in getting under the opposition. The wedge itself is now home to several Mute-style barbs to help ensnare other robots.
SRIMECH- A forward-hinged pneumatic arm on either side, powered by a pair of linear actuators. The rounded rear also prevents the robot getting beached.
NOTES- flies the Scotland flag, thanks to AJ, et tu, Brute? written on the underbelly
STRENGTHS- Quite nippy, good traction, powerful weapon, difficult to get underneath, fairly quick srimech
WEAKNESSES- so-so manoeuvrability

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1801/eclawdiusunumor1.pnghttp://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1...iusunumor1.png

Here is what AJ has so far:

1. Cyrilium 2
2. E Clawdius Unum
3. Aftershock
4. Gabriel II
5. Daniel(Reserved)
6. Aaron(Reserved)
7. Martijn(Reserved)
8. Joey??

If I put my name down to enter, will one of the reserved robots lose their spot? If so, then my entrant will be...

Nitro-Gene 4.0

€ WEIGHT: 100kg

€ ARMOUR: 5mm Hardox for the body. 6mm Hardox flipper.

€ SHAPE: Low invertible box with pointed sides and rear. At the front is a 42* wedge to aid in getting underneath other robots. All the lines have been curved over to make it harder for a spinner to grab onto a panel and rip.

€ MOTORS: 4 x LEM 130€™s at 36V = 36HP

€ LOCOMOTION: 4 Vulkanised Wheels.

€ DIMENSIONS: (L) 90CM (H) 17CM (W) 70CM

€ COLOUR: Black all over with the flipper coloured red.

€ WEAPONRY: A full pressure Nitrogen powered flipper at 1000psi, using a single 80mm ram at 1000psi. The flipper is mounted in the middle of the robot, and is 20cm wide and runs 30cm up the body. Using a 3cm long Titanium strip underneath the flipper, and a heavy flipping arm, the flipper runs completely along the ground. Running on a ratio 2.2:1, the flipper produces 1600kg of force at the tips, allowing me to launch anyone away! This version has 2 x 3kg Nitrogen bottles, giving me 25 flips!

€ SPEED: 22mph

€ GROUND CLEARANCE: 0MM-2CM. At the front, it is completely 0mm. On the sides/rear, its 2cm. The orginal weakness of Nitro-Gene (its high ground clearance) has been seen to by the skirts on the sides/rear. They are 5mm Titanium skirts and are joined together like BioHazard - at the corners. To avoid them breaking off, they are held in place by Hardox hinges.

€ STRENGTH: Pushing power and weaponry.

€ WEAKNESS: High speed may mean difficult driving

New Robot Alert! New Robot Alert!

Well...kinda. Its basically an old robot in a new body shell. :proud:

Robot Name: Requiem.
Length/Width/Height: 100cm x 40cm x 35 - 25cm (the robot€™s height decreases from the front to the back).
Shape: Invertible box with a section cut out of the front, which houses the spinning drum. The rear of the robot is rounded and each side has a thick Hardox spike, stopping it from resting on its side.
Weight: 100KG
Motivation: 2 foam filled go kart wheels made of uber-tough rubber.
Speed: About 18mph
Weapon: The main weapon is a 20kg spinning drum, powered by 2 Huqsvarna 3120XP chainsaw motors. The weapon is capable of changing gears during a match. Originally, the drum spins at 2400RPM when geared down 10:1, but this can be increased to 2:1 at systematic intervals of 2 gearings (10:1, 8:1, 6:1, 4:1 2:1). The 4mm Titanium drum is fitted with 2 horizontal Hardox bars, welded, screwed and riveted on to avoid them coming off. These are designed not only to flip, but to rip off skirts and armouring. The drum can hit with over 10kJ of force when spinning at 2400RPM, and increases to an astonishing 243kJ when spinning at 2:1 gearing (12000RPM). However to avoid self destructing, the spin will only spin at a maximum speed of 4800RPM.
Drive: 24v Sinclair C5 motors.
Power: 4 x 24v NiCad batteries.
Armour: 5mm Titanium and Vanadium alloy.
Ground Clearance: 0mm at front, 7mm all around.
Turning Circle: 0M
Srimech: Invertible.

Mark, its AJ tournament. Leave it alone.

I think you should leave.

According to him, I entered twice :P

Lets see....

1. Cyrilium 2
2. E Clawdius Unum
3. Aftershock
4. Gabriel II
5. Requiem
6. Aaron(Reserved)
7. Martijn(Reserved)
8. Nitro-Gene 4.0

MARK! THIS IS AJS TOURNAMENT! STOP HI-JACKING IT!

God damnit, stop taking the p!** out of everyone :angry:

Awesome! Thanks for the quick response everyone!

1) Requiem
2) Aftershock
3) Garbriel II - just need to know what pressure the flipper runs at
4) Aaron - reserved for 3 days
5) Cyrillium 2
6) Martijn - reserved for 3 days
7) E Clawdius Unum
8) Nitro-Gene 4.0

Martijn and Aaron have 3 days to get their entries in, or those spaces will become vacant again. Otherwise, this looks like it is going to be fun€¦

And Mark, I know you are just trying to be helpful, but leave the tournament running to me please. You have your own tournament(s) to run, and this is mine.

I think I said full pressure somewhere, but its whatever is the highest you can go with CO2 - might be 750psi, but Im not exactly fully with it at the moment so correct me if Im wrong :P

I think its 900psi or something like that. It cant go at 1000psi, though...

I am pretty sure Spawn Again had a 1000psi flipper. Its on youtube somewhere.

Something like that...

Andy, are the walls actually 3cm tall, or is that a typo?

Do remember that Spawn Agains flipper rams exploded in Series 7 though, so its safer to keep the PSI value below that if you dont want a dead flipper. :P

That was because they had a low pressure valve at high pressure, though.

EDIT - I meant ram, not valve

(Message edited by joeychevron on April 04, 2008)

Still, running a flipper at too high of a pressure is not that good of a thing. I learned this the hard way...in my earlier days. :proud:

I thought it was 750psi too... maybe Leo or someone can shed some light on it for us. For now Ill go with 750psi if thats OK. 1000psi is possible (which is max pressure under the rules) but I beleive that is with other gases. And yeah I fudged the dimensions up at the start. The walls are 300mm, which is still pretty low.

Yep, 750psi is fine. Its still a flipper, whichever way you look at it :P

AJ, could you post the draw?

I wish to see who I will be facing.

CO2 pressure changes with temperature. Its quite easy to get 1000psi but the bottles need to be warm.
http://www.warpig.com/paintball/technical/gasses/co2pv.gifhttp://www.warpig.com/paintball/tech...sses/co2pv.gif

Also, as you use the gas, the liquid boils off (producing more gas) and cools the bottle, so the pressure drops.

Just need that draw, then I can post predictions and tactics.

Mark, will you stop pestering AJ? Hell get the draw done when he can.

Perhaps you dont know of a certain word. Its called +2>PATIENCE. Its something you dont have, and something Im really losing with you right now.}

Im very sorry.

I was born with almost no patience whatsoever.

But lets not foul up this tounament with arguments, ok?

Kane, am I right in thinking heating the gas bottle is not allowed in combat? I saw http://www.fightingrobots.co.uk/disc...tml?1200246723

Mark, you should start realizing by now HOW tournaments work

AJ has 8 PEOPLE in, but not 8 ROBOTS. What could Andy do, post draws such as Gabriel II vs (Martijns entry)? If Id see that, Id take a quick look at Gabriel II and enter something that counters it. Pretty unfair huh?

Oops, double insult.

(Message edited by corsair_lightning on April 04, 2008)

Martijn, you should start realizing by now you MUST get an entry in.

Martijn doesnt HAVE to do anything.

So please do us all a favour and SHUT. UP.

Ive had about almost all I can take with you, jeez...

YES, and WHAT if Andy does the draw NOW, like you suggest?

THEN I know WHAT robot Ill be fighting BEFORE my opponentll know what MY robot will be

right NOW, ALL my options are still open, IF I see after Andy does the draw that Ill fight a robot thats weak to rammers, I WILL enter a rammer!

Thatd be sooooooooooooooooooo unfair

Besides, it is an hour and a half after the competition has opened. You cannot make everything go at two hundred miles an hour...

«Oops, double insult.»

lmao! :rofl:

Martijn doesnt have to have an entry in. He has 3 days to do so, and even then, he doesnt have to enter. The draw will not be posted until all entries are in, and that is that. I never thought Id see people get so worked up about an 8-bot tournament. Calm down guys! :lame: