AJWars Christmas Rumble

22nd December 2004, 13:47

Ohhh boy, am I gonna love this.

The weapon, as it sits at least 36cm off the ground, is already 23cm too high to hit me; even the bar at the back only goes up 24cm and as such is 10+cm too low to be contacted.

We also have almost identical pushing power; he has 4 S28-150 (the smaller ones that CANNOT be used in Heavyweights due to their tendency to blow up under such loads) MagMotors at 24V producing 9.6MPH; I have 4 S28-400s at 24V producing 15MPH. The loss in torque should make it match his while allowing me extra speed. My wheels are hugely wide as well.

The wedges are both to my knowledge as low as possible (his skirts, my wedges) and if his are 7mm, then well be on similar terms. My extra momentum may allow me to slip under, but even so if I cant, I wont go flying up his sides.

My main tactic is to annoy him as much as possible by taking my free cheapshots at his skirts, whichll eventually rip them off from shcok at the hinges and give me wide open spaces to chew. He cant go underneath me anywhere (neither can I on him), so it makes his weapon completely ineffective. The extra momentum I have mauy be the only thing allowing me to go under him; at 9.6MPH he cannot do the same.

Good luck, Matty. Unlucky that youve drawn a bot your weapon is completely and utterly ineffective against.

22nd December 2004, 14:16

Grudge match? Sure!

Name - Ring of Terror Among the Evil (R.O.T.A.T.E)

Color - Chrome, but rusty hammers

Shape - R.O.T.A.T.E is almost a Son of Whyachi clone, but there are many differences. First, my robot has spinning hammers, that weigh a nice 10 lbs. The hammers combined are about 40.4 lbs. Second, it has a rounded top. Third, it has a srimech, and can move to that side to get the arm out. Finally, its a pyramid shape.

Motors - R.O.T.A.T.E is powered by two S28-400 motors, whilst (cool I used that word

) the spinning hammers are powered by a series wound MagMotor.
Batteries - For each motor I have 6 SLA batteries. Theyre decent, and have enough power for 3 full matches.

Speed Controller - VANTEC, if you please

Tracks - Instead of using wheels, Ive decided to use two tracks, made of the same material 101 uses, so opponents like Spin Dash would have a hard time sawing them up.

Speed - Despite its power, R.O.T.A.T.E is reasonably slow at 9mph

Armor - Ah, armor. The armor of R.O.T.A.T.E, if anyone is able (right...) to get at it, is 4mm Hardox 450, whilst (

) the underside is 3mm Hardox 600. This should withstand many robots weapons.

Weight Distribution

Hammers, arms holding them, and ring - 65 lbs
Speed Controller, batteries, and motors - 35 lbs
Armor - I believe its 70-80 lbs. If not correct me, and Ill modify it.
The rest (including srimech) - 50-60 lbs

Final weight - About 220lbs.

Weapons - The main spinning weapon is a rotating ring wielding 10 lb hammers made of an iron / chormium alloy. The MagMotor that powers it allows it to spin at 1350 rpm. This is enough to send a robot FLYING across the arena, if not then immoblizing it instantly. The hammers are 12cm away from the robot body, and are 1.5cm off the ground, and they get up to speed in 2.3 seconds. Also, its a good pusher, meaning the average robot wouldnt be able to outpush it, like, whatshisface, Voltronic.

Ground Clearance - About 4mm, meaning the hammers are lower than the robot itself :wink:

Turning Circle - 0

Srimech - At the front is a self-righting arm made of hardox 450, so it cant get damaged that easily. To get to that side, I can activate my hammers sudenly cuasing it to roll over. This takes time, but its a great way get back into the fight.

Strengths - Good pushing power, great weapon, hard to KO

Weaknesses - Newcomer, tricky to control

22nd December 2004, 14:21

Oh in that case Ill enter Robin the 3rd again for the grudge

**kodster** · 22nd December 2004, 14:38

Grudge? This looks like a job for Wedginator rEVILution *evil grin* Just click on the link at the bottom of my message.

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**andrewj** · 22nd December 2004, 14:55

What grudge? Do you mean the melee you can enter if you arent in the main tournament?

**kodster** · 22nd December 2004, 14:56

Eep. :sad: Youre right. I withdraw.

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**mrdaves** · 22nd December 2004, 20:46

I will select the dominator 2 axe head and my tactics are simple, drive at it, fire the axe, try to get it caught and spin around on the spot to break traction and spin it into the arena wall.

Unless, there is house robots, if so...

... attack the house robots.

**knightrous** · 22nd December 2004, 23:07

series wound MagMotor.

Geez, last time I was asking Peter Morgan at Magmotor about there range of motors, there wasnt an Series Wound Magmotors, care to enlighten us Samantha?

23rd December 2004, 02:52

And how:
*you have a 24.6lb ring & arms with 40.4lb of hammers, yet expect it not to disintegrate on impact;
*how the HELL you fit 6SLAs (presumably 7Ah+, and a minimum of 2.8kg per battery) per motor, giving 18 x 2.8 x 2.2 (kg-lb conversion) = 110.8lbs! That means your speed controllers, motors & weapon motor are an amazing -50.8lbs!
*there are no mounts at all for anything included. how are they mounted? air? mounts weigh stuff.
*a chassis & SRIMECH inside 50lbs, with a set of hammers weighing almost as much?!? The bots heading for suicide city, even if it hit the weakest armoured bot itd just disintegrate.

Sorry, it had to be said. Dont include weight distributions if you dont know what youre talking about. They arent always necessary.