AJWars Christmas Rumble

[steven_mcg]

A-WOOHOO!

Top-notch stuff, Mr J! A nice start to the new year for Clawdius, methinks

[matty_haka]

quote:

Style: 4/5 x 1 = 3 Notice the mistake?:P

quote:

15 + 12.5 + 8 + 4.5 + 3 = 37/50 Notice the fact that he didnt even get 15 points for damage:P

[andrewj]

Thanks, is this right now? :P

Avalanche

Damage: 3/5 x 3 = 9
Aggression: 5/5 x 2.5 = 12.5
Strategy: 4/5 x 2 = 8
Control: 3/5 x 1.5 = 4.5
Style: 3/5 x 1 = 3

9 + 12.5 + 8 + 4.5 + 3 = 37/50

Clawdius Decimus Murderous

Damage: 4/5 x 3 = 12
Aggression: 3/5 x 2.5 = 7.5
Strategy: 4/5 x 2 = 8
Control: 4/5 x 1.5 = 6
Style: 4/5 x 1 = 4

12 + 7.5 + 8 + 6 + 4 = 37.5/50

[andrewj]

Sorry about the lack of fights for a while again. Here is the rest of Round 1.

Battle Raptor 3 vs. Van Tango

ROBOTEERS STAND BY€¦

3€¦2€¦1€¦ACTIVATE!

Both robots are similar, with the flipper and axe weapon combination and they approach each other with caution. Battle Raptor 3 is first to make a move though and slides round to the side of Van Tango and easily slides the flipping scoop under the 10mm high ground clearance. The flipper fires through 180o and easily tosses over the 100kg Van Tango, but Dave is quick to react and the axe fires flipping Mr. Tango back to his wheels.
Battle Raptor 3 rushes in again looking for another opportunity to attack, but Van Tango quickly gets out of the way and spins on the spot and fires the axe catching Battle Raptor 3 on its way through. The Solarized robot spins on the spot and releases the axe throwing The Raptor across the arena! Stunned, Battle Raptor 3 moves away as Van Tango comes rushing in and smashes into the arena wall.
Battle Raptor 2 turns around and collides into the side of Van Tango and gives it another flip, but this time it bounces onto its side and comes back down onto the scoop. Now there is a change of tactic as Battle Raptor 3 starts pushing Van Tango across the arena and smashes it into the pit release tyre! Van Tango fires its axe/flipper in rage and Battle Raptor decides to toss it onto it€™s back. Van Tango fires the axe again to try and self right but Battle Raptor just won€™t give it any room to do so and slams it into the corner of the arena.
The Raptor backs off and watches, as Van Tango tries to self-right but can€™t as it is stacked against the arena wall. Battle Raptor turns around and backs into Van Tango and fires its pneumatic axe, which puts a nice hole in the plastic layer of armour. Battle Raptor drives in again and rams into Van Tango, and sticks the axe in once more, this time dragging Van Tango away€¦
But as The Raptor starts its journey towards the pit, Van Tango fires its weapon once more and gets off the axe! The weapon fires again and now Van Tango is back on its wheels and away, spinning on the spot madly! Battle Raptor turns around and goes towards Van Tango very carefully. The Raptor takes a risk and charges straight into Van Tango and unluckily gets a whack from one of the side spikes and gets hurled across the arena again! Suddenly, Van Tango is free and the battle has turned.
Van Tango goes back on the attack and tosses Battle Raptor over with its launch pad. Battle Raptor self-rights but Van Tango comes charging in and rams the Raptor down the pit!

CEASE!

Van Tango waits for his chance, tosses Battle Raptor over and puts it in the pit.

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PowerPoint Reaches Pressure-Point vs. Automatic Schmuck

ROBOTEERS STAND BY€¦

3€¦2€¦1€¦ACTIVATE!

Automatic Schmuck being the fastest by quite a long way slides across the arena and collides with PRP, just getting under the skirts and gives it a nasty hit with the already up to speed bar. Stunned and bruised, PRP rolls away getting its own spinning bar up to speed. Automatic Schmuck flies into the action once more, gliding under PRP€™s blade and getting a shot in on the skirts.
PRP again slowly backs away, but Automatic Schmuck is straight back in and takes another shot at the skirt, ripping it from the body! What a horrible thought. Mr. Haka turns PRP around, with the bar going at a frightening speed. Automatic Schmuck cruises in again and hits the side panel, causing a scar but at the same time jumps in the air and gets a taste of its own medicine from PRP€™s spinner. Both robots are looking battered and only a minute of the fight has passed!
Tom wasn€™t expecting a PRP attack and this time approaches with caution, and dodges round the side of PRP. Automatic Schmuck€™s extra speed means it can get round to the back where the skirt was removed and gets the wedge under and starts ploughing forwards and smashes PRP into the arena wall. Smashed into the wall and smashed by the bar, what a killer attack!
That might have just finished PRP off, because there doesn€™t seem to be any drive movement€¦ The clock lights up on the wall and the end for PRP is near as Automatic Schmuck spins on the spot.

10€¦9€¦8€¦7€¦6 €¦5€¦4€¦3€¦2â ‚¬Â¦1€¦OUT!

CEASE

There was never really any way PRP could have won that fight, Automatic Schmuck goes sailing through!

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And finally the€¦ err Christmas Rumble Round 1 has ended, here is the Round 2 line-up:

Round 2

The Reindeer vs. Van Tango
Clawdius Decimus Murderous vs. Automatic Schmuck

[mrdaves]

My RP:

I might have a worse drive chain, but I make more use of it, so i will aim to get around the side, fire the axe into the wheels with the sharp head to hit into the chains, either to break it or to pin the robot down onto the floor, ready for the spin of it.

Van Tango is really an american robot, just fitted out with the british spec.

[steven_mcg]

SEMI-FINALS
1) The Reindeer VS Van Tango
Perhaps Marty to spring a surprise and send Van Tango 40 ft beneath Daves feet

2) Automatic Schmuck VS CLAWDIUS DECIMUS MURDEROUS
...um...swoop under, clamp and Pit? :S (This isnt mission: difficult, Mr Hunt, its mission: impossible)

Go AJ!

[andrewj]

Its semis time!

The Reindeer vs. Van Tango

ROBOTEERS STAND BY€¦

3€¦2€¦1€¦ACTIVATE!

Both robots make a quick start; they both want a place in the final. The Reindeer attacks first and gets the claws around the sides of Van Tango and starts to close them. The hydraulic antlers quickly get a grip on the titanium armour panels and The Reindeer can now move Van Tango where it wants to.
The Van Tango axe fires and taps the Hardox armour on top of The Reindeer, as The Reindeer races across the arena and slams Van Tango into the pit release tyre. As the pit descends, Van Tango breaks free and drives into space. The mad Solarized robot spins on the spot viciously waiting for The Reindeer to attack.
But The Reindeer fears nothing and flies into the spin, getting whacked away with a big clunk! The Reindeer€™s claw has been bent and doesn€™t look like it can cause much damage any more as Van Tango drives back in and smashes the axe down onto the Hardox top. Martyn drives The Reindeer away; things are not looking good for the Essex robot.
Van Tango is on hot pursuit and corners The Reindeer, both robots charge at each other with a big bang. The Reindeer starts pushing Van Tango back and both robots skirt the edge of the pit! (Note to self, have a Steve style pit next time :P)
Van Tango turns away and slides under the side of The Reindeer and fires the flipping scoop tossing Santa€™s friend onto his back! The previously bent antler is now impaled in the floor holding The Reindeer€™s wheels in the air!
Van Tango lines itself up for the bit finale, and drives in and flips! The Reindeer is tossed right way up and rushes away quickly from the pits edge, leaving Van Tango almost pitting itself after its missed follow up ram!
Both robots go for another head to head ram, again The Reindeer pushes Van Tango back, this time crashing it into the arena wall. The Reindeer slowly turns round with Van Tango sitting on the horizontal claw and heads towards the pit. Dave fires the axe trying to get free but The Reindeer has it in its grip. The red nosed robot approaches the pit and jolts backwards; freeing Van Tango, one last push and Van Tango will be in the pit! Dave quickly fires the flipper, which is now under the horizontal claw and shoots The Reindeer into the air! The 100kg warrior bounces back to the floor and drives forwards, finally dumping Van Tango into the pit.

CEASE!

Team Solarized fought all the way to the end but they just couldn€™t stop the mighty Reindeer! Martyn goes through to the final!

[andrewj]

Clawdius Decimus Murderous vs. Automatic Schmuck

ROBOTEERS STAND BY€¦

3€¦2€¦1€¦ACTIVATE!

Automatic Schmuck is away, the bar of doom already whirling round at top speed. The green wedge comes into the action, flying the Scottish flag. Tom immediately goes on the attack and the bar makes light work of smashing the Hardox covered crusher out of the way.
Seemingly undamaged on the outside, Clawdius Decimus Murderous turns around to get another face full of pain! Steve quickly turns Clawdius round again and slides under the side skirts of Automatic Schmuck and the crusher starts to lower€¦ Despite the power behind the ram, the crusher just cannot get though the 1.3cm thick Ti/V.
The bar starts whirling around again, skimming the top of Clawdius Decimus Murderous€™ crushing arm. CDM turns Automatic Schmuck around and heads over to the nearby kill saws. The Aussie bot is slowly positioned over the infamous €˜red area€™ and up top the two kill saws like toast! Automatic Schmuck gets a nasty ripping sound and a few sparks, but is freed from Clawdius Decimus Murderous. Automatic Schmuck quickly gets an attack in on the side of CDM, belting it half way across the arena! Spinning around madly from the attack, Clawdius Decimus Murderous is met with another attack, and another and another!
The Scottish robot starts smoking and Automatic Schmuck goes to perform a victory spin. It€™s a second KO in a row!

10€¦9€¦8€¦7€¦6 €¦5€¦4€¦3€¦2â ‚¬Â¦1€¦OUT!

CEASE!

Automatic Schmuck wins another quick knockout, and advances into the final!

The Final!

The Reindeer vs Automatic Schmuck