Mechanical Noise - Series 2

[andrewj]

Oooh that was a close one! Congratulations to Martijn for writing a great fight and Chris for putting up such a good fight. I hoped to get the champ into the semis at least, so Im happy with that now.

Axeon 2.0 vs NSBFR-X vs Shovearound 2

However I dont think I stand a chance of winning this heat. None the less, punching holes in NSBFR-Xs 5mm Ti shouldnt be a problem so that will be my main aim for this match. Im willing to team up with Tony aswell if he wishes to. For the other match in this heat of death, Ill pick Disco 5 and Slammer V to go through.

[alex_holt]

Ill take your judgement on setup and tactics.

[majinb]

WHAT?

[kodster]

Uh, Alex, whose judgement?

[majinb]

mine

we talked on msn, Ill chose Slammers setup (and already have Alex agreement on it!)

[paulc]

Always trust Martijns judgement - its a good idea to !

By the way, Martijn, in the Crash & Burn: Extreme, Ive challenged Flick Of The Wrist to a grudge match, with Crusher C.U. You beat me in Daves comeback contest and I WANT REVENGE () If you accept, go to the thread and say yes.

By the way, Im not really angry about it, Kody just needed to fill a vengence battle.
But say yes, so we can RUMBLE!!!!!!!!!!

(Message edited by paulc on December 16, 2007)

[majinb]

Ill accept Paul, but really, Flick is not the only bot to have beaten Crusher C.U. in that tourney

[majinb]

Heat B
Round 1
Fight 1

Disco 5 (3) vs Axe-O-Lotl vs Slammer V

Disco 5 (3): Martyn designed what many see as the best front-hinged flipper in the game! And with that vertical flywheel and those sprung skirts, who am I to tell them wrong?
In MN1: Has beaten Omniforce, Whirligig 4.0, Going Crunch and Clawdius Decimus Murderous, to lose against Psyclonised in the finals. Disco 5 then beat Wedge Devolution to claim 3rd place!

Axe-O-Lotl: Chris made himself a fair axebot. Axe-O-Lotl combines the weapon of Dominator 2 with the force of Storm 2. But how will that aluminium armour stand up?
In MN1: Has beaten Malaria with some help from Wind Chaser, but met its maker after being annihilated by Cyberdemon.

Slammer V: Alex (Holt) was inventive as ever when he invented Slammer. This axlebot has flippers both on top and at the bottom so it can drive around with great agility. Also, it has interchangeable weaponry, yeah!
Slammer V will use the vertical disc today.
In MN1: Had bad luck in its 1st round fight against Psyclonised and Cyberdemon, after a judge decision based on damage.
Also, Slammer V won MN1s most original design-award.

3€¦
2€¦
1€¦
ACTIVATE!

Two LEM€™s geared towards 20 mph makes for a quick start, as Chris kindly shows by accelerating his beloved Axe-O-Lotl. The machine seemingly goes after Slammer, who responds with a quick self-flip when Axe-O-Lotl€™s axe falls down!
CLANG!
The axe hits the metal floor and Slammer narrowly dodges it! Chris pulls back his weapon and Slammer goes for another flip€¦ and that disc is spinning nicely too! (it€™s only 40 cm. wide y€™know )
CRASH!
The disc weapon twacks down on top of Axe-O-Lotl€™s titanium! A might crater is seen on top of the axebot, and what a turbulent match this tuns out to be! And we haven€™t even seen 3rd seed Disco yet! Axe-O-Lotl fires its axe to get rid of Slammer on top of it, and Slammer steers out of the fray€¦ AND DISCO COMES IN! Axe-O-Lotl turns around to face the praised vertical disc weapon€¦ and fires its axe!
CLANG!
The weapon pierces our current bronze medallist on top of its wedge, the shaft being right beside that dangerous flywheel. Axe-O-Lotl uses its superior drive and starts pushing Disco 5 forward, but the axe-joint between these two heavyweights makes it impossible to do so in a straight line€¦ and the shaft interferes with the disc€¦ BLAM! The shaft is sturdy enough to withstand the blow, but the axe as a whole is swept away from Disco€™s body nonetheless! And that shaft DOES look bend mate! In the meantime, Slammer was sneaking in from behind. Disco accelerates forward and hits Axe-O-Lotl with its disc.
CRASH!
A big chunk of aluminium flies off the axebot€™s wedge, and the machine is swept away€¦ CLEARING DISCO€™S WAY TO SLAMMER!
CRASH!
The axlebot flies around as a small football, but Disco receives a good hit from Slammer€™s flywheel as well! One of Slammer€™s bars is broken, and Axe-O-Lotl comes in on Disco again!
CLANG!
Another hole is made on top of Disco. The wedgebot swiftly activates its flipper in order to get rid of that axe on top€¦ and succeeds. Disco comes in wedge-first now, and gets underneath Axe-O-Lotl!
FLIP!
Axe-O-Lotl is turned upside-down, and before it can activate its srimech, Slammer comes by to say hi! In it comes, driving backwards€¦
CRASH!
Slammer actually SLAMMED itself ON TOP of Axe-O-Lotl using one of its self-flippers! AND CO2 IS SEEN ESCAPING! SLAMMER HAS HIT AXE-O-LOTL€™s CO2-SUPPLY, AND THEREBY ITS ONLY CHANCE TO SELF-RIGHT!

1€¦ 2€¦ 3€¦ 4€¦ 5€¦ 6€¦ 7€¦ 8€¦ 9€¦ 10€¦

CEASE

Axe-O-Lotl has been beaten into submission
Disco 5 (3) and Slammer V go through to round 2!

Coming next:
Axeon 2.0 vs NSBFR-X vs Shovearound 2

[paulc]

Well, thats one prediction down the pan.

And my the way Martijn, I know that Flick wasnt the only machine to beat me, (everyone did), but who won it?

PS: Ive improved Crusher since you last fought it

CRUSHER C.U (CUTTING.UP)

€ WEIGHT: 100KG

€ ARMOUR: 7MM TITANIUM/ 8MM TUNGSTEN STEEL

€ SHAPE: INVERTIBLE BOX WITH FRONT FIXED SCOOP

€ MOTORS: 2 x LEM 200 AT 36V = 47HP

€ LOCOMOTION: 8 x SCOOTER WHEELS

€ DIMENSIONS: (W) 40CM (L) 60CM (H) 20CM

€ COLOUR: BLACK WITH SILVER LINING

€ WEAPONRY: SCOOP WITH VACUUMS TO TRAP OPPENENTS. A DOUBLE-SIDED CRUSHER COMES IN, WITH 6 TONNES ON EACH. REAR SPIKES

€ SPEED: 20MPH

€ GROUND CLEARANCE: 0MM-3MM. 3.25MM HARDOX SKIRTS ON THE SIDES MAKE IT TOUGH TO GET UNDER

€ STRENGTH: UNIQUE DESIGN

€ WEAKNESS: UNIQUE DESIGN

Thicker armour, higher speed and skirtings have been added to improve the overall design.

[kodster]

Really, Paul, you have to start making your dimensions a bit bigger and the weapon power a little lower...

Fantastic battle Martijn!