The GC isnt a problem. For one thing, skirts arent 100% effective and for another thing, all wedged vapours boast a 0 GC wedge. Anything above 1 mm can be exploited in this game.
We didnt do bad with 30mm of ground clearance!
Same here. GC is never really a problem. We usually have between 5mm and 10mm But Hannibal had close to 4 cm at the back.
Eteks are ~20cm DIA, ~14cm long. Youd need a fancy bevel/worm gearbox to get the power from them to 6 wheels. Not impossible (I think Big Nipper does something similar) but with the amount of power youre using, itll take a fair bit of space and weight to do it properly.
A possible weakness is that Nitrogen will only give you limited flips unless you have several large gas canisters aboard
Arent holes drilled in armour generally a bad idea?
Its not far off believeable for me, apart from trying to get Eteks in.
Ah, I can actually read the stats now!
Nitro-Gene 2.0
As I have mentioned before, don€™t bother with the weight reducing holes. If you want to loose weight on the armour then make it thinner. Spinners are less likely to go through a plate of 3.25mm Hardox than a plate of 4mm Hardox with holes in it for the blades to latch on to and rip open. For the shape, what do you mean by pointed sides and rear? Loose the Eteks; they really are not worth it. There are better and lighter things out there to give a bit of push. Most notably the LEM 130, which is around half the weight.
What hinge is the flipper? What size is the ram? How is the Nitrogen contained and in what quantity? Any details on batteries? Can it self right?
The sides are pointed like the rear of Tornado, on the rear and sides to lower the chances of FBSs tearing a panel open. That is why I feel the need to drill holes into the sides. It meant that I could make the flipper 6mm Hardox for the body compared to the 4mm for the body, meaning that if I face something like Psyclonised, even if he rips the shell open (And that might be tough), I know that the flipper can keep going, allowing me to have the upper hand.
The flipper is rear hinged and runs off 2 x 80mm rams at 500psi each, allowing me the same force of flipping as GeForce. The gas is contained in 2 x 3kg tanks, giving around 22 flips in a fight, and it has enough power to self-right in a 540 somersault! Stylish!
The reason Im using 46V Eteks rather than 48V LEM 130s is that everyone else is using LEMs and this is designed to be a rammer to combat rammers. So the Eteks, whilst being much heavier than LEMs provide 12 extra HorsePower, allowing me to ge tthe front under much more easily.
Have I made my points clear?
Ah I understand about the sides now, pretty good concept I reckon! Against spinners at least, anyway. Against fellow flippers it will leave you vulnerable to flips but since you have things to combat that then its OK.
Is the flipper 500psi as you just mentioned or 1000psi as it says in the stats? For the record, two rams operating at 500psi does not equal 1000psi, it equals 500psi. Or so I beleive... Also, how did you calculate that it has as much flipping force as GeForce?
Fair play about the motors, but more power does not always provide the answer. You are never going to meet the power of the serious rammers anyway. But I see your reason for wanting to be more powerful in the drive than the average vapourbot.
Sorry about the flipper, it just has a single ram at 1000psi.
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Given the sucess from Nitro-Gene in Daves second tournument
I have honestly lost count of the tournaments I have written, but it must be in double figures, if not in the 20s
Paul you might want to switch your 46v Eteks for not two LEM130s, but FOUR LEM130s, at 36v. Even with four LEM130s and the batteries they swallow, theyd still be lighter than 2 Eteks and the batteries theyd swallow up. :P, and youd have 6 more horsepower. (36hp compared to 30hp with the Eteks)
And theres no such thing as running any heavyweight motor here, let alone Eteks, at 46v, without there being problems with the batteries: you wont get the full 30hp. :P If youre going to stick with the Eteks despite my advice, then run them at 48v :P
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