The Fowler Fic War Series 5

[matty_haka]

Right, all tactics are in, round 2 fights up today.

[matty_haka]

Welcome to the 2 round 2 battles from Heat A of the Fowler fic War Series 5.

Without further a do lets get on with the first one Shovearound 2 v Seung Mina II

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Tony stated his tactics clearly as avoid Tengu so he should have no issues with carrying that out in this fight. Kody immediately tries to carry out his tactics though, and starts trying to manouvre around the sides though. Shovearound 2 just keeps running away though, his superior speed carrying him away from his FEMALE opponent

Kody tries to launch another attack, but Tony is quicker this time and turns the front round to meet him, and the newly repaired forks go straight underneath him with no difficulty. Tony begins to grind his wheels in and then goes into full shunt mode and slams him into the arena well, raising the forks, and trying to stack Seung Mina II against the wall. The flipper comes to Kodys rescue however and as he fires it he falls back onto his wheels but onto the top of Shovearound 2.

Tony tries to give Seung Mina II a piggyback towards the pit release button, but Kody falls off, and then shoves Shovearound 2 from the side with his back end, stopping him opening the pit. Tony is annoyed by this manouvre and turns to face Seung Mina II sliding the forks underneath the front once again and manouvres him this time into the CPZ. Dead Metal is waiting for him and the saw comes down, releasing sparks as it makes contact with the 6mm Hardox. Sandwiched between the house robot and Shovearound 2, Kody has no way of helping his robot escape, but eventually shovearound 2 takes mercy on him, and slides away, allowing Seung Mina II to reverse out of the CPZ, albeit straight back onto the forks.

This time however he gets his way and manouvres Seung Mina II across to the other side of the arena and into the pit release button. The siren sounds, and the pit is slowly released, sinking into its state as a hole in the floor. Shovearound 2 lifts the forks, and leaves Seung Mina II hanging on the edge. He lowers them once more, and Seung Mina II begins teetering on the edge. One nudge more and Seung Mina II goes down, but not without overbalancing the champ and pulling him down with him. But its too late.

CEASE

The champs run is not over yet but there is nothing but a soul left of Seung Mina II. They go out.

[matty_haka]

Welcome to our second round 2 battle from Heat A, where potential is in great supply from this battle between Tempest Evil-Est-Oution and Black Panther Queen

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Its Black Panther Queen who comes out of the blocks, and with his speed, double that of Tempests, carries him straight into the FFW1 champions descendant who now finds himself without a seeding. Franks machine is just about spun up enough to knock Alex away though. He tries to move away and spin up again, but Black Panther Queen is closer to him this time and gets the flipper plate underneath him, firing the flipper followed by the axe. The axe does absolutely nothing to the thick titanium shell but the flipper sends the invertible ring spinner onto his back with great ease. No sooner has he stopped wobbling around the arena though, than Alex gets another attack in, firing the flipper without the axe this time and throwing Tempest across the arena.

The axe had provided Alex with a modicum of control before, but this time Frank has been thrown far enough away from his opponent that he can move away and spin up. Alex charges towards him but Tempest shifts sideways, with Alex having to slow down quickly to avoid hitting the fence. He turns again, knowing that hell have to bite the bullet, and goes straight into the spinning shell with the front flipper. Titanium may be strong but its not that strong, and the hardox teeth on Tempest bend one of the arms, pulling the flipper immediately out of place. The attack barely slows the shell down and Frank comes straight back in for more, this time hitting the same arm, and snapping it.

Alex fires the flipper to prove it still works, but has an added bonus as it just about flicks Tempest into the air, where his teeth hit the floor slowing the shell down. Alex comes in for another attack, sliding the battered flipper underneath and bring down the axe again. No sign of weakness from that, and although it doesnt do anything more than a small dent, he manages to grab onto Tempest, promptly dragging him towards the CPZ where Matila is waiting.

With her rear at the ready Matilda, gives Tempest the moony of all moonies, slamming into the side of Tempest, who shows the strength of his armour by escaping with nothing more than a scratch. It also throw him off the flipper of the Panther whos axe has also been forced back into its resting position. He tries to turn away and stop Tempest spinning up but Franks already there, and slams into the side of Black Panther Queen, sending him spinning away, a large gash in his side panel. The impact throws him back into Matildas CPZ and the vertical disc has its turn, slamming into the opposite side completely tearing off one of the side skirts.

Looking severely battered and sheepish, Black Panther Queen sluggishly makes her way towards Tempest again, but Franks spun his robot up once more, and the full speed shell hits the other arm, bending it outwards. Gas immediately starts to erupt from the machine, as the flipper fires at the force of the ipact before returnign to its resting position. Trying to hit Tempest before it spins up again he comes in with the rear, but tempest moves slightly and slams into the back left corner, tearing a huge gash into the side.

This seems to be the impact that Alex feels the force of, and it may have done some damage to one of the drive motors as he seems unable now to go in a straight line. Turning around, he finds Tempest waiting there again, who slams into the front flipper again, snapping th eother arm, and leaving the flipper blade lying on the floor of the arena. Black Panther Queen is a mess, but may just about be able to hold on for a judges decision.

Tempest has other ideas though and slams into the back panel, once, twice, three times, each time backign away to get some of the extra speed back. Smoke is pouring out of the back of Black Panther Queen, and on the fourth Attack the back skirt along with the panel behind it is torn apart, leaving the removeable link very visible. Alex realises that enough is enough and gives up the controls. One final attack from Tempest and its all over as the faisafe is removed and with it the power to black Panther Queen.

The house robots, Matilda and Shutn come out to have their fun as Refbot counts her out, but seeing how wrecked the machien is already they decide to play nice, Matilda putting her on the arena flipper while Shunt opens the pit. Black Panther Queen flies across the arena, landing in a smoking heap in the middle of the floor, before Shunt pushes her into another smoking heap in the middle of the floor, ending the battle.

CEASE

Black Panther Queen might just have to abdicate Tempest Evil-Est-Oution storms through

[matty_haka]

And so before the heat final a recap of how the finalists got there

ROUND 1

Shovearound 2 and Tempest met in round 1, teaming up to dispose of Axeon 2.0 via pitting

ROUND 2

Shovearound 2 had his evil way with Seung Mina II bossing the entire battle before managing to pit Kodys machine

Tempest Evil-est-Oution destroyed Black Panther Queen in a very one sided battle.

And so the heat final :

Shovearound 2 (1) v Tempest Evil-Est-Oution

Thoughts, Tactics, Predictions, Comments?

Thank you

[paulc]

Heat Final: Shovearound 2 (1) vs. Tempest Evil-Est-Oution

Frank was lucky to win against the Panther (In my view), but this is where he WILL lose. The armour of Shovearound 2 is 12mm Hardox. 4mm Hardox is all it takes to stop Tempest damaging you - Shovearound isnt even going to get scratched! And then onto power. Shovearound 2 is a rambot (obviously ) and has HUGE amounts of traction. Tempest is designed to have LOW traction to bounce away from trouble. On hp supplies (it doesnt contribute) Tonys robot has 36hp and Tempest has around 2hp (whos got more ).

Frank might say Ill go for the lifting rack - its only aluminium, but one thing that Shovearound can do, as well as having invertible skirts and lifter, is it can use the rear skirt as a wedge. A wedge made of 12mm Hardox, that Tempest cant hurt.

In short - Shovearound is winning through, and there is nothing Frank can do about it

(Message edited by paulc on December 21, 2007)

[pcbore]

Paul, the mistake youre making is in comparing us solely in Shovearounds favour. Tempests HP is pretty much irrelevent because even if it could technically outpush you, it hasnt got a good shape for it. The best it could is is gradually nudge an immobile robot around.

And besides, you dont need to damage armour to kill a robot from the inside out, which is going to be my goal. Spin up to max power before I even try to go in, try and damage the lifting rack and tear those skirts off too.

But Frank, theyre 12 MM hardox! You cant damage those

True. But hardox skirts are only as strong as what holds them in place, and it wont take that much force to break the hinges. Given the dificulty of bending hardox, its extremely ineffective for making more complex parts which is why Id expect the hinges to be steel or Ali, possibly Ti, none of which are going to stand up to Tempest for very long.

Even failing to kill Shovearound from the inside out, I reckon Ill be good on a judges decision if I can just inflict some visible damage. Remember, you cant push what you cant catch, and being hard to catch was always Tempests speciality.

(Message edited by pcbore on December 21, 2007)

[kodster]

Bah. Good fight, though.

All I can say is...go Tempest!

[paulc]

Ive just checked Shovearound 2s stats again Frank, and it says that there is a large shock-absorbing pad wrapped around the internals.

It doesnt talk about WHAT holds the skirts in place, only what theyre made of. But the reason WHY Im being in favour of Shovearound is because hes the number 1 seed, and stands a good chance of winning the heat.

Its nothing against you, or your machines. Its just what I believe will happen.

[pcbore]

It doesnt need to say what the hinges are made of. It takes around 20 tonnes to bend hardox, and its not going to happen when making something fiddly like a hinge. Thats all I need to know to know Ill be able to break them.

[paulc]

Good luck for the heat final then Frank