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Hammers/axes
By: Dutch Date: June 22, 2021, 6:34 pm
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Hammers/axes
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Hammers are a relatively common weapon, though axes are rarer.
They rely on kinetic energy to break through the top of a bot.
Famous bots to use hammers/axes are Headache
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/headache/<br
/>and Migraine
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/migraine/<br
/>in the original tournaments, and BETA
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/beta/msg180/#msg180,<br
/>Tension
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/tension/,<br
/>Stab
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/stab/,<br
/>Smash, and Squash in the newer ones.
Types
[list]
[li]Gravity hammers
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/gravity-powered-hammers/[/li]
[li]Rubber-band hammers
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/rubber-band-hammers/msg181/#msg181[/li]
[/list]
Advantages
[list]
[li]Hammers can create massive internal damage, or even knock
wheels off the bottom of another bot.[/li]
[li]The stress from a hammer blow can damage the spots where the
wheels connect to the enemy bot.[/li]
[li]Narrow-tipped hammers and axes can land sniping hits on
weapon gears or axles. The real BattleBot Chomp did this
HTML https://external-preview.redd.it/wIqR7aiq0xL1FDV38UkAx5lU1Okgnymm3uckbgzUEyw.gif?format=mp4&s=72beb9fe4407904eb99eae332f45fedb8bf8ad1b<br
/>against Bite Force.[/li]
[li]Against horizontal spinners
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/spinners/msg194/#msg194,<br
/>hammers originally tended to do well because their weapon is
often more durable and will be more likely to survive a
weapon-to-weapon hit, such as in Tension and Tension II's
matches with GyroWave
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/gyrowave/.<br
/>Since then, however, advances in spinner tech have made this f
ar
less likely.[/li]
[li]Hammers are very impressive to see in action, and so may
sway a judge's decision.[/li]
[/list]
Disadvantages
[list]
[li]Hammers are a rather inefficient manner of transferring
energy (imagine trying to take bricks apart by pushing them
together), so they have to be very powerful to do much.[/li]
[li]Hammers often damage the bot they are mounted on. Dutch has
created feather- and lightweight hammerbots that can KO
themselves with one shot.[/li]
[li]Hammers do poorly against full body spinners because if they
miss, the hammer can be actually chopped off, like this
HTML https://www.botsfc.com/uploads/8/6/6/2/86628328/malice-big-hit_orig.gif.<br
/>This can also happen against horizontal spinners.[/li]
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