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       Offset horizontal spinners
   DIR By: Dutch
       Date: April 20, 2022, 10:42 am
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       Offset horizontal spinners
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       Offset horizontal spinners are horizontal spinners
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/horizontal-spinners/msg186/#msg186<br
       />that are not centered on the bot. So far in Lego BattleBots
       they
       have always been bar spinners
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       />placed at the front of the bot. The most successful offset was
       runner-up Tank, but others include Mad Dog
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       />Reaper
  HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/reaper/,<br
       />and Tombstone.
       Advantages
       - Like other horizontals, offsets can be quite destructive
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       - Offsets are generally more stable than overheads.
       - Offsets are usually lower to the ground than overheads,
       meaning that they can be more likely to land big hits.
       - Offsets can be very maneuverable, and be used for swinging
       attacks to the sides of opponents.
       - Offsets can also be made invertible, though no bot has done
       this yet.
       Disadvantages
       - Due to the large distance from the wheels to the weapon axle,
       offsets are difficult to gear.
       - Offsets, due to their design usually not being optimized for
       the ground game, are very vulnerable to flippers
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       - Like all horizontals offsets normally do very poorly against
       wedges.
       - Offsets are more limited size-wise than offsets, because their
       blades are at medium height and thus must be shorter to avoid
       hitting the chassis while still maintaining a reasonable spin-up
       time.
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