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Offset horizontal spinners
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 th
ey
have always been bar spinners
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/spinning-bars/msg179/#msg179<br
/>placed at the front of the bot. The most successful offset was
runner-up Tank, but others include Mad Dog
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/mad-dog/,<br
/>Reaper
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/reaper/,<br
/>and Tombstone.
Advantages
[list]
[li]Like other horizontals, offsets can be quite destructive
HTML http://hardcorerobotics.com/images/pZiEj8.gif.[/li]
[li]Offsets are generally more stable than overheads.[/li]
[li]Offsets are usually lower to the ground than overheads,
meaning that they can be more likely to land big hits.[/li]
[li]Offsets can be very maneuverable, and be used for swinging
attacks to the sides of opponents.[/li]
[li]Offsets can also be made invertible, though no bot has done
this yet.[/li]
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Disadvantages
[list]
[li]Due to the large distance from the wheels to the weapon
axle, offsets are difficult to gear.[/li]
[li]Offsets, due to their design usually not being optimized for
the ground game, are very vulnerable to flippers
HTML https://bugforums.createaforum.com/lego-battlebots-wiki/flippers/.[/li]
[li]Like all horizontals offsets normally do very poorly against
wedges.[/li]
[li]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.[/li]
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