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Re: Shooter designs from the 2008 Overdrive season

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Originally Posted by Libraryfanatic View Post
Does anybody know how long the winch took to cycle? That is:

How long did it take between one shot and the next firing at max rate? I understand that max rate fire wasn't important in 2008, but this year....
The winch retracted the launcher back to firing position in about 2 seconds. We could have geared it faster, but it wasn't necessary. (We could drive around field pretty quickly that year, but not that quickly. )
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