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Originally Posted by Rangel(kf7fdb)
a team can just drive on the edge of their opponents outerworks(with bumper inside the volume of the outerworks) to get to whatever defense they want to clear next
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There are 2 foot high polycarb barriers, aka shields, extending to the edge of the outer works between each defense. It appears to me that a robot must move completely off the outer works in order to change position on the outer works.
A robot should be able to effectively defend shooting, especially short shooters, if the mid-field defenses are difficult to cross.
Whether that's cost effective I think will mainly depend on boulder availability and cycle times--stopping the 8th shot is worth a lot more than stopping the 9th.