Thread: Mecanum Defense
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Unread 20-03-2007, 23:47
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Re: Mecanum Defence

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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor View Post
From the LA regional (I watched a highlight match video) the Harker bot on mechanums defended against the Poofs by knocking tubes out from in front of the repeatedly. Mechanums are great for maneuverable, strategic defense... But you still can't beat a brute force system that can politely escort any other robot across the field.
We were able to get in Bellarmine's way a lot, but against bots with average or greater than average pushing power, the mecanums were only useful for knocking away tubes. We got frequently pushed into the rack and it was hard to prevent good top-scorers (i.e. Beachbots) from scoring over us.

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Originally Posted by KTorak View Post
This type worked well last year as well, because you could get between the robot shooting and the goal. In 2005, is it my poor memory or do I not remember much defense being played?
Yeah...I remember there being much stricter penalties for pushing/robot contact in 2005.
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Last edited by rachal : 21-03-2007 at 02:08.