Portcullis defense strategy

[007agentHP]

Hello, is it possible for an arm to be in one of the holes in the portcullis to stop teams from opening it? i couldn't find anything in the manual against it, so i think so. what do you all think?
Thank You!

[Hallry]

There are no holes in the Portcullis. In actuality it's just a sheet of polycarb with black tape/paint on it (don't remember which right now).

[007agentHP]

Originally Posted by Hallry

There are no holes in the Portcullis. In actuality it's just a sheet of polycarb with black tape/paint on it (don't remember which right now).

Dang it.
Thank you anyway

[Doug Frisk]

Originally Posted by Hallry

There are no holes in the Portcullis. In actuality it's just a sheet of polycarb with black tape/paint on it (don't remember which right now).

There aren't any holes, but if I recall correctly from the field element diagrams there is an aluminum grid on the back side of the polycarbonate.

So such a defense may be possible, but it would A) not be GP and B) tie up your one defense robot holding down the portcullis.

[kevin.li.rit]

Also from the manual.

<G43> ROBOTS on the same half of the FIELD as their ALLIANCE TOWER may not interfere with opponent ROBOTS attempting to traverse OUTER WORKS (regardless of direction). A ROBOT is considered traversing the opponent’s OUTER WORKS if any part of its BUMPERS are within the opponent’s OUTER WORKS.

[Munchskull]

Actually if you read the feild specs there is steel under it.

[MaGiC_PiKaChU]

Originally Posted by kevin.li.rit

Also from the manual.

<G43> ROBOTS on the same half of the FIELD as their ALLIANCE TOWER may not interfere with opponent ROBOTS attempting to traverse OUTER WORKS (regardless of direction). A ROBOT is considered traversing the opponent’s OUTER WORKS if any part of its BUMPERS are within the opponent’s OUTER WORKS.

if holding a door shut is not interfering, then i don't know what is

[Lord Basket]

It turns out the portcullis doesn't actually have any holes; the bars are just painted onto a polycarbonate sheet.