Ramming/ Pinning

[f22flyboy]

I define pinning as holding another robot against a fixed object so that they are immobile

I define ramming as repeatedly striking another robot, often against a fixed object.

Hypothetical situation:

After autonomous mode ends, team A (blue alliance)has knocked the central stacks into thier scoring zone, and is sitting on top of the ramp. Team B (red alliance) has knocked down a blue human player's stack of six and is sitting in the blue scoring zone. When the operator control period begins, team A heads directly for team B, and being a far more powerful robot, pushes team B's bot against the wall. Team A holds team B for about 30 seconds immobile against the wall while team B tries to break free. Then Team A's bot begins to ram team B's, eventually pushing one side of the drive off the field, permanently immobilizing team B. Team A continues to alternately ram and pin team B for the remainder of the match.

A couple of questions:

1. Do you think this is legal?

2. If no, what should I (or someone) do about it?

3. Is this appropriate?

4. What is your team's (driver's) philosophy on ramming or pinning another bot?

5. Should the same (rough) tactics used during a real match be used during a practice round?