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Loophole in rule G39 and G43 for defense??? (Repost due to edits)

G39:"ROBOTS are prohibited from launching BOULDERS unless they are in contact with the opponent’s
TOWER or carpet in the opponent’s COURTYARD, and not in contact with any other carpet.
Violation: TECH FOUL per BOULDER"


The rule states that you may not launch a boulder unless in contact with the courtyard (not fully within the courtyard). Does this mean that you are allowed to be partly within the outerworks while launching.

I ask this because under rule 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.
Violation: FOUL. For every five (5) seconds in which the situation is not corrected, FOUL"

You can not be defended while even partly within the outerworks. The outworks is not a carpeted area so does it count because it states "and not in contact with any other carpet." Does this make this halfway area a safe spot. This does not seem intended due to other rules of defense and want to ask due to this.

Thank you for your time.

(ADDED NOTES)

Does this not also break G11:

"Strategies aimed solely at forcing the opposing ALLIANCE to violate a rule are not in the spirit of
FIRST Robotics Competition and not allowed. Rule violations forced in this manner will not result in
an assignment of a penalty to the targeted ALLIANCE.
Violation: FOUL. If egregious or repeated, YELLOW CARD"

Or G40:

"A ROBOT may not cause a BOULDER to move from the NEUTRAL ZONE into the opponent’s
COURTYARD unless:
A. the ROBOT contacts the BOULDER within OUTER WORKS, and
B. the ROBOT completes its CROSSING (i.e. doesn’t completely back out of the OUTER
WORKS into the NEUTRAL ZONE)
Violation: TECH FOUL per BOULDER"

Because with G40 you must be fully crossed for that boulder to be counted within the courtyard. So can you shoot it if the object (boulder) is technically not within the courtyard based on the rules. (Rule G40 can be fixed by going all the way through then backing into the outerworks after the completed cross. Rule G11 still stands.)
 


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