Black Salvo | Entropic Degeneration |
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Speed: 9 | Speed: 5 |
Traction: 8 | Traction: 3 |
Torque: 3 | Torque: 1 |
Weapon: 0 | Weapon: 14 (10 crusher, 10 saw) |
Armour: 10 (+2 wedge) | Armour: 7 (+2 crusher) |
Config: Forks and hammer blocker | Config: -- |
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Black Salvo's a ramming wedge and it's waaaay faster than ED, but it's also got a worse wedge than ED does because 4WD hinged forks vs. 2WD static forks. It means BS is almost certainly going to try and flank with its superior speed, but there are things I can do to at least try to counteract it.
Start with the jaws 3/4 of the way open and try and orient them towards BS when it comes in for the box-rush equivalent. When it's close enough, counter-attack and start to clamp down. 2 corner damage isn't to be sniffed at. While I probably lose the control battle due to 4WD and a bucket of torque, this is a great way of doing damage that the judges won't be able to ignore. Repeatedly crushing and piercing the side walls might also snag me a wheel, which would certainly be nice. I don't know how well I'll be able to use the saw in this fight - probably not very, considering the hammer blocker - but at least it can throw up some pretty sparks and impress the judges. After we're obliged to separate, do the same thing, but keep the jaws closer together so that we can chow down on BS more easily.
This isn't going to be an easy fight, though. In the quite likely event that BS gets around to my side and just starts slamming me around the arena, I'll J-hook off and invite a further attack before turning rapidly and (hopefully) catching the wedgeboi in my jaws. If that doesn't work, try and push myself clear from the Underall forks by opening up the jaws to the point where I can get some traction and get off BS's wedge. It's going to be a cagey driving style from me this time, but hopefully it'll work. =]
Good luck, Badnik, and have fun. =]