Sergeant Bash

One of the original four House Robots, Sergeant Bash was designed to look like a military tank with its green army colours and flamethrower turret weapon. The original design for Sergeant Bash had steel armour with a battering ram weapon at the front of the robot and a saw at the rear. In Series 3 the steel armour was changed for fibreglass armour, and the battering ram was removed in place of a hydraulic claw similar to the claw used by Sir Killalot. Sergeant Bash was the only robot in Robot Wars to have a flamethrower weapon: indeed, the said weapon was banned under normal circumstances.

Sergeant Bash is powered by four batteries running in parallel. Conduits attached to its flamethrower also vent heat to power a secondary steam engine. Its weapons require the inclusion of gas bottles to power the flamethrower, in addition to valves and numerous carbon dioxide reservoirs. The flamethrower and hydraulically driven pincers all contribute to Sergeant Bash's increased weight and it requires an extremely long wheelbase to support the mass of internal engineering. When not in use, the steam engine powers a small rear end saw. After series 3 the rear saw could be seen buckled at Bash's rear, and was purely ornamental. The flamethrower was originally powered from gas tanks that were positioned in the frontal compartment, whilst the motors for the saw were positioned in the rear section just behind the flamethrower turret. With the introduction of the pincers, the gas bottles were moved back and did not allow enough room for the saw motors, resulting in that weapon being scrapped.

Stats
Weight - 120 kg (265 lb)

Length - 140 cm (55 in)

Width - 90 cm (35 in)

Height - 90 cm (35 in)

Speed - 8 mph (13 km/h)

Weaponry - Propane-fueled flamethrower mounted on a 360 degree turret, front-mounted hydraulic pincers that exert 8 tonnes of pressure and a rear-mounted circular saw (scrapped after series 3). Notably, flamethrowers are normally against the rules in Robot Wars, with Bash apparently being the exception. In series 1 and 2, the front pincers were originally a series of ramming spikes.

Strengths - Long-range weaponry. Powerful Pneumatic pincers.

Weaknesses - Limited fuel capacity, Extremely poor pushing/pulling power and narrow base makes it a bit vulnerable to flippers.

Noticeable Appearances

 * In series 2, Wheelosaurus attacked Sergeant Bash, crippling the Sarge and forcing him out of the match. Wheelosaurus was one of the very few robots to attack the House Robots, and the only one to attack Sergeant Bash.