Robot Wars: The Second Wars/Heat C

The Second Wars - Heat C was one of twelve heats which determined the Semi Finalists of Robot Wars: The Second Wars.

Competing Robots
Challenger
 * Weight: 74.0kg
 * Dimensions: 130 x 80 x 50cm
 * Ground Clearance: 25mm
 * Power: 2 x 12V batteries
 * Weapons: Angle Grinder and spikes
 * Team Members: Steve Dove, Andy Byrne and Peter Rose

Mortis
 * Weight: 78.3kg
 * Dimensions: 130 x 75 x 125cm
 * Ground Clearance: 50mm
 * Power: 8 x 12V batteries
 * Weapons: Tempered tanto blade
 * Team Members: Rob Knight, Arthur Chilcott and Ben Impey

Oblivion
 * Weight: 58.7kg
 * Dimensions: 95 x 87 x 30cm
 * Ground Clearance: 50mm
 * Power: 2 x 12V batteries
 * Weapons: Hardened steel rams
 * Team Members: Suren Balendran, Thuvaaragan Balendran and Prabamna Ariyanadadam

Dreadnaut
 * Weight: 80.8kg
 * Dimensions: 140 x 95 x 75cm
 * Ground Clearance: 75mm
 * Power: 2 x 12v batteries
 * Weapons: Front forklift
 * Team Members: Ken Feltwell, David Vowles

Rameses II
 * Weight: 74.7kg
 * Dimensions: 67 x 57 x 100cm
 * Ground Clearance: N/A
 * Power: 2 x 12v batteries
 * Weapons: Spring loaded Hammer
 * Team Members: Chris Crosskey, Peter Kyberd

Griffon
 * Weight: 79.4kg
 * Dimensions: 130 x 70 x 20cm
 * Ground Clearance: 13mm
 * Power: 2 x 12V batteries
 * Weapons: Lifting arm based on american entry Biohazard
 * Team Members: Oliver Steeples, Ben Steeples

Gauntlet
1. Dreadnaut - Completed - They took three attempts at knocking down the brick wall and then bizarrely dashed for the House Robot route and forced its way through to the End Zone and incredibly managed it in a quicker time than Mortis despite the time wasted on attempting the central route.

2. Mortis - Completed - After breezing past the wall and the ramp they were blocked from the end zone by Matilda. Morits unleashed a vicious attack on Matilda and refused an opportunity to make it into the endzone in favour of attacking the House Robot. Finally they pushed Matilda over the line and ersued her into the next route where they were pitted by Shunt.

3. Rameses - 10.9m - Rameses pushed its hammer through the wall and when they retracted it the weight of the blocks actually pulled Rameses over but they recovered and managed to get up and over the ramp. Their armour took the punishment from Matilda's chainsaw and they were pushing the House Robot back inching towards the End Zone when Cease was called.

4. Oblivion - 5.8m - Obvivion started making some decent progress down the route guarded by the House Robots they were eventually attacked and pitted by Matilda.

5. Challenger - 5.3m - After an initial burst of speed that almost carried them straight through the brick wall, Challenger got stuck on the ramp and was attacked by the House Robots. With their wheels off the ground they couldn't escape.

6. Griffon - 3.4m - Griffon drove straight into the arena wall, which gave the House Robots time to close in and prevent Griffon from getting very far.

Trial
1. Mortis - 6.1m - Met Matilda head on in the centre and were lifted up by Matilda's tusks but they still managed to push back against the House Robot and stay on the plinth.

2. Oblivion - 5.6m - They were flipped in the centre of the plinth and were then pushed straight off by Matilda.

3. Dreadnaut - 5.4m - Dreadnaut had added decorative shields to get in the spirit of things. After a promising burst of speed and a hard collision with Matilda, They couldn't press the advantage and were pushed off.

4. Rameses - With Challenger already having gone into minus figures, Rameses only had to go nowhere to go through. They collided with the House Robot but couldn't really gain any ground but managed to hold off Matilda despite being flipped on its side.

5. Challenger - -0.1m - Steering problems didn't help them at the start and the large ground clearance made it easy for Matilda to simply push them straight back past the start line.

Semi-Finals

 * Dreadnaut vs. Oblivion

Dreadnaut's removable link had been knocked loose when the team had put the lid on the robot and consequently they went nowhere. The House Robots burned Dreadnaut and Sir Killalot ripped a chuck of armour off them.

Winner: Oblivion


 * Mortis vs. Rameses

Sir Killalot was still holding on to the chunk of armour it had ripped off Dreadnaut in the previous bout. In the initial blow it was clear that Mortis had the much more potent weapon but rather surprisingly Rameses managed to push them back into the PPZ with no difficulty and the House Robots attacked Mortis. Rameses were lifted up by the arena spike and attacked by the House Robots despite not appearing to go into the PPZ. Rameses were placed on the flame pit by Killalot.

Final
Mortis vs. Oblivion

Lack of Weaponry and a huge weight disadvantage put Oblivion very much on the back step in this fight. Mortis dominated, puncturing Oblivion consistantly and tried to push Oblivion into the pit but they just escaped and bravely attacked Mortis and managed to push them into the PPZ but it wasn't enough to give them the judge decision.

Winner: Mortis