Welkom terug bij Nederlandse Serie 3. After an epic main competition, which saw Tough As Nails overcome Krab-Bot in a hard fought Grand Final, while not continue the fun with some special events! The first of which consists of a six robot Annihilator, the first in the Dutch series! These six robots not only are left hungry for more following an early exit from the main competition, they also boast excellent durability. Perfect then, for an Annihilator, where only the fittest survive! So, LAAT DE OORLOGEN BEGINNEN!
One thing that Dutch Robot Wars has going for it is that it has a large number of durable machines. Indeed, at least four robots here I believe would survive multiple to the end. Therefore, my vote is for one of the few that probably will not last long here, Impact. Good collisions from each machine, before Impact is flipped over by Hammerhead 2 and left unable to self-right. SpaceManiac888(Talk) 11:47, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
It's always possible for a weak robot to survive far into an annihilator competition alongside far more durable competitors. But then you have examples like Thor's Hammer in the second US annihilator that just die in one hit before anyone else gets the chance to be eliminated. I'm not saying Impact will die in one hit, but I feel it's more likely to die before anyone else will. CrashBash (talk) 11:51, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Almost all the robots here are capable of surviving and dishing out damage, all but one...this one. The fact that even the team didn't seem too impressed with Impact 2 and honestly, it really sticks out as the weakest link. The one that'll be axed, spiked and bashed to death.Diotoir the son of nemesis (talk) 12:00, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Impact just looks the most vulnerable to the other machines, and like it'd be able to do the least. Combatwombat555 (talk) 12:22, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Impact will die after the first...impact!!! Jimlaad43(talk) 12:30, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
I’m sure Jeroen himself would gladly admit Impact 2 is most at risk. TOAST 13:21, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
As interesting as the concept behind Impact 2 was, I can understand why van Lieverloo declined to qualify for Series 7 with it. In its partly-completed form, it already has a lot of weak spots (particularly the wheels and link), and suffice to say it won't take long for those to be exploited. VulcansHowl 13:58, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Impact is definitely the weakest link here, and this will show, as it won't last at all in this first round, axed, rammed, it will definitely go here. Adster1005 16:33, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Yeah, Impact looks very much like the obvious target for all the opponents. Hogwild94 (talk) 17:31, March 30, 2020 (UTC)
Now that Impact is out of the way, things get really interesting. There's no way of really knowing who will go out in any given round, and whilst I have my suspicions on who might be the favourite to win, even I'm not confident with that. I'm not even too confident with my vote here - however, I do feel that Hammerhead 2's exposed wheels, easy-to-tangle frame and not-exactly-easy-to-aim flipper may let it down here. CrashBash (talk) 19:25, March 31, 2020 (UTC)
For me, this was between Hammerhead 2 and NEATer Machine. The others currently are more secure, and thus less vulnerable to each other's weapons as these two. Hammerhead 2's wheels are by far the biggest hitbox for NEATer Machine to target, where just one blow will surely cost it dearly in terms of reduced mobility. However, I have to eliminate NEATer Machine, because its exposed wheels are perfect for being hit by Lizzard's tail, plus the additional damage that Trazmaniac and Alien Destructor 2 will probably cause. In addition, Hammerhead 2 can always flip NEATer Machine, and the horn-blowing machine's srimech might not be the most effective at righting the machine for all we know. SpaceManiac888(Talk) 19:19, March 31, 2020 (UTC)
There isn't really an obvious pushover anymore, whcih makes this tricky, so I've decided to focus on which crucial component looks like the most vulnerable. As such, I have gone for NEATer's wheels, which could be popped by Alien Destructor's spike or Trazmaniac's drum. That's the only thing I can see being obviously a KO so it'll have to do as reasoning for now. Jimlaad43(talk) 19:31, March 31, 2020 (UTC)
