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{{beta}}
{{Item infobox
| name             = Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
| type             = weapon
| beta             = yes
| image            = Directhittransparent.png
| used-by          = [[Soldier]]
| slot             = primary
| ammo-loaded      = 4
| ammo-carried     = 20
| reload           = Single
}}
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' on dying medical personnel|You're dead, that's good, amen.|sound=Soldier_HatOverHeartTaunt04.wav}}
The '''Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher''' is a [[primary]] weapon for the [[Soldier]] that currently only exists in ''[[Team Fortress 2 Beta]]''. It uses the [[Direct Hit]] model.

There are currently three variants of this weapon.

Since the item is still in an unreleased stage, these attributes may be changed or the weapon may be scrapped entirely. 

== Weapon variants ==
{| class="wikitable grid" width="100%"
! class="header" width="15%" | Weapon
! class="header" width="10%"  | Ammo<br />Loaded
! class="header" width="5%"  | Ammo<br />Carried
! class="header" width="35%" | Stats
|-
! {{item icon|Direct Hit|100px}}<br />Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
| 4
| 20
| 	
{{buff|When the medic healing you is killed, gain Mini-Crit Boost for 6 seconds.}}
{{nerf|On hit: -10 health}}
|-
! {{item icon|Direct Hit|100px}}<br />Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2
| 4
| 20
| 
{{buff|+15% Übercharge rate for the medic healing you}}
{{buff|This effect doesn't work in the respawn room}}
{{nerf|On hit: -10 health}}
|-
! {{item icon|Direct Hit|100px}}<br />Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3
| 4
| 20
| 
{{buff|50% faster reload time while being healed by a medic}}
{{nerf|On hit: -10 health}}
|}

== Damage and function times==
{{Damage table
| identical             = [[Rocket Launcher]]
| type              = [[Projectile]]
| damage            = yes
|  base             = 90
|  ramp up %        = 125
|  ramp up          = 112
|  fall off         = 48
|  fall off %       = 53
|  point blank      = 105-112
|  medium range     = 50-90
|  long range       = 45-60
|  minicrit         = 122
|  crit             = 270
|  splash damage    = yes
|  splash min %     = 50
|  splash radius    = 9 ft
|  splash reduction = 1% / {{Tooltip|2.88|Hammer units}}
|  selfdamage       = 27-89
|  selfdamage jump  = 27-46

| function times   = yes
|  attack interval = 0.8 s
|  reload first    = 0.8 s
|  reload more     = 0.92 s
}}

== Update history ==
'''[[April 26, 2011 Patch (Beta)]]
* The item was added.
'''[[April 28, 2011 Patch (Beta)]]
* Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
** Now deals [[mini-crits]] instead of [[crits]]
** Time of mini-crit bonus reduced to 6 seconds from 8

* Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2
** New rocket launcher option
** +15% ubercharge rate for the medic healing you. This effect does not work in the respawn room
** -10 health on hit 

* Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3
** New rocket launcher option
** 50% faster reload time while being healed by a medic
** -10 health on hit

==Bugs==
* When reloading, the Soldier's hand will animate as if he's putting in rockets; however, the rockets are not shown.
* While reloading, it is possible to force the reload animation to loop endlessly by holding both the left and right mouse button after reloading at least one rocket.

==Trivia==
* Pocket Soldier is the term used in competitive play to describe a [[Soldier]] pairing up with a [[Medic]].
* A Pyro that successfully hits a target with a reflected rocket from this weapon will lose 10 health.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Direct Hit 1st person.png|First-person view.
File:Rocket.png|Projectile.
</gallery>