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{{Other uses|for=the achievement of a similar name|Heavy achievements}}
 
{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
 
| type        = weapon
 
| type        = weapon
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| image        = Iron_Curtain_Guy.png
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| image        = Iron Curtain_Guy.png
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| used-by      = [[Heavy]]
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| used-by      = {{used by|Heavy}}
 
| slot        = primary
 
| slot        = primary
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| availability = Promotional
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| released    = {{Patch name|11|19|2010}}
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| ammo-loaded  = Unknown
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| availability = {{avail|promotional-unlock}}
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| ammo-carried = N/A
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| trade        = no
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| reload      = None
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| gift        = no
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| numbered    = no
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| ammo-loaded  = 200
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| ammo-carried = {{common string|N/A}}
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| reload      = No reload
 
| loadout      = yes
 
| loadout      = yes
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  | item-kind  = {{item kind|Minigun}}
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  | item-level = 5
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  | item-flags = {{attribute|AchievementItem}}
 
}}
 
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{{Quotation|Official Description|The Heavy has spared no expense in crafting this historic tribute to the mother land. Forged from Soviet iron and inlaid with the remaindered mahogany from Alexander II's favorite chair, each kill is not only for "pride of team," but for the Republic.}}
 
  
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The '''Iron Curtain''' is a currently released promotional [[primary]] weapon for the [[Heavy]]. It appears to be a [[Minigun]] made partially out of wood, with identifiable features such as a Communist Hammer and Sickle emblem visible on the ammo casing and a smoking vent  on the side. The weapon was supposedly crafted by the Heavy himself.  
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{{Quotation|'''Iron Curtain''' publicity blurb|The Heavy has spared no expense in crafting this historic tribute to the mother land. Forged from Soviet iron and inlaid with the remaindered mahogany from Alexander II's favorite chair, each kill is not only for "pride of team," but for the Republic.}}
  
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The weapon functions in exactly the same way as the standard Minigun. It is able to fire 10 ammo per second, but has a large cone of fire and individual bullets suffer damage falloff with range. For each 1 ammo, the gun fires 4 bullets; if all 200 ammo count is fired, that equals 800 bullets. In order to fire, the gun requires approximately one second for the barrel to revolve at the correct speed before being ready. Players can begin spinning the barrel without firing by holding down secondary fire. When either spinning or firing, the Heavy's movement speed is slowed considerably (to 37% speed). Furthermore, the Heavy cannot move while crouched and spinning or firing.
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The '''Iron Curtain''' is a [[Promotional items|promotional]] [[Weapons#heavyprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Heavy]]. It is a {{botignore|minigun}} made out of wood and metal, with identifiable features such as a [[w:Hammer and sickle|hammer and sickle emblem]] visible on the ammo casing and a smoking vent on the side. It was supposedly crafted by the Heavy himself.  
  
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It is awarded to players of ''{{W|Poker Night at the Inventory}}'' for defeating the [[Heavy]] during a special bonus round.<ref>http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1132307p1.html</ref>
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This weapon functions identically to the [[Minigun]].
  
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This item is awarded to players of ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]'' for defeating the Heavy during a round in which he has bought in with the item instead of cash. As of May 23, 2019, the game has been removed from sale. However, owners of that game may still obtain its promotional items.
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==Damage==
 
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{{See also|Damage}}
 
  
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{| class="wikitable grid"
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The kill icon for the Iron Curtain was contributed by {{Steamid|76561197976113694}}.
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! class="header" | Range
 
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! class="header" | Damage per 1 ammo
 
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! class="header" | [[Critical hit|Critical damage]]
 
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! class="header" | Damage per second
 
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|-
 
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| Point Blank
 
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| 50-54
 
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| 108
 
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| 500-540 (Crit: 1080)
 
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|-
 
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| Medium
 
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| 5-30
 
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| 27/54/81/108
 
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| 50-300 (Crit: 540)
 
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|-
 
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| Long
 
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| 5-10
 
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| 27/54
 
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| 50-100 (Crit: 270)
 
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|}
 
  
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* Base: 9 per bullet
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== Damage and function times ==
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* Max Ramp Up: 150% (13.5 damage per bullet)
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{{Damage table
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* Max Fall Off: 50% (4.5 damage per bullet)
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| identical        = [[Minigun]]
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* Bullet Count: 4 per ammo
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| type            = [[Hitscan]]
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* [[Mini-Crit]]: 12 per bullet
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| damagetype      = Bullet
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* [[Critical hit]]: 27 per bullet
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| rangetype        = Ranged
  
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Base damage is subject to distance-based [[damage]] falloff.
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| damage           = yes
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|  base            = 9 / bullet
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|  fall off        = 4.752 / bullet
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|  ramp up        = 13.5 / bullet
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|  point blank    = {{tooltip|50-54 / 1 ammo|108 / critical damage}}<br/>{{tooltip|475-513 / second|1026 / critical damage}}
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|  medium range    = {{tooltip|5-30 / 1 ammo|27/54/81/108 / critical damage}}<br/>{{tooltip|48-285 / second|513 / critical damage}}
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|  long range      = {{tooltip|5-10 / 1 ammo|27/54 / critical damage}}<br/>{{tooltip|48-95 / second|257 / critical damage}}
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|  pellet spread  = 25
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|  crit            = 27 / bullet
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|  minicrit        = 12-18 / bullet
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| function times  = yes
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|  attack interval = {{tooltip|0.105|4 bullets fired with each shot}}
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|  windup time    = 0.87 s
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}}
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Related achievements ==
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=== {{class link|Heavy}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Heavy Industry}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Marxman}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Permanent Revolution}}
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Rationing}}
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}}
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=== {{Achiev type link|pokernight}} ===
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{{Achievement|Special Item: The Heavy|Knock out The Heavy after he's bought in with his special item.|Pokernight heavy.png|width=50%}}
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=== {{update link|The Great Steam Treasure Hunt}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Treasure hunt|Up the Ante}}
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}}
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|11|19|2010}}'''
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* The Iron Curtain was added to the game.
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* {{Undocumented}} Made crafted ''Poker Night'' promotional items [[Trading|untradable]].
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* {{Item schema}} The Iron Curtain can no longer be obtained via the [[item drop system]] or [[crafting]].
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'''{{Patch name|12|7|2010}}'''
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* Fixed a [[Exploit|bug]] that enabled players to weapon switch away from the Iron Curtain during spin down.
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'''{{Patch name|1|7|2011}}'''
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* The Iron Curtain was given a unique [[kill icon]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The spin-up and spin-down animations of the Heavy's miniguns were changed.
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'''{{Patch name|1|19|2011}}'''
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* Updated model with optimizations and [[Level of detail|LODs]].
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* {{Undocumented}} The textures of the Iron Curtain were updated.
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'''{{Patch name|6|3|2011}}'''
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* Added community contributed response rules to the Iron Curtain.
  
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''Note:'' The Critical hit DPS; long range assumes 1 Crit bullet hits per 1 ammo, medium range assumes 2 Crit bullets hit per 1 ammo, point blank range assumes all 4 bullets hit per 1 ammo. Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of [[2Fort]].  Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on 2Fort. Base damage is the damage done at 512 [[Hammer unit|units]] before damage variance or bullet spread. Ramp up maxes out at 0 units. Fall off maxes out at 1024 units. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
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'''{{Patch name|2|7|2014}}'''
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* Added [[Killstreak Kit]]s for this weapon.
  
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== Function times ==
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'''{{Patch name|6|18|2014}}''' ([[Love & War Update]])
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* Attack Interval: 0.1
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* All mini-guns now have damage and accuracy ramp up after they start firing. Full accuracy and damage is reached 1 second after firing.
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* Windup Time: .87
 
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All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
 
  
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==Trivia==
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'''{{Patch name|7|8|2014}}'''
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*The Iron Curtain is canonically Heavy's first Minigun (his first love) before Sasha. Telltale initially revealed that Heavy would wager Sasha in the bonus round.
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* Minigun: Winding up via secondary attack now counts toward reducing the one-second accuracy penalty.
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*The name of this weapon is a reference to a quote from British Prime Minster [[Wikipedia:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]], in which he said the [[Wikipedia:Iron Curtain|"Iron Curtain"]] would divide the Soviet Union's territory from the Western Democracies.
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #1'''
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* Fixed not being able to switch away from the Minigun while spinning down.
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}}''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* Minigun damage penalty on Level 2 and Level 3 Sentry Guns slightly decreased. Level 2 Sentry resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 changed from 33% to 20%.
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* {{Undocumented}} Made the Iron Curtain obtainable by crafting.
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'''{{Patch name|7|3|2015}}'''
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* Fixed being able to obtain the Iron Curtain by crafting.
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'''{{Patch name|10|20|2017}} #1''' ([[Jungle Inferno Update]])
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* The 1-second damage and accuracy penalty now applies to the first second of spun-up time, whether or not the Heavy is firing. Previously, the 1-second damage penalty would only be removed after 1 second of firing.
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* Accuracy and damage penalties now reset when the Heavy spins down, rather than when the Heavy stops firing. This means if you stay spun-up beyond one second, and fire in bursts, damage and accuracy will remain at 100%.
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}}
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== Bugs ==
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* The muzzle flash coming from the end of the Iron Curtain is further out than the actual barrel.
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* If a player's internet connection is lost then regained while the Iron Curtain is being wound up, the sound of the Iron Curtain being wound up is heard, but the barrel does not spin up.
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** This can easily be corrected by winding up the Iron Curtain again.
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* Immediately revving after [[Taunts|taunting]] causes the barrel to not spin. This can be fixed by firing the gun.
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* When holding the primary fire button during a taunt, the Iron Curtain's muzzle flash turns invisible.
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== Trivia ==
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* The item's name is a reference to a quote from the former British Prime Minister [[w:Winston Churchill|Winston Churchill]], in which he said the "[[w:Iron Curtain|Iron Curtain]]" would divide the Soviet Union's territory from the Western Democracies.
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* In ''Poker Night at The Inventory'', the Heavy refers to ''this'' gun as Sasha (as opposed to the [[Minigun|default Minigun]]) when buying in with it, saying; "I have no choice but to buy in with Sasha, so I can keep honor."
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* In the official blog post it is stated that Iron Curtain is Heavy's first Minigun and also his first love.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
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File:Iron Curtain 1st person cropped.png|1st person view.
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File:Iron Curtain 1st person.png|First-person view.
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File:Steamad pokernight+visor.png|Promotional image of the Heavy with the [[Dealer's Visor]] and Iron Curtain.
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File:Iron Curtain Prototype.png|The Iron Curtain as it appears in ''Poker Night at the Inventory''.
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File:Poker HeavyGun.png|Unlock window from ''Poker Night at the Inventory''.
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File:News item 2010-11-18 Poker Night At The Inventory.png|In-game announcement of the Poker Night items' imminent arrival.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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== See also ==
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* [[Basic Heavy strategy#Minigun + reskins|Iron Curtain strategy]]
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* ''[[Poker Night at the Inventory]]''
  
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==Related Achievements==
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== External links ==
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{{Achievement table
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* [https://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4608&p=1 TF2 Official Blog: "Shh. Sascha is asleep."] &ndash; November 3, 2010
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Heavy Industry}}
 
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      {{Show achievement|Heavy|Marxman}}
 
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Permanent Revolution}}
 
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}}
 
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==References==
 
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<references/>
 
  
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== External links ==
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{{Promo Nav}}
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* [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4608&p=1 TF2 Official Blog: "Shh. Sascha is asleep."] &ndash; November 3, 2010
 
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{{PokerNightNav}}
 
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Heavy Nav}}
 
{{Heavy Nav}}
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[[Category:Achievement Items]]
 
[[Category:Poker Night at the Inventory promotional items]]
 
[[Category:Poker Night at the Inventory promotional items]]
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[[Category:Reskins]]
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[[Category:Weapons using the CommunityWeapon material proxy]]

Latest revision as of 17:56, 3 June 2024

For the achievement of a similar name, see Heavy achievements.
“
The Heavy has spared no expense in crafting this historic tribute to the mother land. Forged from Soviet iron and inlaid with the remaindered mahogany from Alexander II's favorite chair, each kill is not only for "pride of team," but for the Republic.
— Iron Curtain publicity blurb
 ”

The Iron Curtain is a promotional primary weapon for the Heavy. It is a minigun made out of wood and metal, with identifiable features such as a hammer and sickle emblem visible on the ammo casing and a smoking vent on the side. It was supposedly crafted by the Heavy himself.

This weapon functions identically to the Minigun.

This item is awarded to players of Poker Night at the Inventory for defeating the Heavy during a round in which he has bought in with the item instead of cash. As of May 23, 2019, the game has been removed from sale. However, owners of that game may still obtain its promotional items.

The kill icon for the Iron Curtain was contributed by Psyke .

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Identical to: Minigun
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 13.5 / bullet
Base damage 100% 9 / bullet
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 4.752 / bullet
Point blank 50-54 / 1 ammo
475-513 / second
Medium range 5-30 / 1 ammo
48-285 / second
Long range 5-10 / 1 ammo
48-95 / second
Pellet spread 25:1
Critical 27 / bullet
Mini-crit 12-18 / bullet
Function times
Attack interval 0.105
Wind-up time 0.87 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related achievements

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Heavy Industry
 Heavy Industry
Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.


Marxman
 Marxman
Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun.
Permanent Revolution
 Permanent Revolution
Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun.


Rationing
 Rationing
Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.


Poker Night Icon.png Poker Night at the Inventory

Special Item: The Heavy
 Special Item: The Heavy
Knock out The Heavy after he's bought in with his special item.


The Great Steam Treasure Hunt

Up the Ante
 Up the Ante
Unlock The Iron Curtain in Poker Night at the Inventory.

Update history

November 19, 2010 Patch

December 7, 2010 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that enabled players to weapon switch away from the Iron Curtain during spin down.

January 7, 2011 Patch

  • The Iron Curtain was given a unique kill icon.
  • [Undocumented] The spin-up and spin-down animations of the Heavy's miniguns were changed.

January 19, 2011 Patch

  • Updated model with optimizations and LODs.
  • [Undocumented] The textures of the Iron Curtain were updated.

June 3, 2011 Patch

  • Added community contributed response rules to the Iron Curtain.

February 7, 2014 Patch

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

  • All mini-guns now have damage and accuracy ramp up after they start firing. Full accuracy and damage is reached 1 second after firing.

July 8, 2014 Patch

  • Minigun: Winding up via secondary attack now counts toward reducing the one-second accuracy penalty.

February 11, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed not being able to switch away from the Minigun while spinning down.

July 2, 2015 Patch (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Minigun damage penalty on Level 2 and Level 3 Sentry Guns slightly decreased. Level 2 Sentry resistance changed from 20% to 15% and Level 3 changed from 33% to 20%.
  • [Undocumented] Made the Iron Curtain obtainable by crafting.

July 3, 2015 Patch

  • Fixed being able to obtain the Iron Curtain by crafting.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

  • The 1-second damage and accuracy penalty now applies to the first second of spun-up time, whether or not the Heavy is firing. Previously, the 1-second damage penalty would only be removed after 1 second of firing.
  • Accuracy and damage penalties now reset when the Heavy spins down, rather than when the Heavy stops firing. This means if you stay spun-up beyond one second, and fire in bursts, damage and accuracy will remain at 100%.

Bugs

  • The muzzle flash coming from the end of the Iron Curtain is further out than the actual barrel.
  • If a player's internet connection is lost then regained while the Iron Curtain is being wound up, the sound of the Iron Curtain being wound up is heard, but the barrel does not spin up.
    • This can easily be corrected by winding up the Iron Curtain again.
  • Immediately revving after taunting causes the barrel to not spin. This can be fixed by firing the gun.
  • When holding the primary fire button during a taunt, the Iron Curtain's muzzle flash turns invisible.

Trivia

  • The item's name is a reference to a quote from the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, in which he said the "Iron Curtain" would divide the Soviet Union's territory from the Western Democracies.
  • In Poker Night at The Inventory, the Heavy refers to this gun as Sasha (as opposed to the default Minigun) when buying in with it, saying; "I have no choice but to buy in with Sasha, so I can keep honor."
  • In the official blog post it is stated that Iron Curtain is Heavy's first Minigun and also his first love.

Gallery

  • First-person view.

  • Promotional image of the Heavy with the Dealer's Visor and Iron Curtain.

  • The Iron Curtain as it appears in Poker Night at the Inventory.

  • Unlock window from Poker Night at the Inventory.

  • In-game announcement of the Poker Night items' imminent arrival.

See also

External links

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