Battalion's Backup

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Last one alive, lock the door! Click to listen — The Soldier

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The Battalion's Backup is a secondary weapon for the Soldier class. It appears as a wartime radio pack featuring a transmitter, a folded map secured by a couple of straps, and an attached compass. Accompanying it is a bronze-coloured bugle.

Working essentially in reverse to the Buff Banner, this weapon aims to support teams defensively rather than offensively. Once the player's Rage meter displayed in the HUD is filled through taking roughly 175 damage in a single life, the pack can be used to make all nearby teammates immune to Critical damage and have a 35% resistance to damage for 10 seconds.

Damage

See also: Damage

None. Rage Meter requires 175 taken damage to fill. Environmental damage(i.e falling) also contributes to the filling of the Rage Meter but self-inflicted damage doesn't contribute to the Rage Meter.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 10 seconds.
• Trumpeting Time: 3 seconds

All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Components

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Item set

This item is part of the Tank Buster set. When the entire set is worn, the set provides this additional bonus:

• +20% sentry damage resistance on wearer

The other set items are:

• The Black Box
• Grenadier's Softcap

Blueprint

Buff Banner		Reclaimed Metal		Battalion's Backup
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Related Achievements

Banner of Brothers Buff 5 Steam friends at once with the Buff Banner.

The Boostie Boys Buff 15 teammates with the Buff Banner in a single life.

Gallery

• Battalion 1st person cropped.png

  1st person view.

• Battalion 1st person.png

  Full 1st person view.

See also

• Battalion's Backup strategy
• Buff Banner