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The '''Loose Cannon''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-made]] [[Weapons#demomanprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Demoman]]. It resembles a pirate-style cannon with a stock and a sight near the front of the barrel.
 
The '''Loose Cannon''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-made]] [[Weapons#demomanprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Demoman]]. It resembles a pirate-style cannon with a stock and a sight near the front of the barrel.
  
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The Loose Cannon fires exploding [[Projectiles|cannonballs]] that travel at approximately 1065 Hammer units per second. The cannonballs have a slightly shorter fuse than regular grenades at 2 seconds, but they will not explode on contact with an enemy, instead dealing damage and potent [[knockback]]. Holding fire will prime the cannonball but not shoot it until the button is released, allowing control over the timing of the fuse. As cannonballs cause 50% less damage once they have touched a surface, priming them correctly is key to achieving maximum efficiency. Holding a primed shot for too long will automatically fire the shot, which will immediately explode similar to the [[Beggar's Bazooka]] overloading, and deal damage to the user. Over-shortening the fuse can allow for a strong grenade jump. Similarly to the [[Crusader's Crossbow]], the weapon has inverse distance scaling, dealing more damage at long range than at short range.
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The Loose Cannon fires exploding [[Projectiles|cannonballs]] that travel at approximately 1811 Hammer units per second, 50% faster than the [[Grenade Launcher]]'s projectiles. The cannonballs have a slightly shorter fuse than regular grenades at 2 seconds, but they will not explode on contact with an enemy, instead dealing damage and potent [[knockback]].  
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Holding fire will prime the cannonball but not shoot it until the button is released, allowing control over the timing of the fuse. Cannonballs inflict 50% more explosion damage than regular grenades, but since their explosion causes 50% less damage once they have touched a surface, priming them correctly is key to achieving maximum efficiency. It should be noted, however, that this damage penalty isn't applied to self-damage: cannonballs inflict full damage to the Demoman, even after touching a surface.
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Holding a primed shot for too long will automatically fire the shot, which will immediately explode similar to the [[Beggar's Bazooka]] overloading, and deal damage to the user. Over-shortening the fuse can allow for a strong grenade jump. Similarly to the [[Crusader's Crossbow]], the weapon has inverse distance scaling, dealing more damage at long range than at short range.
  
 
The Loose Cannon was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2864 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]] under the same name.
 
The Loose Cannon was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2864 contributed] to the [[Steam Workshop]] under the same name.
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| type              = [[Projectile]]
 
| type              = [[Projectile]]
 
| damage            = yes
 
| damage            = yes
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|  base            = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|50-101|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage, damage increases with distance}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 22-64 <br/>{{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 11-32
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|  base            = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|50-101|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage, damage increases with distance}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 33-96 <br/>{{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 16-48
 
|  crit            = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|151-302|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 280 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 190
 
|  crit            = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|151-302|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 280 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 190
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|  minicrit        = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|68-136|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 29-86 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 14.5-43
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|  minicrit        = {{tooltip|Direct|Damage from a direct hit}}: {{tooltip|68-136|Direct hits do not detonate, but cause knockback damage}} <br/> {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 43-129 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 22-64
 
|  splash damage    = yes
 
|  splash damage    = yes
 
|  splash min %    = 50
 
|  splash min %    = 50
 
|  splash radius    = 3 ft
 
|  splash radius    = 3 ft
 
|  splash reduction = 1% / {{Tooltip|2.88|Hammer units}}
 
|  splash reduction = 1% / {{Tooltip|2.88|Hammer units}}
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|  selfdamage      = {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 25-64 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 12.5-32
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|  selfdamage      = {{tooltip|Splash|Damage from an air explosion}}: 37-96 <br/> {{tooltip|Bounce|Damage from a cannonball exploding after the first bounce}}: 37-96 <br/> {{tooltip|Overload|Damage from a cannonball primed for too long}}: 103
  
 
| function times  = yes
 
| function times  = yes
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* A "loose cannon" was a cannon on a ship which broke loose from its mounts and thus became a danger to the ship and crew; in modern idiom, it is a person who has little to no self-control.
 
* A "loose cannon" was a cannon on a ship which broke loose from its mounts and thus became a danger to the ship and crew; in modern idiom, it is a person who has little to no self-control.
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== Bugs ==
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* This weapon does not glow when crit boosted.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 13:01, 3 January 2013

This article is about the weapon. For the comic, see Loose Canon.
“
Ya call those bombs, ya wee little romance novel? I'll show you bombs!
Click to listen
— The Demoman on old-fashioned bombs
 ”

The Loose Cannon is a community-made primary weapon for the Demoman. It resembles a pirate-style cannon with a stock and a sight near the front of the barrel.

The Loose Cannon fires exploding cannonballs that travel at approximately 1811 Hammer units per second, 50% faster than the Grenade Launcher's projectiles. The cannonballs have a slightly shorter fuse than regular grenades at 2 seconds, but they will not explode on contact with an enemy, instead dealing damage and potent knockback.

Holding fire will prime the cannonball but not shoot it until the button is released, allowing control over the timing of the fuse. Cannonballs inflict 50% more explosion damage than regular grenades, but since their explosion causes 50% less damage once they have touched a surface, priming them correctly is key to achieving maximum efficiency. It should be noted, however, that this damage penalty isn't applied to self-damage: cannonballs inflict full damage to the Demoman, even after touching a surface.

Holding a primed shot for too long will automatically fire the shot, which will immediately explode similar to the Beggar's Bazooka overloading, and deal damage to the user. Over-shortening the fuse can allow for a strong grenade jump. Similarly to the Crusader's Crossbow, the weapon has inverse distance scaling, dealing more damage at long range than at short range.

The Loose Cannon was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the same name.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Projectile
Damage
Base damage 100% Direct: 50-101
Splash: 33-96
Bounce: 16-48
Critical Direct: 151-302
Splash: 280
Bounce: 190
Mini-crit Direct: 68-136
Splash: 43-129
Bounce: 22-64
Splash damage
Minimum splash 50% 3 ft
Damage reduction 1% / 2.88
Self-damage Splash: 37-96
Bounce: 37-96
Overload: 103
Function times
Attack interval 0.6 s
Reload (first) 1.24 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.6 s
Maximum charge time ?
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Note: Explosive damage varies depending on how it hits a player. The larger the classes' hit box and the closer to the explosion, the more damage delivered. The further away from the explosion, the less damage. Explosions do the most damage when they happen at the mid point of a player model. The explosion will cover more of the hit box, thus doing the most possible damage.


Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Loch-n-Load Reclaimed Metal Loose Cannon
Item icon Loch-n-Load.pngx3 + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Loose Cannon.png
Class Token - Demoman Slot Token - Primary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Demoman.png + Item icon Slot Token - Primary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Loch-n-Load.png Item icon Ali Baba's Wee Booties.png Item icon Bootlegger.png Item icon Loose Cannon.png
Item icon B.A.S.E. Jumper.png Item icon Iron Bomber.png

Related achievements

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

Blind Fire
 Blind Fire
Destroy an Engineer building that you can't see with a direct hit from your Grenade Launcher.


Bloody Merry
 Bloody Merry
Provide an enemy player with a freeze cam of your smiling face.
Glasg0wned
 Glasg0wned
Kill 25 Scouts and Pyros with the Grenade Launcher.

Backpack Full Head Of Steam.png Foundry achievements

Terminated, Too
 Terminated, Too
Kill a player by pushing them into the cauldron fire.


Doomsday icon.png Astro-chievements

Lift-offed
 Lift-offed
Push a player into the rocket's exhaust path at the end of the round.


Update history

December 20, 2012 Patch (Mecha Update)

  • The Loose Cannon was added to the game.

Trivia

  • A "loose cannon" was a cannon on a ship which broke loose from its mounts and thus became a danger to the ship and crew; in modern idiom, it is a person who has little to no self-control.

Bugs

  • This weapon does not glow when crit boosted.

Gallery

  • RED first-person view.

  • BLU first-person view.

  • RED projectile.

  • BLU projectile.

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