Chargin' Targe

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“If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And surely that is madness.” The Chargin’ Targe solves this riddle by turning the useless shield into a deadly weapon you can run at people with and then bludgeon to death. — Close Combat Kit publicity blurb

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The Chargin' Targe is the unlockable secondary weapon for the Demoman. It appears as an antique wooden shield with an iron rim and a deadly center spike.

The Targe looks unremarkable, but merely equipping it adds 50% resistance to fire damage, and 40% resistance to explosions. As a bonus, alternate fire initiates a charge attack, which can be used in conjunction with a melee weapon or grenade launcher. Moving at least half the charge distance before striking adds Mini-crit damage to an attack, while moving the full distance before attacking will give it a full-power Critical hit.

Damage

Alternate fire initiates a charge attack, which deals damage on its own, or may be used in conjunction with another weapon.

• Charge Damage: 50 (if shield connects with enemy at the end of the charge) + 10 per head (up to 5 heads).
• The shield damage is affected by weapon damage spread, it is not a constant number.
• Fire Resistance: 50%
• Blast Resistance: 40%
• Charge Speed: 750 HU/sec. (Approximately 2.5 times faster than 'Base' Speed)
  • Charge Speed: 638 HU/sec. with Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped. (Approximately 2.1 times faster than 'Base' Speed)

Function times

• Charge Interval: 12 seconds

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

Trivia

• The Chargin' Targe is the only weapon visible while another weapon is active.
• For crafting purposes, this weapon is in the primary slot.
• A targe is a iron-framed wooden shield which buckles to the forearm, and is most-often used while jousting.
• The Chargin' Targe functions very similarly to the Left 4 Dead 2 special-infected, the Charger, who has a near-identical charging ability.
• When a player successfully rams into the enemy with the Targe while dealing damage, one of three loud cheers from the 'audience' is heard.
• Killing someone with the shield-bash itself may sometimes cause the Demoman to yell "Aye, me bottle of Scrumpy!"
• The Chargin' Targe has Developer weapon variants.
• The Chargin' Targe was the only item that had an icon that is colored BLU in the backpack.
• Although likely a typo, it is interesting to note that in the changelog for the April 28, 2010 Patch, the Chargin' Targe is referred to as the "Chargin' Target". [1]
• Prior to the April 28, 2010 Patch, the Targe featured team-colored paint on its front and a team-colored pad on its back. The current Orange paint aids easy visual identification at a distance.
• When Charging, the charge meter will change colors as it depletes. When using a primary or melee weapon at white or green, one will only do normal damage. Yellow gives mini-crits, and red gives critical hits.
• The Targe cannot replenish its charge meter using resupply lockers or ammo crates.

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  The old RED paint.

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  The old BLU paint.

See also

• Chargin' Targe strategy

External links

• The Demoman Update- The Chargin' Targe