Bat

Bat
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Kill Icon
Basic Information
Used by:	Scout
Slot:	Melee
Availability:	Stock
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Normal Unique Strange
Loadout Stats
Bat 1 - 100

“

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”

The Bat is the default melee weapon for the Scout. It is an aluminum baseball bat sporting a rubber tape grip, a faded green oval label and a large dent on its side.

The Bat does less damage per hit than any other stock melee weapon, but swings considerably faster, by roughly 30-40%. It does one third of the Scattergun's damage at point blank range, so players may use the weapon to finish an opponent when out of ammunition, while reloading, or simply for additional humiliation. Its critical hit animation depicts the Scout swinging it backhandedly.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage	100%	35
Point blank		30-40
Critical		105
Mini-crit		40-54
Function times
Attack interval		0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

• The Bat received new swing animations.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed this weapon's melee attack not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

Bugs

• The weapon is positioned incorrectly in the Scout's hand and, as a result, clips with his palm.

Trivia

• During the Team Fortress 2 Beta, a team-colored label was displayed on the Bat. Upon release, the label was changed to a faded green for both teams. This can still be seen in the weapon's bucket icons.
• The Bat is made of aluminum. The first aluminum baseball bat was made in the 1970s, at least two years after this game ostensibly takes place.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  The unused RED Bat.

• 

  The unused BLU Bat.

See also

• Bat strategy