Natascha

“

All will fear my giant new gun. Click to listen — The Heavy on Natascha

”

Natascha is an unlockable primary weapon for the Heavy. Similar in appearence to the default Minigun, this weapon boasts a jet black ammunition carrier and additional chain belt.

Each bullet fired by Natascha has the potential to slow down an enemy by a small amount, stacking until the victim's speed is reduced to a minimum of approximately 113 units per second. Unfortunately, firepower is 25% weaker than that of the normal Minigun. Enemies hit by Natascha are therefore force to stand and fight the player, whilst the Heavy will take longer to finish them off.

It is best to fire the weapon at medium to close range, preventing enemies from retreating behind corners and not allowing them to deal retaliation damage against the Heavy. Agile classes such as Scouts and Medics suffer greatly from Natascha, as do enemies who rely on close range attacks such as Pyros and Spies. Conversely, it not as effective against classes who can deal sufficient damage at long range. Natascha makes a noticeably quieter (yet distinct) sound, allowing surprise ambushes from around corners easier.

Damage

See also: Damage

Range	Damage per 1 ammo	Critical damage	Damage per second
Point Blank	32-36	72	320-360 (Crit: 720)
Medium	3-20	18/36/54/72	30-200 (Crit: 360)
Long	3-6	18/36	30-60 (Crit: 180)

• Base: 6.75 per bullet
• Max Ramp Up: 150% (10.125 damage per bullet)
• Max Fall Off: 50% (3.375 damage per bullet)
• Bullet Count: 4 per ammo
• Mini-Crit: 9 per bullet
• Critical hit: 20.25 per bullet

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 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.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.1
• Windup Time: 1.16

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

Related Achievements

Don't Touch Sandvich Kill 50 Scouts using Natascha.

Recent Changes

• The kill icon for Natascha was originally the same as the Minigun. This was changed to its current kill icon in the July 8, 2010 patch.

Trivia

• Natascha is referred to as both the Minifun and Ludmila within the game files.
• The ammo belt on Natascha's side never actually moves when firing; it is only cosmetic.
• The ammo belt is on the right on the world model, but on the left on the view model. This is probably because it was difficult for the player to recognise which Minigun they were using.

Gallery

• Natascha 1st person cropped.png

  1st person view.

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  Full 1st person view.

See also

• Natascha strategy