Difference between revisions of "Shovel"
m (Applied filters to Shovel (Review RC#85148)) |
m |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
{{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|If I have to crack some skulls, I will.|sound=Soldier_jeers10.wav}} | {{Quotation|'''The Soldier'''|If I have to crack some skulls, I will.|sound=Soldier_jeers10.wav}} | ||
| − | The '''Shovel''' is the [[melee]] weapon of the [[Soldier]] class. It is depicted as a handheld folding Shovel, also known as an Entrenching Tool or Spade. Significant features include a splintered handle. | + | The '''Shovel''' is the stock [[melee]] weapon of the [[Soldier]] class. It is depicted as a handheld folding Shovel, also known as an Entrenching Tool or Spade. Significant features include a splintered handle. |
Dealing significant damage, the Shovel is a good alternative to the [[Shotgun]] when an opponent is too close to safely use the [[Rocket Launcher]]. For its [[Critical hit]] animation, the Soldier swings it from the left in a backhand motion. | Dealing significant damage, the Shovel is a good alternative to the [[Shotgun]] when an opponent is too close to safely use the [[Rocket Launcher]]. For its [[Critical hit]] animation, the Soldier swings it from the left in a backhand motion. | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 1 October 2010
| “ | If I have to crack some skulls, I will.
Click to listen
— The Soldier
|
” |
The Shovel is the stock melee weapon of the Soldier class. It is depicted as a handheld folding Shovel, also known as an Entrenching Tool or Spade. Significant features include a splintered handle.
Dealing significant damage, the Shovel is a good alternative to the Shotgun when an opponent is too close to safely use the Rocket Launcher. For its Critical hit animation, the Soldier swings it from the left in a backhand motion.
Damage
See also: Damage
- Base: 65 (59 to 72 damage)
- Mini-Crit: 88
- Critical Hit: 195
Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
Function times
- Attack Interval: 0.8
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Related Achievements
|
Trench Warfare
Kill your nemesis with a Shovel. |
Trivia
- The Shovel has a Normal weapon variant.
- The Critical hit animation is the same manner of attack the Soldier uses to take out the Spy in Meet the Soldier.
- In the World Wars, standard-issue knives and bayonets were sometimes substituted or even replaced by sharpened field shovels, which were used to great effect as improvised hand axes. Curiously, the Soldier's tool seems unmodified.
- The tool's real-life counterpart is the US M-1943 entrenching tool. Since the Soldier never reported to a quartermaster during his military career, its origin raises some questions.
- The Shovel the Soldier wields in the Mac Update comic is a Mann Co. product, prone to spontanous combustion and has been owned by the Soldier for twelve years. However, unlike the in-game examples, it's an early M-1910 "T-handle" shovel, introduced in the first World War and notorious for having handles so brittle that they were nearly useless for their intended purpose. The Soldier's exclamation "It barely digs holes!" is a reference to this.
Gallery
- Shovel 1st person cropped.png
1st person view.
Full 1st person view.
See also
