Tank Buster

The Tank Buster
Basic Information
Used by:	Soldier
Contributed by:	Inventory
Released:	Mann-Conomy Update
Items:	Black Box, Battalion's Backup, Grenadier's Softcap
Effect:	+20% Sentry damage resistance on wearer

“

Hmm? "Where are the tanks?", I hear you cry? Gentlemen, I'll have you know I blasted each and every one of those overweight metal sonsofbitches back to their mothers! — The Soldier in the Tank Buster set description

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Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

The Tank Buster is an item set for the Soldier. It was contributed as part of the Polycount contest and added to the game in the Mann-Conomy Update.

The set includes the following items:

• Black Box, a primary weapon;
• Battalion's Backup, a secondary weapon;
• Grenadier's Softcap, a headwear item.

Equipping all three of these items increases the Soldier's Sentry Gun damage resistance by 20% on wearer.

Weapons

Weapon	Kill Icon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Craft Black Box		3	20	Base: 90 Crit: 270	On Hit: +15 health  -25% clip size
Craft Battalion's Backup	N/A	∞	∞	N/A	Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from crits and blocks 35% of incoming damage.  Rage increases through damage taken.

Gallery

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  The Tank Buster Pack

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  Conceptual artwork of the Grenadier's Softcap, Black Box and Battalion's Backup backpack component

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  Conceptual artwork of the Grenadier's Softcap, Black Box and Battalion's Backup's backpack, bugle and flag components

Trivia

• The Tank Buster is a hint to the then-unreleased Mann vs. Machine Update and mode.

See also

• Tank Buster strategy
• Grenadier's Softcap
• Black Box
• Battalion's Backup