Battalion's Backup

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Last one alive, lock the door!
The Soldier on proper security

The Battalion's Backup is a craftable secondary weapon for the Soldier class. It appears as a wartime radio pack featuring a transmitter, a folded map secured by a couple of straps, and an attached compass. Accompanying it is a bronze-colored bugle.

Working essentially in reverse to the Buff Banner, this weapon aims to support teams defensively rather than offensively. Once the player's Rage meter displayed in the HUD is filled through taking roughly 175 damage from other players or fall damage in a single life, the pack can be used to make all nearby teammates immune to Critical damage and have a 35% resistance to regular damage for 10 seconds.

Damage

See also: Damage

None. Rage Meter requires 175 taken damage to fill. Environmental damage(i.e falling) also contributes to the filling of the Rage Meter but self-inflicted damage doesn't contribute to the Rage Meter.

Function times

  • Attack Interval: 10 seconds.
  • Trumpeting Time: 3 seconds

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

Components

Item set

This item is part of the Tank Buster set. When the entire set is worn, the set provides this additional bonus:

  • +20% sentry damage resistance on wearer

The other set items are:

Blueprint

Buff Banner Reclaimed Metal Battalion's Backup
Item icon Buff Banner.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Battalion's Backup.png

Related Achievements

The Boostie Boys
The Boostie Boys
Buff 15 teammates with the Buff Banner in a single life.

Trivia

  • It is currently possible to fill the Rage meter using fall damage, opening up the possibility of having full charge during the setup phase. It is unknown whether or not this is intentional.
  • If a player activates the weapon and is subsequently backstabbed, death will still occur but the kill will not register as a critical one.
  • Rob "Larolaro" Laro appears to have a special version of this item in his backpack

Gallery

See also