Chargin' Targe
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Demoman |
| Slot: | Secondary |
| Released: | WAR! Update |
| Availability: | Unlock, Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate(#7) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 The Chargin' Targe |
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| “ | “If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And surely that is madness.”
The Chargin’ Targe solves this riddle by turning the useless shield into a deadly weapon you can run at people with and then bludgeon to death. — Close Combat Kit publicity blurb
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The Chargin' Targe is a secondary weapon for the Demoman. It appears as an antique, blood-stained wooden shield with an iron rim and a deadly center spike. A relatively large section of the shield is missing.
Equipping this weapon provides 50% damage resistance to fire and 40% damage resistance to explosions (not including self-imposed explosive damage). The main attribute of the weapon, however, is its Charge ability. Pressing alternate fire initiates a charge attack; the player will move forward at an extremely fast pace, but will be unable to change direction. Attacking at any time during a charge with a weapon will immediately end the charge.
The strength of the charge can be indicated in a meter in the HUD which changes color as it depletes. Using a melee weapon in conjunction with the charge will provide extra damage potential. For example, when the meter is white or green, a melee attack will only do normal damage. At the yellow color, essentially half of the charge distance, striking will add Mini-Crit damage. Finally, moving the full distance and attacking at red will give it a full-power Critical hit. While charging, any enemy in your path will be subject to being bashed by your Chargin' Targe provided you do not end the charge by attacking.
The Targe cannot replenish its charge meter using resupply lockers, ammo crates, or through immediate death and instant respawn. When charging with a Grenade Launcher or Loch-n-Load, the glowing effect will occur as with a melee weapon, but it will only do normal damage upon firing and will not cancel the charge.
The Chargin' Targe is automatically given to any player who obtains 5 Demoman achievements.
Contents
Damage
Alternate fire initiates a charge attack, which deals damage on its own, or may be used in conjunction with another weapon.
- Charge Damage: 50 (if shield connects with enemy at the end of the charge) + 10 per head (up to 5 heads).
- The shield damage is affected by weapon damage spread, it is not a constant number.
- Fire Resistance: 50%
- Blast Resistance: 40%
- Charge Speed: 750 Hammer units/sec. (Approximately 2.5 times faster than 'Base' Speed)
- Charge Speed: 638 Hammer units/sec. with Scotsman's Skullcutter equipped. (Approximately 2.1 times faster than 'Base' Speed)
Function times
- Charge Interval: 12 seconds
Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Demonstration
As a Crafting Ingredient
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Related Achievements
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Update history
- Fixed the Chargin' Targe's Crit not working on servers with tf_weapon_criticals 0.
- Reduced the explosive damage resistance on the Chargin' Targe to 50%. The explosive damage resistance was 65% prior to the update.
[Unknown date]
- Further reduction of the explosive damage resistance on the Chargin' Targe to 40%.
- Changed the Chargin' Targe colors from team-colored to yellow for easier identification.
- Direct charge hit now does 50 damage + 10 per head (up to 5 heads).
- The Chargin' Targe no longer protects you against your own explosive damage.
Bugs
- When a Demoman begins his charge, but gets killed in the process, the yelling sound will continue to play.
- Ocassionally, when a Demoman gets killed when his shield still needs to recharge, the recharge-bar is not restored on respawn.
Trivia
- A targe is an 18th century round shield that in the Highlands was decorated with designs possibly referring to the individual owner or their respective clan. Considering this, the front of the shield bears resemblance to the Team Fortress logo.
- Originally the Chargin' Targe had team-coloured variations before being altered to a single orange color for both teams.
- Chargin' Targes dropped by a Demoman upon being killed do not provide ammunition like other weapons.
Gallery
First-person view with Eyelander.
First-person view with Scotsman's Skullcutter.
First-person view with Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker
- Claidheamh Mòr with Chargin' Targe 1st person BLU.png
BLU First-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.
- Claidheamh Mòr with Chargin' Targe 1st person RED.png
RED First-person view with Claidheamh Mòr.
The old RED paint.
The old BLU paint.
See also
External links
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