Loch-n-Load

Loch-n-Load
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Basic Information
Used by:	Demoman
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	Swizzle
Released:	Australian Christmas
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	2
Ammo carried:	16
Available Qualities
Unique Vintage Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Loch-n-Load 1 - 100 -60% clip size +10% damage done +25% projectile speed +25% damage to self Launched bombs shatter on surfaces

“

Yer all bloody dead! Click to listen — The Demoman

”

The Loch-n-Load is a primary weapon for the Demoman and was released as part of the The Expert's Ordnance set. It appears as a break-action grenade launcher, with separate barrels for each of the two grenades it fires.

The weapon fires grenades that travel at approximately 1331 Hammer units per second, or around 56 miles per hour. These grenades inflict slightly more damage than the Grenade Launcher upon a direct hit, however the grenades will shatter harmlessly, causing no damage whatsoever, upon hitting anything other than an enemy player or enemy building. The grenades additionally deal increased self-damage to the Demoman who fired them, making close combat riskier.

Damage

See also: Damage

• Direct Hit: 105-120
  • Critical hit: 336
  • Self damage: 53-93 damage (only from point blank range)
  • Critical hit: Deals same amount of self damage as a regular grenade (53-93)

Note: Distance between the target and user does not affect the Loch-n-Load's damage. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.

Function times

• Attack Interval: 0.6
• Reload Base: 1.24
• Additional Reload: 0.6

Reload base is the time it takes to reload the first ammo. Additional reload is the time it takes to reload each ammo after the first. All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Expert's Ordnance
	Loch-n-Load Ullapool Caber Scotch Bonnet
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprints

Reclaimed Metal		Scottish Resistance		Loch-n-Load
x2	+		=

[[Demoman Token|Template:Dictionary/items/demoman token]]		[[Secondary Token|Template:Dictionary/items/secondary token]]		Scrap Metal		Loch-n-Load
	+		+		=

• Note: As of now, the Loch-n-Load is the only primary unlock for the Demoman, and is the guaranteed result when using the appropriate class and slot tokens to craft. Crafting the Loch-n-Load via Tokens and Scrap Metal can save up to 5 items instead of using the blueprint involving the Scottish Resistance.

Related Achievements

Demoman

Blind Fire Destroy an Engineer building that you can't see with a direct hit from your Grenade Launcher. Bloody Merry Provide an enemy player with a freeze cam of your smiling face.

Glasg0wned Kill 25 Scouts and Pyros with the Grenade Launcher. Laddy Macdeth Kill 50 enemies with direct hits from the Grenade Launcher.

Update history

January 7, 2011 Patch

• This weapon was given a unique kill icon, which for unknown reasons is unused.

January 10, 2011 Patch

• This weapon's kill icon is now used.

Bugs

• The Loch-n-Load uses the same reload animation as the Grenade Launcher, making it appear as if the Demoman is loading grenades into the side of the barrel.
• Grenades fired bounce off certain dynamic surfaces such as the moving walkways of Nucleus, as well as teammates.
• In the view model, the sight has been moved up the barrel, and is therefore not properly clipped into the correct position.
  • However, the world model for the Loch-n-Load has the sight in the correct position.
• The weapon description reads "-60% clip size", which due to rounding is misleading (one cannot have 1.6 grenades). A more accurate description would be "-50% clip size".

Trivia

• The Loch-n-Load's name is a word play on the phrase "lock and load", a slang military command to prepare firearms for battle. The word "loch" is a Gaelic word for "lake", and is a reference to bodies of water such as Loch Ness in Scotland.
• As with the Grenade Launcher, the Loch-n-Load seems to be based of the M79 grenade launcher except it has been modified so that it has two barrels.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

See also

• Loch-n-Load strategy