Syringe Gun

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The Syringe Gun is the default primary weapon for the Medic. It is an oddly-shaped air-powered gun. Mounted on top of the weapon is a transparent cylindrical case filled with syringes, from which the projectiles it fires are apparently derived.

Fairly high damage syringes are fired out of the weapon at a rate of ten syringes a second, at the speed of 990 Hammer units/61.88 feet per second. The syringes follow an arced trajectory, making it necessary to lead a moving target and aim upward to compensate for distance. The Syringe Gun is reasonably accurate when the trajectory is taken into account and has a moderate damage falloff with distance. Despite being projectiles, syringes cannot be reflected.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Projectile
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 120% 12
Base damage 100% 10
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 5
Point blank 10-15
Medium range 5-10
Long range 5-6
Critical 30
Mini-crit 14
Function times
Attack interval 0.1 s
Reload 1.6 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Related Achievements

Leaderboard class medic.png Medic

Does It Hurt When I Do This?
Does It Hurt When I Do This?
Kill 50 Scouts with your syringe gun.

Update history

December 20, 2007 Patch

  • Fixed occasional misreporting of Syringe Gun & Fire Axe damage distances to the stats system

December 31, 2007 Patch

  • Fixed syringegun projectiles sometimes pushing players high up into the air, allowing them to reach bad map locations.

Trivia

Alternate image angle
  • The name and weapon design are based on real-life syringe guns, which are used to inject needles into patients with more control than by hand (and are often air-powered).
  • In their initial testing of the Medic update, Valve added 3 items to the game's files. These were later removed as part of the Mann-Conomy Update. The secondary and melee weapons use the Kritzkrieg and Übersaw images respectively, but with the names and stats of the standard weapons. However, the Syringe Gun image was that of the standard weapon with a different angle, as seen to the right.
  • The model of the weapon never runs out of needles, even if the ammunition is depleted. Rather, the reload animation replaces an air cartridge in the back.
  • Pressing primary fire once will cause the weapon to shoot a single syringe, yet it will sound as if two have been fired.
  • Because syringes fired by the weapon travel at the same speed as the Medic, it is possible when moving forward and firing to shorten the distance between syringes, thus dealing damage at a faster rate.

Gallery

See also