Cow Mangler 5000
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| Cow Mangler 5000 | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Soldier |
| Slot: | Primary |
| Released: | July 20, 2011 Patch |
| Availability: | Craft, Drop, Purchase |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | No |
| Ammo | |
| Ammo loaded: | 5 |
| Ammo carried: | Unlimited |
| Reload type: | Single |
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 The Cow Mangler 5000 |
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The Cow Mangler 5000 is a primary weapon for the Soldier. It is a large bazooka-style retro-future ray gun.
This weapon is able to fire 5 blasts of energy that delivers identical damage to players as the Rocket Launcher, but reduced damage against buildings. The Cow Mangler 5000 features a "Mangler" bar in the HUD which serves as an indication of its clip; after being depleted, it can be recharged through a reloading process. It does not feature the traditional ammo reserve used by other weapons.
When the Mangler bar is full, pressing and holding the secondary fire button will cause the weapon to begin charging up. During this process, the entire Mangler bar is consumed and the Soldier's movement speed is reduced to a third (from his standard 80% of normal speed to roughly 27%). This charging period lasts for 3 seconds, after which a single charged shot can be fired. This shot delivers additional base damage to players as well as dealing mini-crit damage. Additionally, enemies hit by this blast will suffer afterburn identical to that of the Flamethrower, albeit for half of the normal duration. This also allows the weapon to be used to ignite Huntsman arrows held by a friendly Sniper. The charged shot is further capable for disabling any building for a total of 4 seconds.
This weapon is able to rocket jump and achieves the same height as the Rocket Launcher.
Enemies killed by the Mangler suffer a unique death; they will turn black and hover in mid-air while team-colored fire particles surround them and disintegrate their body.
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Damage and function times
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| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 121 |
| Base damage | 100% | Players: 8116 |
| Maximum fall-off | 53% | 43 |
| Point blank | 121-117 | |
| Medium range | 81-45 | |
| Long range | 43-41 | |
| Mini-crit | 109 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8s | |
| Reload (first) | 1.3s | |
| Reload (consecutive) | 0.85s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Item set
| Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack | |
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Crafting
Blueprint
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As a Crafting Ingredient
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Update history
- The Cow Mangler 5000 was added to the game.
Bugs
- The weapon does not deal critical hits even while crit boosted.
- Attempting to rocket jump with a charged shot will set you on fire grant the "Pilot Light" Pyro achievement to the user.
- Taunting while charging a shot will still fire the projectile during the taunt animation, complete with particle effects on the Soldier's chest as it charges.
- Kills caused by afterburn from a charged shot are counted as a Flamethrower kill.
- Deactivating Sentry Guns during humiliation will make them reactivate and shoot the winning team.
- If a Soldier begins charging a shot and the round ends with him put into a humiliation pose, a charged rocket will still be fired.
- Upon destroying an Engineer's building, the kill icon will be displayed as the normal kill icon for the Cow Mangler 5000 - with the upper half of a stick figure's body.
Trivia
- According to the Grordbort's Crash comic, the weapon along with the Righteous Bison was found by the RED Soldier in a rocket that crash landed, represented on several maps as Grockets in the background.
- The weapon is described as a "Two handed shoulder mounted wave cannon" according to Dr. Grordbort's missing shipment manifest.
- The disintegration death is familiar to a death animation seen in Half life 2, another Valve game. The weapon in the game, the Combine energy ball, upon hitting a target, the target is thrown back in the air, turns black, and disintegrates, similar to how it is seen with the Cow Mangler 5000.
Gallery
RED First-person view.
BLU First-person view.
See also
- Righteous Bison
- Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet
- Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe
- Dr. Grordbort's Crest
