Cow Mangler 5000

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The Soldier

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 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 is 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.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
[collapse]Damage and function times
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 121
Base damage 100%
Players:
81
16
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

Main article: Item sets
Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack
Item icon Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack.png
Effect

No effect

Crafting

Main article: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Black Box Cow Mangler 5000
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Black Box.png = Item icon Cow Mangler 5000.png
Class Token - Soldier Slot Token - Primary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Soldier.png + Item icon Slot Token - Primary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Direct Hit.png Item icon Black Box.png Item icon Rocket Jumper.png Item icon Liberty Launcher.png
Item icon Cow Mangler 5000.png Item icon Original.png Item icon Beggar's Bazooka.png Item icon Air Strike.png
Item icon Panic Attack.png

As a Crafting Ingredient

Cow Mangler 5000 Refined Metal Possible Results
Item icon Cow Mangler 5000.png + Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 =
Item icon Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet.png Item icon Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe.png

Update history

July 20, 2011 Patch

  • 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 the user on fire, granting the "Pilot Light" Pyro achievement.
  • 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 still include the 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.
  • There are custom death animations for disintegration, similar to headshot and backstab animations, that cause the target to enter a pose with limbs shaking slightly as they stare up at the sky.
  • When killed by the Mangler's charge blast, the target explodes into gibs as well as disintegrates.
  • The Mangler, unlike most team coloured weapons, does not have two separate textures for each team colour. It instead uses one neutral texture and uses paint.

Gallery

See also