Battalion's Backup

Battalion's Backup
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Basic Information
Used by:	Soldier
Slot:	Secondary
Equip region:	Back
Contributed by:	Larolaro
Released:	September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #4, Uncrate #15, Uncrate #71 (Strange) or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Battalion's Backup Level 10 Battle Banner +20 max health on wearer Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from crits, incoming sentry damage by 50% and 35% from all other sources. Rage increases through damage done.

“

Now don't get me wrong, YOU don't need back-up, but please dig deep in that war torn black pea of a heart and feel pity for the rest of your good-for-nothing team. All you need is the Battalion's Backup to give them a helping hand. Just make sure you ain't too busy kicking somebody's ass when they call. — Battalion's Backup publicity blurb

”

The Battalion's Backup is a community-created secondary weapon for the Soldier. It is a military backpack-mounted radio transceiver, featuring a folded map secured by two brown straps, along with an attached black magnetic compass. Accompanying it is a bronze-colored bugle with a pewter mouthpiece, and a tattered yellow triangular banner, patched up and reattached in the middle, that is displayed when the buff is active.

Essentially the counterpart to the Buff Banner, this weapon aims to support teams defensively, rather than offensively. Similar to the Buff Banner, the player's Rage meter, displayed in the HUD, is filled through dealing damage to other players in a single life; once filled, the pack can be used (playing a short tune that's different on RED than on BLU) to grant all nearby teammates within 450 Hammer units, as well as the player themselves, immunity to Critical hits, 35% resistance to regular damage, and a 50% resistance to Sentry Gun damage for 10 seconds. It is possible to delay the release of the effect of the Battalion's Backup after the bugle call, and thereby delaying the buffing effect, by holding down the primary fire key (default key: MOUSE1). Additionally, equipping the Battalion's Backup increases the Soldier's maximum health by 20 points to 220.

The critical damage immunity applies to Critical hits and Mini-Crits for all teammates within the radius, regardless of critical/Mini-Crit application method. The critical immunity also prevents all increases to knockback normally incurred by a Critical hit. The damage resistance stacks multiplicatively with all other damage modifiers, such as Pain Train's hitscan weakness and the Chargin' Targe's explosive resistance.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Effect range		450 Hammer units
Damage
Charge fill damage		600
Function times
Effect duration		10 s
Activation time		2.645 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Health

Main article: Health

Class	Health	Overheal	Quick-Fix Overheal
Soldier	200	300	251
With the Battalion's Backup equipped	220	330	276

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The Tank Buster
	Black Box Battalion's Backup Grenadier's Softcap
Effect	Leave a Calling Card on your victims

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Buff Banner		Reclaimed Metal		Battalion's Backup
	+		=

Class Token - Soldier		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Tank Buster weapon		Grenadier's Softcap
x4	+		=

Battalion's Backup		Scrap Metal		Concheror
	+		=

Battalion's Backup		Reclaimed Metal		Righteous Bison
	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Battalion's Backup Strange Battle Banner - Banners Deployed: 0 +20 max health on wearer Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from crits, incoming sentry damage by 50% and 35% from all other sources. Rage increases through damage done. Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Soldier

Banner of Brothers Buff 5 Steam friends at once with the Buff Banner.

The Boostie Boys Buff 15 teammates with the Buff Banner in a single life.

Mann vs. Machievements

Turbocharger Buff 4 or more teammates as a Soldier at the same time in a single wave.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)

• The Battalion's Backup was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• Soldiers no longer maintain their rage level when changing loadout.
• The Battalion's Backup no longer gives rage for falling damage.

October 8, 2010 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Battalion's Backup was added to the crafting blueprint for the Grenadier's Softcap.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on tournament servers when the server is restricting the player's weapons using the item_whitelist.
• [Undocumented] Fixed players getting set bonuses applied on Medieval maps for items that are not allowed in medieval mode.

March 15, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Battalion's Backup was added in the crafting blueprint for the Concheror.

April 14, 2011 Patch (Hatless Update)

• Reduced rage generation rate by 50%.

June 10, 2011 Patch

• Fixed a bug that caused players to see the wrong backpacks on some classes.

July 20, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The Battalion's Backup was added in the crafting blueprint for the Righteous Bison.

October 13, 2011 Patch (Manniversary Update & Sale)

• The Battalion's Backup now uses the Buff Banner's taunt.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Fixed incorrect player animations for the Battalion's Backup.

March 15, 2012 Patch

• Fixed Soldier buffs and rage meters not always being reset.

July 10, 2013 Patch

• Changed attributes:
  • Added additional +15% Sentry damage resistance to all teammates while banner effect is active (50% damage reduction while banner is active).
  • Rage is now generated from damage dealt instead of damage received.
  • [Undocumented] Added a shield emblem next to the health bar when under the effects of the Battalion's Backup.

August 27, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

December 20, 2013 Patch

• Changed attribute:
  • Added +20 max HP passive for the wearer.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

• Fixed an issue that caused rocket jumps to be decreased when it was active.

November 9, 2015 Patch

• Fixed a bug that did not prevent Crits while using items like the Battalion's Backup.

November 25, 2015 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added new sounds for the Battalion's Backup.

Bugs

• The damage resistance provided does not actually reduce damage by a flat 35%, rather taking the base damage of the weapon and then applying rampup or falloff.
• If the player switches to another secondary weapon while the rage is active, the damage reduction buff is deployed until the rage is depleted.
• If the player switches to another banner, and then touches a Resupply locker, the rage is carried over.
• The Strange variant of the item can rank up during battles against bots and when sv_cheats is set to 1.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Backpack component.

• 

  Bugle component.

• 

  Flag component.

• 

  HUD icon when under the effect of the Battalion's Backup on RED.

• 

  HUD icon when under the effect of the Battalion's Backup on BLU.

• 

  Conceptual artwork of the Grenadier's Softcap, Black Box and Battalion's Backup backpack component.

• 

  Conceptual artwork of the Grenadier's Softcap, Black Box, and Battalion's Backup's backpack, bugle and flag components.

See also

• Battalion's Backup strategy