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 |
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 The Cow Mangler 5000 |
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The Cow Mangler 5000 is a primary weapon for the Soldier.
The weapon has the ability to fire charged shots that deal mini-crits, as well as disable buildings for 4 seconds. However, it deals less damage to buildings, and it cannot fire any critical hits, even when the holder has a crit boost. The weapon does not use ammo, but the weapon can only be fired five times before the Soldier has to reload the weapon. The Soldier reloads the weapon via pumping a handle on the side of the weapon. Each pump reloads one charge. Upon a kill, players will turn black and vaporize, slowly hovering in mid-air while team-colored flaming particles surrounding them disintegrates their body.
The weapon is part of Dr. Grordbort's Victory Pack.
Contents
Charge shot mechanic
The player can press alt-fire to charge the weapon, which requires full energy (When the "Mangler" bar is full). Firing a charge shot fully depletes the energy, forcing the soldier to reload before firing again.
It is possible to rocket jump with both a normal shot and a charged shot, although the charged shot doesn't generate as much force and is more difficult to pull off.
The weapon takes approximately 3 seconds to charge and the Soldier moves at a third of his speed (roughly 27% of normal speed, as opposed to his normal 80%) while he is charging the weapon. A charged shot can disable any Engineer buildings for 4 seconds and deals mini-crits to players.
A charged shot ignites nearby enemies when it explodes, as well as the player who shot it if it explodes close by. It can also ignite ally Snipers' Huntsman arrows.
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 | 146 | |
| 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
| Reclaimed Metal | Black Box | Cow Mangler 5000 | ||
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As a Crafting Ingredient
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Update history
- The Cow Mangler 5000 was added to the game.
Bugs
- Attempting to rocketjump with a charged shot will grant the "Pilot Light" Pyro achievement to the user.
- Taunting while charging a rocket 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.
- The weapon does not deal critical hits at all; should only prevent random ones.
- This weapon lacks team-colored critical-boost textures, and will only surge with lightning to represent a crit boost.
Gallery
RED First-person view.
BLU First-person view.
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.
See also
- Righteous Bison
- Lord Cockswain's Pith Helmet
- Lord Cockswain's Novelty Mutton Chops and Pipe
- Dr. Grordbort's Crest
