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| 3d-viewname-2    = Projectile
 
| 3d-viewname-2    = Projectile
 
| 3d-viewname-4    = Festivized
 
| 3d-viewname-4    = Festivized
| used-by          = [[Demoman]]
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| used-by          = {{used by|Demoman}}
 
| slot            = primary
 
| slot            = primary
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197990906045|3320346009}}
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197990906045|3320346009}}
| released        = {{Patch name|12|22|2014}}<br>([[Smissmas 2014]])
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| released        = {{Patch name|12|22|2014}}
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| released-major  = Smissmas 2014
 
| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate103-strange|warpaint}}
 
| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate103-strange|warpaint}}
 
| trade            = yes
 
| trade            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
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| marketable      = yes
 
| rename          = yes
 
| rename          = yes
 
| numbered        = no
 
| numbered        = no
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| reload          = Single
 
| reload          = Single
 
| loadout          = yes
 
| loadout          = yes
   | item-kind      = Grenade Launcher
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   | item-kind      = {{item kind|Grenade Launcher}}
   | level         = 1-99
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   | item-level     = 1 - 99
   | att-1-positive = Grenades have very little bounce and roll
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   | att-1-positive = {{attribute|grenade_no_bounce}}
   | att-2-positive = -30% fuse time on grenades
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   | att-2-positive = {{attribute|Fuse_Bonus|-30}}
   | att-3-negative = -15% explosion radius
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   | att-3-negative = {{attribute|BlastRadius_Decreased|-15}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on heavy grenades|In your language; "Eat lead, laddies!"|sound=Demoman taunts15.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Demoman''' on heavy grenades|In your language; 'Eat lead, laddies!'|sound=Demoman taunts15.wav}}
  
The '''Iron Bomber''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#demomanprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Demoman]]. It is a quad-barreled {{botignore|grenade launcher}} with slightly-longer barrels, a wooden foregrip and stock, and a large, circular, flip-up front sight.  
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The '''Iron Bomber''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#demomanprimary|primary weapon]] for the [[Demoman]]. It is a quad-barreled {{botignore|grenade launcher}} with longer barrels, a wooden foregrip and stock, and a large, circular, flip-up front sight.  
  
 
The grenades fired by the Iron Bomber are spherical in shape, [[Self-illumination|glow]], and do not bounce or roll much at all, leaving them to explode in mostly the same place as where they first collided with an object (aside from the effects of gravity). In addition, they have a 15% smaller blast radius (except for the Demoman who fired it) and a 30% shorter fuse time, allowing players to create short-term ground traps with the Iron Bomber's grenades.
 
The grenades fired by the Iron Bomber are spherical in shape, [[Self-illumination|glow]], and do not bounce or roll much at all, leaving them to explode in mostly the same place as where they first collided with an object (aside from the effects of gravity). In addition, they have a 15% smaller blast radius (except for the Demoman who fired it) and a 30% shorter fuse time, allowing players to create short-term ground traps with the Iron Bomber's grenades.
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The Iron Bomber's grenades have a team-colored band around each of them: if fired on a slope, grenades can often roll in the direction of the band; otherwise, grenades tend to stay in one place.
 
The Iron Bomber's grenades have a team-colored band around each of them: if fired on a slope, grenades can often roll in the direction of the band; otherwise, grenades tend to stay in one place.
  
The Iron Bomber was [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=16619 contributed] to the Steam Workshop under the name "The Scotch Guardian".
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The Iron Bomber was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=16619 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
| type              = [[Projectile]]
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| type              = [[Projectiles|Projectile]]
 
| damagetype        = Explosive
 
| damagetype        = Explosive
 
| rangetype        = Ranged
 
| rangetype        = Ranged
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|  splash damage    = yes
 
|  splash damage    = yes
 
|  splash min %    = 50
 
|  splash min %    = 50
|  splash radius    = {{Tooltip|7.8 ft|124 HU}}
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|  splash radius    = {{Tooltip|2.4m|7.8 ft, 124 HU}}
 
|  splash reduction = 1% / {{Tooltip|2.44|Hammer units}}
 
|  splash reduction = 1% / {{Tooltip|2.44|Hammer units}}
 
|  selfdamage      = 38-73
 
|  selfdamage      = 38-73
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
 
{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Crafting ==
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{{See also|Crafting}}
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=== Blueprint ===
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{{Blueprint
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| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
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| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
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| ingredient-3 = Air Strike
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| result = Iron Bomber
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}}
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{{Blueprint
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| autoresult = Demoman Primary
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}}
  
 
== Strange variant ==
 
== Strange variant ==
 
{{Strange item info
 
{{Strange item info
  | item-type = Grenade Launcher
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  | item-type = {{item kind|Grenade Launcher}}
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | rankson2 =
 
  | rankson2 =
 
  | festive =
 
  | festive =
   | att-1-positive = Grenades have very little bounce and roll
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   | att-1-positive = {{attribute|grenade_no_bounce}}
   | att-2-positive = -30% fuse time on grenades
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   | att-2-positive = {{attribute|Fuse_Bonus|-30}}
   | att-3-negative = -15% explosion radius
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   | att-3-negative = {{attribute|BlastRadius_Decreased|-15}}
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal gib damage = yes
 
  | can deal gib damage = yes
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}}
 
}}
  
== Crafting ==
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== Related achievements ==
{{See also|Crafting}}
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=== {{class link|Demoman}} ===
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{{Achievement table
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Demoman|Blind Fire}}
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      {{Show achievement|Demoman|Bloody Merry}}
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Demoman|Laddy Macdeth}}
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}}
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=== Blueprint ===
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=== {{Class link|Sniper}} ===
{{Blueprint
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{{Achievement table
| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
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| 1 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Eagle Eye}}
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
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| 2 = {{Show achievement|Sniper|Jumper Stumper}}
| ingredient-3 = Air Strike
 
| result = Iron Bomber
 
}}
 
{{Blueprint
 
| autoresult = Demoman Primary
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|12|22|2014}}''' ([[Smissmas 2014]])
 
'''{{Patch name|12|22|2014}}''' ([[Smissmas 2014]])
 
* The Iron Bomber was added to the game.
 
* The Iron Bomber was added to the game.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #1'''
 
'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #1'''
* Fixed missing [[Killstreak]] sheen effects for the Iron Bomber.
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* Fixed missing [[Killstreak Kit|Killstreak]] sheen effects for the Iron Bomber.
  
 
'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the Iron Bomber's explosion sounds.
 
* {{Undocumented}} Updated the Iron Bomber's explosion sounds.
  
'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}}''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
 
* Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0).
 
* Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0).
 
* Added [[Strange]] quality.
 
* Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|12|21|2017}}''' ([[Smissmas 2017]])
 
'''{{Patch name|12|21|2017}}''' ([[Smissmas 2017]])
* Added [[Festive]] variant.
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* Added [[Festivizer|Festivized]] variant.
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'''{{Patch name|7|7|2022}}'''
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* Fixed the Iron Bomber's projectile collision size not matching other projectile collision sizes.
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}}
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== Unused content ==
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* The Iron Bomber has a set of three unused explosion sounds that have existed since the weapon's release.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
* Due to the way the [[Source Engine]] handles projectiles, the Iron Bomber's projectiles follow a straighter, easier to hit arch when compared to the [[Grenade Launcher]]'s projectiles.
 
 
* The Iron Bomber uses the same reload animation as the [[Grenade Launcher]], and shows bombs being inserted into the bottom left of the chambers and not actually being inserted into the slots.
 
* The Iron Bomber uses the same reload animation as the [[Grenade Launcher]], and shows bombs being inserted into the bottom left of the chambers and not actually being inserted into the slots.
* Due to how the model is rigged, the Iron Bomber's barrels don't spin during the firing animation.
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* Due to how the model is rigged, the Iron Bomber's barrels do not spin during the firing animation.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
* The Iron Bomber has a set of three unused explosion sounds that have existed since the weapon's release. It currently shares its explosion sounds with the [[Air Strike]].  
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* While the Iron Bomber's projectiles appear visually with a spherical shape, they interact with the world with a cylindrical shape identical to the Grenade Launcher's projectiles.<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=GGTOYDIwCFo</ref> This is most noticeable when the grenades are fired onto ramped surfaces. This also means that the Iron Bomber's projectiles travel in the same arch as the Grenade Launcher's projectiles.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Iron Bomber First Person.png|First-person view.
 
File:Iron Bomber First Person.png|First-person view.
File:RED Iron Bomber Projectile.png|[[RED]] projectile.
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File:Iron Bomber First Person Festivized RED.png|[[RED]] [[Festivizer|Festivized]] variant.
File:BLU Iron Bomber Projectile.png|[[BLU]] projectile.
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File:Iron Bomber First Person Festivized BLU.png|[[BLU]] Festivized variant.
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File:RED Iron Bomber Projectile.png|RED projectile.
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File:BLU Iron Bomber Projectile.png|BLU projectile.
 
File:S14 Iron Bomber blog.png|The Iron Bomber as appeared in the [[TF2 Official Website#Blog|blog]].
 
File:S14 Iron Bomber blog.png|The Iron Bomber as appeared in the [[TF2 Official Website#Blog|blog]].
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 demo quadball thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Iron Bomber.
 
File:Steamworkshop tf2 demo quadball thumb.jpg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Iron Bomber.
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Demoman strategy#Iron Bomber|Iron Bomber strategy]]
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* [[Basic Demoman strategy#Iron Bomber|Iron Bomber strategy]]
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
 
{{Smissmas 2014 Nav}}
 
{{Smissmas 2014 Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Demoman Nav}}
 
{{Demoman Nav}}
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[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
 
[[Category:Self-illuminated]]
 
[[Category:Weapons using the CommunityWeapon material proxy]]
 
[[Category:Weapons using the CommunityWeapon material proxy]]

Latest revision as of 01:09, 18 December 2023

In your language; 'Eat lead, laddies!'
The Demoman on heavy grenades

The Iron Bomber is a community-created primary weapon for the Demoman. It is a quad-barreled grenade launcher with longer barrels, a wooden foregrip and stock, and a large, circular, flip-up front sight.

The grenades fired by the Iron Bomber are spherical in shape, glow, and do not bounce or roll much at all, leaving them to explode in mostly the same place as where they first collided with an object (aside from the effects of gravity). In addition, they have a 15% smaller blast radius (except for the Demoman who fired it) and a 30% shorter fuse time, allowing players to create short-term ground traps with the Iron Bomber's grenades.

The Iron Bomber's grenades have a team-colored band around each of them: if fired on a slope, grenades can often roll in the direction of the band; otherwise, grenades tend to stay in one place.

The Iron Bomber was contributed to the Steam Workshop.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Projectile
Damage type Explosive
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Base damage 100% 100
60
Critical 300
180
Mini-crit 135
81
Splash damage
Minimum splash 50% 2.4m
Damage reduction 1% / 2.44
Self-damage 38-73
Function times
Attack interval 0.6 s
Reload (first) 1.24 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.6 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Reclaimed Metal Air Strike Iron Bomber
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Air Strike.png = Item icon Iron Bomber.png
Class Token - Demoman Slot Token - Primary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Demoman.png + Item icon Slot Token - Primary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Loch-n-Load.png Item icon Ali Baba's Wee Booties.png Item icon Bootlegger.png Item icon Loose Cannon.png
Item icon B.A.S.E. Jumper.png Item icon Iron Bomber.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman

Blind Fire
Blind Fire
Destroy an Engineer building that you can't see with a direct hit from your Grenade Launcher.


Bloody Merry
Bloody Merry
Provide an enemy player with a freeze cam of your smiling face.
Laddy Macdeth
Laddy Macdeth
Kill 50 enemies with direct hits from the Grenade Launcher.


Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper

Eagle Eye
Eagle Eye
While using The Classic, kill a rocket/grenade jumping enemy in midair with a full charge, no-scope, headshot.
Jumper Stumper
Jumper Stumper
Kill a rocket or grenade-jumping enemy in midair with your Sniper Rifle or the Huntsman.

Update history

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)
  • The Iron Bomber was added to the game.

February 11, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed missing Killstreak sheen effects for the Iron Bomber.

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

  • Changed attributes:
    • Removed damage penalty on self-detonate (was -10%).
    • Reduced radius penalty from -20% to -15%.

February 29, 2016 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Updated the Iron Bomber's explosion sounds.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

  • Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0).
  • Added Strange quality.

November 10, 2016 Patch

  • Fixed seeing the wrong custom projectiles for grenade launchers like the Iron Bomber when the wielder has recently changed loadout.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

July 7, 2022 Patch

  • Fixed the Iron Bomber's projectile collision size not matching other projectile collision sizes.

Unused content

  • The Iron Bomber has a set of three unused explosion sounds that have existed since the weapon's release.

Bugs

  • The Iron Bomber uses the same reload animation as the Grenade Launcher, and shows bombs being inserted into the bottom left of the chambers and not actually being inserted into the slots.
  • Due to how the model is rigged, the Iron Bomber's barrels do not spin during the firing animation.

Trivia

  • While the Iron Bomber's projectiles appear visually with a spherical shape, they interact with the world with a cylindrical shape identical to the Grenade Launcher's projectiles.[1] This is most noticeable when the grenades are fired onto ramped surfaces. This also means that the Iron Bomber's projectiles travel in the same arch as the Grenade Launcher's projectiles.

Gallery

See also

References