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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| game         = tfc
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| game           = tfc
| type         = weapon
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| type           = weapon
| two-models   = yes
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| two-models     = yes
| TFC-model   = Railgun tfc.png
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| TFC-model     = Railgun tfc.png
| QTF-model   = Railgun qwtf.png
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| QTF-model     = Railgun qwtf.png
| used-by     = [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]]
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| used-by       = [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]]
| slot         = [[Weapons (Classic)#Slot 2 Weapons|Slot 2]]
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| slot           = [[Weapons (Classic)#Slot 2 weapons|Slot 2 weapon]]
| ammo-loaded = 50
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| ammo-loaded   = 50
| ammo-carried = N/A
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| ammo-carried   = N/A
| ammo-type   = [[Image: TFC_Ammo_Nails.png|left|30px|link=]] Nails
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| ammo-type     = [[File: TFC_Ammo_Nails.png|left|30px|link=]] Nails
| tfc-model   = Railgun tfc.png
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| tfc-model     = Railgun tfc.png
| qtf-model   = Railgun qwtf.png
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| qtf-model     = Railgun qwtf.png
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| show-kill-icon = yes
 
}}
 
}}
The '''Railgun''' is a weapon in the classic Team Fortress games used only by the [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]].
 
  
==Accurate and somehow deadly==
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The '''Railgun''' is a [[Weapons (Classic)#Slot 2 weapons|slot 2 weapon]] for the [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]] in the ''[[Team Fortress]]'' Classic series of games.
*It fires a medium-power and perfectly accurate laser every time the fire key is pressed or if the fire key is held down.
 
*It uses one nail per shot and does not need to be reloaded.
 
*In [[QWTF]], it's fire can pierce walls.
 
*It deals 23 damage per hit, more than a full single-barreled shotgun blast.  
 
  
==Downsides==
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== Behavior ==
Although this weapons is a perfect way of conserving the [[Engineer (Classic)|Engineer]]'s other weapons' ammunition, it has a low ammo reserve and low rate of fire.
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* The Railgun fires a medium-powered, perfectly accurate projectile every time the fire key is either pressed or held down.
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* It uses one [[Ammo (Classic)#Nails|nail]] per shot and does not need to be reloaded.
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* In ''Quake Team Fortress'', the Railgun's projectile can pierce walls.
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* It deals 23 damage per hit, more than a full [[Single-Barrel Shotgun (Classic)|Single-Barrel Shotgun]] blast.
  
==Trivia==
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== Downsides ==
The old 3rd person model uses the Half-Life Glock 17 model.
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* Low ammunition reserves.
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* Slow rate of fire.
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* Not very effective against armor.
  
==Gallery==
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== Trivia ==
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* The old 3rd-person Railgun model in ''Team Fortress Classic'' uses the Glock 17 model from ''Half-Life''.
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* The Railgun closely resembles a Mauser C96 in its design. Moreover, shots fired from this Pistol appear as green laser-bolts, similar to Han Solo's blaster {{botignore|pistol}} from Star Wars, which was modelled after the Mauser C96.
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== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:TFC p railgun.png|3rd person view.
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File:TFC p railgun.png|3rd-person view of the new Railgun model in ''Team Fortress Classic''.
File:P railgun TFC old.png|3rd person view, of the old Railgun model.
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File:P railgun TFC old.png|3rd-person view of the old Railgun model in ''Team Fortress Classic''.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
{{Classic_Weapons_nav}}
 
{{Classic_Weapons_nav}}
 
{{Classic_Engineer_nav}}
 
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[[Category:Weapons (Classic)]]

Latest revision as of 15:32, 4 May 2024

The Railgun is a slot 2 weapon for the Engineer in the Team Fortress Classic series of games.

Behavior

  • The Railgun fires a medium-powered, perfectly accurate projectile every time the fire key is either pressed or held down.
  • It uses one nail per shot and does not need to be reloaded.
  • In Quake Team Fortress, the Railgun's projectile can pierce walls.
  • It deals 23 damage per hit, more than a full Single-Barrel Shotgun blast.

Downsides

  • Low ammunition reserves.
  • Slow rate of fire.
  • Not very effective against armor.

Trivia

  • The old 3rd-person Railgun model in Team Fortress Classic uses the Glock 17 model from Half-Life.
  • The Railgun closely resembles a Mauser C96 in its design. Moreover, shots fired from this Pistol appear as green laser-bolts, similar to Han Solo's blaster pistol from Star Wars, which was modelled after the Mauser C96.

Gallery