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*The critical hit animation is the same manner of attack the Soldier uses to take out the [[Spy]] in ''[[Meet the Soldier]]''.
 
*The critical hit animation is the same manner of attack the Soldier uses to take out the [[Spy]] in ''[[Meet the Soldier]]''.
 
*The tool's real-life counterpart is the U.S. Army M-1943 entrenching tool, used to dig foxholes or trenches for cover.
 
*The tool's real-life counterpart is the U.S. Army M-1943 entrenching tool, used to dig foxholes or trenches for cover.
*According to the [[Mac Update]] [[A Visual History|comic]], the Soldier's Shovel is highly flammable, will spontaneously catch fire, and can barely dig holes due to it being a [[Mann Co.]] product.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==

Revision as of 22:06, 17 February 2013

I have used this Mann Co. shovel for twelve years! It does not blog! It does not biodegrade! It barely digs holes!
The Soldier

The Shovel is the default melee weapon of the Soldier. It is a hand-held folding shovel, also known as an Template:W or spade, with a splintered handle.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Damage
Base damage 100% 65
Point blank 55-75
Critical 195
Mini-crit 75-101
Function times
Attack interval 0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier

Trench Warfare
Trench Warfare
Kill your nemesis with a shovel.

Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)

  • Added new swing animations.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

October 9, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange variant.

Trivia

  • The critical hit animation is the same manner of attack the Soldier uses to take out the Spy in Meet the Soldier.
  • The tool's real-life counterpart is the U.S. Army M-1943 entrenching tool, used to dig foxholes or trenches for cover.

Gallery

See also