Operation Gear Grinder
Operation Gear Grinder is an Expert Mann vs. Machine operation featuring three missions on three maps. It was introduced in the October 9, 2012 Patch, together with Operation Oil Spill. Upon the completion of the first mission, the Operation Gear Grinder Badge is awarded.
Contents
Missions
Operation Gear Grinder missions | |||
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Map | Missions | Waves | Notable Robots |
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Desperation (Expert) |
7 | N/A |
Decoy | |||
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Cataclysm (Expert) |
7 | N/A |
Coal Town | |||
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Mannslaughter (Expert) |
5 | N/A |
Mannworks |
Available loot
Completing one of the missions in this operation in a Tour of Duty rewards the player with a random item from the random drop pool. Upon completion of the whole operation, the player receives the regular loot upon completion of a mission, but is also guaranteed to receive a Carbonado Botkiller weapon or a rare Diamond Botkiller weapon. There is a small chance the player also receives an Australium weapon (for a total of up to 2 loot items).
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Upon mission completion |
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Item from the random drop pool | Operation Gear Grinder Badge† | |||||
Upon tour completion |
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Carbonado Botkiller MK.I weapon‡ | ||||||
Rare loot | ![]() ![]() |
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Diamond Botkiller Mk.I weapon‡ | Australium weapons | |||||
Note | † Only upon completion of the first mission of the first tour, or upon completion of the first mission of the first tour after deleting the item. Deleting the item resets the tour count. | |||||
‡Only one Botkiller type and weapon is awarded per completion. |
Strategy
Main article: Community Mann vs. Machine strategy
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