Rocket Launcher

Rocket Launcher
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Basic Information
Used by	Soldier
Slot	Primary
Ammo
Ammo loaded	4
Ammo carried	20
Loadout Stats
Rocket Launcher Rocket Launcher "The perfect weapon for the perfect Soldier!"

The Rocket Launcher is the stock primary weapon of the Soldier. It is a stylized rocket launcher with an exaggerated frame, a metal chassis with a front sight and sling loop, and wooden grips and shoulder rest.

The Rocket Launcher has a four-rocket clip, launching them one at a time as projectiles with large damage, splash radius, and knockback, exploding whenever they meet a surface or enemy. The rockets themselves are quite slow, and so a reliable way to damage enemies is to aim at the ground and catch them in the splash radius, even when the radius decreases in damage over distance. Even so, the rockets will deal their maximum damage when directly impacting an enemy. Critical rockets are especially destructive to anyone unlucky enough to meet with them, dealing a massive 270 damage across their radius. If the user shoots directly under an enemy's feet, they may propel the enemy directly upwards, allowing for an easy direct hit - or failing that, a Shotgun blast. The Rocket Launcher reloads slightly faster on subsequent reloads, meaning users are encouraged to reload multiple rockets at once.

The user will also take knockback and damage from their own rockets. However, this allows for an innovative technique called "rocket jumping", whereby the user crouches, jumps, and shoots below their feet in order to reach speeds and heights not otherwise possible. This allows for quickly traversing maps, including areas that are unreachable by other classes. As a bonus, the Soldier takes 60% less damage from his own rockets while in the air. However, this does not apply to explosions where he is on the ground, or any explosion where he damages an enemy, even if he is jumping away. The endless nuances of rocket jump mechanics have created a subculture of players who practice and exhibit rocket jumps outside the main game, leading to developments such as "jump maps", where users may learn, develop, and showcase these techniques.

Properties

Properties
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Explosive
Ranged or Melee?		Ranged
Taunt		Salute
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	112
Base damage	100%	90
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	48
Critical		270
Mini-crit		122
Mini-crit (ramp-up)		151
Bullet count		1
Splash
Minimum splash	50%	2.8 m
Damage reduction		1% / 2.88
Self-damage		27-89
Self-damage (rocket jump)		27-46
Ammo
Loaded		4
Carried		20
Reload type		Single
Function Times
Attack interval		0.8 s
First reload		0.92 s
Further reloads		0.8 s
All values are approximate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Ракетомет	Rocket Launcher
Spanish	Lanzacohetes	Rocket Launcher
English	Rocket Launcher	-
French	Lance-roquettes	Rocket Launcher
German	Raketenwerfer	Rocket Launcher
Italian	Lanciarazzi	Rocket Launcher
Brazilian Portuguese	Lança-foguetes	Rocket Launcher
Romanian	Lansator de rachete	Rocket Launcher
Russian	Ракетомёт	Rocket Launcher

Trivia

• Prior to a 2008 update, the Rocket Launcher in Live Team Fortress 2 had 36 total rockets instead of 20. In TF2C, using the console command tf2c_rocketlauncher_oldmaxammo 1 on your own server will enable this original count.