Shovel

Shovel
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Basic Information
Used by	Soldier
Slot	Melee
Loadout Stats
Shovel Shovel "We almost died on that hill! But dammit, we took it, didn't we?"

The Shovel is the default melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a worn-out folding trench shovel with a damaged wooden handle.

The Shovel deals 65 damage and attacks every 0.8 seconds. Unimpressive even by the low standards of melee weapons, the Soldier's slow speed makes landing hits a difficult task, even if his high health gives him a higher chance of survival. Attempting to close the gap by rocket jumping is counter-productive, as that rocket would best be shot at the enemy you are trying to kill. Regardless, if the Soldier is out of ammo and cannot reload before he is killed, it will remain a functional weapon that is best used as a weapon of last resort.

Properties

Properties
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee?		Melee
Taunt		Helmet smack
Damage
Base damage	100%	65
Critical		195
Mini-crit		88
Function Times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Activation time		0.2 s
All values are approximate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Bulgarian	Лопата	Shovel
Spanish	Pala	Shovel
English	Shovel	-
French	Pelle	Shovel
German	Schaufel	Shovel
Italian	Pala	Shovel
Brazilian Portuguese	Pá	Shovel
Romanian	Lopată	Shovel
Russian	Лопата	Shovel