Iron Curtain
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| “ | The Heavy has spared no expense in crafting this historic tribute to the mother land. Forged from Soviet iron and inlaid with the remaindered mahogany from Alexander II's favorite chair, each kill is not only for "pride of team," but for the Republic.
— Official Description
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The Iron Curtain is a currently unreleased promotional primary weapon for the Heavy. It appears to be a Minigun made partially out of wood which is supposedly crafted by the Heavy himself.
It is awarded to players of Poker Night at the Inventory during a special bonus round.
Contents
Damage
| Range | Damage per 1 ammo | Critical damage | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Blank | 50-54 | 108 | 500-540 (Crit: 1080) |
| Medium | 5-30 | 27/54/81/108 | 50-300 (Crit: 540) |
| Long | 5-10 | 27/54 | 50-100 (Crit: 270) |
- Base: 9 per bullet
- Max Ramp Up: 150% (13.5 damage per bullet)
- Max Fall Off: 50% (4.5 damage per bullet)
- Bullet Count: 4 per ammo
- Mini-Crit: 12 per bullet
- Critical hit: 27 per bullet
Base damage is subject to distance-based damage falloff.
Note: The Critical hit DPS; long range assumes 1 Crit bullet hits per 1 ammo, medium range assumes 2 Crit bullets hit per 1 ammo, point blank range assumes all 4 bullets hit per 1 ammo. Medium range is defined as the main resupply door to the opposite wall on the upper level of 2Fort. Long range is defined as battlement to battlement on 2Fort. Base damage is the damage done at 512 units before damage variance or bullet spread. Ramp up maxes out at 0 units. Fall off maxes out at 1024 units. Damages are approximate and determined by community testing.
Function times
- Attack Interval: 0.1
- Windup Time: .87
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Trivia
- The Iron Curtain is canonically Heavy's first Minigun before Sasha. Telltale initially revealed that Heavy would wager Sasha in the bonus round.
- The name of this weapon is a reference to a quote from British Prime Minster Winston Churchill, in which he said the "Iron Curtain" would divide the Soviet Union's territory from the Western Democracies.
- The Iron Curtain features the Hammer and Sickle, a communist symbol, often associated with Russia, on its side.
- The Iron Curtain seems to share the general low-poly aesthetic of Team Fortress Classic. Whether or not this is intended is unknown.
