Direct Hit (Team Fortress 2)

Direct Hit

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Rarity	Unique

The Direct Hit

Soldier's Unlocked Primary
+25% damage bonus
+80% projectile speed
-70% explosion radius

The Direct Hit is a primary weapon for the Soldier. It fires a rocket that travels quicker and deals 25% more damage than the Rocket Launcher. To compensate, its splash radius is severely decreased.

Damage and Function Times

Statistics
Weapon Type	Rocket Launcher
Clip Size	4
Reload Type	Single
Damage
Base Damage	112
Pellet Count	{{{Pellet Count}}}
Pellet Spread	{{{Pellet Spread}}}
Afterburn	{{{Afterburn}}}
Bullet Spread	{{{Bullet Spread}}}
Splash Damage
Splash Radius	7.5 feet
Self-Damage	18.75%
Healing
Healing Amount	{{{Healing Amount}}}
Function Times
Attack Interval	0.8 seconds
Reload	{{{Reload}}}
Reload (First)	0.92 seconds
Reload (Consecutive)	0.8 seconds
Ammo Consumption Interval	{{{Ammo Consumption Interval}}}
Afterburn Duration	{{{Afterburn Duration}}}
Airblast Cooldown	{{{Airblast Cooldown}}}
Windup Time	{{{Windup Time}}}
Maximum Charge Time	{{{Maximum Charge Time}}}
Aim Fatigue	{{{Aim Fatigue}}}
Effect Duration	{{{Effect Duration}}}
Spread Recovery	{{{Spread Recovery}}}

Notes

• Since the Direct Hit uses local immunity frames, a single rocket can hit and damage multiple enemies simultaneously.
• Rockets have a slower velocity than bullets.

Strategies

• The Direct Hit is one of the best weapons for dealing medium to long-ranged damage.
  • The increased rocket speed makes it less likely to miss without focus shot.
  • Since this weapon supports focus shot, the Soldier can fire homing rockets and stop worrying about missing his target.
  • The Soldier may want to switch to his close-ranged weapon, like the Shotgun if he is worried about getting self-damaged from his rockets' explosions.
• Rocket jumping is an easy and fun way of moving around.
  • However, the Soldier must keep track of his health to avoid accidentally blowing himself up.
  • Be wary as the Direct Hit deals slightly more self-damage.
• The Direct Hit's single reload style can diminish damage output. Therefore, it's important for the Soldier to know when to reload.
• Rockets can only hit a single enemy (not including the explosion, which have a small splash radius). This means the Direct Hit shouldn't be relied upon for crowd control.
  • The decreased splash radius practically makes it a single-target weapon only.
  • Soldier must be careful of using this weapon against bosses consisting of multiple segments or summoned minions.

Trivia

• The Direct Hit, like other explosive weapons in the Team Fortress 2 mod, originally had the ability to damage friendly NPCs.
  • However, this was changed due to the addition of the Flymeal.