Class:HWGuy

HWGuy Health And Armour Health Maximum: 100 Armour Type: Red Armour On Spawn: 150 Armour Maximum: 300 Movement Maximum Speed: 230 Grenades Grenade 1: Frag Grenade 2: MIRV| Weapons slot1: Crowbar slot2: Single Shotgun slot3: Super Shotgun slot4: N/A slot5: Assault Cannon

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Often referred to as the tank of TFC (or sometimes the less endearing "fatty"), the Heavy Weapons Guy is extremely slow, but well armored, and very deadly. While firing his fearsome Minigun (or Assault Cannon/AC), the HWGuy moves even slower, but is able to cut down even the most heavily armored classes in seconds. The AC's devastating damage output is countered by notable drawbacks: it takes a few seconds of "windup" before it begins firing (allowing fast-moving classes to slip past), it consumes ammunition at an alarming rate, and it is very inaccurate when used at longer ranges.

His slow speed and his inaccurate weapon make the HWGuy a sitting duck out in the open. Furthermore, skilled players are often able to circle-strafe inexperienced HWGuys to death. Larger maps limit the effectiveness of the slow-footed HWGuy, but this class is a force to be reckoned with when holding down a defensive choke point, or providing cover in an offensive support capacity. The HWGuy also spawns with the crowbar, single and super shotguns, 2 MIRV grenades, and up to 4 normal grenades.

Due to the simple "point and kill" nature of his weapons and his high survivability, this is an excellent introductory class for new players to learn the game's basics. However, its comparative simplicity and ease of play has caused many players to refer to it derogatorily as the "HWGay."

Text for the HWGuy taken from the Wikipedia article on Team Fortress Classic

Ammunition

Ammunition	At Spawn	Maximum	Discard
Frag Grenade	2	4	No
MIRV Grenade	1	2	No
Shells	200	300	No
Nails	0	200	Yes
Cells	30	50	Yes
Rockets	0	25	Yes
Detpacks	0	0	Yes

Special Command

• Switches to the Assault Cannon.

Special Abilities

• Specific to class: Abilities.

External Links

• HWGuy's Class Discussion page on the Fortress Forever forums.
• HWGuy's Media Page

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