Tribes: Ascend/Blackout Grenade

Blackout Grenade
Loadout/Class	Medium Armor
Slot	Belt
Type	Grenade
Statistics
Manual Reload Time	0 seconds
Build Up Time	0.7 seconds
Projectile Speed	24 m/s
Projectile Live Time	8 seconds
Projectile Hitbox	0.4 meters
Splash Radius	12 meters
Ammo	2
Upgrades
Cost
Gold	120
XP	8,000
Mastery Cost (XP)	Locked

"Blackout Grenades disable enemy turrets and lower shields on base assets for a short time. They also disable HUD tracking icons on enemy players."

The Blackout Grenade is an unlockable belt item for the Medium Armor, and was originally the "Whiteout Grenade," a flashbang. The Blackout Grenade can knock out enemy players' HUDs, and shields on base assets for 5 seconds.

Damage Table

Below are the damage values for the Blackout Grenade.

	Base Damage
Base Damage	750
Beowulf	750
Deployables	750
Generator	750
Grav Cycle	750
Player	750
Sensor	750
Shrike	750
Turret	750
Splash Damage	375 - 750

Inheritance

The Blackout Grenade has a 20% speed inheritance when it is thrown. The base speed for the grenade is 24 m/s, with a maximum speed of 32 m/s, regardless of the inherited speed, and a terminal velocity of 140 m/s.

Kick Strength

The Blackout Grenade has an impulse strength of 52,000 m/s applied to players hit by the grenade.

Special Accolades

The following accolades can be earned with the Blackout Grenade.

Explosive Spree	Demolitions Expert	Hurt Locker	Air Mail