Escape plan

The escape plan is a melee weapon for the soldier, it is available in shops from the very beginning of the game, and can also be found in other non-chest sources after finishing the first level of the Forrest. It is exactly the same as the shovel except that it boosts a player's speed by 1 for each point of hp less than 100. For example a soldier [speed 80] holding an escape plan with full health [200hp] would still move at 80 speed, but if the soldier was then attacked and reduced down to 30hp, he would then move at speed 150 [80 + (100 - 30)].

Strategy
Mandarbmax says: This is a contender for the title of best melee weapon in the game. Sure it does mediocre damage at best, and maybe the attack speed is sub-par, and fine, the range is nothing impressive either, and sure the speed boost only kicks in when you are near death, but hey, that when you need the speed boost most! A heavy using the escape plan at 45 health would be as fast as a scout, a scout using the escape plan might escape the planets gravity well.