Shovel

The shovel is a melee weapon for the soldier that can spawn from the very beginning of the game. It does 4 damage every time it swings, it can swing at most once every 0.5 seconds making it much slower than the scout's bat (0.3 seconds).

Strategy
Mandarbmax says: The shovel is strictly inferior to the other melee weapons available to the soldier, and to most of the melee weapons available to other classes as well for that matter. That being said it still has its uses, but should be though of as a stopgap weapon until a better one can be found.