Whisky Tango Foxtrot



 is a Booster Shield manufactured by Dahl. Whisky Tango Foxtrot is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source but has an increased chance to drop from any Badass (or higher) enemy, Chubby enemies, Hyperius the Invincible, or Pete the Invincible.

Special Weapon Effects
On shield: Chance to drop an IED Booster when damaged. Can spawn with immunity to shock damage.

On Boosters: Spawns 3 volleys of boosters.

Usage & Description
Instead of spawning shield boosters like a normal booster shield, Whisky Tango Foxtrot spawns special "IED boosters" which in turn eject three volleys of powerful MIRV-like shock boosters around themselves which can damage the character. Picking up an IED booster before it has ejected all of its shock boosters will cancel the remaining volleys.

Rather than ejecting shield boosters in random directions like a normal booster shield, Whisky Tango Foxtrot will eject them towards the nearest enemy, generally the enemy who fired the shot that spawned the IED Booster in the first place.

The use of Whisky Tango Foxtrot yields high risk to the character. Since the boosters are shock-elemental, being damaged by one can be devastating to a character's shield. Since they are very powerful, it is readily possible for a character to be killed by their own shield, especially if a shock booster is spawned in a confined space. Another drawback is consequence of that special effect is that it is difficult to pick up the booster immediately, as the risks tend to be higher than the potential gain, reducing the chance to recharge it while in combat by picking up the boosters,

Enemies like Rats who pick up items lying on the floor are usually hurt or killed by the IED boosters.

Players looking for a good booster shield will find a safer and more powerful alternative in the item Big Boom Blaster.

Trivia

 * Humorously, Whisky Tango Foxtrot in the NATO phonetic alphabet spells WTF.
 * The red text refers to the term "SNAFU", which is military jargon for "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up".