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For an overview of nail board weapons, see nail board. |
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The nail board is a melee weapon in Fallout 3.
Characteristics
Composed of a wooden board with nails driven through one end. They are mostly carried by base level super mutants. Although not a highly damaging weapon, it deals rapid attacks, permitting numerous blows to be dealt quickly.
Durability
The nail board can successfully strike about 150 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- Board of Education - Better in all regards, damage, item HP, etc.
- Jericho's nail board - A unique, non-playable version used by Jericho with identical stats to the regular version.
Comparison
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail board | 8 | 11.4 | 1.43 | x0 | 0 | 27 | 0.6 | 150 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 |
| Board of Education | 12 | 17.1 | 1.43 | x1 | 12 | 27 | 0.9 | 250 | 4 | 60 | 15 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations
- Nail boards are commonly carried by super mutants and raiders.
- Some weapons shops, such as Flak 'N Shrapnel's, occasionally sell nail boards.
- One at Hallowed Moors Cemetery.
- One at an Enclave camp due east of Wheaton armory.
- One on a table in the Taft Tunnel.
Notes
Jericho wields a unique nail board with infinite durability.
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