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For an overview of sledgehammers, see Sledgehammer. |
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The sledgehammer is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
The weapon consists of a long wooden shaft and a metal hammer head.
Special attack
It has a special Mauler attack that does 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 10 more Action Points, but also has a chance to knock down enemies (requires a Melee skill of 50).
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Type of attack |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Damage per attack in V.A.T.S. |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per action point |  | - Additional effects | |
| | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 0 | 48 | 38 | 1.26 | none |
| Mauler | 50 | 24 | 48 | 0.5 | Knockdown chance |
- Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.
It is possible to execute Mauler outside of V.A.T.S. (without the required Melee skill of 50 to perform the move) by initiating a power attack (hold attack button) while moving forward.
Durability
The sledgehammer can successfully strike about 745 times from full condition before breaking.
Locations
- Often carried by State of Utobitha super mutants on Black Mountain.
- Occasionally carried by Freeside thugs.
- Members of the Vipers gang sometimes carry them.
- Most of the Quarry workers in Sloan carry them.
They can often be found on lobotomites, depending on the player character's level.- Can be found on some of the group of troublemakers who attempt to hold up the Vikki and Vance Casino after the quest My Kind of Town is completed.
- Often used by marked men.
- It is a common weapon among Fiends.
- Can be found on the dead Boomers in the Nellis solar array generator room.
- One can be found at the South end of the emergency service railyard, next to a metal box under the platform.
- Can be found in full condition in the service route.
Notes
This weapon is affected by the Heavyweight perk.
Gallery
Sledgehammer in the perk image for Unstoppable Force
Sledgehammer in the perk image for Hobbler
