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For an overview of sledgehammers in Fallout games, 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.
