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A sledgehammer is a melee weapon in Fallout 3.
Characteristics[]
A sledgehammer is used in heavier working conditions, such as industrial areas or for breaking ground.
This is a powerful melee weapon for low to mid-level player characters, however, it has a relatively high weight. It has great reach, but a slow swinging speed. It can be found at some metro stations, and industrial sites such as the Pitt.
Durability[]
The sledgehammer can successfully strike about 500 times from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
- The Tenderizer - A unique variant that is more powerful.
- Fawkes' sledgehammer - A unique, non-playable version used by Fawkes with a marginally higher attack speed.
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 | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sledgehammer | 20 | 28.6 | 1.43 | x1 | 10 | 38 | 1.1 | 500 | 12 | 130 | 10.8 |
| The Tenderizer | 30 | 42.9 | 1.43 | x1 | 15 | 38 | 1.6 | 500 | 12 | 230 | 19.2 |
- Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.
Locations[]
- Two in Hank's Electrical Supply.
- One in the Jefferson Memorial rotunda.
- One in the Jefferson Memorial sub-basement.
- One can be stolen from Lucas Simms' house in Megaton.
- One can be stolen from a shelf in Herbert "Daring" Dashwood's suite at Tenpenny Tower.
- Carried by super mutant brutes.
- Caleb Smith carries one.
Four in Scribe Bigsley's office at the Jefferson Memorial.- Three in the mobile base crawler at Adams Air Force Base.
- Two in Olney Powerworks.
- One in the Rockland car tunnel.
- One in the blackdamp shaft section of Herzog Mine, near the pit upon entering.
Notes[]
Sledgehammers float on water.