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''If you were looking for the weapon component, see [[Sledgehammer]]''
Hammers have all one thing in common: weapons attached to a burst motor with a long extender (more than 60cm) between the motor and weapons.
Despite the bot's name, they are not limited to actual hammers as weapons, and can use indeed anything as a weapon. A common name for a hammer around newbies, especially Robot Wars-influenced ones, is "axe".
==Hammer (vertical)==
Real life examples: Frenzy, Killerhurtz, The Judge, Diesector (partly)
RA2 examples: [[Grog]], [[BEAR]], [[Bushido]]
A bot that basically brings down a weapon on the opponent using a burst motor (not to be confused with [[Torque reaction hammer]] or a [[popup]]). Can be everything: [[Bear claws]], [[Axe]], [[Samurai Sword]], [[Sledgehammer]]... but most commonly builders use multiple razor tips for efficiency.
A hammer is basically better against bots with a vulnerable roof (rammers).
It can be efficient against a bot with a lot of extenders and against [[horizontal spinner]]s if built (extremely) well.
'''PROS'''
*Attacks the top of a bot, which tends to be unarmored
*Can attack freely when pinning an opponent
*Weapons tend to be hard to reach
'''CONS'''
*Needs front protection
*Not the most stable of bot types
*Vulnerable to flanking.
*Especially in Stock, fragile weapon extenders
*Difficulty self-righting
*Very specialized design: good against several bot types, poor against most others
*Low number of weapons.
==Side Hammer==
Real life examples: Splinter (Robot Wars)
RA2 examples: Atom Smasher
A side hammer is exactly what it says on the tin : a hammer with side-swinging weapons. Rather than bringing down the weapon, it is bringing it from the sides, like a claw closing on the opponent. Can overlap with [[Clamp]]s.
This type hasn't generally the damage values of a normal hammer and doesn't avoid horizontal weapons, but can be made [[invertable]] then.
If you want your hammer to be damaging, then put several weapons on your hammer head. A hammer head featuring three razor tips is way better than a simple sledgehammer.
'''PROS'''
*Hard to flank
*Can attack freely when pinning an opponent
*Can attack wheels more easily than other designs
'''CONS'''
*Tends to hit the opponent's weapons
*Wide - may have mobility issues when next to walls
*Very specialized (good against rammers, awful against HS and SnS)
'''Trivia'''
Hammers are a rarely built type.
A few builders still perpetuate the species, mainly [[Sage]], [[Clickbeetle]] and to a lesser extent [[Naryar]].
{{Bottypes}}
[[Category: Robot Types]]
Hammers have all one thing in common: weapons attached to a burst motor with a long extender (more than 60cm) between the motor and weapons.
Despite the bot's name, they are not limited to actual hammers as weapons, and can use indeed anything as a weapon. A common name for a hammer around newbies, especially Robot Wars-influenced ones, is "axe".
==Hammer (vertical)==
Real life examples: Frenzy, Killerhurtz, The Judge, Diesector (partly)
RA2 examples: [[Grog]], [[BEAR]], [[Bushido]]
A bot that basically brings down a weapon on the opponent using a burst motor (not to be confused with [[Torque reaction hammer]] or a [[popup]]). Can be everything: [[Bear claws]], [[Axe]], [[Samurai Sword]], [[Sledgehammer]]... but most commonly builders use multiple razor tips for efficiency.
A hammer is basically better against bots with a vulnerable roof (rammers).
It can be efficient against a bot with a lot of extenders and against [[horizontal spinner]]s if built (extremely) well.
'''PROS'''
*Attacks the top of a bot, which tends to be unarmored
*Can attack freely when pinning an opponent
*Weapons tend to be hard to reach
'''CONS'''
*Needs front protection
*Not the most stable of bot types
*Vulnerable to flanking.
*Especially in Stock, fragile weapon extenders
*Difficulty self-righting
*Very specialized design: good against several bot types, poor against most others
*Low number of weapons.
==Side Hammer==
Real life examples: Splinter (Robot Wars)
RA2 examples: Atom Smasher
A side hammer is exactly what it says on the tin : a hammer with side-swinging weapons. Rather than bringing down the weapon, it is bringing it from the sides, like a claw closing on the opponent. Can overlap with [[Clamp]]s.
This type hasn't generally the damage values of a normal hammer and doesn't avoid horizontal weapons, but can be made [[invertable]] then.
If you want your hammer to be damaging, then put several weapons on your hammer head. A hammer head featuring three razor tips is way better than a simple sledgehammer.
'''PROS'''
*Hard to flank
*Can attack freely when pinning an opponent
*Can attack wheels more easily than other designs
'''CONS'''
*Tends to hit the opponent's weapons
*Wide - may have mobility issues when next to walls
*Very specialized (good against rammers, awful against HS and SnS)
'''Trivia'''
Hammers are a rarely built type.
A few builders still perpetuate the species, mainly [[Sage]], [[Clickbeetle]] and to a lesser extent [[Naryar]].
{{Bottypes}}
[[Category: Robot Types]]