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''If you were looking for the weapon component, see [[Sledgehammer]]''
''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 between the motor and weapons.
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 far from being 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)==
==Hammer (vertical)==
Real life examples: Frenzy, Killerhurtz, The Judge, Diesector (partly)
Real life examples: Frenzy, Killerhurtz, The Judge, Diesector (partly)
RA2 examples: Grog, BEAR, Bushido
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]]. Can be everything: a bear claw, an axe, a katana... but most commonly builders use razor tips for efficiency
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).
A hammer is basically better against bots with a vulnerable roof (rammers).
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.
This type hasn't generally the damage values of a normal hammer and doesn't avoid horizontal weapons, but can be made [[invertable]] then.
A few builders still perpetuate the species, mainly [[Sage]], [[Clickbeetle]] and to a lesser extent [[Naryar]].
A few builders still perpetuate the species, mainly [[Sage]], [[Clickbeetle]] and to a lesser extent [[Naryar]].
=Pros&Cons=
''Vertical Hammer'':
'''PROS'''
*Attacks the top of a bot, which tends to be unarmored
*One of the rare bot types that can attack freely when pinning opponents
*Weapons are difficult to damage
*Kills HS (Especially if it can break the spinner assembly first), Shell Spinners, and Rammers with ease, if properly built
*If attacked and grabbed firmly by a gripper or crushing [[Clamp]] bot, they can swing the weapon as much as they please and it often hits the same spot very thoroughly on the opponent.
'''CONS'''
*Needs to pin opponents
*Not the most stable of bot types
*Especially in Stock, fragile weapon extenders
*Difficulty self-righting
*Very specialized design: good against several bot types, poor against most others
*Low weapon weight
''Horizontal Hammer'':
'''PROS'''
'''PROS'''
*Repeated damage
*Hard to flank
*Invertible
*Weapons aren't easy to hit (excepted on horizontal ones)
*Can attack freely when pinning an opponent
*Extremely good when pinning an opponent
*Can attack and remove wheels more easily than other designs
*Side hammers can be used as [[SnS]] to a lesser extent
*Same advantage as a vertical hammer against clamping robots and bring grabbed
'''CONS'''
'''CONS'''
*Needs front protection
*Tends to hit the opponent's weapons if horizontal, unlike the vertical one
*Somewhat unstable when firing it's weapon
*Wide - may have mobility issues when next to walls
*Flanking is a big issue on vertical hammers; not that big on side ones, but top protection is.
*Very specialized (good against rammers, awful against HS and SnS)
{{Bottypes}}
[[Category: Robot Types]]
[[Category: Robot Types]]