War hammer

From Cantr II Wiki
Revision as of 03:30, 3 February 2007 by Sho (talk | contribs)

Jump to: navigation, search
War hammer
Manufacturing
Object typeWeapons
Skill usedManufacturing weapons
Time0.5 day(s)
Objects1 war hammer head
1 small wooden shaft
Toolshammer or stone hammer
Rot and repair
Rot12 points per day
per day of use: Unknown (hard)
Repair300 points per hour
Holdable object
General properties
Attack27
Skillweight30%
Weight250 grams
Visibleyes

Description and uses

The war hammer is a wood-and-steel weapon (no other uses) that is not very popular in Cantr because of its low effectiveness relative to its cost - the composite recurve bow is more powerful and does not use steel, while the steel battle axe is much more powerful for a relatively small increase in cost.

Real-life context

A war hammer is an archaic weapon of war intended for close combat, the design of which resembles the hammer. The war hammer consists of, like the tool it resembles, a handle and a head. The handle may be of different lengths, the longest being roughly equivalent to the halberd, and the shortest about the same as a mace. Long war hammers were pole weapons (polearms) meant for use against riders, whereas short ones were used in closer quarters and from horseback. Later war hammers often had a spike on one side of the head, thus making it a more versatile weapon. War hammers were developed as a consequence of the ever more prevalent metal armours of the medieval battlefields during the 14th and 15th centuries. The war hammer could deal blows of tremendous force to the target, especially when mounted on a pole, and by impact alone do damage without penetrating the armour. The spike end could be used for grappling the target's armour, reins, or shield, or could be turned in the direction of the blow to pierce even heavy armour. Against mounted opponents, the weapon could also be directed at the legs of the horse, toppling the armored foe to the ground where he could be more easily attacked.

The above information was taken from the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_hammer.

Images

Image Source: Windlass Steelcrafts
Image Source: Windlass Steelcrafts