Impact Hammer

The Impact Hammer was originally used as a miner's tunneling tool. Now, it is a pneumatic crushing device that pulverizes opponents as effectively as it once shattered rock.

Unreal Tournament

 * Classification: Melee Piston
 * Primary Fire
 * When trigger is held down, touch opponents with this piston to inflict massive damage.


 * Secondary Fire
 * Damage opponents at close range and has the ability to deflect projectiles.


 * Techniques and Tricks
 * Hammer Jump: Shoot at the ground while jumping to jump extra high. Charging it makes you jump higher, at the cost of more health. Also called a "Piston Jump."
 * Hammer Dodge: Dodge and Hammer Jump at the same time to gain extra speed when escaping from enemies' base in CTF matches. Also called a "Piston Dodge."
 * Telepunting: The Impact Hammer can fling a translocator disk much further than a person could normally throw it. Care must be maintained by both the punter and the person teleporting that it doesn't fly off target or at terminal speeds/distances.


 * Trivia
 * Watch out for piston camping near teleporters. This is a very popular technique in some maps, such as CTF-Face.

Unreal Tournament 3
Charges the hammer when held. It will automatically release upon an opponent in range, or when Fire is released. It is also apparently possible, with good timing, to use this to deflect certain projectiles. EMP Mode. This mode does no damage to players, but up to 150 points of damage to vehicles. Using this against an enemy player will dislodge his powerups, which is especially useful against Invulnerability. ''The Impact Hammer, originally designed for sub-surface drift mining, can focus several hundred metric tons of pressure into the space of a few square centimeters. The impact, and resulting shock wave, easily destabilizes solid stone to speed ore separation and excavation. After several mining accidents highlighted the Hammer's devastating effect on the human body, the N.E.G. military took interest. To improve the Hammer's effectiveness against vehicles with shock-absorbing armor, an alternate electromagnetic pulse (EMP) mode was added. The EMP violently scrambles onboard computer systems, quickly leading to engine failure. Field testing showed the EMP has a similar effect on infantry powerups, knocking them off soldiers and enabling battlefield recovery.
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