Sledgehammer (Real World) Downgrade

[Ugarik]

So sledgehammer in real-world is rated as 9-B. The 9-B baseline is 15000 J. In order to get a wall level strike a human needs to swing a 4.5 kg sledgehammer at 81 m/s which is impossible.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

I was about to get to our real world melee weapons, but I agree to this likewise. I'm fine with melee weapons having some kind of baseline calculations for the accepted use in combat or sports. But honestly, all melee weapons and especially real world ones should have it noted that the actual tier depends on the wielder.

I agree no real worlder exceeds 9-C with tools like this unless someone actually demonstrates smashing cinderblock or something.

 

[Thelastmlg]

You don't swing hammers faster than the eye can see, go to the gym more dude.

i agree, they sould be given a "varies depending on the user" tier, unless we can find a average speed swing.

 

[Ugarik]

I agree no real worlder exceeds 9-C with tools like this unless someone actually demonstrates smashing cinderblock or something.

No. Since we are using real-world physics if KE of that hammer is below 15 kJ (which pretty much impossible) then smashing a cinderblock would also require less than 15 kJ of energy.

 

[DarkDragonMedeus]

That depends on the severity of how much the Cinderblock is smashed, but I know that I doubt it being 9-B. But either way, I already said my agreements.

 

[ElixirBlue]

I agree with DDM.

Blunt Weapons rely on the physical attributes to the welder.

 

[ElixirBlue]

This thread could use some tags (Cough)

 

[Armorchompy]

I agree with this.

 

[Antvasima]

This seems fine to me as well.