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[[Image:GSAberrant.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Genestealer Aberrant]] with a {{PAGENAME}}]]
 
[[Image:GSAberrant.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Genestealer Aberrant]] with a {{PAGENAME}}]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a type of construction and mining equipment used by the [[Imperium]]. However, it can also be utilized as a weapon, most notably by [[Genestealer Cult]]s. [[Aberrant]]s use heavy power hammers on those they can catch, each swing crushing torsos and breaking spines in a burst of disruptive energy.{{Fn|1}} [[Abominant]]s wield an even larger and heavier version called a power sledgehammer, while [[atalan jackal]]s wield the lightest version, referred to simply as a power hammer.{{Fn|2}}  
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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a type of construction and mining equipment used by the [[Imperium]]{{Fn|1}} and [[Squat]]s.{{Fn|4}}
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==Overview==
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Power hammers utilize the same [[disruption field]] technology used in [[power sword]]s, much like [[Thunder Hammer]]s. Power hammers are formidable melee weapon due in part to their size and disruption field, imparting tremendous power on anything they are brought to bear on, from magna-rivets to human bodies. Few foes can survive a direct hit from a power hammer, for even if the energy field doesn't kill them, the weight of the weapon probably will.{{Fn|5}}
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This brutal melee potency makes power hammers a popular weapon to [[ganger]]s in [[hive cities]], such as [[House Goliath]] on [[Necromunda (planet)|Necromunda]].{{Fn|5}}
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However, it can also be utilized as a weapon, most notably by [[Genestealer Cult]]s. [[Aberrant]]s use heavy power hammers on those they can catch, each swing crushing torsos and breaking spines in a burst of disruptive energy.{{Fn|1}} [[Abominant]]s wield an even larger and heavier version called a power sledgehammer{{Fn|2b}}, while [[atalan jackal]]s wield the lightest version, referred to simply as a power hammer.{{Fn|2a}}
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==Images==
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<gallery heights="100px" widths="200px" mode="packed" caption="">
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Power Hammer Goliath HG.jpg|House Goliath power hammer{{Fn|5}}
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EscherHammer.jpg|[[House Escher]] Extremis-pattern Power Hammer{{Fn|3}}
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CharterMaster.jpg|[[Ironhead Squat]] [[Charter Master]] with Power Hammer{{Fn|4}}
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</gallery>
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==See also==
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*[[Power Pick]]
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (7th Edition)]] — ''Wargear of the Cults''
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (7th Edition)]] — ''Wargear of the Cults''
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (8th Edition)]] — ''Wargear of the Cults''
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*2: [[Codex: Genestealer Cults (8th Edition)]]:
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**{{Endn|2a}}: pg. 79
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**{{Endn|2b}}: pg. 82
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Necromunda: House of Blades]], pg. 112
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Necromunda: Book of the Outlands]], pg. 92
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Necromunda: Hired Gun - Artbook]], Goliath Melee
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{{GSCWeapons}}
  
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[[Category:Equipment (Imperium)]]
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[[Category:Equipment (Leagues of Votann)]]
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[[Category:Weapons (Genestealer Cults)]]
 
[[Category:Weapons (Imperium)]]
 
[[Category:Weapons (Imperium)]]
[[Category:Weapons (Genestealer Cults)]]
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[[Category:Weapons (Leagues of Votann)]]

Latest revision as of 14:10, 11 August 2025

Genestealer Aberrant with a Power Hammer

The Power Hammer is a type of construction and mining equipment used by the Imperium[1] and Squats.[4]

Overview

Power hammers utilize the same disruption field technology used in power swords, much like Thunder Hammers. Power hammers are formidable melee weapon due in part to their size and disruption field, imparting tremendous power on anything they are brought to bear on, from magna-rivets to human bodies. Few foes can survive a direct hit from a power hammer, for even if the energy field doesn't kill them, the weight of the weapon probably will.[5]

This brutal melee potency makes power hammers a popular weapon to gangers in hive cities, such as House Goliath on Necromunda.[5]

However, it can also be utilized as a weapon, most notably by Genestealer Cults. Aberrants use heavy power hammers on those they can catch, each swing crushing torsos and breaking spines in a burst of disruptive energy.[1] Abominants wield an even larger and heavier version called a power sledgehammer[2b], while atalan jackals wield the lightest version, referred to simply as a power hammer.[2a]

Images

See also

Sources


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Heavy Weapons AutocannonHeavy BolterHeavy FlamerAtalan IncineratorHeavy StubberLascannonHeavy Mining LaserMissile LauncherHeavy Seismic CannonMortar
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