For an overview of sledgehammers in Fallout games, see sledgehammer.

	Fallout 3 unique weapon The Tenderizer
	Requirements skill Melee Weapons Attack statistics dmg/attack 30 (36.5) DPS 42.9 (52.1) crit dmg 15 crit % mult x1 attacks/sec 1.4 AP 38 Other weight 12 value $230 item HP 750 repair Sledgehammers base id 000a874b Perk effects perks (dam.) Bloody Mess (+1.5) Ghoul Ecology (+5)

 

The Tenderizer is a unique sledgehammer found in Fallout 3.

CharacteristicsEdit

Given its name, ability, and location (a mirelurk butchery), it is likely this weapon was originally used for literally tenderizing mirelurks.

DurabilityEdit

The Tenderizer can successfully strike about 500 times from full condition before breaking.

VariantsEdit

• Sledgehammer - The common variant in Fallout 3.

ComparisonEdit

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Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)		Attacks in V.A.T.S.	- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)		Action point cost	- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)	- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)		Damage per action point	- Damage per action point
Damage per second	- Damage per second		Weapon spread	- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage	- Area of effect damage		Magazine capacity (shots per reload)	- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration	- Effect damage & duration		Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects	- Bonus effects		Weight	- Weight
Attacks per second	- Attacks per second		Value in caps	- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier	- Critical chance % multiplier		Value to weight ratio	- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage	- Critical damage		Skill required	- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration	- Critical effect damage & duration		Strength required	- Strength required
With all mods attached	- With all mods attached

Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)	Damage per attack (damage per projectile)	Damage per second	Attacks per second	Critical Chance % multiplier	Critical damage	Action Point cost	Damage per action point	Durability (number of attacks before breaking)	Weight	Value in caps	Value to weight ratio
Sledgehammer	20	28.6	1.43	x1	10	38	1.1	500	12	130	10.8
The Tenderizer	30	42.9	1.43	x1	15	38	1.6	500	12	230	19.2

Note: Melee damage is doubled in V.A.T.S.

LocationEdit

Located in Anchorage Memorial in the utility room with the broken door. To find the door, enter the Memorial Service Entrance on the east side of the memorial. At the junction, turn left and it's the second door on your right. The door can be fixed by finding the door component, but note that you need a Lockpick or Science level of 50 to be able to open the safe in which the door component is stored in the top level of the building. (You can look behind the Nuka-Cola dispenser to obtain the pass code for the computer in the same room, which will then allow you to unlock the safe.) A Repair skill of 35 or higher is required to fix the door with the help of the component. Without the component a repair skill of 95 is required.

NotesEdit

	The following is based on Fallout 3 cut content and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

The Tenderizer was meant to have an effect which ignored 5% damage resistance on hit. However, for some reason its Object Effect is actually missing from the weapon itself, so The Tenderizer does not have any additional bonus. On PC it can be fixed with the G.E.C.K. (The Tenderizer's Object Effect, known as EnchWeapUniqueTenderizer is there in the Object Effect list, it just isn't selected for The Tenderizer).

	End of information based on Fallout 3 cut content.