Sledgehammer

This article is about the POSTAL 2 incarnation. For other versions, see: Hammer (Postal III) • Sledgehammer (POSTAL 4)

Sledgehammer
Category	Melee
Damage	100 120 (Multiplayer)

"The Sledgehammer is a wonderful thing whose effectiveness should not be underestimated. The primary fire key swings the hammer in the time-honored tradition. The secondary fire key throws the hammer for long-distance kills, but since a “Boomerang Sledgehammer” would be really stupid, you’ll have to chase it down and retrieve it yourself. Sorry. " — POSTAL 2: Apocalypse Weekend manual description

The Sledgehammer is a weapon in POSTAL 2.

Description

The Sledgehammer is available to the player in Apocalypse Weekend after fending off the zombies from the Greasy Panda restaurant. A man who appears to be a high-ranking soldier approaches Postal Dude and tells him that he "likes his style" and gives him the job of killing diseased cows at the Cow Pasture. To kill the cows, the man gives Postal Dude a "government-approved" Sledgehammer and some Grenades. The Sledgehammer, when used, will completely decimate the victim's head, killing them instantly. The secondary attack will make the Postal Dude throw the Sledgehammer and, like the main attack, it will decimate the head of the first person in its way. After which, the Sledgehammer must be picked up again. The Sledgehammer is capable of ricocheting off walls if it's thrown at a sharp angle. The Sledgehammer can destroy doors, same as the Axe and the Chainsaw. However, the Sledgehammer always destroys doors in one hit.

The weapon is very effective against zombies as any of the two attacks destroy their heads, killing them. Generally, the Sledgehammer is very effective against anyone and anything. The only enemies which are immune to both of the Sledgehammer's attacks are certain Bandits (those that wear motorcycle helmets and the fourth hate group in Paradise Lost) and the National Guard soldiers, as their ballistic helmets absorb the hits but also stuns them in the process. The player might get a few seconds during which the soldier recovers from the attack to use another weapon and finish the soldier, or flee. However, unlike the National Guard, bandits wearing helmets will not get stunned, but can still be killed by the Sledgehammer.

If the Sledgehammer is thrown at a cow's butt, the handle will be inserted into the animal's anus. The Postal Dude then says phrases like "Oh man, how am I gonna get that back?" The cow will remain paralyzed until he recovers the hammer by simply touching it.

Enhanced Mode

Much like the Machete, the Sledgehammer can be thrown multiple times in quick succession without actually dropping the weapon.

Trivia

• There is an achievement for getting the weapon into a cow's rectum.