# Blades A class of melee weapons specialized in by Medics and Recons # Pocket Knife ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: POCKET KNIFE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
1 - 41.43 3.5 DPS1.5 99%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** With a flick of a wrist, this foldable multipurpose blade can be used for all of one's cutting tasks, be it slicing up your favorite fruit, opening your mail, or stabbing an unsuspecting foe. Whilst a useful tool, its value as a weapon is questionable, given the blade's short length and propensity to break or wobble under extreme abuse. A very common tool, legally available to civilians.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Kitchen Knife ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: KITCHEN KNIFE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
5 - 81.439.2 DPS1.599% 2%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** No kitchen setup is complete without a set of sturdy, well-sharpened, and ready-to-use chef's knives; indispensable tools for aspiring and veteran cooks of all kinds. Numerous, accessible, and legal, it's no wonder why so many have found their way into the hands of desperate survivors. A very common blade and cooking implement found in any sort of household.

##### **Variations:**
**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Shovel ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: SHOVEL\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
14 - 161.05 15.6 DPS1.599% 30%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** Many a grave has been dug in these dark times, and this backyard tool has been used to dig a lot of them. Should any of their intended patrons refuse to stay down, the wide flat spade can serve to bludgeon them back into oblivion. Widely available in households and hardware stores.

##### **Variations:**
**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Sickle ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: SICKLE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
22 - 271.2530.3 DPS1.5 99% 5%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** The design of this simple farming implement is nearly as old as agriculture itself; it is only fitting then that it will see out humanity's last days - hewing a much stranger and bloodier crop. Commonly sold in hardware stores

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Cleaver ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: CLEAVER\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
27 - 381.2540.9 DPS1.599% 6%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** A broad flat blade used to hack through tough meat and thin/soft bones, which it accomplishes through brute force, much like an axe. Ideal for all kinds of butchery, including the up-close-and-personal kind. A common appliance found in most kitchens and butcher shops.

##### **Variations:**
**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Machete ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: MACHETE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
35 - 55 1.2555.7 DPS1.599% 6%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** A highly versatile and durable blade often seen in the hands of wilderness explorers, tropical farmers, and angry villagers. Survivors will find its sharp edge and excellent balance can make quick work of both living and undead flesh. Available in camping stores throughout North America.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Mini Chainsaw ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: MINI CHAINSAW\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
65 - 850.859.4 DPS1.599% 20%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee/Continuous 15
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**BACKGROUND:** The portable variant of the Consvarna chainsaw line, it is as jarringly-lethal as its bigger brother, but in a more compact package ideal for more minor tasks. Please wield with caution. Available in any hardware store.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Chainsaw ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: CHAINSAW\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
155 - 1700.69110.9 DPS299% 30%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee/Continuous 20-20%
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**BACKGROUND:** The noisy and diamond-edged Consvarna brand of high-powered chainsaws is the preferred power tool of loggers, disturbed hermits, and heroes of gory B-movies. Please wield with caution. Available in hardware stores throughout North America.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Combat Knife ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: COMBAT KNIFE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
72 - 80 1.54115.8 DPS1.599% 6%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** While not the primary weapon of the modern soldier, these vicious fighting blades are lethally efficient in hand-to-hand combat, where firearms can be most inconvenient. They are otherwise useful for more mundane tasks, such as opening cans or clearing foliage. Used extensively by military units.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Wakizashi ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: WAKIZASHI\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
95 - 1051.43141.4 DPS1.599% 8%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** Having a slightly shorter blade, the wakizashi was traditionally the favored companion sword to the katana, and was worn by the samurai of feudal Japan. It is just as razor-sharp and quick to draw, but is easier to handle in tight quarters. An exotic yet practical tool for any survivor's mission loadout. Antique weapons collectors and some martial artists are proud to display these.

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**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy
# Tac-Blade ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: TAC-BLADE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
**Damage****Attacks Per Second****DPS****Range****Accuracy****Ammo Cost****Knockback**
120 - 1301.43176.8 DPS1.599% 8%
**Reload Speed****Fire Mode****Magazine Size****Minimum effective range****Noise****Move Speed Penalty****Other Effects**
Melee 0
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**BACKGROUND:** HERC operatives working in remote or dangerous locations turn to this blade for protection in the absence of a firearm. Inspired by Japanese swords, the Tac-Blade was primarily intended for cutting through thick foliage, but earned its reputation as a notorious decapitator when survivors attacked the HERC outpost on Union Island. Equipped by HERC operatives.

##### **Variations:**
**SUPPRESSED****SCOPED****SUPPRESSED + SCOPED**
**Obtained By:** Looting or Crafting *(with Recoilless)* **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** +15% Range +3% Accuracy **Obtained By:** Looting **Guaranteed stat:** -80% Noise -10% Damage -20% Enemy suppression +15% Range +3% Accuracy