# Ice Axe
▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ \[HERC DATASET ENTRY: ICE AXE\] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓
| **Damage** | **Attacks Per Second** | **DPS** | **Range** | **Accuracy** | **Ammo Cost** | **Knockback** |
| 74 - 84 | 1.67 | 131.3 DPS | 1.5 | 99% |
| 8% |
| **Reload Speed** | **Fire Mode** | **Magazine Size** | **Minimum effective range** | **Noise** | **Move Speed Penalty** | **Other Effects** |
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| Melee |
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| 0 |
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##### **How to Obtain:**
- It can be scavenged during Level 23+ missions.
##### **Crafting:**
- Level 11 Vintage Hardened variants can be crafted using a Vintage Fire Axe and 4 Hardened Metal at a Level 4+ Weapons Bench for 6 .
- Level 13 Vintage Heavy Refined variants can be crafted using a Vintage Fire Axe and 20 Hardened Metal at a Level 5+ Weapons Bench for 16  after scavenging the required schematic. Also requires a Level 13+ Engineer and Fighter.
- Level 23 Heavy Refined variants can be crafted using a Fire Axe and 32 Hardened Metal at a Level 9+ Weapons Bench for 28  after scavenging the required schematic. Also requires a Level 23+ Engineer and Fighter.
- Level ? Quality Refined variants can be crafted using a Fire Axe and ? Hardened Metal at a Level 9+ Weapons Bench for ?  after scavenging the required schematic. Also requires a Level ?+ Engineer and Fighter.
##### **Recycling products:**
- Weapon Handle x 1
-  x 10
- Hardened Metal x Variable (dependent on the item's Level and attachments/conditions)
- Treated Wood x Variable (dependent on the item's Level and attachments/conditions)
- Weights x Variable (dependent on the item's Level and attachments/conditions)
##### **Overview:**
**PROS:**
- High Damage
- Good Knockback *(vs other axes)* - Very Accurate
- Noiseless
**CONS:**
- Short Reach
- Low Move Speed Penalty
**TACTICS:**
While powerful enough to kill a zombie with one strike and possessing a decently fast strike, the Fire Axe suffers from being limited to melee range, which almost guarantees that zombies will be able to get a strike in before its wielder can. ***Recommended gear:
***- Vest
**BACKGROUND:**
A multi-purpose tool used by mountaineers to climb steep cliffs and hack away at icy obstacles, making it easier to traverse the frozen obstacle courses barring their way. Though mountain climbing has fallen out of favor these days, something that can punch through solid ice can penetrate a human skull just as effectively, as the assassination of a certain Russian exile in Mexico attests.
##### **Variations:**
| **SUPPRESSED** | **SCOPED** | **SUPPRESSED + SCOPED** |
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| **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
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