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#REDIRECT [[Battle axe]]
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:''For a comparison of different weapons, see [[Weapon]].''
 
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[[Image:Horseman's axe - 1475.jpg|right|thumb|200px|''[[Steel]] '''battle axes''''']]
 
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A '''battle axe''' is an [[attack types|edge]] [[weapon]] that is essentially a heavy, sharp blade mounted at the end of a haft, roughly parallel to it but set somewhat forwards (in elementary mechanical terms it's just a wedge on the end of a lever). Battle axes have the same range of attacks as larger [[great axe]]s, but with reduced contact area and penetration on their "hack" edged attack.
 
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Battle axes use and train the [[Combat skill|axeman]] skill ("Axedwarf" in dwarf mode). Dwarves can [[forge]] battle axes out of any weapon-grade [[metal]], though those with [[material science|superior edge properties]] are more effective. Almost all dwarves can equip battle axes; [[Weapon#Size|some must use two hands]].
 
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A battle axe may also be used as a tool for [[wood cutting|chopping down trees]]. Any dwarf that performs wood cutting will pick up an axe (if one is available) and not put it down until they are either no longer assigned the Wood Cutting [[labor]] or required to pick up different [[equipment]] for a new job.  You can make use of this to arm many of your non-[[military]] dwarves with axes, although if you do designate one or more trees for wood-cutting ({{key|d}}esignate {{key|t}}rees), all those dwarves will rush out to cut them down, one per tree designated. [[Wood]]en training axes are no longer able to be use to cut down trees -- they must be metal (or an artifact).
 
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== Forging and melting ==
 
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* Metal battle axes cost '''one''' [[metal]] bar to [[forge]], or '''four''' [[adamantine]] wafers.
 
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* When a non-adamantine metal battle axe is [[melt|melted down]], it will return '''1.2''' metal bars, for an '''efficiency of 120%'''.
 
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* When an adamantine battle axe is melted down, it will produce '''1.2''' wafers, for an '''efficiency of 30%'''.
 
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[[File:axedwarf_preview.png|thumb|250px|center|Sometimes just stands there because it looks cool.<br><small>''Art by Jason Nguyen''</small>]]
 
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{{Translation| dwarven = nokzam libash | elvish = thafatha cuthefi | goblin = ustrok agun | human = noloc osp}}
 
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{{Weapons}}
 
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{{Category|Weapons}}
 

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