User blog comment:Mckrongs/Monster Hunter 4 for the Nintendo 3DS/@comment-174.52.104.227-20120717061532/@comment-174.253.185.14-20120718185930

3rd gen gave plenty of non-hammer impact damage weapons; fatigue coatings and the arrow rain for bows, exhaust and crag/clust shots for bowguns, shield bash for SnS and lance, blade slap for greatsword, and fatigue phial for switch axes.