User blog comment:FANG2/Weapon Damage Types/@comment-2053489-20100812205501

Ok, lets explain:

SnS,DS,GS, the bows meele attack and bowgun slicing S and LS deal cutting damage, this allow them to cut a tail but break other parts slower.

Hammers, hunitng horns and the bowguns meele attack and bowguns crag S deal impact damage, no tailcut but other parts break faster.

Lances and Gunlances can deal both Cutting or impact damage, always using the value that is more effective. this allows them to both break a daymio's shell and to cut an Akantors tail anytime

But not every Impact attack can KO monsters, this is a different story

also all other bowgun ammo and bow shots deal a separate gunnig damage that isn't listed on the most damage charts because it's mostly the same like cut