# Saber vs Armored Sentry **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 25, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057 "2017-06-25T19:01:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoWinston](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bowinston/32/101398_2.png) [@BoWinston](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BoWinston)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/1 "2017-06-25T19:01:00Z")
So I was playing TDM on Suez yesterday and was unfortunately put on the crap team where we were getting decimated. The other team of course got the Villar Perosa Sentry and was wrecking us even worse. Me being the best player on my crap team I wanted to get rid of the Sentry, so I snuck up behind him and swung away repeatedly with my puzzle built Saber and the Saber just kept clinking off the Sentry’s armor and of course after 3 clinks the Sentry turned around and destroyed me and he had +100 health. Is this correct? The Saber has no effect against Armored Sentries?! This makes it a useless weapon! I would rather have a club! ---
**Author:** ![MarxistDictator](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/marxistdictator/32/102751_2.png) [@MarxistDictator](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MarxistDictator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/2 "2017-06-25T19:02:00Z")
No melee has effect on a sentry or trench raider. They can only be take down killed with them if they’re at low health or from behind. Edit: bayonets and mounted cavalry will kill but they’re obviously huge exceptions ---
**Author:** ![BoWinston](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bowinston/32/101398_2.png) [@BoWinston](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BoWinston)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/3 "2017-06-25T19:05:00Z")
> [@MarxistDictator](#): > > No melee has effect on a sentry or trench raider. They can only be take down killed with them if they’re at low health or from behind. Edit: bayonets and mounted cavalry will kill but they’re obviously huge exceptions I was from behind, and I swung three times and it kept making a clinking sound and didn’t do anything. ---
**Author:** ![BaconRebellion](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/baconrebellion/32/101270_2.png) [@BaconRebellion](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BaconRebellion)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/4 "2017-06-25T19:05:00Z")
> [@MarxistDictator](#): > > No melee has effect on a sentry or trench raider. They can only be take down killed with them if they’re at low health or from behind. Edit: bayonets and mounted cavalry will kill but they’re obviously huge exceptions Melee weapons cam take down armored sentry’s from the back in one hit regardless of their health level. It’s only the front that has no effect on. ---
**Author:** ![AllOutWar76](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e9c0ed/32.png) [@AllOutWar76](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/AllOutWar76)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/5 "2017-06-25T19:11:00Z")
This has happened to me a handful of times as well. Stand directly behind elite class and sometimes all I hear is clink clink clink. Only thing I can think of is maybe they are lagging really bad and we aren’t actually behind them even though it looks like we are. Sort of like when you get the full melee animation when you have 100 health and someone stabs you from the front. I chalk it up to mysterious lag although it could just be some sort of bug. ---
**Author:** ![MarxistDictator](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/marxistdictator/32/102751_2.png) [@MarxistDictator](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MarxistDictator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2017, 7:15pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/saber-vs-armored-sentry/103057/6 "2017-06-25T19:15:00Z")
> [@BaconRebellion](#): > > > [@MarxistDictator](#): > > > > No melee has effect on a sentry or trench raider. They can only be take down killed with them if they’re at low health or from behind. Edit: bayonets and mounted cavalry will kill but they’re obviously huge exceptions > > Melee weapons cam take down armored sentry’s from the back in one hit regardless of their health level. It’s only the front that has no effect on. The melee weapon determines the range you will one hit kill auto detect from the back. I’ve seen what you’re describing often, I use the heavy melees which have little if any wiggle room for the hit. It seems like a TF2 back stab at a much less forgiving angle depending on what you’re using (knives have the best melee range but the worst damage).