====== minecraft:weapon ======
The ''minecraft:weapon'' item component allows a player to attack another entity with greater damage and speed, while damaging the item.
This item component is usually combined with [[items:item_components:damageable|minecraft:damageable]].


===== Fields =====
^  Name  ^  Description  ^  Type  ^  Default Value  ^
| ''damage_per_hit'' | The damage applied after hitting an entity. | An optional, non-negative integer | ''1'' |
| ''attack_damage'' | The attack damage of the weapon. ((This is a relative number, not an absolute one. This means negative numbers are possible, and sometimes required to allow smaller numbers. This might change in the future.)) | A double | |
| ''attack_speed'' | The attack speed of the weapon. ((This is a relative number, not an absolute one. This means negative numbers are possible, and sometimes required to allow smaller numbers. This might change in the future.)) | A double | |


===== Example =====
<code javascript>
{
  "attack_damage": 5.0,
  "attack_speed": -2.4
}
</code>