Baton (DX)

A telescopic baton is a non-lethal melee weapon used by peace-keeping and riot-control forces all over the world. A few whacks can knock a target unconscious.

A baton can be found on a dead UNATCO soldier in Liberty Island. He's just past the pier the player spawns on when he starts the game. It is unclear why he had a Baton when UNATCO soldiers are issued with Combat Knives as standard. However, it is ironic how UNATCO soldiers are peace-keepers yet carry Combat Knives instead of Batons. However, the Baton is more of a police/security weapon than one for paramilitary forces.

Tactics
The baton is great for a pacifist run. It does a decent amount of damage and it knocks enemies unconscious. It can also destroy supply crates with ease. Remember to hit the enemy's back and/or head for maximum effectiveness! Just prep them with pepper spray or the riot prod, then give them a few whacks to render them unconscious.

In a non-pacifist run-through, the baton is always useful to keep since it does more damage than the combat knife and uses less room in the inventory than the crowbar. It's also useful as a backup weapon for finishing off enemies and/or breaking open supply crates.

(The baton is generally useless during head-on melee combat, and actually does less damage to human enemies than the knife does; but the damage it does to objects still stands and like the other melee weapons, instantly incapacitates the victim with an accurate strike to the back of the head.)

Like the riot prod, the baton is particularly useful for silent takedowns, provided the intended target goes down in one blow to avoid alerting fellow enemies; this can be done from the very start of the game without melee weapon training by approaching a target from the back and aiming for the enemy's shoulder blades. Unlike the riot prod, however, this method of approach is really the only effective use of the baton, since, as mentioned above, the baton is nigh useless in standard combat.

In-game Description
A hefty looking baton, typically used by riot police and national security forces to discourage civilian resistance.

Pałka teleskopowa (DX)