diff --git a/code/datums/wires/robot.dm b/code/datums/wires/robot.dm
index 13e53164320..f65ee6be508 100644
--- a/code/datums/wires/robot.dm
+++ b/code/datums/wires/robot.dm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var/const/BORG_WIRE_CAMERA = 16
 		if (BORG_WIRE_CAMERA)
 			if(!isnull(R.camera) && !R.scrambledcodes)
 				R.camera.status = mended
-				R.camera.deactivate(usr, 0) // Will kick anyone who is watching the Cyborg's camera.
+				R.camera.kick_viewers() // Will kick anyone who is watching the Cyborg's camera.
 
 		if(BORG_WIRE_LAWCHECK)	//Forces a law update if the borg is set to receive them. Since an update would happen when the borg checks its laws anyway, not much use, but eh
 			if (R.lawupdate)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var/const/BORG_WIRE_CAMERA = 16
 
 		if (BORG_WIRE_CAMERA)
 			if(!isnull(R.camera) && R.camera.can_use() && !R.scrambledcodes)
-				R.camera.deactivate(usr, 0) // Kick anyone watching the Cyborg's camera, doesn't display you disconnecting the camera.
+				R.camera.kick_viewers() // Kick anyone watching the Cyborg's camera
 				R.visible_message("[R]'s camera lense focuses loudly.")
 				R << "Your camera lense focuses loudly."
 
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/camera/camera.dm b/code/game/machinery/camera/camera.dm
index 140659a0e51..96f87e89c1d 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/camera/camera.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/camera/camera.dm
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@
 	var/list/network = list("SS13")
 	var/c_tag = null
 	var/c_tag_order = 999
-	var/status = 1.0
+	var/status = 1
 	anchored = 1.0
 	var/panel_open = 0 // 0 = Closed / 1 = Open
 	var/invuln = null
 	var/bugged = 0
 	var/obj/item/weapon/camera_assembly/assembly = null
 
+	var/toughness = 5 //sorta fragile
+
 	// WIRES
 	var/datum/wires/camera/wires = null // Wires datum
 
@@ -49,37 +51,57 @@
 		ASSERT(src.network.len > 0)
 	..()
 
+/obj/machinery/camera/Del()
+	if(!alarm_on)
+		triggerCameraAlarm()
+	
+	spawn(50)
+		src = null
+		cancelCameraAlarm() //so camera alarms don't just go on forever
+	..()
+
 /obj/machinery/camera/emp_act(severity)
 	if(!isEmpProof())
 		if(prob(100/severity))
-			icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]emp"
-			var/list/previous_network = network
-			network = list()
-			cameranet.removeCamera(src)
 			stat |= EMPED
 			SetLuminosity(0)
+			kick_viewers()
 			triggerCameraAlarm()
+			update_icon()
+			
 			spawn(900)
-				network = previous_network
-				icon_state = initial(icon_state)
 				stat &= ~EMPED
 				cancelCameraAlarm()
-				if(can_use())
-					cameranet.addCamera(src)
-			kick_viewers()
+				update_icon()
+			
 			..()
 
+/obj/machinery/camera/bullet_act(var/obj/item/projectile/P)
+	if(P.damage_type == BRUTE || P.damage_type == BURN)
+		take_damage(P.damage)
 
 /obj/machinery/camera/ex_act(severity)
 	if(src.invuln)
 		return
-	else
-		..(severity)
-	return
+	
+	//camera dies if an explosion touches it!
+	if(severity <= 2 || prob(50))
+		destroy()
+	
+	..() //and give it the regular chance of being deleted outright
+
 
 /obj/machinery/camera/blob_act()
 	return
 
+/obj/machinery/camera/hitby(AM as mob|obj)
+	..()
+	if (istype(AM, /obj))
+		var/obj/O = AM
+		if (O.throwforce >= src.toughness)
+			visible_message("<span class='warning'><B>[src] was hit by [O].</B></span>")
+		take_damage(O.throwforce)
+
 /obj/machinery/camera/proc/setViewRange(var/num = 7)
 	src.view_range = num
 	cameranet.updateVisibility(src, 0)
@@ -90,14 +112,14 @@
 		return
 
 	if(user.species.can_shred(user))
-		status = 0
+		set_status(0)
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [user] slashes at [src]!</span>")
 		playsound(src.loc, 'sound/weapons/slash.ogg', 100, 1)
 		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]1"
 		add_hiddenprint(user)
-		deactivate(user,0)
+		destroy()
 
-/obj/machinery/camera/attackby(W as obj, mob/living/user as mob)
+/obj/machinery/camera/attackby(obj/W as obj, mob/living/user as mob)
 
 	// DECONSTRUCTION
 	if(isscrewdriver(W))
@@ -111,16 +133,19 @@
 	else if((iswirecutter(W) || ismultitool(W)) && panel_open)
 		interact(user)
 
-	else if(iswelder(W) && wires.CanDeconstruct())
+	else if(iswelder(W) && (wires.CanDeconstruct() || (stat & BROKEN)))
 		if(weld(W, user))
-			if(assembly)
+			if (stat & BROKEN)
+				new /obj/item/broken_device(src.loc) //TODO make a broken electronics item instead of reusing cyborg stuff
+				new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(src.loc, length=2)
+			else if(assembly)
 				assembly.loc = src.loc
 				assembly.state = 1
+				new /obj/item/stack/cable_coil(src.loc, length=2)
 			del(src)
 
-
 	// OTHER
-	else if ((istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/paper) || istype(W, /obj/item/device/pda)) && isliving(user))
+	else if (can_use() && (istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/paper) || istype(W, /obj/item/device/pda)) && isliving(user))
 		var/mob/living/U = user
 		var/obj/item/weapon/paper/X = null
 		var/obj/item/device/pda/P = null
@@ -147,6 +172,7 @@
 				if (S.current == src)
 					O << "[U] holds \a [itemname] up to one of the cameras ..."
 					O << browse(text("<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>[]</TITLE></HEAD><BODY><TT>[]</TT></BODY></HTML>", itemname, info), text("window=[]", itemname))
+	
 	else if (istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/camera_bug))
 		if (!src.can_use())
 			user << "\blue Camera non-functional"
@@ -157,22 +183,25 @@
 		else
 			user << "\blue Camera bugged."
 			src.bugged = 1
-	else if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/melee/energy/blade))//Putting it here last since it's a special case. I wonder if there is a better way to do these than type casting.
-		deactivate(user,2)//Here so that you can disconnect anyone viewing the camera, regardless if it's on or off.
-		var/datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread/spark_system = new /datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread()
-		spark_system.set_up(5, 0, loc)
-		spark_system.start()
-		playsound(loc, 'sound/weapons/blade1.ogg', 50, 1)
-		playsound(loc, "sparks", 50, 1)
-		visible_message("\blue The camera has been sliced apart by [] with an energy blade!")
-		del(src)
+			
+	else if(W.damtype == BRUTE || W.damtype == BURN) //bashing cameras
+		if (W.force >= src.toughness)
+			visible_message("<span class='warning'><b>[src] has been [pick(W.attack_verb)] with [W] by [user]!</b></span>")
+			if (istype(W, /obj/item)) //is it even possible to get into attackby() with non-items?
+				var/obj/item/I = W
+				if (I.hitsound)
+					playsound(loc, I.hitsound, 50, 1, -1)
+		take_damage(W.force)
+	
 	else
 		..()
-	return
 
 /obj/machinery/camera/proc/deactivate(user as mob, var/choice = 1)
-	if(choice==1)
-		status = !( src.status )
+	if(choice != 1)
+		//legacy support, if choice is != 1 then just kick viewers without changing status
+		kick_viewers()
+	else
+		set_status( !src.status )
 		if (!(src.status))
 			visible_message("\red [user] has deactivated [src]!")
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/items/Wirecutter.ogg', 100, 1)
@@ -183,10 +212,32 @@
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/items/Wirecutter.ogg', 100, 1)
 			icon_state = initial(icon_state)
 			add_hiddenprint(user)
-	// now disconnect anyone using the camera
-	//Apparently, this will disconnect anyone even if the camera was re-activated.
-	//I guess that doesn't matter since they can't use it anyway?
+
+/obj/machinery/camera/proc/take_damage(var/force, var/message)
+	//prob(25) gives an average of 3-4 hits
+	if (force >= toughness && (force > toughness*4 || prob(25)))
+		destroy()
+
+//Used when someone breaks a camera 
+/obj/machinery/camera/proc/destroy()
+	stat |= BROKEN
 	kick_viewers()
+	triggerCameraAlarm()
+	update_icon()
+	
+	//sparks
+	var/datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread/spark_system = new /datum/effect/effect/system/spark_spread()
+	spark_system.set_up(5, 0, loc)
+	spark_system.start()
+	playsound(loc, "sparks", 50, 1)
+
+/obj/machinery/camera/proc/set_status(var/newstatus)
+	if (status != newstatus)
+		status = newstatus
+		// now disconnect anyone using the camera
+		//Apparently, this will disconnect anyone even if the camera was re-activated.
+		//I guess that doesn't matter since they couldn't use it anyway?
+		kick_viewers()
 
 //This might be redundant, because of check_eye()
 /obj/machinery/camera/proc/kick_viewers()
@@ -198,6 +249,14 @@
 				O.reset_view(null)
 				O << "The screen bursts into static."
 
+/obj/machinery/camera/update_icon()
+	if (!status || (stat & BROKEN))
+		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]1"
+	else if (stat & EMPED)
+		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]emp"
+	else
+		icon_state = initial(icon_state)
+
 /obj/machinery/camera/proc/triggerCameraAlarm()
 	alarm_on = 1
 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/S in mob_list)
@@ -209,10 +268,11 @@
 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/S in mob_list)
 		S.cancelAlarm("Camera", get_area(src), src)
 
+//if false, then the camera is listed as DEACTIVATED and cannot be used
 /obj/machinery/camera/proc/can_use()
 	if(!status)
 		return 0
-	if(stat & EMPED)
+	if(stat & (EMPED|BROKEN))
 		return 0
 	return 1
 
@@ -284,6 +344,10 @@
 /obj/machinery/camera/interact(mob/living/user as mob)
 	if(!panel_open || istype(user, /mob/living/silicon/ai))
 		return
+	
+	if(stat & BROKEN)
+		user << "<span class='warning'>\The [src] is broken.</span>"
+		return
 
 	user.set_machine(src)
 	wires.Interact(user)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/camera/camera_assembly.dm b/code/game/machinery/camera/camera_assembly.dm
index 0017b260c29..48f0a94faf2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/camera/camera_assembly.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/camera/camera_assembly.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/camera_assembly
 	name = "camera assembly"
-	desc = "The basic construction for Nanotrasen-Always-Watching-You cameras."
+	desc = "A pre-fabricated security camera kit, ready to be assembled and mounted to a surface."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/monitors.dmi'
 	icon_state = "cameracase"
 	w_class = 2
@@ -171,4 +171,4 @@
 			return 0
 		return 1
 	busy = 0
-	return 0
\ No newline at end of file
+	return 0
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/doors/door.dm b/code/game/machinery/doors/door.dm
index 37966deea69..bc8719060f4 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/doors/door.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/doors/door.dm
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@
 /obj/machinery/door/bullet_act(var/obj/item/projectile/Proj)
 	..()
 
-	//Tasers and the like should not damage doors.
-	if(Proj.damage_type == HALLOSS)
+	//Tasers and the like should not damage doors. Nor should TOX, OXY, CLONE, etc damage types
+	if(!(Proj.damage_type == BRUTE || Proj.damage_type == BURN))
 		return
 
 	if(Proj.damage)
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/door/hitby(AM as mob|obj)
 
 	..()
-	visible_message("\red <B>[src.name] was hit by [AM].</B>", 1)
+	visible_message("\red <B>[src.name] was hit by [AM].</B>")
 	var/tforce = 0
 	if(ismob(AM))
 		tforce = 15