Would a chainsaw be a practical weapon in combat?

[Kazturkey]

Would a chainsaw be a practical weapon in combat? What do you think?

No. It would not.

 

[The Red Spy]

Against treemen I imagine it would pose more of a threat than most conventional weapons.

Question: The Ents in my area are getting a little Bolshy, can you recommend me a brand of chainsaw for this problem? Time is of the essence, the Huorns have just found the neighbours dog!

[sub]Huorns [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huorn][/sub]

 

[manaman]

If it was attached to gun maybe

That would render the gun useless, as it would be unwieldy due to weight, which would affect aim. Unless you where a hybrid man gorilla. Then you wouldn't need the chainsaw to remove limbs, you could just rip them off with your giant over-sized horrific mad scientist created muscles.

Spoiler: *Ahem* :)

Yeah see, looks awesome, but imagine how much that weighs? Now imagine trying to actually aim that sucker. You can see where I am going with this. Less effective as a gun, less effective as a bayonet (which uses a stabbing motion, vs a cutting motion where you might just bash the guy with the gun instead of getting him with the chain). It also has to be fairly powerful to cut through bone, and no kickback guard means it could just hit bone and fly up out of your hands.

 

[Aura Guardian]

It worked in Madworld. So I say yes.

 

[Dr Beefcakes]

Flamethrower

that is all

 

[Pimppeter2]

If it was attached to gun maybe

That would render the gun useless, as it would be unwieldy due to weight, which would affect aim. Unless you where a hybrid man gorilla. Then you wouldn't need the chainsaw to remove limbs, you could just rip them off with your giant over-sized horrific mad scientist created muscles.

Spoiler: *Ahem* :)

Yeah see, looks awesome, but imagine how much that weighs? Now imagine trying to actually aim that sucker. You can see where I am going with this. Less effective as a gun, less effective as a bayonet (which uses a stabbing motion, vs a cutting motion where you might just bash the guy with the gun instead of getting him with the chain). It also has to be fairly powerful to cut through bone, and no kickback guard means it could just hit bone and fly up out of your hands.

I iz Amerikan, what is this aim you speak of?

I was mainly looking for an excuse to use the picture. I agree. And now know more about guns than I did 15 mins ago. Thanks.

 

[Hutchy_Bear]

Against treemen I imagine it would pose more of a threat than most conventional weapons.

Question: The Ents in my area are getting a little Bolshy, can you recommend me a brand of chainsaw for this problem? Time is of the essence, the Huorns have just found the neighbours dog!

[sub]Huorns [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huorn][/sub]

Destroying the Ents and mutilating victims is no excuse for poor fashion. Look fabulous and feroucious, pick up the Guccisaw today!

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

No. It is a weapon with laughably short range, high weight and requires the use of both hands in such a fashion that it would be difficult (putting it charitably) to employ in either an offensive or defensive fashion. It also has little capacity to quickly penetrate any metal based armor (which would place the wielder at equal if not greater risk than the target) and is less efficient than most any melee weapon for harming an unarmored (or lightly armored) target.

It is better than using one's bare hands in most circumstances but this is hardly a point to rejoice over as a simple cudgel represents a signifcant improvement over one's hands.

 

[Warped_Ghost]

no
use a chainsaw for a day and you will understand.

 

[oppp7]

Nah, even bayonettes work better.
Chainsaws take too long to cut through anything. That zombie survival guide book gives a few good reasons for why they are impractical weapons.

 

[manaman]

I iz Amerikan, what is this aim you speak of?

I was mainly looking for an excuse to use the picture. I agree. And now know more about guns than I did 15 mins ago. Thanks.

A fellow Amerikan! I cut the wild woods in the great northwest. My people are the vanguards of civilization we fight off the foul trees that threaten to invade your cities.

Such a thankless job, but we do it cause we must for we are the Lumberjacks!

We sharpen our saws daily so that you can have your double frap mochachino.

 

[Iron Mal]

While a chainsaw would be almost instantly lethal against a human target it has numerous issues with how easily it would be to wield (it's heavy, noisey, dependant on fuel or electricity and it's far too easy to catch yourself in the mutilating blade of your own weapon).

It's terrifying and fearsome but ultimately ineffective.

 

[linwolf]

possibly, my dad was a lumberjack and when he cuts down tree it goes so fast you don't believe it.
I have seen him half running down a trees trunk, and take of all the Branches. (the tree laying down on the ground)

 

[Wolfram23]

A normal handheld chainsaw? No. On the other hand, if you're in some power armour so weight is only a mild concern, you could easily have a sick chainsaw coming off your forearm to slice and dice. A chainsaw is a sort of band saw (not really, but same concept) and bandsaws can cut through really really hard stuff so while a typical one wouldn't work, I'm sure some carbide-edged blades on your chain would be sick.

But yea... no.

 

[Danpascooch]

lets see. Well it would be a great weapon.

As long as you're not concerned with:

1.) It's noisy and draws attention
2.) It needs to be revved up, giving the enemy warning
3.) It needs fuel to operate
4.) It will be damaged beyond function ability after one kill.
5.) You need to be within a few feet of the guy
6.) It's messy as shit.

There's a reason people use guns

 

[CloakedOne]

fuck no. they're heavy, loud, cumbersome, and gas-powered. No.

 

[Scorp123]

Sure,if you're fighting a tree.Otherwise...no

 

[Cain_Zeros]

Hell no. Big, heavy, unwieldy, easily clogged up.