Would a chainsaw be a practical weapon in combat?

[rathorn14]

in a brawl, yes.

ACTUAL combat? no.

 

[historybuff]

Definitely not. Too heavy, too unwieldy, when it gets dull, the blade can get stuck and rip off and cut you to ribbons.

It just looks awesome. But it's not practical at all.

 

[ImprovizoR]

If you're fighting people with no arms and only one eye then yeah, it would be practical.

 

[dalek sec]

Only in the Imperium of Man.

 

[Setharoth]

Maybe we should try and come up with a way to make a chainsaw practical instead of listing the same reasons over and over again....

I think an effective chain-saw weapon would be one like the ripper in Fallout 3. You would want a small saw so it doesn't weigh much, perferable running on batteries, smaller distance between each blad so it won't get stuck or break as easily, and you'd want it to be quieter. That would be my ideal-chainsaw weapon

 

[HuntrRose]

If you're a loony filmcharacter, maybe. Otherwise, NO!

 

[charliesauce]

If your fighting tree's in combat, but if it's the Aliens from Alien, then you'll die a very bloody and acid like death before baby's pop out your chest cavity.

 

[Deofuta]

QFT

AVE IMPERATOR!

 

[JayDub147]

I suppose if you happened to be one of those guys who can carve sculptures with them, maybe it could work (assuming, of course, that your opponents don't have guns). For the rest of us? Not a chance in hell.

 

[MrMullet]

Play Gears of War and you'll know

Actually the Gears of War lancer has more of a giant, serrated, electric carving knife than a chainsaw.

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

Anyone who has actually used a chainsaw will tell you no. And as for the Ent discussion, maybe if all the Ents were all KNOCKED OUT, then you could do some damage with a chainsaw.

 

[Kamaitachi]

Play Gears of War and you'll know

Because video games are, like, totally 100% accurate and the physics are always real? right?!?

 

[The Kangaroo]

Because video games are, like, totally 100% accurate and the physics are always real? right?!?

Yeeaah duh

 

[The Heik]

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

definitely NOT

The thing is designed to cut trees, not fleshy people. It's get gummed up after the first person you cut down. Just imagine the amount of cleaning!

 

[waterhazard]

Play Gears of War and you'll know

So no unless you want the person you just chainsawed to scream insults into your ear in a high pitched voice

 

[WrcklessIntent]

Are they practical? no. Are they toatally badass. YES

 

[Kurokami]

Play Gears of War and you'll know

Ah yes, its the Modern warfare players we put on the front lines because they are experts on the field, I'm waiting for us to find alien life forms so we can chuck the halo fans in to teabag some aliens and capture the planet. Hell, when are we gonna elect Civilization players to rule the world?

(In truth I'm all up for putting Halo and MW fans in the front lines, though for reasons other then implied =D)

 

[WaywardHaymaker]

Do you mean a logging chainsaw? That would work less well than a combat wombat.

I think it's about time someone built a purpose-made Battle Chainsaw.

 

[Agayek]

A fellow Amerikan! I cuts the wild woods in the great northwest. My people are the vanguards off civilization we fight of 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.

I assume this is an accurate representation of your life then.