Just replace the underbarrel w/ a monofilament version

I guess it would be more useful than a bayonet but hardly something I'd use on a run - especially not against ghouls...

Just imagine the liability that that chainsaw would cause against HMHVV opponents...

All dat contagious bloodsplatter...

It's likely to be extremely unbalanced amking it a very poor shoot - along with a fairly poor melee weapon as the handling will be quite horrible with handle parts totaly unsuited for melee wielding. Even if in a room-to-room fight scene accuracy isn't exactly a prime concern, slowing down the aiming phase will. Last but not least, if you make an habit of using the thing, expect your nototriety to climb - both from the mess it leaves behind and it's one of-a-kind nature

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Also, Monofilament Chainsaws are really, really crap melee weapons. The book goes out of its way to assign them penalties.

Actually, they are great Melee Weapons for low strength characters, though with Drawbacks. If you don't care about the drawbacks (Penalties to wield, Melee Range, etc) that is. That said, I would never use one as a Melee Weapon, as that is just dumb...

The Chainsaw has some uses though:
-Cutting through doors
-Getting through tough underbrush
-Slicing up flesh form insect spirits and other critters

But..I'd probably use underbarrel:
-Tazer (for that quiet live takedown) Usually mounted on a pistol as alternate fire.
-Eishiro Hatamoto II [One fat shotgun round on a pistol can save your life]
-Shotgun [Shock-Lock rounds to remove door locks]
-Flamethrower [Crispy Ghoul removes bloodsplatter risk]
-Grapple Gun [I swing that way]

Really just posted up for WTF! factor of a RL chainsaw bayonet.

It does seem like it could be stylistically appropriate for some pink mohawk games IMO though, even if for nothing more than the intimidation effect.