Chainsaw

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The chainsaw, near where it is found in E1M2

The chainsaw mutilates enemies close enough to contact. At 525 hits per minute, it is roughly a quadruple-speed fist.

In original Doom, if a player has a chainsaw, they cannot switch back to fists unless they have a berserk pack.

The chainsaw can be obtained via the cheat code idchoppers (and, in some source ports, idfa or idkfa).

Notes

The chainsaw graphics are based on scans of a real chainsaw named Eager Beaver (borrowed by Tom Hall from his girlfriend).

Due to a limitation of the game engine, the chainsaw does not penetrate the enemies; instead, it brushes against their surface, causing the player to become intermittently 'glued' to the target.

Chainsaw data
Weapon number 1
Damage 2-20
Included ammo Infinite
Shot type Hitscan
Shots / minute 525 teeth
Sound DSSAWUP (when selected)
DSSAWIDL (idling)
DSSAWFUL (firing)
DSSAWHIT (doing damage)
Appears in Shareware Doom
Registered Doom
Ultimate Doom
Doom II/Final Doom
Thing type 2005 (decimal), 7D5 (hex)
Radius 20
Sprite CSAW (before pickup)
Class Weapon
Pickup

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Weapons from Doom and Doom II
Slot: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fist Pistol Shotgun Chaingun Rocket launcher Plasma gun BFG9000
Chainsaw Super shotgun