• Cyrus Draegur
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      312 months ago

      Orks are definitely the only species this would ever work for.

      Although I’m surprised they don’t just make a gun that fires smaller guns that also fire bullets which themselves fire bullets… that explode.

      • @sploosh
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        102 months ago

        You should check out Enter the Gungeon.

        Everyone should check out Enter the Gungeon.

        • @Smokeydope
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          Its easy for us rougelike enjoyer’s to forget but the average person isn’t looking for entertainment where they die over and over slowly learning enemy patterns and unlocking new stuff. It takes a special kind of masochistic challenge chasing nerd to get something out of these kinds of games.

  • @[email protected]
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    402 months ago

    You would need an equal and opposite angular momentum at the back of the chainsaw otherwise it will just rotate upwards and loop around in circles.

      • AJMaxwell
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        192 months ago

        Give this man a promotion!

      • @MutilationWave
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        92 months ago

        Nah, second chain pointing forward rotating the opposite direction, with the teeth facing forward.

    • Cyrus Draegur
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      52 months ago

      just enough rotational velocity to counter gravity trying to pull the nose of the missile down though. and also the centripetal momentum of the chain would act like a gyro stabilizer insuring that it remains nominally upright.

      • @_stranger_
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        82 months ago

        You’ll need more mass in those teeth.

        Depleted uranium chain saw teeth.

    • @CaptnNMorgan
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      32 months ago

      The real one deploys blades that cause the missile to spin at very high speeds before it slices through its targets like butter without an explosion

  • Gorgritch_Umie_Killa
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    92 months ago

    Every 40k author is tearing up their manuscript right now and starting afresh,

    …the screaming chainsaw missile tore through the mid-morning air, the astartes all laughed as it sliced though half a squad of guardsmen as they ate breakfast…

    • @Duamerthrax
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      22 months ago

      Serious Sam 4 has a secret RPC weapon you can find if you preordered the game or enable it with cheats. It’s as broken as it is fun.

    • skulblaka
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      22 months ago

      I genuinely don’t think that would make a difference. No matter which version of those you get hit by a direct strike is going to turn you and your immediate surroundings into salsa. May as well save the construction costs.

  • @CaptnNMorgan
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    Hellfire R9X

    Edit: thank you, C A B B A G E ⬇️

  • @Tattorack
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    62 months ago

    If they were they’d be a war crime.

    • @Moops
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      62 months ago

      It’s never a war crime the first time!

    • @CaptnNMorgan
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      22 months ago

      Why would that be a war crime if the Hellfire R9X isn’t?

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        Edit: whoops, wrong comment.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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    62 months ago

    I was hoping this linked to an XKCD article that discusses the question. Answering the question optional.

  • smokebuddy [he/him]
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    42 months ago

    Perhaps, especially if combined with giant magnet neck collars like in the beginning of Wild Wild West