WeaponMelee
Chainsaw
A motor saw that cuts through enemies at close range.
- Damage
- 100
- Fire rate
- 100
- Range
- 1.6 m
Overview
The Chainsaw is a melee weapon in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It is a motorised saw that turns melee combat into a brutal affair. It occupies the melee weapon slot.
Performance
It deals continuous, very high damage at point-blank range, cutting down enemies in seconds.
How to get
It can be found as a pickup at certain locations.
Tips
- Use it against enemies who rush you, as its range is very short.
- Avoid using it against enemies with guns at a distance.
Spawn locations
- Beside a staircase near the southernmost bridge, Ocean Docks, Los Santos
- Beside a small cabin near a coal pile, Willowfield, Los Santos
- In front of a cabin near stacks of logs, The Panopticon, Red County
- Farm between Blueberry and Montgomery, Hampton Barns, Red County
- Helena Wankstein's storage shack, Flint Range, Flint County (after meeting her)
- Inside the tennis courts, Avispa Country Club, San Fierro
- On a collapsed building at the construction site next to CJ's garage, Doherty, San Fierro
- Inside the Final Build construction site, Garcia, San Fierro
- Opposite the conveyor exit of the big red southern crusher at the bottom of Hunter Quarry, Bone County
- In front of the compound entrance from "You've Had Your Chips", Whitewood Estates, Las Venturas
Notes
Pressing Square on PS2 or B on Xbox while aiming at someone makes CJ raise the chainsaw overhead.
Moves with weapon
- Strafe
Missions 1
On the map
