Zombie Defense Tips n' Tricks!

[Siben]

Before we derail the gun owner's thread any further (and get shot at ;P) here's a thread for discussion of the Inevitable Zombie Apocalypseâ¢

 

What gear would you have with you?

What tactics would you employ for survival?

Where would you go?

How would you get there?

 

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The "Money is No Object" Scenario

My gear

[*]Armor: Full body, light-weight chain mail or some other type of "bite n' claw" resistant body armor and head gear. Strong enough to not get bit or ripped to shreds but not so heavy that it'd effect your movement

[*]Primary Weapon: Saiga-12 or similar shotgun

[*]Side Arm: .45 caliber pistol (Maybe an HK USP or something that I could fit with a flashlight and laser)

[*]Melee: Machete

[*]Wheels:

[/list:u]

 

Tactics: After securing stored supplies and transportation attempt to maneuver around the horde or, if not possible, through them.

 

Where to go: Attempt to contact the nearest Military installation over radio

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The "Zombies Happened 35 minutes Ago" Scenario (aka: What do you have at hand right now?)

Gear:

[*]Light clothing

[*]Long range weapons: none

[*]Melee weapons: Baseball bat, Chef's knife

[*]Wheels: Van[/list:u]

 

Tactics: Run around in a circle screaming "ohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshitohshit" for a while, get in van, drive to nearest lake, steal boat and fishing supplies, abscond

[Seraphine Felstar]

http://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Survival-Guide-Complete-Protection/dp/1400049628

In this outrageous parody of a survival guide, Saturday Night Live staff writer Brooks prepares humanity for its eventual battle with zombies. One would expect the son of Mel Brooks to have a genetic predisposition to humor, and indeed, he does, and he exhibits it relentlessly here: he outlines virtually every possible zombie-human encounter, drafts detailed plans for defense and attack and outlines past recorded attacks dating from 60,000 B.C. to 2002. In planning for that catastrophic day when "the dead rise," Brooks urges readers to get to know themselves, their bodies, their weaponry, their surroundings and, just in case, their escape routes. Some of the book's more amusing aspects are the laughable analyses Brooks proposes on all aspects of zombiehood, and the specificity with which he enumerates the necessary actions for survival-i.e., a member of an anti-zombie team must be sure to have with him at all times two emergency flares, a signaling mirror, daily rations, a personal mess kit and two pairs of socks. Comic, though unnecessarily exhaustive, this is a good bet for Halloween gag gifts and fans of Bored of the Rings-esque humor. 100 line drawings.

Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

 

Everything you need to know right there. I read that once while I was sitting in a Boarders waiting for Zane to get finished at his work across the street. I actually have tons of zombie dreams and they totally freak me out but after reading this I'm confident I could beat up any zombie - even Micheal Jackson.

 

Just remember to always carry a spare bullet in your pocket!

[Axl]

Well, for me, if I were to be using what I actually own, I would say, SCAR-16S with CQB barrel, foregrip, and aimpoint. tactical vest, gloves, kevlar helmet, water resistant boots, and ACU.

 

What I would prefer, for individual ground defense, SCAR-L, with same attachments, m1014 without the stock (or saiga 12), P228, m67's and smokes. full kevlar and modular ACU. and if this was a long term defense thing, like in a building, m249 SAW, m110, maybe an M14 EBR, and a cage windowed Humvee, with an M2 on top.

[Gavriel]

My new discovery is hollow-point 7.62

Talk about Zombie stoppage.

It will stop anything in its tracks up to 200 yards.

 

And this is my zombie apocalypse rifle with which to pepper zombies.

 

 

[Kashemia]

I'm gonna go for a flamethrower. If +90% of the population turns into zombies, you'll most likely be overwhelmed before you get a chance to shoot your way through, if you have to do it 1 by 1.

 

So yeah, a flamethrower, and clothes I can run in, since everyone know zombies are slow.

 

 

... Am I the only one who want to do zombie rp now?

[Axl]

I ran a zombie RP in Gmod, pretty good success.

[Garaf]

I'm down with the flamethrower, possibly with some moltov cocktails for a "ranged attack" and the classic machete if they ever got in too close.

 

But if resources aren't an issue and we could have absolutely anything... well I'm tempted to go with an A-10 Warthog for transportation. You know, just in case the zombies start driving tanks... or maybe there'll be tanks that are zombies...

[Kashemia]

For transport, I'd want to learn to drive a motorbike, for easy movement and zig-zagging between zombies and stuff... I guess I'm generally more for the idea of fleeing than fighting

[Axl]

I would rather fight slow walking zombies than fast zombies that are mean and angry.

[Aveline]

Guns would be all well and good, but for fighting the zombipocalypse you need a damn good hand to hand weapon.

 

Who says I don't also have knives? I've also got on hand my personal zombie weapon of choice: A baseball bat that can be easily wrapped in oil soaked rags and set aflame.

[Camille]

Heh, after reading the Zombie Survival Guide and playing way, way too much L4D I got into a really weird habit of judging buildings based on how well they'd hold up as a safehouse incase of zombies. I'm a fan of the avoid and pick off from a distance, though I'd keep an axe/ bat/field-hockey stick on hand for close up encounters. I actually planned an escape in my head once after reading World War Z (also by Max Brooks). I think a mottorcycle or scooter's the way to go, especially a scooter. My little honda metro gets 115 mpg, and as one would travel light in the "Zombies 15 minutes ago" apocalypse, I think it's better than a large car for general fleeing.

[Garaf]

You're not really prepared unless you already know how many planks of plywood it would take to "secure" your domicile (4 in my case).

[Kashemia]

I have a pretty large window, so I'd say around... 6-10 or something... The door is pretty thick, so it should be ok...

[Shamadconde]

We have a concrete walled room in our basement full of food and water. One simple move of furniture and we have the perfect place to hole up in.

[Garaf]

We have a concrete walled room in our basement full of food and water. One simple move of furniture and we have the perfect place to hole up in.

 

What would you do if the supplies ran out and you had to decide between zombies or cannibalism?

[Shamadconde]

That would take 6 months.

[Kashemia]

Well, in a real zombie infestation, I doubt they'd just be gone after 6 months

 

I don't have any shelter, no one really has stuff like this anymore... The last time anyone had those sort of protection chambers here were during WW2.

[Magnus]

My zombie plan is the same as "Dawn of the Dead" make for the harbor, hijack a boat. Total pirate from there just raid small towns for supplies.

 

The wife and I are big Renaissance fair fans so we have the chain mail, a few swords and a battle ax. For transportation I'd agree with the Motor bike or even a mountain bike for high mobility and fuel consumption.

[Brynhilde]

Anything with an engine is a really bad idea.

 

• [*] It needs fuel. You're going to have to stop off at gas stations, and get out of the car to refuel. [*] More importantly, cars/motorbikes make a lot of noise. You're just drawing attention to yourself. [*] Cars break down. Unless you're a mechanic, you're screwed.[/list:u]

 

What you need is just a normal bike. Silent, easy to fix, easy to store.

 

Essential kit:

• [*] Bicycle repair kits, inner tubes, an extra chain. All easily carried in a backpack.[*]Standard survival stuff - assault knife, matches, first aid kit, jet boil, zinc oxide tape, cooking pot, cup, some rope, etc. [*] Clothing for a variety of weather conditions. [*] Bedroll. [*]can opener.[/list:u]

 

This is assuming the following situation:

• [*] There has been a full-blown Zompocalypse. [*] Civilisation is non-existent. There is no government. No army. No police. No-one to save you. There may be other survivors, but for now, looks like it's just you. [*] Thus, you are alone. So very, very alone.[/list:u]

 

If you've got somewhere secure to hole up, great. But you can't stay anywhere forever. Unless you're in a supermarket.

 

Once your food stores begin to run low, you need to take your bike out during the day and raid stores and houses. All fresh food will rot away before long, hence your handy can opener. Stuff in tins stays edible for millennia. The bike ensures your trip is swift, and gives you a severe advantage over any roamers.

 

Weapons-wise, as a Brit, I'm not in the greatest situation. Although honestly, you want to avoid firearms for the same reasons you want to avoid a car. Loud, finite ammo, etc. What you want is a long blade. The obvious choice is a katana. Then you could make like Michonne ( http://www.comicvine.com/michonne/29-46819 ) from the Walking Dead. Good times.

 

Then what you need to do is hope that the zombies are like traditional zombies, and not at all like the infected from 28 Days Later. Because the latter are much more terrifying.

[Kashemia]

While I can see your point about bikes being silent, it's also really hard to run over someone on a bike, and a lot easier to get thrown off if someone reaches for you, compared to a car.

I think it's a matter of preference and different strategics.

Also, you assume that the zombies won't be active during the day. There's no way to be sure about that really, they're dead after all, so it's likely that they won't need any sort of rest, and are equally fine during the night and day.

I can see the point of the blade too, but I'd still prefer something that can take a lot out at once, and you can argue that something that doesn't require you to actually be within reach is good too.

I think it's all a preference and a question of different tactics, but to say that for instance a car is a terrible idea compared to a bike, I disagree completely with. Both have their good and bad sides.

[Asyria]

One word: Necromancy.

Why kill them when you can control them? ^^

[Kashemia]

Hehe, good point. Though if we're imagening that it happens in OUR world, I don't know how many necromancers I really know

 

All this makes me want to write a zombie/post-apocalpytic novel though.

I just finished Stephen King's Cell, and while not exactly a zombie novel, it comes close enough.

[Keland]

Heh' date=' after reading the [i']Zombie Survival Guide[/i] and playing way, way too much L4D I got into a really weird habit of judging buildings based on how well they'd hold up as a safehouse incase of zombies. I'm a fan of the avoid and pick off from a distance, though I'd keep an axe/ bat/field-hockey stick on hand for close up encounters. I actually planned an escape in my head once after reading World War Z (also by Max Brooks). I think a mottorcycle or scooter's the way to go, especially a scooter. My little honda metro gets 115 mpg, and as one would travel light in the "Zombies 15 minutes ago" apocalypse, I think it's better than a large car for general fleeing.

 

I've read both of those books and I do the same thing. I'm always looking at places I'd raid on the way out of the city and what all supplies they have in stock.

[Siben]

The problem with small vehicles and bicycles is they leave you exposed to the zombies and don't have the power to plow through them.

 

I'm surprised no one has brought up a katana yet as 'weapon of choice' seeing as they were designed to cut people in half ;P Course 90% of katanas on the market are cheap knockoffs....

[Brynhilde]

The problem with small vehicles and bicycles is they leave you exposed to the zombies and don't have the power to plow through them.

 

I'm surprised no one has brought up a katana yet as 'weapon of choice' seeing as they were designed to cut people in half ;P Course 90% of katanas on the market are cheap knockoffs....

 

I did.

 

Thing is, if you find yourself in the kind of situation where you're surrounded by enough undead to have to 'plow through', you've done something wrong. Your primary goal should always be avoidance. This goal is hindered by the roar of an engine.

 

Also: motorbikes bad, but bike leathers GOOD. Try biting through that, suckas!