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im just wondering, what would YOU do in case of a zombie attack? personally i would find a couple aa-12s and a few people and just hold out somewhere with some doritos and mountain dew.
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Minds are like parachutes. Just because you've lost yours, doesn't mean that you can borrow mine.
Me and a friend have talked about this alot, and I have a perfect plan. I'll go into the basics, but not the entire thing, as there is a chance of zombies retaining memory in the process of zombification, and I don't want everyone to find out.
Basically, I am going to go find a farmhouse, cuz every farmer and their mums are packing where I live, slash and burn the trees around the farm, start planting crops to keep myself (and the ladies ) alive, and er.... enjoy all the free time I have (with the ladies.)
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
My plan Is to go to my local school (15 minute drive), even though I don't go there anymore. It's secure, It's got a gate, fence, security camera's, lots of wood from tables, metal from the legs. Lots of houses outside with cars with fuel, houses have food and there Is a tescos about within a ten minute walk and a Coop you can get to in two minute walk.
There are two kinds of people in a Zombie Apoc, those who plan, survive and fight back! and.. people like you, well, we call them zombie dinner.
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WARBOSS TZOO wrote:Grab your club, hit her over the head, and drag her back to your cave. The classics are classic for a reason.
If you are careful, you will hardly have to ever fight zombies. If we assume they're slow but as strong as people, I doubt most people could kill a zombie and It wouldn't be like games or films. Defence would be all that mattered.
WARBOSS TZOO wrote:Grab your club, hit her over the head, and drag her back to your cave. The classics are classic for a reason.
Lord-loss? It doesnt protect him, zombies have too many buildings to hide behind, He would turn the corner and be zombie food. I am plenty protected, as zombies have no body heat, where I live has the coldest winter in the U.S. and because I burned down the trees, would be able to see zombies coming from miles away.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
Lord-Loss wrote:If you are careful, you will hardly have to ever fight zombies. If we assume they're slow but as strong as people, I doubt most people could kill a zombie and It wouldn't be like games or films. Defence would be all that mattered.
yes, but that takes all the fun out of things! i mean, who wouldn't want to shoot a zombie in the head with an aa-12?
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Lord-Loss wrote:If you are careful, you will hardly have to ever fight zombies. If we assume they're slow but as strong as people, I doubt most people could kill a zombie and It wouldn't be like games or films. Defence would be all that mattered.
yes, but that takes all the fun out of things! i mean, who wouldn't want to shoot a zombie in the head with an aa-12?
You would sing a different tune the moment your friends got bitten, trust me.
I've never feared Death or Dying. I've only feared never Trying.
Lord-Loss wrote:If you are careful, you will hardly have to ever fight zombies. If we assume they're slow but as strong as people, I doubt most people could kill a zombie and It wouldn't be like games or films. Defence would be all that mattered.
yes, but that takes all the fun out of things! i mean, who wouldn't want to shoot a zombie in the head with an aa-12?
You would sing a different tune the moment your friends got bitten, trust me.
going back to the aa-12s i picked up previously... maybe ill pick up some grenade launcher rounds too , oh and btw, my freinds would have aa-12s too
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I wouldn't, that gun is too loud and it would attract more, plus would would have to be close in order for it to be effective. I will just ride my bike through the waterways all the way to the ocean and hitch a ride on a boat some where. In reality my only weapons I would have are my two baseball bats. Unless I pick up gun somewhere on the floor or something.
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First I would gather all my camping gear and MRE's. Then I would rush to the nearest gunshop (I don't think my 9mm is enough to stop the undead) and grab a hunting rifle and several shotguns. One shotgun for myself and more in case I run into other survivors. Then run for the hills, find a nice defensable position in the mountains and hope that the zombies die of starvation like in 28 Days Later
I would head for Nevada. The plan would be to assemble a group of survivors, and move around the state in a convoy of RV's, Pickups, and SUV's.
I choose Nevada for several reasons. It is a large state, but has many uninhabited areas with long lines of sight. Other than a few large cities, there are many smaller, easy to raid, settlements. Many of these settlements would have supplies of ammo and quality firearms, because of the lax gun laws in the state. Also, due to the heat, water would be able to distill, and it would be entirely possible to make use of solar energy. If the undead are of the undead variety, it might also be able to smell them at a distance, and with proper wind conditions. Nevada's natural heat would make rotting flesh especially pungent.
Long term, the plan would be to protect some Eggheads while they engineered a cure. Precautions would be taken to avert any 'horror movie' scenarios.
I'd sit back and watch the Australian wildlife rip 'em apart.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
i would first grab my baseball bat, hockey stick, maybe a shovel and grab a plastic strom trooper kilt (will expalin in detail below). and grab my ute and fill it up with some food.
then i would drive to my nearst bunnings warehouse for some PVC pipe and more suplies (like tools, flameable things, stakes). i will use the PVC pipes to make the ST armour stronger and bite proof against the zombies.
then head to the army base that is 5 minutes away from bunnings and hope to find some guns. If im lucky i will find some and ammo.
Then I will head into the countryside, hoping to find a defendable position and other survivors. When i find this defendable poistion i will use a shovel to dig holes and place the starkes in for a nasty surprise for the zombies. then wait out the zombie apoc or move on when the position is comprimised or i run out of food in the area and need to search for more.
Use flameable things to burn to create a zombie distraction.
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My plan Is to go to my local school (15 minute drive), even though I don't go there anymore. It's secure, It's got a gate, fence, security camera's, lots of wood from tables, metal from the legs. Lots of houses outside with cars with fuel, houses have food and there Is a tescos about within a ten minute walk and a Coop you can get to in two minute walk.
There are two kinds of people in a Zombie Apoc, those who plan, survive and fight back! and.. people like you, well, we call them zombie dinner.
I disagree, we need a new zombie thread at least once every month.
Others think of this as Zombie attack. I like to think of this as the zombie olympics. So many events. shooting for distance, close action shooting. We have kids events planned, some dog retrievals, and even old west style events (stage coach defense with a double barreled scat gun is the current favorite). After watching deadliest warrior, we're thinking of staging our own Al Capone vs. Jesse James competition, now with live (sort of) subjects!
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Cheese Elemental wrote:I'd sit back and watch the Australian wildlife rip 'em apart.
5 years after Zombiepocalypse, Australia is a world superpower. They form an alliance with the Frazzled's Republic O Texeasandnearbyparts and divide up the world. Frazzled takes to wearing purple togas and calling himself Augustus...
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mebobsayhi9 wrote: personally i would find a couple aa-12s
Oh alright, I guess I'll just find myself a high powered military grade rifle. You know what, maybe I'll stumble into an of Tiger tank that can shoots lasers and transforms into a large robot named Megatron. . .
But in all honesty, I'd probably sit around for a while, maybe just accept it. The minute they break through the door however, I'll start to panic and scale out my window. I'll run towards my car, only I'll forget the keys. I jump a nearby low metal fence in panic and head towards the man made lake, only to find zombie ducks in it. They will peck at my body until I'm dead, then return I shall. Come Zombie Christmas, I'll be eating duck. . .lots of duck.
The BBC science magazine:'FOCUS' actually did an article on how to survive an armageddon of various different types, including: the world falling apart, robot uprising, giant monster attack, sentient plants (think day of the triffids), alien invasion and zombie attack. I'll type out the part of the article that concerns zombies:
Focus Magazine wrote:Zombie Apocalypse
Scenario: You wake up in the morning to find that nearly everyone you know and many you don't have been turned into walking cadavers. Worse, they all seem to have aquired a ravenous appetite for human flesh. Worse still, one bit from your old neighbour is all it takes to make you join the hordes of the undead. Any ideas?
Reality: If you think the scenario is something science can't possibly have contemplated then think again. In August, Dr Robert Smith? (the question-mark really is part of his surname), at the university of Ottawa, Canada, led a mathematical study to model the spread of a zombie plauge. They looked at three strategies: quarantining the zombies, trying to cure them, and attacking them.
"We were suprised to discover that quarantine doesn't help much at all," says Dr Smith?. "What you end up with is a bunch of zombies in quarantine and all the humans dead."
Trying to cure those infected with the plauge fared little better - with just a few humans left facing an overwhelming undead horde. "The best strategy is impulsive attack," says Dr Smith?. "Not just destroying the zombies, but destroying them over and over again, each time with an increasing force."
While the military would try to minimise civilian casualties in such attacks, difficult decisions may have to be made. "If the military advice was that wiping out a populated area was essential, to avoid greater loss of life later, polititians should take that advice," says Nick Pope, a former MoD employee who now commentates on defence issues.
Guidlines for the individual citizen facing the living dead are simple: leg it. There are no multiple kill bonuses in this game - survival is your priority and your attackers are slow moving. Recommended kit is the humble crowbar: excellent for dealing with any locked doors that block your path, and equally handy for cracking heads should you wind up in a corner.
There we have it then, let the military deal with it. Boring I know...
Apparantly, thats what scientists do in their spare time.
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reaaaaching for that tiny bit of gun nut in me....
I own a small collection of WWII rifles and a few other guns.
I would grab my M1 garand, my SKS, and my mossberg 500, throw a dufflebag full of ammo into my 4runner, and head to the nearest costco.
why costco?
fortress-like structure, steel reinfored. I would grab one of the many forklifts inside, and lift freezer cases and block all of the doors.
there is enough perishable and non perishable food in there to last at LEAST a year. There are cleaning supplies, medical supplies, supplies to be used as weapons, to build, etc. They have generators there, both for power AND for sale. Fuel stores for the forklifts and the generators. Enough space to not go stir crazy, ride bikes around, etc.
Roof access.
what more do you need?
EDIT: I have to add this...I didn't think I would need to add this much detail, but most people here would DIE in a zombie apocalypse from what i have been reading...
on all door seams there would be plastic, sealed with tape. I would be using air purifiers that are in all costcos over the air vents, and near where I cook. Zombies can smell you, so you would need to make the place air tight, except for ventilation.
Costcos also have loads of welding supplies. On the roof I would weld up a metal bar system to deter outer roof access, I would get the metal from the 20 foot high shelves that fill the store. Also, well all latches and door shut, if you need to leave, you are doing it from the roof...but you would not need to leave. My plan is foolpoof. I have spent literally HOURS and hours with a friend planning this.
and this is my idea...if I see you at costco during the zombie apocalypse, I'm going to kick you out, unless you want to join forces....I don't trust people in crisis situations....
why?
ever seen "The Mist"?
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mebobsayhi9 wrote: personally i would find a couple aa-12s
Oh alright, I guess I'll just find myself a high powered military grade rifle. You know what, maybe I'll stumble into an of Tiger tank that can shoots lasers and transforms into a large robot named Megatron. . .
+1
I just love how in these types of threads, people seem to think that Mg42's and Law's ect ect will just by lying around just waiting to be picked up. And that gun shops will be giving away free firearms to anyone who walks in the door.
Besides, here in America, we wouldnt even have to use our military to kill the zombies!! We would just send in our guard dogs.....
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mebobsayhi9 wrote: personally i would find a couple aa-12s
Oh alright, I guess I'll just find myself a high powered military grade rifle. You know what, maybe I'll stumble into an of Tiger tank that can shoots lasers and transforms into a large robot named Megatron. . .
+1
I just love how in these types of threads, people seem to think that Mg42's and Law's ect ect will just by lying around just waiting to be picked up. And that gun shops will be giving away free firearms to anyone who walks in the door.
Besides, here in America, we wouldnt even have to use our military to kill the zombies!! We would just send in our guard dogs.....
Actually I would hope the LAWs would not just be lying around. Wouldn't that mean that the guys manning them didn't make it?
Frankly I am not concerned. I'm with the weiner dogs. We're here to help.
Zombie Fail!
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
'Acquire' a truck. Drive to an armoury that I know the location of. Pick up rifles and ammo. Head to nearest supermarket to fill said truck with non-perishable supplies. Head to Army+Navy stores to pick up survival equipment. Drive south and 'acquire' a boat of some sort (doesn't have to be huge), hopefully meeting other survivors along the way. Sail to the Isle of White. Exterminate Undead population of Isle of White. Rebuild a military society from there. Send frequent foraging parties to the mainland to forage for supplies.
Sorted!
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CadianXV wrote:'Acquire' a truck. Drive to an armoury that I know the location of. Pick up rifles and ammo. Head to nearest supermarket to fill said truck with non-perishable supplies. Head to Army+Navy stores to pick up survival equipment.
Drive south and 'acquire' a boat of some sort (doesn't have to be huge), hopefully meeting other survivors along the way. Sail to the Isle of White. Exterminate Undead population of Isle of White. Rebuild a military society from there.
Send frequent foraging parties to the mainland to forage for supplies.
Sorted!
How do you know 5,000 people won't be trying to do the same thing?
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
I have my heavily armored hummer ready. iamgince a bulldozer combined with hummer and flame turret.
then i drive to my undisclosed location to my fortress.
Then i only allow the smartest and strongest into my society.
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AA-12's arent even in production yet, where do you plan on finding them? And empty they weigh 11 lbs, almost 15 when loaded with a drum. Undisciplined fire control means you and your buddies will be out of ammo on day one or two, because shot gun ammo is heavy you cant carry/haul much with you.
For me, I'd take over one of the nearby super max prisons. Use the non infected inmates to clear out the infected in exchange for freedom. Larger prisons have generators, medical facilities, very solid security measures, armories with a moderate amount of ammunition, tools/workshops- and a water source. People forget most municipal water supplies are gonna end once the lights go out.
Cannerus_The_Unbearable wrote:Try to make it to Wal-mart. If that fails, suicide.
Wait thats not the same thing?
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
We may be a little constrained by our gun laws, but at least our forbears knew how to defend a property from hordes of scum.
Mall, farm, no thankyou. I will get together a few uninfected and head to Caenarvon or Warwick Castle, or even the Tower of London at a pinch.
Good king Edward knew how to build a fortress, the above fortress was designed to hold against armed living Welsh peasants with a minimum effective garrison of only 11, so the undead hordes should be a doddle especially once you back up your farmers shotguns and motorcycle helmets with some mail from the armoury and a nice large poleaxe.
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Orlanth wrote:We may be a little constrained by our gun laws, but at least our forbears knew how to defend a property from hordes of scum.
Mall, farm, no thankyou. I will get together a few uninfected and head to Caenarvon or Warwick Castle, or even the Tower of London at a pinch.
Good king Edward knew how to build a fortress, the above fortress was designed to hold against armed living Welsh peasants with a minimum effective garrison of only 11, so the undead hordes should be a doddle especially once you back up your farmers shotguns and motorcycle helmets with some mail from the armoury and a nice large poleaxe.
Orlanth wins the thread. Game, set, match. Now off to plot how to steal a plane and make it to a Welsh castle, while eating queso and keeping weiner dogs from chewing on the throttle.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Smack, here I am a Texan and thinking about fortresses in Europe. I see your welsh caslte and raise you... The ALAMO!
Of course, we might have to stop along the way at another Alamo. remember your friendly waitstaff is fully prepared in the event of a Zombie outbreak (this is my absolutely favorite theater)
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-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
I will hold out where I live for as long as possible so as to let all the impulsive "go grab guns and load up the truck" types to get killed and stop being a potential problem for me (I live in flats, so I would destroy the ground floor stairs, and possibly the 1st floor stairs too).
Then depending on how many zombies there are around, I will either drive straight to the coast, or stop off at the supermarket over the road for food etc. I may then go and join Orlanth in his castle, or head for one of the many islands off the coast of the UK.
Although I have some serious doubt as to the numbers of zombies that can be generated. Most accounts have people who are bitten taking about 12-16 hours to go from bitten to "zombie making death coma". However, since zombies tend to attack until their prey is dead (and they are having a good ol' munch on them), I don't think that many people will actually make it into zombies, as they will be killed before they are far enough along the path of infection to be reanimated.
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