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FITZZ wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:nice....so a blimp? cause unfortunately those dont exist

Wut?

Blimps don't exist?

no air ships dont. his picture was of an air ship and-just re read the conversation...

ok,so a problem i would have with the Apocalypse is chocolate stores having no power. all that chocolate...melted!

Meh, even in a store with no air conditioning the chocolate won't melt, it'll just get soft...Much like GW's new Finecast minis ...
You'll still have plenty of chocolate to eat..even if you have to suck it off the wrapping.

WOOHOO! *raids chocolate store* oh,what? i was suppose to wait til the zombies come? lame.

No chocolate Noooooooooooooooooooooo

Go to a small town near a military base, that way you can raid the base for munitions and supplies (which they have lots of) and wont have to worry about zombie soldiers shooting you because they dont use guns, clear out the town of zombies, then clear the base of zombies, and you are set for a long time.

lord commissar klimino wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:nice....so a blimp? cause unfortunately those dont exist

Wut?

Blimps don't exist?

no air ships dont. his picture was of an air ship and-just re read the conversation...

ok,so a problem i would have with the Apocalypse is chocolate stores having no power. all that chocolate...melted!

Airships don't exist either?

corpsesarefun wrote: Airships don't exist either?

well not the kind he was talking about.and that looks more like a blimp to me but whatever.

Blimps aren't rigid, airships are, there's your difference.

iproxtaco wrote:Blimps aren't rigid, airships are, there's your difference.

not much of a difference,but im sure theres a reason

Blimps have no internal structure to them, airships do. In terms of design, it's a pretty big difference.

was the hindenburg a blimp or airship, airship correct?

dajobe wrote:was the hindenburg a blimp or airship, airship correct?

Correct, it was an airship...filled with Hydrogen, which is very explosive under the right (wrong) circumstances.


EDIT:...Though the idea of using blimps/airships to " rise above" ground bound zombies has it's appeal, I personaly don't really see the point...living on a blimp is impractical and there would be much easier means of air travel available.

FITZZ wrote:

dajobe wrote:was the hindenburg a blimp or airship, airship correct?

Correct, it was an airship...filled with Hydrogen, which is very explosive under the right (wrong) circumstances.

This is something that the Hindenburg proved....

sillyboy wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

dajobe wrote:was the hindenburg a blimp or airship, airship correct?

Correct, it was an airship...filled with Hydrogen, which is very explosive under the right (wrong) circumstances.

This is something that the Hindenburg proved....

Exactly, the Hindenburg disaster was the chief reason " lighter than air" travel was scrapped for the most part.
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

i gave up on you long ago

lord commissar klimino wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

i gave up on you long ago

Oh...well the good news is is that the blood of the nonbelievers is used as fuel for clean energy cars.

Everyone helps in their own way during these economic hardships.

WarOne wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

i gave up on you long ago

Oh...well the good news is is that the blood of the nonbelievers is used as fuel for clean energy cars.

Everyone helps in their own way during these economic hardships.

*munch munch* oh,sorry,i was just eating this marines head. use my blood as fuel,nah,ill pass.but hey,theirs a group of chaos losers over at that taco bell.

lord commissar klimino wrote:

WarOne wrote:

lord commissar klimino wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

i gave up on you long ago

Oh...well the good news is is that the blood of the nonbelievers is used as fuel for clean energy cars.

Everyone helps in their own way during these economic hardships.

*munch munch* oh,sorry,i was just eating this marines head. use my blood as fuel,nah,ill pass.but hey,theirs a group of chaos losers over at that taco bell.

Oh, well then let me get in my CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT PRIUS and pay a visit to those heretics.

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

But surely Blimps/ Airships powered by faith in you would be so powerful...so " uplifting" that they would escape Earths atmosphere and begin crashing into the moon.

FITZZ wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

But surely Blimps/ Airships powered by faith in you would be so powerful...so " uplifting" that they would escape Earths atmosphere and begin crashing into the moon.

That's why I chained every heretic I could find to the moon. Their collective, seething hatred compels anything that is powered by love for me to stay within the atmosphere of the planet.

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

But surely Blimps/ Airships powered by faith in you would be so powerful...so " uplifting" that they would escape Earths atmosphere and begin crashing into the moon.

That's why I chained every heretic I could find to the moon. Their collective, seething hatred compels anything that is powered by love for me to stay within the atmosphere of the planet.

define heretic. cause i hate chaos. and am not a hater.

lord commissar klimino wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

WarOne wrote:

FITZZ wrote:
Though now modern Blimps/Airships don't use Hydrogen for lift.

Correct.

Modern Blimps/Airships are now powered by the faith of the people in me, the Immortal Emperor of Humanity.

But surely Blimps/ Airships powered by faith in you would be so powerful...so " uplifting" that they would escape Earths atmosphere and begin crashing into the moon.

That's why I chained every heretic I could find to the moon. Their collective, seething hatred compels anything that is powered by love for me to stay within the atmosphere of the planet.

define heretic. cause i hate chaos. and am not a hater.

Step into my CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT PRIUS and we'll "discuss" what these chains and never-run-out-of-oxygen space suits are for.

WarOne wrote:Step into my CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT PRIUS and we'll "discuss" what these chains and never-run-out-of-oxygen space suits are for.

sorry,ill pass. im just gonna go finish that experiment with rabies i was workin on. just hope fluffy didnt knock its case over....

dajobe wrote:Go to a small town near a military base, that way you can raid the base for munitions and supplies (which they have lots of) and wont have to worry about zombie soldiers shooting you because they dont use guns, clear out the town of zombies, then clear the base of zombies, and you are set for a long time.

Yeah, because none of it will have been issued out to trained soldiers and or guarded by trained soldiers who may not like looters. If the troops are gone (say deployed to fight the undead somewhere, or to control looters), what are the chances they left a lot of weapons and ammo laying about when they left?

Additionally, unless you have a good deal of explosives and the knowledge on how to prepare and set breaching charges, good luck opening the arms rooms and ammo storage bunkers. You'll have better luck looting pawn and gun shops and WalMart for your ammo and guns.


Jake (who happens to live near a couple bases, and has lived near or on bases for the last 20 some years).

corpsesarefun wrote:I can produce aspirin given the right components, turns out chemistry is a really useful skill in a zombie apocalypse.

This is why if I had the chance and knew a zombie breakout happened. I would be staying near my friends who went to uni to study various sciences or engineering. I'm more of a hands on practical type that can move heavy loads.

Otherwise if I was in a city I would be grabbing as much non perishable food as possible then making for a farm somewhere. Or an island community.

You think you have a problem? My flat looks out over a Victorian Graveyard.

When it all kicks off, I'll be knee deep in impeccably mannered stiffs before you can say Jack Robinson!

CptJake wrote:

dajobe wrote:Go to a small town near a military base, that way you can raid the base for munitions and supplies (which they have lots of) and wont have to worry about zombie soldiers shooting you because they dont use guns, clear out the town of zombies, then clear the base of zombies, and you are set for a long time.

Yeah, because none of it will have been issued out to trained soldiers and or guarded by trained soldiers who may not like looters. If the troops are gone (say deployed to fight the undead somewhere, or to control looters), what are the chances they left a lot of weapons and ammo laying about when they left?

Additionally, unless you have a good deal of explosives and the knowledge on how to prepare and set breaching charges, good luck opening the arms rooms and ammo storage bunkers. You'll have better luck looting pawn and gun shops and WalMart for your ammo and guns.


Jake (who happens to live near a couple bases, and has lived near or on bases for the last 20 some years).

Have to chime in with my fellow Captain here, attempting to "loot" a military base would fall into a "last resort, only if unpopulated" plan...
If the base was still maned one should either avoid it (plenty of ammo/weapons/etc still laying about in small civilian areas) or offer to assist the soldiers already present ( depending on the situation).

Raiding an unsupported base would most likely be a more effort than return situation, as Capt. Jake pointed out.

we talked about this kinda earlier. if the soldier has family nearby when the zombies come,most likely they will leave to go help them so the base will be less defended. just wait. as they send party's out to find food,watch as they loose men or help them loose men. after awhile you will have enough stuff to were you dont need to raid it,or it will be weak enough to.

Actually, local families will most likely be brought onto base. Non-local families will be encouraged to make it to the nearest base andtaken in there.

You have obviously never lived near an an Army base that had active duty units stationed there and or tried to get onto base when there was some type of security alert going on. I guarantee Ft Hood, Bragg, Lewis, Stewart, Campbell, Drum, Bliss, et al will not be places you want to go uninvited. Maybe several years after a breakout when civilization is completely Tango Uniform, but the first year or two at least, those places will not be worth your effort.

CptJake wrote:Actually, local families will most likely be brought onto base. Non-local families will be encouraged to make it to the nearest base andtaken in there.

You have obviously never lived near an an Army base that had active duty units stationed there and or tried to get onto base when there was some type of security alert going on. I guarantee Ft Hood, Bragg, Lewis, Stewart, Campbell, Drum, Bliss, et al will not be places you want to go uninvited. Maybe several years after a breakout when civilization is completely Tango Uniform, but the first year or two at least, those places will not be worth your effort.

we wont know who is right until it happens

Actually, having helped plan, write and execute base defense plans during riots in Panama, and emergency plans for things like huricanes and earthquakes, I am willing to bet my version is closer than yours.