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corpsesarefun wrote:I don't know...

How much do you weigh, how tall are you and what kinds of food will you eat?

I need to know as the leader of the UK "GET TO THE DAKKA" mission is either me or silver.

Not much, about 5'8", and whatever is to hand. Yes, that does include paper and the like. Just as long as it's not out of date.

Yup, I'm screwed

At least I wouldn't be solo shortest then.

MrDwhitey wrote:At least I wouldn't be solo shortest then.

For my size, I'm a lanky [Person]

Oh, and I'm on the IOW, so getting mainland anywhere would be... fun [/sarcasm] And I don't think anyone actually even HAS a firearm here, let alone a store of such things.

If your on the IOW, you ought to just dig in there in the event of the Big Apocalypse.

Jake

I'm going to buy a tactical tomahawk and bring to this party? Do they make modern ones that you can smoke from?

Deathshead420 wrote:I'm going to buy a tactical tomahawk and bring to this party? Do they make modern ones that you can smoke from?

I'm pretty sure they don't.

Get a decent saddle and I guess you could.

biccat wrote:

Deathshead420 wrote:I'm going to buy a tactical tomahawk and bring to this party? Do they make modern ones that you can smoke from?

I'm pretty sure they don't.

Spoiler:

I could be very wrong, but I believe that Deathshead may have meant this sort of tomahawk...

The ceremonial piped ones would break if you tried to use them as a weapon.

corpsesarefun wrote:The ceremonial piped ones would break if you tried to use them as a weapon.

I would imagine so...besides, there are much better uses for ceremonial pipes.

And from his use of the word tactical (I hate this usage of the word) I assume he means a throwing tomahawk which isn't particularly useful anyway as you have to be pretty skilled and relatively strong to kill someone with one from a range and even then they are single use, once you kill a guy with one his mates will proceed to kill you.

corpsesarefun wrote:And from his use of the word tactical (I hate this usage of the word) I assume he means a throwing tomahawk which isn't particularly useful anyway as you have to be pretty skilled and relatively strong to kill someone with one from a range and even then they are single use, once you kill a guy with one his mates will proceed to kill you.

Well, yeah..I suppose one tactic ( tactical use) of a tomahawk could be to throw it...which as you pointed out would be a bit silly ( might " look cool" in movies, IRL...dumb move), but as a hand weapon, to be used to cleave skulls...I could see it's practical use.

EDIT:...In fact, much like a machete , I could see a tomahawk as a " multi-use" tool.

Tomahawks as a close combat weapon are great and are pretty easy to make; you can improvise one from some shaped and sharpened plate steel and a good thick bit of steel piping.

It won't be comfortable or pretty but it will do the job for a good while.

Some decent modern tomahawks: http://www.americantomahawk.com/products/index.htm

Jake

The problem with tomahawks and the like is that you have to get close to your opponents to use them. They're okay against human and animal targets, but what happens when you're fending off zombies and demons? I don't know about the rest of you, but in the apocalypse, I'm placing my confidence in my boomstick first when faced with the undead and inhuman hordes.

Amen. Firearms are always primary, but sometimes stuff gets really really screwed up.

Read this guy's story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-19-silver-star-cover_x.htm

Jake

CptJake wrote:Amen. Firearms are always primary, but sometimes stuff gets really really screwed up.

Read this guy's story:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-10-19-silver-star-cover_x.htm

Jake

Yea, there's a reason bayonets/combat knives are still issued and trained with (Often times before your rifle is even issued). But again, Insurgents are human opponents. That's all good and well, but I'm not getting that close to the walking biohazards that are zombies if I can help it. Yea I might have to take the odd bat to one's face or something, but if I can put distance between myself and them, and then take my shot, I'm going to.

Maybe come up with a automatic tomahawk thrower? We really don't need the spin on them or blade in flesh first...just knock em off their feet...we could start studing the contraption they use in the Pumpkin Chunkin in Deleware for a idea

As for the leader for the UK group I'm sure you all can volunteer someone.

As for Liquid...well we do need to retrieve the tomahawks when they are down range...

Deathhead a tomahawk decent but a folding e-tool....much better...I admit though...a tomahawk mounted on a IBA/IOTV looks pretty cool.

I think stick with guns.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat500015a&prodId=prod1130304

Yep..that would confuse the Hell out of me on which way to aim it...either Liquid takes one in the chest while "behind" it or he needs to pick more then just one tomahawk while down range amidst ducking and dodging zombies/bullets/arrows/kitchen sink/volkswagon/boulders...and whatever else we can throw down range

I hear they have amazingly reliable and effective projectile launching devices called guns, maybe we could try using those?

Someone going to forget to remove the ramming rod before fire

Jihadin wrote:Someone going to forget to remove the ramming rod before fire

Yea militia will have a range for live weapons and a MOUT for CQC training with Airsoft rifles. That way we're not wasting as much live ammo on training, and we can have live targets in the MOUT to simulate armed enemies and zombies. Plus regular weapon handling, familiarization, and maintenance drills so I doubt that'll be an issue

3-4 round burst please....no ripping off a 100 round belt...maybe..just maybe...whoever is the youngest can rip off a 100 round belt on a 240B

Hey..I have a few questions...

If or when the UKers get over here....will there be withdraws from fish and chips?

If we ration the food to keep from starving and hot saucing your battle buddy...we can extend the ration by assigning the worst cook we can find?

If the country collapse...does that void the country itself? ie away with old gov't in with new?

I can't eat fish and chips without stomach cramps and vomiting after (yay fried food...) so I won't miss it.

corpsesarefun wrote:I hear they have amazingly reliable and effective projectile launching devices called guns, maybe we could try using those?

Yes I hear they shoot these metal things called swords.

Jihadin wrote:

If the country collapse...does that void the country itself? ie away with old gov't in with new?

As "Country" is more or less an " idea" and not an actual "thing" then so long as people " believe" in the idea it would still " exist"....even if the "machinery ( government)" no longer itself exist.
...Now, if your asking should attempts be made to " rebuild" the current system as it exist...then I'd say absolutely not...away with the old in with the new.

Whats disappoints me...is I won't be able to say "Your fired" to the politicians

I suppose we could raid heavily defended military bases in the off chance politicians have holed up there purely to say "You're fired" before executing them.

I can't see how that could go wrong