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orion wrote:I think War created the best zombie killing weapon: the cricket-bat-shotgun combination. Don't know where that picture is though.


Laemkral seems to have some good ideas, although I think the weaponry choices may be a bit off. Guns seem like a bad idea, while bullets are easy to make, modern gunpowder isn't that simple (you can make black powder, but you probably don't want to). If the zombies are really undead (as opposed to the 'sick' kind) then bullets are a very inneficient way of killing them, since bullets are designed to put small holes in people so that they start to lose blood or pierce a major organ. Neither are concerns for zombies.

Obviously, the weapons you described will definitely do the trick, but in order to make a bullet (like the .50 cal machine gun) actually inflict singificant zombie damage it has to be oversized and overpowered or explosive (like the grenade launcher). Neither can be easily looted or manufactured, and making them requires supplies not easily come across. Obviously if the military base you're holed up in has very deep ammo reserves you might be okay, but it seems like too much for the final result.
The fact that both weapons have automatic fire seems undesirable since it just is a waste of grenades/bullets on slow moving targets that can easily be taken out with single shots. The chemical/biological weapons would also be pretty much useless against unliving enemies.

The best weapon really should be the vehicle itself, a moderately fast armored vehicle can easily outrun the zombies, crush them, and is immune to them (like you mentioned) and it's 'ammo' (gasoline) is much easier to find than .50 cal machine gun ammo or grenade shells.

if there is a vehicle mounted weapon my first choice would be a riot control water cannon. Easily refueled, it won't kill them but it will knock them around plenty (especially since zombies tend to have poor balance) and give you an opportunity to get away or run them over.

orion wrote:I think War created the best zombie killing weapon: the cricket-bat-shotgun combination. Don't know where that picture is though.

stinkywigfiddle wrote:My plan:
1. Get bitten by a zombie
2. Become a zombie.
3. Wander around in search of living flesh.
4. Get shot in the head by a non-zombie.

War wrote:99% of homes are easily defendable against incursion by your standard slow zombie. Remove the stairs.

Stairs are typically easy to remove. It can be done with a crowbar, axe, saw or chainsaw. Remove drainpipes if you're extra worried.
Apartment blocks and hotels would be harder to modify, but provide significant benefits. A sledgehammer would most likely be required. If possible try and find a jackhammer.
A decent hotel will most likely have a generator as well as significant amounts of food. The biggest disadvantage of a hotel is that the food storage and preperation areas are typically on the ground floor. Another possible disadvantage is generator location.
Military installations are a possibility, but typically cover a large area and would need a substantial group to patrol the fences.

The best situation would be to establish a base on an island. The Isle of Wight is 380 square kilometres in size with a population of 140,000. One of its main industries is agriculture. The island has two airfields.
Unfortunately the Isle of Wight only has minimal power generation facilities. The sole power generation on the island comes from the waste disposal plant which produces enough to power 500 homes. Unfortunately the Island lacks a military base. However it is a short trip over to Her Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth.

Swikan wrote:Actually, after reading the first post or two in this thread, all I can think of "Think Smart! Think S-Mart!" and "This is my BOOMstick!"

legostargalactica wrote:methinks someone has put a bit too much thought into this.