All the men (and most women) I know have one thing in common: They have a zombie contingency plan. If the zombies arise tomorrow, everybody has at least a hazy outline of what, exactly, they would do to survive the coming onslaught. It?s the single best part about the zombie mythos: planning your strategy.
If that doesn't make for the best drinking talk there is, I don't know what does.
If you're not interested in an in-depth analysis of what weapons I would bring, how I would travel, and the kind of people I would bring, you are not a man. But you can scroll all the way to the bottom to see my plan in a nutshell.
Summary of my situation, Rules- I live in a very rural area of central Indiana. I'm assuming (for simplicity and fun) that I don't have to worry about my family. Say they made it to a National Guard base or something. Zombies are of the slow variety. To defeat a zombie, one must "remove the head or destroy the brain." I'm assuming that zombies are attracted to NOISE and IRONY. The outbreak is in its infancy, with many people skeptical and flat-out denying the legitimacy of reports. However, it does seem to be widespread. Cities will be overrun within a week or two.
Outline of Plan- I would begin gathering supplies and the few friends I have not dumb enough to get themselves killed. Avoiding urban centers/highways/civilization like THE FUCKING PLAGUE, we would travel north, passing the snow line. Given some time, it wouldn't be that hard to find a small town or even an abandoned cabin that we could hold down.
We would be opportunistic, taking supplies and potentially vehicles from any small towns we encountered.
1. Weapons - These are the weapons I actually have around the house that I would bring.
.22 Pistol - This would be my zombie killer. Headshots are a necessity, thus anything larger than .22 is overkill. 10+1 Capacity. Ammo is very common. I could easily carry hundreds of rounds. The round will enter the skull and ricochet around inside, tumbling end over end while destroying large swaths of brain matter. This is IDEAL and EXTREMELY METAL.
.357 MagnumRevolver - There WILL be hostile people to deal with in the ensuing chaos, and the 357 is a renowned manstopper. Revolvers are very reliable, and much easier to maintain than autoloaders like the aforementioned 22.
12 Gauge Shotgun - For hunting and general defense. Overrated as a zombie killer: Low capacity, bulky ammo, and slow to reload. If you rely on a shotgun, expect to be QUICKLY SURROUNDED and DEVOURED while you clumsily rifle through your bag for shells.*
*If you are a protagonist from a first person shooter, ignore this statement.
Mosin-Nagant w/ Bayonet - A Russian bolt-action rifle with a 5 round non-removable magazine. Used by Vasily Zaytsev and The End. Because if videogames have taught us anything, it's that sniper rifles are AWESOME and APPROPRIATE IN ALL SITUATIONS. Mine has a 12'' folding bayonet that could fairly easy go through an eye into the brain, I assume.
Crowbar - Mine is a rather hefty 36 incher. Definitely a two-handed weapon, and I consider myself strong. Also good for breaking in windows, tearing apart decks for the wood, etc.
2. Transportation-
My Honda CRV (a small SUV) would serve as crew transport initially. A friend's truck could carry bikes and other supplies. We would use the bikes to check out small towns along the way, leaving the vehicles out of sight of the town. Ideally, we would get our hands on a couple large diesel pickup trucks with extended cabs and covered beds.
Again, we would be avoiding any major roads. Interstates are deathtraps. Sticking to back roads is the only option.
3. Team- I would try to keep these roles filled at all times.
The Voice of Reason/Mediator - There has to be someone that can resolve fights and keep people focused. Can serve as leader.
The Obligatory Hot Chick - Because nothing motivates you to survive better than a pretty face and the distant promise of sex. (See: Transformers)
The Survivor - There has to be someone that knows how to start a fire, make a camp, and can teach others to do the same. Can serve as leader. Les Stroud of Survivorman fame would be ideal.
The Badass - The shit WILL hit the fan eventually, and when it does you need a person that can, beyond all reason, pull a miraculous victory out of their ass. This is the Gordon Freeman, the Leon S. Kennedy, the little kid from Home Alone. Every team needs one.
The Intellectual - There absolutely MUST be someone that simply knows a lot of stuff. Otherwise, a whole team could find themselves dead from drinking salt water or petting snakes.
My Plan in a Nutshell
1. Gather weapons, food, supplies, people.
2. Move weapons, food, supplies, and people north.
3. Establish base past the snow line where zombies, lacking metabolism, will freeze.
4. Procreate with obligatory hot chick.
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Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors.
-Hunter S. Thompson
I would prefer Bear Grylls to be the survival expert on my team. I would just camp out somewhere in the middle of nowhere and just live out the rest of my days fishing and making weapons.
Also...
The Badass - The shit WILL hit the fan eventually, and when it does you need a person that can, beyond all reason, pull a miraculous victory out of their ass. This is the Gordon Freeman, the Leon S. Kennedy, the little kid from Home Alone. Every team needs one.
Look at my Avatar. :thumbsup:
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"Nothing is True. Everything is Permitted." ~ Ezio Auditore de Firenze
(If everyone is infected. I am legend type deal.) First, I'd grab a couple guns. Next I'd head out to the airport and hijack a Cessna 182 and fly to a bigger air port where there's planes that can go farther. I'd get a VERY special friend of mine and, using the knowledge of the Cessna 182, I'll figure out how to fly the bigger ones, get to Australia, and live happily.
I've been thinking about the Zombie apocolypse a lot lately, for some reason. I feel lucky that I already live out in the country, reasonably far away from a major city (about a 35-45minute drive away from a large city), and there are two good, large buildigns that my friends/other survivors and I can use to live in for a long time. Not to mention both of these places are right across the road from where I live.
Also, we have several bows, a plethora of paintball guns (they won't be effective, but enough hits to the eye may get through, and if not, they can serve as a metal club), we have several rifles, pistols and bows (both crossbow and composite), and have lots of (canned) food that could be used.
I would like to know, though, how "smart" are these zombies. Like, would they be able to assume to check behind every single door they come across - will they be able to recognize what a door even is? Will they blatantly chase the people in a straight-forward fashion?
One of the two larger buildings that was previously mentioned is a police station as well, so I'm sure they have a large supply of firearms, ammo and protection. So I got no worries. (almost makes a zombie apocolypse boring for the likes of me!)
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This was just awesome. I enjoyed reading this. Thank you.
I will type mine up later this week
Thanks for reading it:D. I was debating whether I should put up such a long post that most people will probably skim through. Anyways, glad you enjoyed it.
Nice Lt Venom. I just recently got RE4, yes shame on me.
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I would like to know, though, how "smart" are these zombies. Like, would they be able to assume to check behind every single door they come across - will they be able to recognize what a door even is? Will they blatantly chase the people in a straight-forward fashion?
Well, my idea was for everyone to make the rules to their own situation. For mine, I was picturing classic, Night of the Living Dead zombies. So say they're about as smart as cats. They can operate simple mechanisms such as doorknobs and toilet handles. I also assume they are good at finding humans, and have somewhat of a herd mentality.
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I've always assumed them to have a dog level intelligence. If they're smart enough to distinguish their kind from your kind (food) then there needs to be a few that are smart enough to open doors... perhaps those are the alpha-zombies
I actually think about this scenario quite a lot, or a similar (but just as unbelievable) one "what would I do if China invaded NZ"
Auckland is surrounded in water, basically everyone in the city is a small drive away from the sea. So I could get on a boat/ship, or hide in the dense bush in the mountain ranges or around the west coast beaches (many cliffy areas). Theres also plenty of less dense pine forest areas
Even if I have more hiding spots, I have less options for weapons over here... with absolutely 0% chance of finding military type weapons... Shotguns and hunting rifles at most. All the places which sell those are in densely populated areas
P.S - This is so ridiculous that I'm getting excited
I notice that nobody mentioned a weapon that Doesn't Require Ammunition. Lets say you have large amounts of ammunition and food. What you don't have and the zombies do is strength in numbers, undead perseverance, and no living weaknesses such as no need to eat, sleep, drink, do the "dirty", etc...
So chances are you are either going to run out of food and/or ammunition before they all die off.
Here's my solution to both problems. I highly doubt that the zombies would infect (T-Virus) fish such as bass, trout, and catfish along with many other delicious fish and they can't infect trees and plants that bear fruit and vegetables (yes, you have to eat the vegetables). Also the solution to the ammunition, have a back up weapon such as a swords (katanas will work for you ninja-freaks), axes, maces, well basically what we can find on Diablo (pole arms would work well do to the range that comes with). Oh and don't try any of those moves that highly trained and battle hardened Barbarians can do. A torch would work but torches eventually need more fuel.
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"Nothing is True. Everything is Permitted." ~ Ezio Auditore de Firenze
Basically, the Guide sets up the "rules" and World War Z details how the world reacted to a global outbreak. It's not nearly as campy as it sounds either. Well, the Guide is but World War Z is more serious.
What is it about zombie scenarios that is so intriguing? The breakdown of society? Is it that we'll finally be able to shoot each other in the face and feel good about it? Yeah, I think that's on the money.
@Lt Venom
That's what I got my trusty crowbar for! I think the best melee weapon would be a machete though. Anything much bigger becomes tough to carry for a long time and hard to handle in closed-in areas. Plus, it has some utility. Oh, and unless you've been trained with a katana, don't bother. Those take skill to use, and remember you're not fighting humans. Zombies, like raptors, do not know fear. To make a kill with a katana, you'll either need to take off the head (hard) or slice through the skull (harder). Plus I doubt you'd find one good enough to not break quickly.
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-Hunter S. Thompson
I would have done a plan like yours, but mine would be of a "plan" and not a plan, if that makes any sense. I mean, the second I'd hear it, I'd assume it was true (better being safe than sorry?) and then take a nice, leisurely stroll over to the police station and stay in there. When the zombies come, we have multiple floors to use, as well as the roof (not to mention the high school - which would be great for using the roofs), lots of food stored in the school, and the such. Plus, chances are lots of other people would use it too, so I wouldn't have to go out on a search party to rescue people.
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I would use a pair of deadly daggers, which I am professionally trained with. I have a license to carry them concealed in public. They are cinquedas that are 14 inches long (4 inch hilt, 10 inch blade) and I have them cleaned, polished, and, if needed, sharpened every night. I also have been professionally trained with a long bow that was custom designed, which is also kept in perfect condition. I have a very large amount of ammunition for the bow. about 350 full quivers, which hold about 120 Arrows each. In total, I have 42,000 arrows (Don't ask why).
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All those arrows might be nice if you had a good fortified position and you were just taking zombies out at your leisure. But in any other situation they're gonna be pretty useless. And I doubt even the best marksman can make a headshot very easily while running from a swarm of zombies. So don't brag about your thousands of arrows.
Oh thats right - I have a katana of my own XD (Seriously, I got it for christmas after jokingly asking my parents if they could by me a sword), but it is dull as hell, so slashing would do nothing anyways. I suppose I could use it for thrusting, but katana's aren't made for thrusting, and I'm not much of a physical specimen, so I won't even be able to use it properly.
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Oh thats right - I have a katana of my own XD (Seriously, I got it for christmas after jokingly asking my parents if they could by me a sword), but it is dull as hell, so slashing would do nothing anyways. I suppose I could use it for thrusting, but katana's aren't made for thrusting, and I'm not much of a physical specimen, so I won't even be able to use it properly.
Is it a genuine Katana or is it a replicate? If genuine, then get it sharpened. Get lessons on how to use the weapon. I would also get licensed if I were you, just to be safe.
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If you're thrusting a katana to kill a zombie, you'll probably need to hit it in the eye to get to the brain. And for someone who isn't trained in a weapon like that anyway, it probably won't do you much good. Ditch the katana for a machette and keep an ice pick on your belt for close encounters. Quick jabs to the eyes and you'll more likely take out a chunk of the brain.
Very nice dude. It was very fun to read. I'll go through mine now.
I have mapped it out very similarly to yours.
Where I live: Florida
Going north is not an option clearly because the risk would be to great.
The obvious answer lies all around Florida. The water.
However, there is a problem. The area around the waters is very populated so I would have to move quickly.
In a time of outbreak I would immediately round up the members of my personal ZSQ (zombie survival squad).
My theory for the group is this. Keep the group as small and as efficient as possible. Large groups draw too much attention. But if you can get the group as small as possible and still be efficient then your chances have greatly increased due to the operation capabilities on much lower supplies of food and other supplies.
You may be thinking, what if you get outnumbered since it would be so easy in such a small group. Well, hate to break it to you, zombies will always win the number game. SO DON'T PLAY IT.
Also, I believe that they should be close friends that are willing to go along with the plan. The last thing you need is a bunch of butting heads in the time of the zombie apocalypse. That seems to always happen in the movies and should be avoided.
I believe a team of 3 works perfectly, and much swifter. You wouldn't believe how much baggage that 4th person could be.
I will follow your class specifications because mine are basically the same.
The intellectual-Me, I am obviously the man with the plan!:thumbsup:
I would be in charge of all escape routes, weapon upkeep, supplies of all kinds in terms of inventory and general ideas to help us survive.
The Badass/Leader- My friend Tad. He is a natural leader of the streets. I know from personal experience that he is very good at taking charge, thinking quickly on his feet and making sure everybody gets out safe. He is a natural leader in those situations. For that reason he is also the badass. He is very good at getting oout of tight squeezes. He could go all crazy on some zombies for sure.
The survivalist- My friend DJ. He is a survivalist to the core. Good at figuring stuff out on the fly in terms of getting stuff to work such as fires and anything makeshift.
Oh, he can build planes too. That knowledge is bound to come in handy.
Those 2 people are always in survival mode as I am. We have all thought this through pretty well. We grew up on the streets so we are aware of our surroundings. All 3 of us are good athletes. I'm fast and strong. When I say fast and strong I mean fast and strong. I bench 290 and run a 11.3 in the 100 meter. My friend Dj runs very fast aswell and benches around 250. Tad is very agile and swift. It just works out that way that the people I grew up with are very athletic.
I trust my life with both of them.
Also, they can both shoot, as well as myself.
Special ops training would be nice to have but I feel that anybody could outsmart some zombies with a base knowledge.
Weapons
The weapons we all own consist of
Me: Short sword, dagger, Katana. Those wouldn't weigh me down at all so I would bring all three. Those are temporary of course. Primarily for getting to more important destinations.
DJ: Shotty and pistol.
Plan
The first step of the plan would be to quickly get to a pawn shop or gun shop before the meeting up. Fight your way through if you have to in order to attain weapons.
I think pistols would be the primary weapons of choice so I would instruct them to make sure and get pistols with lots of ammo. But for special circumstances that involves the incredibly thought out strategy of "Pray n' Spray" we would have more heavy artillery such as assault rifles. IF the trek becomes too vigorous and straining then these weapons could be thrown away if necessary.
Then we would steal a boat along with extensive amounts of gas, but the boat could also sail if necessary. Also we would bring large quantities of foods that sustain the body and do not require any preparation such as ramen.
We would take that boat as far south as possible. Hopefully hitting a place somewhere along the way that was uninhabited but definitely habitable.
The plan, always in perspective would be to find a place where zombies do not exist and cannot reach. If that place comes prior to reaching southern ice then it would be gladly welcomed.
If we found an island we would hopefully have the ability to completely scout it prior to making landfall, preventing the events of "day of the dead" from happening where zombies storm the boat as it lands. If it was safe we would weigh the options and hopefully find the place safe enough to live.
So, that plan goes best when under ideal circumstances where we have time to gather all the supplies and reach a boat safely. But, if the infestation is already upon us then the plan remains the same but the circumstances of how the plan is accomplished changes. Instead of robbing a gun store you would be able to just walk right in if everybody is dead. Except the only ones you may have to deal with are zombies along the way. For that reason we will be taking the scenic route, attempting to avoid as many as possible but dealing with them if necessary.
I wouldn't want a chick to come along. From personal experience, when I'm on a mission I don't want girls distracting me. I need to be able to give 100% of my attention to the task at hand.
That's pretty much my plan to escape zombies when the infestation is only at a low or medium level.
In case of HIGH level of infestation arranging such a team would be difficult. Hence, I would most likely try to find an incredibly rural and uninhabited area in terms of humans as close as possible and hopefully make my way to a boat and pick up a helpful team as I go that consisted of no more than 4 people.
The end!
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-Equinox
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-Winged
Are you saying if you were facing a horde of zombies bearing down on you, that you'd still maybe end up gawking at the hot chick and not focusing on the situation at hand?
I'd be more worried for the woman in a long term survival situation. If survivors began emerging and the man/woman ratio was way more men than women, that woman would be eventually placed into a compromising situation and men would begin to claim rights to her or start fighting over her. Scary stuff.
Are you saying if you were facing a horde of zombies bearing down on you, that you'd still maybe end up gawking at the hot chick and not focusing on the situation at hand?
I'd be more worried for the woman in a long term survival situation. If survivors began emerging and the man/woman ratio was way more men than women, that woman would be eventually placed into a compromising situation and men would begin to claim rights to her or start fighting over her. Scary stuff.
No. I dont mean that I would be too distracted to not get the job done. Here is my experience.
I run Track. I don't like having girlfriends while I am in season. They bring a whole new problem into my life that I don't need during that time. Mentally I do not want to be thinking about a girl. I want to be thinking about winning. It is distracting, trust me. Even if it's minor or seems minor it is actually a problem worth not having.
Especially if that girl is on thr track team. That is very bad and distracting from the tasks at hand.
I know the zombie situation would be the same in most respects. She would not be a true issue, but in terms of mentality it is another variable that the ZSQ doesn't need.
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http://www.cracked.com/blog/whats-your-zombie-contingency-plan-11-practical-strategies/
If that doesn't make for the best drinking talk there is, I don't know what does.
If you're not interested in an in-depth analysis of what weapons I would bring, how I would travel, and the kind of people I would bring, you are not a man. But you can scroll all the way to the bottom to see my plan in a nutshell.
Summary of my situation, Rules-
I live in a very rural area of central Indiana. I'm assuming (for simplicity and fun) that I don't have to worry about my family. Say they made it to a National Guard base or something. Zombies are of the slow variety. To defeat a zombie, one must "remove the head or destroy the brain." I'm assuming that zombies are attracted to NOISE and IRONY. The outbreak is in its infancy, with many people skeptical and flat-out denying the legitimacy of reports. However, it does seem to be widespread. Cities will be overrun within a week or two.
Outline of Plan-
I would begin gathering supplies and the few friends I have not dumb enough to get themselves killed. Avoiding urban centers/highways/civilization like THE FUCKING PLAGUE, we would travel north, passing the snow line. Given some time, it wouldn't be that hard to find a small town or even an abandoned cabin that we could hold down.
We would be opportunistic, taking supplies and potentially vehicles from any small towns we encountered.
1. Weapons - These are the weapons I actually have around the house that I would bring.
2. Transportation-
My Honda CRV (a small SUV) would serve as crew transport initially. A friend's truck could carry bikes and other supplies. We would use the bikes to check out small towns along the way, leaving the vehicles out of sight of the town. Ideally, we would get our hands on a couple large diesel pickup trucks with extended cabs and covered beds.
Again, we would be avoiding any major roads. Interstates are deathtraps. Sticking to back roads is the only option.
3. Team- I would try to keep these roles filled at all times.
The Voice of Reason/Mediator - There has to be someone that can resolve fights and keep people focused. Can serve as leader.
The Obligatory Hot Chick - Because nothing motivates you to survive better than a pretty face and the distant promise of sex. (See: Transformers)
The Survivor - There has to be someone that knows how to start a fire, make a camp, and can teach others to do the same. Can serve as leader. Les Stroud of Survivorman fame would be ideal.
The Badass - The shit WILL hit the fan eventually, and when it does you need a person that can, beyond all reason, pull a miraculous victory out of their ass. This is the Gordon Freeman, the Leon S. Kennedy, the little kid from Home Alone. Every team needs one.
The Intellectual - There absolutely MUST be someone that simply knows a lot of stuff. Otherwise, a whole team could find themselves dead from drinking salt water or petting snakes.
My Plan in a Nutshell
1. Gather weapons, food, supplies, people.
2. Move weapons, food, supplies, and people north.
3. Establish base past the snow line where zombies, lacking metabolism, will freeze.
4. Procreate with obligatory hot chick.
-Hunter S. Thompson
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I will type mine up later this week
JK.
I would prefer Bear Grylls to be the survival expert on my team. I would just camp out somewhere in the middle of nowhere and just live out the rest of my days fishing and making weapons.
Also...
Look at my Avatar. :thumbsup:
The end.
Also, we have several bows, a plethora of paintball guns (they won't be effective, but enough hits to the eye may get through, and if not, they can serve as a metal club), we have several rifles, pistols and bows (both crossbow and composite), and have lots of (canned) food that could be used.
I would like to know, though, how "smart" are these zombies. Like, would they be able to assume to check behind every single door they come across - will they be able to recognize what a door even is? Will they blatantly chase the people in a straight-forward fashion?
One of the two larger buildings that was previously mentioned is a police station as well, so I'm sure they have a large supply of firearms, ammo and protection. So I got no worries. (almost makes a zombie apocolypse boring for the likes of me!)
One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku
If that guy is right... We all gotta get to Australia asap...
Or Russia...
Screw Alaska...
Thanks for reading it:D. I was debating whether I should put up such a long post that most people will probably skim through. Anyways, glad you enjoyed it.
Nice Lt Venom. I just recently got RE4, yes shame on me.
Well, my idea was for everyone to make the rules to their own situation. For mine, I was picturing classic, Night of the Living Dead zombies. So say they're about as smart as cats. They can operate simple mechanisms such as doorknobs and toilet handles. I also assume they are good at finding humans, and have somewhat of a herd mentality.
-Hunter S. Thompson
TED . LEAP . Woot . MF
I've always assumed them to have a dog level intelligence. If they're smart enough to distinguish their kind from your kind (food) then there needs to be a few that are smart enough to open doors... perhaps those are the alpha-zombies
I actually think about this scenario quite a lot, or a similar (but just as unbelievable) one "what would I do if China invaded NZ"
Auckland is surrounded in water, basically everyone in the city is a small drive away from the sea. So I could get on a boat/ship, or hide in the dense bush in the mountain ranges or around the west coast beaches (many cliffy areas). Theres also plenty of less dense pine forest areas
Even if I have more hiding spots, I have less options for weapons over here... with absolutely 0% chance of finding military type weapons... Shotguns and hunting rifles at most. All the places which sell those are in densely populated areas
P.S - This is so ridiculous that I'm getting excited
So chances are you are either going to run out of food and/or ammunition before they all die off.
Here's my solution to both problems. I highly doubt that the zombies would infect (T-Virus) fish such as bass, trout, and catfish along with many other delicious fish and they can't infect trees and plants that bear fruit and vegetables (yes, you have to eat the vegetables). Also the solution to the ammunition, have a back up weapon such as a swords (katanas will work for you ninja-freaks), axes, maces, well basically what we can find on Diablo (pole arms would work well do to the range that comes with). Oh and don't try any of those moves that highly trained and battle hardened Barbarians can do. A torch would work but torches eventually need more fuel.
Basically, the Guide sets up the "rules" and World War Z details how the world reacted to a global outbreak. It's not nearly as campy as it sounds either. Well, the Guide is but World War Z is more serious.
What is it about zombie scenarios that is so intriguing? The breakdown of society? Is it that we'll finally be able to shoot each other in the face and feel good about it? Yeah, I think that's on the money.
@Lt Venom
That's what I got my trusty crowbar for! I think the best melee weapon would be a machete though. Anything much bigger becomes tough to carry for a long time and hard to handle in closed-in areas. Plus, it has some utility. Oh, and unless you've been trained with a katana, don't bother. Those take skill to use, and remember you're not fighting humans. Zombies, like raptors, do not know fear. To make a kill with a katana, you'll either need to take off the head (hard) or slice through the skull (harder). Plus I doubt you'd find one good enough to not break quickly.
-Hunter S. Thompson
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One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku
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One becomes strong when they are fighting to protect someone close to them... - Shiro Haku
Is it a genuine Katana or is it a replicate? If genuine, then get it sharpened. Get lessons on how to use the weapon. I would also get licensed if I were you, just to be safe.
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I have mapped it out very similarly to yours.
Where I live: Florida
Going north is not an option clearly because the risk would be to great.
The obvious answer lies all around Florida. The water.
However, there is a problem. The area around the waters is very populated so I would have to move quickly.
In a time of outbreak I would immediately round up the members of my personal ZSQ (zombie survival squad).
My theory for the group is this. Keep the group as small and as efficient as possible. Large groups draw too much attention. But if you can get the group as small as possible and still be efficient then your chances have greatly increased due to the operation capabilities on much lower supplies of food and other supplies.
You may be thinking, what if you get outnumbered since it would be so easy in such a small group. Well, hate to break it to you, zombies will always win the number game. SO DON'T PLAY IT.
Also, I believe that they should be close friends that are willing to go along with the plan. The last thing you need is a bunch of butting heads in the time of the zombie apocalypse. That seems to always happen in the movies and should be avoided.
I believe a team of 3 works perfectly, and much swifter. You wouldn't believe how much baggage that 4th person could be.
I will follow your class specifications because mine are basically the same.
The intellectual-Me, I am obviously the man with the plan!:thumbsup:
I would be in charge of all escape routes, weapon upkeep, supplies of all kinds in terms of inventory and general ideas to help us survive.
The Badass/Leader- My friend Tad. He is a natural leader of the streets. I know from personal experience that he is very good at taking charge, thinking quickly on his feet and making sure everybody gets out safe. He is a natural leader in those situations. For that reason he is also the badass. He is very good at getting oout of tight squeezes. He could go all crazy on some zombies for sure.
The survivalist- My friend DJ. He is a survivalist to the core. Good at figuring stuff out on the fly in terms of getting stuff to work such as fires and anything makeshift.
Oh, he can build planes too. That knowledge is bound to come in handy.
Those 2 people are always in survival mode as I am. We have all thought this through pretty well. We grew up on the streets so we are aware of our surroundings. All 3 of us are good athletes. I'm fast and strong. When I say fast and strong I mean fast and strong. I bench 290 and run a 11.3 in the 100 meter. My friend Dj runs very fast aswell and benches around 250. Tad is very agile and swift. It just works out that way that the people I grew up with are very athletic.
I trust my life with both of them.
Also, they can both shoot, as well as myself.
Special ops training would be nice to have but I feel that anybody could outsmart some zombies with a base knowledge.
Weapons
The weapons we all own consist of
Me: Short sword, dagger, Katana. Those wouldn't weigh me down at all so I would bring all three. Those are temporary of course. Primarily for getting to more important destinations.
DJ: Shotty and pistol.
Plan
The first step of the plan would be to quickly get to a pawn shop or gun shop before the meeting up. Fight your way through if you have to in order to attain weapons.
I think pistols would be the primary weapons of choice so I would instruct them to make sure and get pistols with lots of ammo. But for special circumstances that involves the incredibly thought out strategy of "Pray n' Spray" we would have more heavy artillery such as assault rifles. IF the trek becomes too vigorous and straining then these weapons could be thrown away if necessary.
Then we would steal a boat along with extensive amounts of gas, but the boat could also sail if necessary. Also we would bring large quantities of foods that sustain the body and do not require any preparation such as ramen.
We would take that boat as far south as possible. Hopefully hitting a place somewhere along the way that was uninhabited but definitely habitable.
The plan, always in perspective would be to find a place where zombies do not exist and cannot reach. If that place comes prior to reaching southern ice then it would be gladly welcomed.
If we found an island we would hopefully have the ability to completely scout it prior to making landfall, preventing the events of "day of the dead" from happening where zombies storm the boat as it lands. If it was safe we would weigh the options and hopefully find the place safe enough to live.
So, that plan goes best when under ideal circumstances where we have time to gather all the supplies and reach a boat safely. But, if the infestation is already upon us then the plan remains the same but the circumstances of how the plan is accomplished changes. Instead of robbing a gun store you would be able to just walk right in if everybody is dead. Except the only ones you may have to deal with are zombies along the way. For that reason we will be taking the scenic route, attempting to avoid as many as possible but dealing with them if necessary.
I wouldn't want a chick to come along. From personal experience, when I'm on a mission I don't want girls distracting me. I need to be able to give 100% of my attention to the task at hand.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
I'd be more worried for the woman in a long term survival situation. If survivors began emerging and the man/woman ratio was way more men than women, that woman would be eventually placed into a compromising situation and men would begin to claim rights to her or start fighting over her. Scary stuff.
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No. I dont mean that I would be too distracted to not get the job done. Here is my experience.
I run Track. I don't like having girlfriends while I am in season. They bring a whole new problem into my life that I don't need during that time. Mentally I do not want to be thinking about a girl. I want to be thinking about winning. It is distracting, trust me. Even if it's minor or seems minor it is actually a problem worth not having.
Especially if that girl is on thr track team. That is very bad and distracting from the tasks at hand.
I know the zombie situation would be the same in most respects. She would not be a true issue, but in terms of mentality it is another variable that the ZSQ doesn't need.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged