Preparations for the Zombie Apocalypse: Tools of the Trade

[Yun Lao]

Seeing how it's the eve before Halloween (I believe they call today Devil's Night,) I figure a discussion about everyone's favorite horror movie cannon fodder/army was in order.

1.) What is the best gun for zombie-killing?
2.) Melee weapon?
3.) Mechanical/Electronic device?
4.) Improvised weapon?
5.) Martial art?
6.) What is the best shelter?
7.) Does any City/Country have an advantage?

[Radioactive Zombie]

A) Anything that's accurate and has common ammo.
B) What you feel comfortable with - as long as it's practical.
C) Flashlight.
D) Baseball bat with nails.
E) What?
F) Any place with a second floor, not flammable, and with enough supplies.
G) Alaska (YES I KNOW IT'S NOT A COUNTRY).

[Miburohunter929]

You mean unarmed Martial Art, or in genral?

And assuming this is the slow kind of Zombie....

A Grappling art, perhaps, if only because you can toss/trip the nearest zombie into the others, to buy time.

I'm certainly not advocating prolonged groundwork against something that can infect you with a bite.

I'm not sure how I feel about unprotected striking, since if you get a cut on your fists, and zombie blood gets you....yeah.

And I'm not sure what punching a fucking Zombie would do, honestly.
But, I do advocate the breaking of Zombie legs/Kneecaps.

Shoes, ftw.

[The MunchKING]

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

Seeing how it's the eve before Halloween (I believe they call today Devil's Night,) I figure a discussion about everyone's favorite horror movie cannon fodder/army was in order.

1.) What is the best gun for zombie-killing?

Railgun.

Or anything that isn't even slowed down by rotting undead flesh.

2.) Melee weapon?

Anything from a video game that boosts your defense and HP along with Damage.

I'd say yoshitsuna, since it's a Long-Range mellee weapon that turns into a space battleship.

3.) Mechanical/Electronic device?

Teleporter out of there.

4.) Improvised weapon?

cars.

5.) Martial art?

Any that lets you blast them from far away with chi blasts.

6.) What is the best shelter?

Anything rated "nuke-proof" or better.

7.) Does any City/Country have an advantage?

Any with an active military prescense.

[Holacik]

1) Any Gun that uses a lot of ammo before it needs to be reloaded.
2) Alluminum Bat
3) Flashlight
4) I like the bat with a nail in it.
5) I don't think any would be all that great really.
6) The Mall from Dawn of the Dead, my ass would have voted to stay
7) Antartica.

[Radical]

1.) What is the best gun for zombie-killing?

Any gun that you can accurately with, the more ammo the better.

2.) Melee weapon?

Machete or katana

3.) Mechanical/Electronic device?

Chainsaw

4.) Improvised weapon?

You know that thing from High Tension, looked like a sledgehammer with barbed wire? I'd use it.

5.) Martial art?

Anything that lets you punch zombie heads off?

6.) What is the best shelter?

Anyplace where you can see the zombies coming, that they'll have trouble breaking into, and that has an escape route they can't reach.

7.) Does any City/Country have an advantage?

Anywhere with a decent military or police force (I'm talking the kind that use helicopters).

[Radioactive Zombie]

Originally Posted by The MunchKING

Railgun.

Or anything that isn't even slowed down by rotting undead flesh.

Unless you have sufficiency strength, you can't carry enough ammo.

Anything from a video game that boosts your defense and HP along with Damage.

I'd say yoshitsuna, since it's a Long-Range mellee weapon that turns into a space battleship.

Do you have a high enough level?

[Ptrvc]

1) Pump twelve gauge, easy to use, reliable and there should be plenty of ammunition still laying around.

2) Baseball Bat, it can crack heads, its easy to use, and won't get stuck in a zombie at the inopportune moment.

3) Car

4) Shovel

5) Fuck that shit, I don't want to get that close to a zombie.

7) Depends on the climate, but an old bomb shelter dug into the ground would be the best bet. Should have plenty of non-perishables while I wait this thing out.

7) Either somewhere in the desert/plains were the zombies can't take me by surprise, or Somewhere up north were they'll freeze solid before they can ever get to me anyhow.

[mailedbypostman1]

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

1.) What is the best gun for zombie-killing?

M249 Saw. Just aim decently high and fire in bursts.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

2.) Melee weapon?

Anything comfortable in your hands that won't slow you down and can incapacitate a zedd.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

3.) Mechanical/Electronic device?

Tank.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

4.) Improvised weapon?

A lead pipe.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

5.) Martial art?

Hokuto Shinken.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

6.) What is the best shelter?

A space station with shuttles attached.

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

7.) Does any City/Country have an advantage?

Antarctica?

[Radioactive Zombie]

Originally Posted by mailedbypostman1

M249 Saw. Just aim decently high and fire in bursts.

Zombie Survival Guide did this. You have to deal with varying heights, not to mention a SAW's a bitch to fire upright.

[mailedbypostman1]

Originally Posted by Radioactive Zombie

Zombie Survival Guide did this. You have to deal with varying heights, not to mention a SAW's a bitch to fire upright.

Then it's a boomstick for me.

[StupidMoniker]

Sticking with things that actually exist:

For the gun I would go with something that can be reloaded infrequently, can have a silencer/sound suppressor, can penetrate the skull most of the time, and has abundant ammunition in circulation. Given those parameters, I probably just for for an M4 SOPMOD.

For a melee weapon, I want something this is generally going to be a one hit kill from beyond zombie reach, can be deployed against a number of targets quickly, and is durable enough to be used again and again. I would probably go with a spear with an aluminum shaft.

For martial arts, assuming you mean hand to hand, I would go with Tae Kwon Do or something else reliant on kicks. I don't want to get any closer than absolutely necessary.

Mechanical device is very broad. I might go for a Reaper drone, as that would allow me to take the fight to the enemy from a safe and secure location.

Improvised weapon would go to the entrenching tool, as happened in WWZ, or a molotov cocktail for use from cover against large groups.

Best shelter is an aircraft carrier. It can contain tons of supplies (literally), provides a means to ingress and egress that is not available to the zombies, and can be put into water that is deep enough that the zombies cannot reach you. Finding an abandoned aircraft carrier is not going to be easy though.

Cities and countries with high gun ownership and low population density have an advantage.

[Wavemaninawe]

Originally Posted by Yun Lao

Seeing how it's the eve before Halloween (I believe they call today Devil's Night,) I figure a discussion about everyone's favorite horror movie cannon fodder/army was in order.

1.) What is the best gun for zombie-killing?
2.) Melee weapon?
3.) Mechanical/Electronic device?
4.) Improvised weapon?
5.) Martial art?
6.) What is the best shelter?
7.) Does any City/Country have an advantage?

1. I'd say it depends on the circumstances. If you're going to defend a stationary position then shotgun rules all in CQC, but the ammo is way too cumbersome to lug around while hiking. Also, it's only really effective in close quarters and that's where you don't want to be. Some kind of assault rifle or bolt/lever action carbine I suppose. Something that holds a decent ammount of ammo and doesn't compromise your mobility too much.
2. war club. Be it Native American design... Asian... African... European.... it doesn't matter. As long as it's developed to smash skulls like walnuts.
3. Dynamo flashlight. I would say a radio to scan for transmissions but those are easier to find than wind-up light sources.
4. Crowbar, because it doubles as a master key. You don't really want to go H2H with those things but in a squeeze it should be worth something.
5. Since there are no conventional martial arts developed to fight zombies, I'd say this one is kind of redundant. Except for conditioning you with a higher stress tolerance. Most of the reflexes you learn in MA class... even proper effective MA class... are kind of counter productive against a zombie since they were developed to combat opponents who respond to pain and injury.
6. A roof with access to adjoining rooftops? probably good for just spending the night.
7. Yeah, Alaska (regardless of it's national identity) is probably among the best options. Shouldn't Australia be pretty good too? It's big, fairly flat and population is pretty sparse in the outback.

[Chou Blaster]

1: A gun strong enough enough to pop open skulls, has a decent firing rat,e and ammo tha tdoe sno tslow you down. i fyo ucannot kill a zombie in one hea dshot, stop using guns.

2: Melee wepaon; Anything that can splatte rheads is great. Chopping and stabbing weapons ar ea no, a sthey get stuck and worn far too easily. Just hope it is studry for a while.

3: Anything with any real value. Like Flash Lights, or a itme you cna store even more useful shit in.

4: Crow Bar, most defintively, cna easily puncture skulls, or tea rup th e spni eot sevre the head from body. Cars do make nice batterin grams, bu tyour jsut damagin gyour escape plan that way.

5: Kinda pointless. unless your a DBZ character or can epxldoe head slike Kenshiro, no poin tto use full blowen martial arts. All you have to do is not get surronded, and occassionaly trip them when they lunge. But goin gby classic zombie stats. The ydo not feel pain, they can only die by brain damage, and one bite, your screwed. SO keep the hell away from them, unless you rin unbitable super armor or soemthing. (And enough ozmbies, could tear up a riot uniform and you rass is food.)

6: No such thing. Keep moving, keep away from areas with a lot of people. A camper or a bus would be handy. With re-enfroced windows and doors.) Ultimately a island, with enoug hspac,e resources, and REALLY STRONG currents would be handy. If the zombie sevne try to swim, the current could make sur ethey do not get to land fall. (And by swim, I mean wade alon gthe ocena bottom.)

Note the bus thing only works if your already safely away. In a urban enviroment? Go to a palce tha tis easily defendable and cna access weapons and survival items and food/water easily. Jus tmakes perfect sense. (or atleast CLOSE to somewher eliek tha,t will have to take a tirp to stay alive, but if you rsmar,t you cna make it.)

7: Anywhere with low populantion density.

And remembe.r in zombies you got to watch out for the OTHER HUMANs. They sitllh ave the brains, and reasons to screw you over.

[Siriel]

Originally Posted by Radical

Machete or katana

A katana would become dull very quickly. A machete is a bit better, but bashing objects are what you should go for.