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phoenix1002 · 04-25-2003, 08:23 PM

Hmm... when it comes to undead, I'm definitely all about the shotguns. Which type is a matter of personal preference, but generally the faster you can fire and reload, the better.

I'll have to go with wakelagger's suggestion for the desert eagle, too-that size munition has great stopping power, and blows nice-sized chunks out of zombies.

Also good is some sort of chopping weapon, since when they close distance, a gun can be rather unwieldly. Slashing swords of any type are good, as are machetes. Chainsaws and axes are also good, but with chainsaws you need to worry about gas and jamming the blade, and axes don't have much of a cutting surface.

Fire is key. Molotov coctails, signal flares, anything that you can burn things with will work well. Just make sure the bastards are thoroughly crispy, because if they aren't completely done, they occasionally will get up for more.

Although the compound idea is a good one, I prefer hit and run tactics. Any compound, no matter how good the defenses, can be overrun, its really just a matter of time. My suggestion is this. Get together a band of freedom fighters, and set up hidden bases to operate from. Mountains and dense woods are good for this purpose, especially if they are near small towns. Also, stash supplies in hidden caches around your designated combat area. Send out patrols, and use guerilla tactics to take out the zombie bastards. The small towns can be looted later, since the zombies will have no interest in the supplies. Use the supplies in the caches to continue the fight, but never lead the zombies to the secret base of operations. If it is hidden well enough, they won't find it (they tend to be pretty stupid). Using these tactics, you can continue the fight for a long time. If you set up a weaponsmithing workshop in the hidden base, even better. Just reuse the shells, filling them with whatever you have available to you. Its been proven in history that these tactics can allow a weaker, poorly supplied force to defeat a larger better equipped army, so it should work against the zombies.

04-25-2003, 08:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	Hmm... when it comes to undead, I'm definitely all about the shotguns. Which type is a matter of personal preference, but generally the faster you can fire and reload, the better. I'll have to go with wakelagger's suggestion for the desert eagle, too-that size munition has great stopping power, and blows nice-sized chunks out of zombies. Also good is some sort of chopping weapon, since when they close distance, a gun can be rather unwieldly. Slashing swords of any type are good, as are machetes. Chainsaws and axes are also good, but with chainsaws you need to worry about gas and jamming the blade, and axes don't have much of a cutting surface. Fire is key. Molotov coctails, signal flares, anything that you can burn things with will work well. Just make sure the bastards are thoroughly crispy, because if they aren't completely done, they occasionally will get up for more. Although the compound idea is a good one, I prefer hit and run tactics. Any compound, no matter how good the defenses, can be overrun, its really just a matter of time. My suggestion is this. Get together a band of freedom fighters, and set up hidden bases to operate from. Mountains and dense woods are good for this purpose, especially if they are near small towns. Also, stash supplies in hidden caches around your designated combat area. Send out patrols, and use guerilla tactics to take out the zombie bastards. The small towns can be looted later, since the zombies will have no interest in the supplies. Use the supplies in the caches to continue the fight, but never lead the zombies to the secret base of operations. If it is hidden well enough, they won't find it (they tend to be pretty stupid). Using these tactics, you can continue the fight for a long time. If you set up a weaponsmithing workshop in the hidden base, even better. Just reuse the shells, filling them with whatever you have available to you. Its been proven in history that these tactics can allow a weaker, poorly supplied force to defeat a larger better equipped army, so it should work against the zombies. __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...