» Zombie Apocalypse - Your Weapons?

[VirusZero]

A flash Zombie apocalypse has occurred. Looks like you're going to need to defend yourself now more than ever. So what weapons are you going to use if you could get your hands on almost any weapon and why would you pick that one? (Nuclear missiles are out for certain, so are most heavy assault vehicles EX- stealth bombers, jet fighters, tanks, aircraft carriers and etc...) What would you use if you were limited to items found only around your home?

[Silver Stryker]

gas-powered Hedge Trimmer(or chainsaw, if I can heft that with one hand. Never picked one up before) & P90 + Large city square full of zombies = I will die a happy man. 'nuff said.


But as for a scenario where I'm limited to the things around the house, things would be different.


If these are the old-fashioned zombies that just want your brains:

I'd get my step-dad's .45 colt sidearm and a hammer. I could rely on the hammer because my house doesn't really support large traffic too well, so I can whail on 'em like the spartans did the persians at many points throughout the house. I'd run throughout the house taking the head off of anything I see moving. I'd be faster at striking than any zombie, so wether with gun or hammer, I'd take their heads off pretty quick. And I don't think I'd have to worry about being overpowered by them too often.



If being scratched or bitten turns you into one of 'em:(I hate that rule and I think it sucks)

Same weapons. I'd place a body mirror that'll allow me to see the kitchen from the hall where the attic door is. Then I'd get up in the attic, break off the flimsy latter, then stay up there, getting down for food whenever I thought the coast was clear. It be a gamble seeing if I can climb back up into the attic without the latter though. If I couldn't, I'd probably just adapt my first strategy out of hesitation/rage or something.

This post has been edited by Silver Stryker: Oct 31 2011, 08:25 PM

[VirusZero]

I didn't think much of the specific type of zombie other than dead and eats everything living. But for specifics, it'd likely be a fairly slow zombie that just shambles around most of the time but if it saw/heard/smelled prey it could move a bit quicker. (Dead bodies likely wouldn't move that fast, especially as they age though.)

As for the infection method, I'd say bitten only.


You could probably heft a chainsaw with one hand depending on the size of the saw of course... Though you may have to modify it to have it run that way.



If I had my choice then I'd probably use an assault rifle for the primary weapon. Probably either the M16A4 due to ability to carry more ammo and modifications or potentially AK-47 due to it's larger cartridge and known reliability (though it's magazine is even heavier than the M14). Though I might compromise and go with the M14 due to it's larger round and similar availability for mods the M16 has (at the cost of heavier ammo.) Though either the M14 or M16 has civilian ammo equivalents so ammo isn't that big an issue. (.223 Remington for the M16 and .308 Winchester for the M14)

My secondary would be a katana. Useful for lopping off Zombie head at a distance.


With just objects around the home though, I'd probably grab a few kitchen knives/meat cleavers to use until I could get into our garage and get some heavier tools. (Sledgehammer most likely ) Though I could grab the Axe and use that.

[randomdrifter865]

If it came down to it all I have besides a .22 single shot rifle and for melee a baseball bat. That's all I have aside from producing molotovs and sound making gizmos as zombies are attracted by any kind of sound. I have this stuff at home so I am not making this up. Unfortunately for me I have no cardio whats so ever all I have is my wits ,but it comes to sentimentality towards former... Yeah I'd die to quick.

If I really wanted something more on terms of fantasy since Virus took my chainsaw arm. LOL XD Anyways point being if I had any sort of defense it defently be a well fortified bunker with very deep spike pits, sound maker and machine guns all topped of with an armored car that will runover me some meat heads! And for personel weapons grenade launcher enough said. Though all this in fantasy seems highly unlikely. Still so much ideas.

This post has been edited by randomdrifter865: Nov 1 2011, 09:19 PM

[VirusZero]

I didn't say it couldn't be done... I just pointed out the chainsaw would probably have to be modified to do it.

Distraction techniques would work pretty well against Zombies, but I'd be a bit hesitant about relying on it too much. Especially if you had a fortified bunker with a spike pit. (Too much sound luring zombies in would fill your spike pits up then the zombies would just walk over them...) Unless you felt like going out and cleaning the spike pits out every could of days...


A vehicle with some armor plates would be a good idea. (Weld some spikes to the plates on the front and mow zombies down.) But it'd be kinda bad since more armor = heavier which means you'll have to use more fuel to get it up to speeds.

But I'd probably go for something a bit quieter/lighter/quicker than a vehicle with armor plating, probably a honda or volkswagen (better fuel mileage, quieter so less likely to draw zombie attention, smaller so less likely to get stuck.)


For a place to stay, I'd probably raid the nearest lumber supply store for a lot of sheets of plywood then find the nearest decent sized grocery store... (Like a grocery chain rather than a mom-and-pop styled corner store. Or perhaps a Wal-mart. They have a grocery section and bullets in the back.) Then clear it out, board up the windows to set up camp there. This way I'd have all kinds of food and I'd be able to sit on the roof and snipe zombies from there without having to worry about them getting in.

[randomdrifter865]

nah I burn the pits it saves time on simply going down there because even zombies can still live even if they are impaled and trapped. So I rather burn the pits like an ash pit. It will take time yes ,but burning is an effective method when a zombie is trapped because the bodies will burn. And by burn there will be just piles of ash which Ash does take longer to fill up depending on how many zombies I have lured which if I can have an area to be cleared I should be fine tilll heards show up from the surrounding area(s) as zombies are like locusts and will be searching for more food till they themselves rot to the point of not being able to move anymore.

In theory its takes a good chuck of time depending on the area. So in reality waiting it out is the best plan I know of other then a total nuke bombing.

[Jet]

Contrary to what all zombie movies and video games will tell you, chain saws are actually highly impractical for use in a zompocalypse.

The best household weapons are going to be your blunt instruments, so a baseball bat or a good hammer will do you just fine. Katanas are useful too but most of us don't have them in our homes. Otherwise heavy pipes and crowbars, crowbars are probably the most useful thing you can have with you in a zombocalypse because they are an effective weapon and a versatile tool.

Depending on the nature of the zombies and the likelihood of rescue I would either flee on foot or bike from populated areas to the forest where I have the survival skills to well, survive. Or else I'd barricade myself in a building, not a house, with only one or two ways in and destroy the stairs. Like some apartment building that has heavy doors and requires a keycard to access. Obviously the zombies would break through the windows but a system like this blocks access from parts of the building. And destroying the stairs keeps you relatively safe as humans are smart enough to employ rope ladders and such but zombies have no way of getting up. But I'd only do that if I thought I'd be rescued soon, because in a prolonged outbreak you run the risk of running out of food and being trapped in your little fort.

I don't have guns, or much knowledge about guns, and I know everybody thinks they'll all just raid the local gun store when the zombies come but if everybody does it then it'll be cleaned out before you get there, the owner will probably either have skipped town or murdered everyone who came in thinking to steal from him. Plus guns are less versatile than melee weapons and are useless once you run out of ammo, and some guns require specific, hard to find ammo. So even if you had a gun you're much better off getting something that uses the same ammunition as everything else as ammo will be hard to come by.
Me, I'd bypass the gun store everyone else will head to and go to a sporting goods store, stock up on wilderness survival equipment and warm clothes, and maybe a few more bats as even metal ones will dent and break eventually. Then I'd get the hell away from anywhere other people will be and when I come out to resupply all the dumb ones will be gone and I can possibly join up with a group of intelligent survivors. Depending on the scenario of course.

[randomdrifter865]

chainsaw arm is more a fantasy thing really. Not to mention its somewhat of a refference to the bruce campbell flicks really. Still yeah I am fortunate then because all the guns are here at home and the ammo for them is also here though you can only go so far with 9mm and .22 rounds ,but I prefer light weapons as they do not make much noise than the big guns do though a 9mm is defently louder than a .22 round when fired through a bolt action rifle.

Melee weapons are also useful if used right and I agree the sporting goods store will get you further. Grade A bats and survival gear will prove useful. Especailly if you find a bow gun for hunting the arrows are reuseable and can basicallly pulled out. Well that is if you headshot the thing or there is more than one zombie don't come back for it.

Still its great to have multiple allies ,but watching each it can vary.

[VirusZero]

True, a chainsaw isn't the best weapon because it requires a lot of maintenance (mixing oil and fuel to prevent chain seizing/damage), can't easily be used single handedly, makes a LOT of noise (about 110 decibels level... which is like standing in a rock concert. ) and makes a pretty big mess when used against a zombie.

The only flaws with melee weapons are that they do require you to get rather up close and personal with a rotting corpse. Then you have to hope you have good stamina/strength, enough to bash in a zombie's skull while it's trying to gnaw on you. Just hope you don't get surrounded in the process too...

So that's why if I had the option to get it, I'd want a bit of range with a gun. Sure I might run out of ammo... But with sufficient ammo, I can fire a gun for a lot longer than someone can melee zombies into submission. Which would come in handy in the whole running away bit because it means that I'm not as tired from hacking zombies apart already. (Plus the more zombies that get killed, the fewer there are later right? )
But the problem with guns, like the chainsaw is that they do make a ton of noise, even if it is just a short/quick sound. (150+ decibels compared to the chainsaw's 110.)

Though I'm definitely not going to be trying to go Rambo and slaughter them all. I would be just trying to get rid of enough to meet my objectives, which are:
1- Secure a safe location to sleep.
2- Secure a safe location to eat/obtain food.
3- Secure a vantage point to survey the area.
4- Locate a working walkie-talkie/broad band broadcaster to make contact with other survivors. (for use at aforementioned vantage point.)

Regarding ammo though, there is always one way to get more. While probably illegal or at least immoral, take the ammo off fallen police/civilians with guns. They won't be needing it anymore and you can bet that most police are going to be carrying at least 2 additional clips of 15 rounds for their 9MM service pistols aside from the one in already loaded.

Similarly, fallen soldiers will likely have ammo of some kind to put in their weapons. Grab one of them and a bunch of ammo. Perhaps keep a few guns kicking around just in case. (For parts, to learn how they work so you can strip them down, clean them and put them back together. Or so you'll always have a back up in case the main gun jams. Which isn't as common with some firearms as others, but it can happen. So it's worth not relying totally on just one gun.)

[randomdrifter865]

Thats the catch with melee type weapons hense why I consider them more of secondary option or a last resort ,but if thats all you have then use it when needed too.

Ammo well that depends in most cases often cops or military personnel are often more found in the city than the suburbian areas surrounding which is normal protocol. Of course in montana in the U.S is another story ,but yes if you happen to be in the city which I hope no one is as its most likely going to be a swarm of meatbags everywhere. Rural areas are better places to be ,but surburbia is a close second ,but its prefered to be as far away from heavily populated areas especailly suburbia.

Once the zombies start migrating to other places thats when rural areas start to become dangerous.