How would you fare?

[Lainey]

In a situation like she describes, how do you think you would fare?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[cnorman18]

I saw a thread on a website about surviving a zombie–based TEOTWAWKI scenario. I found three posts in particular explicitly detailed and thus worth linking:

http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/sho ... post264309

and

http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/sho ... post264310

(both by the same person, posted in two parts due to word limit constraints)

and the original opening post which started the thread:

http://www.zombie-nation.net/forums/sho ... post237527

Would you think it would make a difference if the zombies were the classic shambling horde, or the new, faster zombies?

It doesn't matter. You cruise on over to my shop in NC and I will turn that SUV into a zombie killing machine!

I have all the normal shop tools and a good amount of scrap metal local to me. Not to mention extensive amounts of automotive mortification experience! Plus I live in the country. Not many zombies when there were only a few thousand people to begin with. As long as the corn does not turn into zombies I'm safe!

Mention DC&R and get a 20% discount on all modifications. Buy our New York City package and get a free paint job! Bring 2 or more kids and you get bumped to the front of the line! At the A-Team shop we're crazy about killin' zombies!

My wife won't let me Mad Max her car with a plow and armor plating.

It shouldn't be too tough. Just have to jack up the suspension high enough so that they can't reach the windows. an 18" lift or so should do the trick. Just run them over, no problem.

You're going to want a skid plate across the bottom. This will keep the zomboids from getting wrapped around you axel. Or a slot to stick a chainsaw thru so that you can cut dead bodies off the axle. Either option will be cheap, cheap, cheap.

You are also going to want a hub from a rig. This will make getting new rims and tires as easy as poping them off an 18 wheeler. Plus you can ride on the rim for a few miles in you have to before it hurts the lugs/hub.

You will be puttin' a hurtin' on that tranny(no the one that makes the truck move) with those larger rims and zombie crushin. I suggest a large trans cooler to help the life of your tranny(again, you're gross).

Now if you will let me put a couple of hydro pumps on that sucker and a few parts from the tractor store......

Feh. Amateurs. I grew up next door to Fort Hood. Give me an M-1 Abrams battle tank, or even one of the old M-60s. Plow through the hordes at 70 MPH and never feel a bump. Plus a couple of .50-caliber machineguns and that handy cannon if you should need it.

I mean, as long as we're fantasizing, why not go for the gold standard?

Because we are fantasizing about how to handle the fantastic situation in a realistic manner with realistic resources. If we throw that out it is you that is the amateur. I would steal a nuclear aircraft carrier. Fully loaded with tanks, helicopters, aircraft, fuel, food. With a light complement of crew and SEALs, I should be able to last a good long while.

Enh, point taken. I got carried away.

It isn't impossible, though, especially with the older model tanks. There are a number of WWII-era Shermans in private hands, though the cannons are disabled. I know of one old Stuart mini-tank, not much bigger than a pickup truck, that's owned by a retired vet; as I recall, it was the last one extant. He was on some home-video show trying to jump over some motorcycles with it (he crushed them instead).

You can also get halftracks that eliminate half of the flat-tire problem. I still think if you want to know about combat vehicles, the Army is a good place to start.

[Intrepidman]

Enh, point taken. I got carried away.

It isn't impossible, though, especially with the older model tanks. There are a number of WWII-era Shermans in private hands, though the cannons are disabled. I know of one old Stuart mini-tank, not much bigger than a pickup truck, that's owned by a retired vet; as I recall, it was the last one extant. He was on some home-video show trying to jump over some motorcycles with it (he crushed them instead).

You can also get halftracks that eliminate half of the flat-tire problem. I still think if you want to know about combat vehicles, the Army is a good place to start.

No worries. Since we are talking about vehicles for anti-personnel purposes you don't need much armor, and hand-held weapons are preferable, and tracked vehicles get crappy gas milage. A tank is a bad choice, period. Too much armor, the cannon is too big, crappy gas mileage. Where are you gonna sleep, eat, and take a dump? If we are talking about the ideal anti-personnel weapon to steal then I think a Striker Aircraft Firefighting truck would be a good choice.

You wouldn't have to fight an Army to get one:



All sorts of room for fuel, storage, etc. Could build lodging, defensive postitions, etc on the top.

[cnorman18]

Enh, point taken. I got carried away.

It isn't impossible, though, especially with the older model tanks. There are a number of WWII-era Shermans in private hands, though the cannons are disabled. I know of one old Stuart mini-tank, not much bigger than a pickup truck, that's owned by a retired vet; as I recall, it was the last one extant. He was on some home-video show trying to jump over some motorcycles with it (he crushed them instead).

You can also get halftracks that eliminate half of the flat-tire problem. I still think if you want to know about combat vehicles, the Army is a good place to start.

No worries. Since we are talking about vehicles for anti-personnel purposes you don't need much armor, and hand-held weapons are preferable, and tracked vehicles get crappy gas milage. A tank is a bad choice, period. Too much armor, the cannon is too big, crappy gas mileage. Where are you gonna sleep, eat, and take a dump? If we are talking about the ideal anti-personnel weapon to steal then I think a Striker Aircraft Firefighting truck would be a good choice.

You wouldn't have to fight an Army to get one:



All sorts of room for fuel, storage, etc. Could build lodging, defensive postitions, etc on the top.

Not bad! I concede all points - especially gas mileage. I am told the bigger tanks measure mileage in GPM - gallons per mile.

[Fallibleone]

Pff I'll do it on the night.

1. on the night
When the time comes, or when the occasion arises.
When learning to be zombies in Shaun of The Dead, Dianna asks Ed to do his zombie impression and he says "i'll do it on the night."

[JoeyKnothead]

I'm safe, everyone knows zombies just want brainz.

[Intrepidman]

Pff I'll do it on the night.

1. on the night
When the time comes, or when the occasion arises.
When learning to be zombies in Shaun of The Dead, Dianna asks Ed to do his zombie impression and he says "i'll do it on the night."

Is this where you live?

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Soci ... Scouseland

[Intrepidman]

I'm safe, everyone knows zombies just want brainz.

Oh, if only that were true, then dear Joey would be safe in the zombocalypse. Sadly, while brainz are the preferred dining experience for the discerning zombie, even the most jaded among them is known to consume the odd leg or pancreas in a pinch.

[upallnite]

Give me an M-1 Abrams battle tank, or even one of the old M-60s.

The M-1 eats 7 gals of JP8 at start up! I don't think they are multi-fuled either.

I use to be a tracker in the Corp. I operated the AAV's. While they would be fun to crush zombies in, I would still need someone to bring me fuel. Not to mention the Cummins motor should be rebuilt every 300 miles. But We did drive them over 1000 miles with no major failures.

http://www.inetres.com/gp/military/cv/i ... _RAMRS.gif


Intrepidman,

Isn't that thing fire proof? If so, I could build a HHO generator and a deployment system to shoot flames all around that sucker! It would probly work better for pushing the zombies away than setting them on fire. HHO burns hot but has a fast flash and that is why it sucks as a fuel.

If fuel becomes a problem we could convert small motors into HHO motors. Never have to stop for fuel but the motor would not last very long. But heck it's the end of the world. Who expects to outlive their motor?

[Intrepidman]

Intrepidman,

Isn't that thing fire proof? If so, I could build a HHO generator and a deployment system to shoot flames all around that sucker! It would probly work better for pushing the zombies away than setting them on fire. HHO burns hot but has a fast flash and that is why it sucks as a fuel.

If fuel becomes a problem we could convert small motors into HHO motors. Never have to stop for fuel but the motor would not last very long. But heck it's the end of the world. Who expects to outlive their motor?

It wouldn't matter to me if it were fireproof or not. I would not go about setting fires around my home. Note the tires. I want them to last as long as possible.

[Fallibleone]

Pff I'll do it on the night.

1. on the night
When the time comes, or when the occasion arises.
When learning to be zombies in Shaun of The Dead, Dianna asks Ed to do his zombie impression and he says "i'll do it on the night."

Is this where you live?

http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Soci ... Scouseland

It is. Sort of. Give or take 9 miles or so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainhill