Writing book on how to survive the Zombies and I need ideas., page 2

reply to post by SpaDe_

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everyone says shotguns, but i'm not so sure they're a good idea against zombies. assuming they're carrying some kind of virus or bacteria, the splatter caused by a shotgun at close range could cause you to become infected. the only way to put zombies down is to either cause enough damage to their bodies so that they can't function, or blow their brain up. shotguns would accomplish this well, but i think it would be unsafe at close range.

reply to post by Bob Sholtz

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Agreed.

Something like a shotgun would be more - and of course just pure speculation here - used as a 'last ditch' secondary or tertiary firearm...you've still got to be reasonably close up to any target for the average shotgun to be effective (other than using solids etc)...in comparison to say a rifle or even a sidearm anyway...

A shotgun would be more for the 'oh crap! fire madly and clear a path AWAY from them' type situations...

Not my idea, but I remember some dude posted in a zombie apocalypse thread and he had a great idea: a sharksuit. It's genius! Because zombies would have to bite you to infect you, so if that thing can stop a sharks bite it can sure as hell stop a zombies bite.

So I would wear a sharksuit, and on top of that knights armor to be 100% sure that no zombies will bite and infect me:

If I could pick any weapons to use in a zombie apocalypse, let's see here....

A minigun:

A McBros .95 Caliber Rifle: Hopefully if there is a mob of zombies heading my way, I just aim right about neck level with this big thing and the huge bullet will take out multiple zombies with one shot.

A tank, which would keep me encased and safe from zombies, and also would allow me to take dozens out at a time:

A steamroller somehow modified to have the seat shielded by bulletproof glass, keeping me safe from any sneaky zombies that try to flank me. This would allow me to cruise around and squish packs of zombies: (Imagine that's bulletproof glass and you have a good idea)

The Krupp Bagger 288, with turrets mounted to have a 360* field of view, as well as greased with oil or something slippery to ensure that zombies can't climb up it. Also, the big saw used for trenching would be lowered to just about ground level and rotate around like a massive chainsaw:

A minefield around my fortification, which would most likely be a castle with very tall walls that no zombies could climb up: Rather than your run of the mill moat, I would somehow have a moat filled with either lava or molten steel to ensure that no zombies could make it across.

A bomber, preferibly a B2 due to it's flat surface, which would be covered in solar panels. This would allow me to stay in the air for long amounts of time, and I could use my fuel during night-time when the sun goes down: I would have an airport on an island where I could go to re-fuel and re-up on bombs which would be either devoid of zombies or protected from zombies by electrified fences or extremely tall walls.

And most importantly: ear protection to make sure I don't go deaf from all of that firepower.

Originally posted by Nikola014
reply to post by therealwolf90

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Please don't.

No one is going to read that.

Your wrong. People actually DID read a book of the exact same subject matter. Max Brooks Zombie Survival Guide.

reply to post by Waratah

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There is no such thing as zombie proof, only zombie resistant

reply to post by fishhooks

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Well if that isn't a terrible idea I don't know what is. An AA12 is big, heavy, has ammunition that is big, and heavy. There is no reason to use fully automatic fire on a zombie. One well placed head shot is all it takes, anymore is useless and wasteful.

I don't know why people always have these overkill ideas with zombies. They aren't superman. They are rotting flesh with little intelligence shambling around. Just be calm, patient, smart, and use a .22, or any regular assault rifle out there. No reason to get too crazy.

To the OP,

I like the idea, obviously, but unless you are an extremely talented writer, your book will just look like a ripoff of Brooks' work. Or you could approach the issue from a whole different perspective, as someone else mentioned.

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