Beyond survival: Taking the fight to Zed

[Faran Brigo]

We've discussed a lot about survival plans, weaponry, the importance of picking a good hiding place and having a good bugout bag and vehicle. That's all well and good and extremely important, sure, but what about after?

Sure, you've survived the first six-twelve months of the zombie apocalypse, the stenches badly outnumber the living, and although you've carved out a living for yourself, and maybe a smallish group of people, what now?

I for one would not like to live out the rest of my days in hiding, cowering and hoping I live long enough for the zombies to rot. For all we know, it might take decades. In a real scenario, where the undead have taken my previous life away, with loved ones and family too probably, as soon as I was no longer scared witless, the one thing I would like would be revenge: to get back on the offensive.

So on that note, anyone got any bright ideas? what would be necesary to have before going on the offensive? what kind of resources? how many people? what about tactics and strategy? etc. etc.

[stonyman65]

If I stayed alive that long, I don't know what I would do. By then, I'd probobly be just asking to die, with no one around.

I would just fight. when I run out of bullets, id use a knife or a bat or something.

"If I'm going down, your all coming with me"

[AN OLD SHOE]

explosives....get as many zombies you can into a hot zone and blow them up...then stab or bash the remainig few....

[detpat]

screw retail, I'd go wholesale. Truck with a snowplow, preferably a state snow plow truck, the biggest one i can find and go play zedhockey.

[AN OLD SHOE]

sounds good...

why do that when you can get one of those huge farm truck things that is like 50 feet across with shredders....that would be bloody fun

[DarthJoe8]

Front end loader.Zombie smash and scoop.

Cool thread FB interesting thought.

[AN OLD SHOE]

a great tactic would be to block off all roads and exits to a city..and just burn down the city...

[Faran Brigo]

I've had the same idea, but I'm concerned about the loss of potential survivors, supplies and viable buildings. In some cases though, like New York city or other cities with huge skyscrapers and underground networks, I think whatever you could find of value in the city is not worth fighting through the urban mess.

[detpat]

too much good stuff to just burn up.

where are you gonna drive a 50ft wide truck?

[Faran Brigo]

Like I said, valuable supplies. I think that needs to be dealt with on a case by case basis, with some careful consideration about the possibility for the fires to get out of hand, and the value of the supplies that might be there vs. the threat of the masses of the hungry undead.

If it's burbland with areas that serve as natural firebreaks and you're positive the area's been looted and ransacked beyond reasonable use, I say go for it.

[Darkness]

"How about just drive them into something like the grand canyon and torch them? Volcanoes would work too."

[Faran Brigo]

Tongue in cheek, funny, but it does bring up an important factor, and that is zeds are stupid, so it's important to use the terrain to gain an advantage.

I wonder if stenches would burn without the need to add more fuel though.

[Darkness]

"If you use the volcanoes you won't need to add fuel."

[detpat]

I don't think volcano fuel is gonna be common in the ZPAW.

[Faran Brigo]

Ok, cool, now all I need to do is find a volcano. I don't suppose you know where I can buy a portable one, do you? :P