# How should I deploy zombies into combat? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037 "2009-11-02T11:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037/21 "2009-11-04T03:45:00Z")
> [@wunderkammer](#): > > Why not a zombie bomb? Combine zombie blood and birdshot or metal filings in a little bomb that doesn’t hurt much, and you can create dozens of potential zombies in one go. No volunteers necessary. > > As a bonus, zombie blood looks a lot like bomb victim blood (in my limited experience). You can probably make it look like Not Biological Warfare long enough for the first wave of zombies to cause quite a stir. I like it! Bombs are a little trickier to do, of course - harder to smuggle than a pill or needle. But there’s no reason you couldn’t have both Suicide Zombies and Improvised Zombie Devices. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037/22 "2009-11-04T22:36:08Z")
Bah. We solved this problem years ago. We managed to aim a rocket at Mars, load it with a [Rover](http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/overview/)wrapped up in an airbag, and launch. Twice. And forget human zombies. Zombie kittens and puppies, fired into the heart of your enemies territory. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037/23 "2009-11-05T22:33:50Z")
How contagious is the zombie infectious agent? And how stable is it outside a “living” host? ‘Cause I’m thinkin’… **zombie slurry**. In water supplies, aquifers, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037/24 "2009-11-06T02:44:15Z")
Set up dart guns full of zombie blood. Then shoot some enemy troops. Place beartraps with zombie blood on the teeth in chokepoints. Force the enemy into block fighting and narrow passages. ---
**Author:** ![Jimson\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@Jimson\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimson_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037/25 "2009-11-06T17:09:13Z")
What kind of conflict are you facing? Is this country you wish to overthrow without a large land army. Or are you thinking of using zombies as a complement to your standard forces. I think the former would be best accomplished by deploying zombies in squads of 2-3 in as many locations as you can reach. Maximize the exposure to enemy. If you’re facing a traditional land/air battle I would suggest they be delivered in several platoon size elements to your enemies rear areas. Wooden glider would be best. Remote piloting as previously suggested would be a good idea. You really don’t want zombies up against modern infantry and certainly not armor or artillery. With the rates of fire and explosive rounds even a brigade of zombies would be a total waste in a frontal assault against a battalion of infantry that can call in air and artillery strikes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-deploy-zombies-into-combat/516037.md?page=1)