Silly…Head shots only. Unless they are wearing body armour…Trim the unibrow.
First off, let me present my credentials.
A shotgun with the right ammo and a scope can shot far, but still nowhere near as far as a rifle. Would you rather have the zombies be 200 yards away when you start taking them down, or 600? Or Hell, even further if it’s a sniper rifle designed for that sort of thing. And since zombies move slow, don’t take cover, and don’t run away when their “friend’s” head gets blown off, you can slowly and safely plunk away at then and never have to worry about them getting close enough for you to need the versatility of a shotgun.
And while I do find the need to cut something often, I rarely find the need to cut something with an 18" blade. A 2-3" blade on a pocket knife is sufficient 90% of the time. For that last 10%, a 5-6" hunting knife would work fine. And why would the ratio of needing to break things open and cut them stay the same? Do you currently raid empty buildings and warehouses for supplies? Cause I’m guessing you don’t.
And a truck is only as good as the roads it can travel on. Yes, a decent 4x4, or even a Hummer (as long as it’s not one of the wussy-fied civilian model,) will travel most terrains, can push smaller vehicles out of the way if need be, and provide cover. But…what do you do when you finally run out of gas in the middle of nowhere because you get 10 MPG? Or you get to a pile-up of hundreds of cars on the interstate that you have no hope of being able to get through? Eventually, you will come to a place where you will not be able to stay in your truck, and all the stuff you might have been relying on in said truck will have to be abandoned, while those of us surviving more minimally on our dirtbikes and horses will make do just fine.
People like you are the ones that certainly don’t die first during the initial outbreak, or even right afterward in the panic. No, you’ll finally get done in months later, when you think you’re secure, but run into the situation I described above. You’ll be stuck on a bridge in the middle of nowhere, mass of cars (probably zombies in and around them) in front, and more zombies behind. How many shells you got in there? Are you going to save one last one for yourself, or take you’re chances with your fancy machete?
Oh, and I got a Z+, as if you had to ask.
I made my (co)workers take the test. Most failed (actual “F”!) one or 2 Z’s, but with an A for emotional intensity. So they will be useless in the event, and likely become a liability - arguing about the right course of action, being bit by the cute, infected, child and so endangering all of us, that sort of thing - and I will plan accordingly. Too bad. I like some of them.
BCDF = a Z+
Woo! I get to live! …And kill zombies!
Z+
I got two Cs and two Fs, which totaled A.
I got stumped by the gun questions.
Bear, when the Zombies rise, the firearms I grab to defend myself will be my Mossberg 500 12-gauge, my 9MM semiauto handgun, my .357 Magnum revolver, a decent long-range rifle (not sure on caliber, .223, 30-06, 30-30, or 7.62) AND my .22’s
even if the .22 cannot penetrate a Zombie skull, it’ll still be useful as a small-game hunting rifle (squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, etc… ), if the .22 DOES penetrate Zack’s skull, it gives me the ability to use up my .22 ammo first, preserving my more powerful ammo stash for more dangerous situations (raiding parties trying to take my supplies and such)
Assuming a headshot is needed to drop a Zack, why waste ammo on useless bodyshots that do nothing to eliminate the undead threat, that’s where the long-range accuracy of a rifle comes in, no matter what caliber it may be, lets use the two most common military (style) rifles as an example, the M-16/AR-15 and AK-47, .223 and 7.62 caliber respectively, if using one of these firearms, you can reliably drop a Zack 200 yards out, wouldn’t that be preferable to dropping a zack in 50 yards or under?
yes, the shotgun has unmatched versatility, slugs, saboted slugs, and varying varieties of shotshells, and should be an essential part of any anti-zombie arsenal, so should the rifle though
Handguns would be used for CQB, and/or to fight your way back to the rifle/shotgun you should have had with you in the first place
a large edged weapon, as well as a crowbar are excellent tools, yes, but using them against zombies means that they are far too close to you, you’re within bite/scratch range, picking them off at a distance (beyond arms length, at least) is better than getting up-close and personal
true, if you have a truck/SUV available, use it, but make sure you keep bikes available (in the bed, strapped to the roof/rack) in the event the vehicle becomes disabled or runs out of fuel
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Neither. If they don’t see me, I am not going to shoot at them at all. Avoiding them is priority one. Last think I need is massive flock of zombies charging at me.
There are just TOO MANY zombies for a sniper rifle to be of any effect. Like pulling weeds. They will just keep popping up. Better to not attract their attention at all unless they see you or are right on you.
Sometimes they run. Some can run fast!
Were we allowed to assume we were carrying other gear? I thought it was more of a “If you only had one item, which would it be” type of thing.
If that’s the case, I’ll just assume I have a trauma medic bag, Claymores, a supply truck of food and fortifications, a mini-gun mounted on said truck. . . etc.
Otherwise you have to assume you have nothing–empty pockets. You agree that a blade would be handy. More handly than a prying device…
Any any place that has lots of supplies–like a warehouse–will have pleanty of tools lying around the place. Bolt cutters, pry bars… everything you need.
Yes.
No.
Simple. You dont. It’s a matter of discipline. You dont attempt to travel anywhere that you can’t do on half a tank (including return trip). Need to go further? Bring extra full gas cans. Equation still applies. You can also position caches of fuel out in your normal sector for emergencies or along oft traveled routes. For emergency use. Its stilly to assume someone will just run out of gas automatically. All it takes is logistics and discipline to keep a vehicle combat effective.
Then you go back to wherever it is you started from (less than a half tank away). You add the traffic information for that bridge to your map overlays. Then you decide if and how you need to bypass that obstacle.
Dont worry, I’ll keep a fully stocked ruck sack in the truck for just such an emergency.
Oh… and guess what else fits in the back of my truck? A dirt bike!!
Bullshit… people like me are the ones who will be repopulating the Earth. So I hope you help keep a lot of hot chicks alive before you finally turn over to the Zombie side. I predict you will come across some random emergency that you can’t quite remember the appropriate, accepted, authored solution to. You will be nose deep, frantically rifling through pages of your zombie guide. "Where is that damn paragraph about flying zombies??? Where is it!!! OMG, it’s coming straight for me!!! Oh, here it is! It says in case of winged mutations, grab a … " [CHOMP CHOMP]
Could be worse. I could be stuck there with naught but a crow bar.
Dont worry bouv. I give you my word that if I ever come across your undead, brain eating self, I will not kill you. I’ll keep you in the medical research lab indefinitely, a la I am Legend.
Oh, and I got a Z+ too.
Lemme try again…
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Shotgun; the general “belief” about shotguns is that “you don’t have to aim”, but at the typical Zombie-killin’ range, the shot cloud has not had much time to expand, so you really DO have to aim,
Bear, when the Zombies rise, the firearms I grab to defend myself will be my Mossberg 500 12-gauge, my 9MM semiauto handgun, my .357 Magnum revolver, a decent long-range rifle (not sure on caliber, .223, 30-06, 30-30, or 7.62) AND my .22’s
even if the .22 cannot penetrate a Zombie skull, it’ll still be useful as a small-game hunting rifle (squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, etc… ), if the .22 DOES penetrate Zack’s skull, it gives me the ability to use up my .22 ammo first, preserving my more powerful ammo stash for more dangerous situations (raiding parties trying to take my supplies and such)
Assuming a headshot is needed to drop a Zack, why waste ammo on useless bodyshots that do nothing to eliminate the undead threat, that’s where the long-range accuracy of a rifle comes in, no matter what caliber it may be, lets use the two most common military (style) rifles as an example, the M-16/AR-15 and AK-47, .223 and 7.62 caliber respectively, if using one of these firearms, you can reliably drop a Zack 200 yards out, wouldn’t that be preferable to dropping a zack in 50 yards or under?
yes, the shotgun has unmatched versatility, slugs, saboted slugs, and varying varieties of shotshells, and should be an essential part of any anti-zombie arsenal, so should the rifle though
Handguns would be used for CQB, and/or to fight your way back to the rifle/shotgun you should have had with you in the first place
a large edged weapon, as well as a crowbar are excellent tools, yes, but using them against zombies means that they are far too close to you, you’re within bite/scratch range, picking them off at a distance (beyond arms length, at least) is better than getting up-close and personal
true, if you have a truck/SUV available, use it, but make sure you keep bikes available (in the bed, strapped to the roof/rack) in the event the vehicle becomes disabled or runs out of fuel
ABCF= Z+ for me.
Although i’d rather get bitten and be done with… I think I can be very calm in such a panic.
How many can say they’d shoot their family members when they get bitten? Or you’d just try to quarantine them?
I got an A. Apparently I am good at surviving because I am emotionally numb.
Gosh, and I thought I was such a nice sympathetic, empathetic girl!
I have no idea why my posts aren’t showing up, but Bouv covered my main points
as far as weaponry goes, I have no problem with powerful firearms, I LOVE shooting my Mossberg 500 12-gauge pump, in fact, I may just grab it next weekend and hit the range to do some trapshooting, maybe sight in my two new toys, a Ruger 10/22 semi, and a Smith and Wesson 9VE 9MM semiauto handgun (i know the .22 is not powerful, and the 9MM is marginally powerful, however, the ammo is very common and easy to find)
If I was in a TSHTF situation, and wasn’t able to “bug in” at home, and had to make a quick selection of firearms to bug out with, I’d be taking my;
Mossberg 500 12-gauge (my heavy-hitter)
S&W 9VE (sidearm)
Ruger 10/22 (small game/varminting)
and some decent mid-to-long-range rifle, not sure what caliber yet… (.223, 7.62, 30-06, 30-30 are all contenders, or maybe just a 9MM Carbine for simplicity sake and common ammo, it’d be nice to only have to carry .22, 9MM, and 12-gauge ammo
I found some rather amusing ballistics videos of firearm calibers vs. a cantaloupe, assuming the bullet/shot cloud can penetrate the skull bones, this is likely what would happen to the brain inside
I especially liked the .357 Magnum and the shotgun clips, Gallagher eat your heart out, the Sledge-O-Matic can’t compete with firearms for sheer pulping efficiency 
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Piffle, I say! A group of zombies with broken femurs are almost infinitely less dangerous than they are with intact femurs. I mean, sure, killing them for the benefit of humankind is all well and good, but first I’ve got to survive, it’s the same reason I chose the katana over the ax.
I’d have to have to have my dream gear on my back before I’d turn up my nose at a few grenades
As far as the katana/crowbar debate, if I had to choose one over the other I’d take the katana.
First off, it can be stored in an over-the-shoulder or waist mounted sheath presenting the handle for rapid use. Rigging something to similarly carry a crowbar would present difficulties. Arguably, either end can be the handle, but the straight end is better suited when using it for a bludgeon and that is the end that would go into a scabbard.
Second, bashy tools can readily be found almost everywhere. A good sword is a bit rarer. Leading to…
Finally, a katana is designed to inflict damage on a person. Even in the hands of the unskilled a katana will do much more damage than the same amount of effort with a bludgeon. And it has greater range, maybe only marginally, but every little bit helps if things have gotten that hairy.
A crowbar must be swung with force to inflict incapacitating injury. A katana can sever tendons with minimal effort. No matter how dead/immune to pain you may be, having your strings cut is going to seriously cramp your style.
Z+
B in everything exept the emotional bit. (which is weird, since I’m a fatt-ish, long-haired weakling)
Word! Ol Zack might try to tell you it’s only a flesh wound, but he ain’t gonna lay no boogie woogie on the king of rock and roll with one foot and no hands. Plus, swinging an ax is WORK, I can scramble brains through an eye, under the chin, or just take the fuckin’ head off all day long
Z+ baby. And that’s even being an out of shape fatass with shoulder-length hair. *And *I would stay with my injured friend and hope they heal fast, though that didn’t hurt my overall emotional score of F. I don’t even know that much about guns. But this was clearly a Brooksian zombie scenario, so I rocked out on my zombie knowledge.
So I’m guessing if you get an emotional score of A, you’ll be looking at a C or lower on the overall score, yes?
Has anyone gotten less than a Z+?
Because maybe a lot of us are fated to be ZombieChow, but the quiz authors are shielding us from that awful knowledge. :eek: