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-Kle.
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PSA: Dont use chainsaws when fighting zombies. They are noisy, heavy, and require gas. They are too much trouble.
The more you know.
08/19/09
Or pistols. Or semi-automatic small caliber weapons.
The ONLY reliable zombie killing weapons are:
1) Shotguns (pump or semi-auto - preferably the latter) loaded with 00 buckshot or slugs. The only bitch of the matter is ammo is large, cumbersome, and your average shotgun has a 6-8 round capacity.
2) Fully automatic high caliber rifles - preferably with some sort of grenade launcher/attachment.
4) Grenades, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, or any mobile high explosive device.
In your average attack scenario, the human body becomes so flushed with adrenaline that your fine motor skills are completely shot. If you doubt me - hit a punching bag nonstop for 2 min and throw in 50 pushups to finish it off. You won't even be able to tie your shoes thanks to the adrenalin dump.
Semi-auto small caliber weapons rely on accuracy and shot placement. Try reliably smoking a zombie from 50 meters with shaky hands and an erratic heartbeat.
You're fucked.
The only real solution is weapons that deal large amounts of damage and don't require you to be incredibly accurate.
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What you really need is accuracy. A rifle with a small caliber that you can fire well and you can reasonably get ammo for is all that is necessary.
08/19/09
Agreed. But the hopefully it never comes to close quarters.
08/19/09
My personal weapon of choice for a zombie invasion would be a katana or a halberd - strong, durable, can take the head clean off and doesn’t run out of gas/ammunition. I’d most like to use the weapon described in World War Z which was designed to fight zombies, but unfortunately it’s not real. Then again, neither are zombies. I’m not sure whether that’s a fortunate or an unfortunate.
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"The only real solution is weapons that deal large amounts of damage and don't require you to be incredibly accurate."
True. Airport snowblowers come to mind.
-Kle.
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One day, I want to be a respected member of the Doctorate Illuminati whose sole contributions to science deal with what we term Fringe Science.
Which begs the question, could we call this Dr. Steven C. Schlozman a Mad Scientist?
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Uh, I think she was like freakin' NINE in the movie?