Zombies! What are you going to do when...

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Yeah, definitely keep the horse, it's a long term investment. In the short term you have to prepare for the long term.
I think there would be more 'road warrior'-esque gangs than you'd think, and eventually they would move over to horses too, and eventually back down to swords and bows until communities have re-established themselves enough to start getting things working again.
Winter is also going to be a big factor. I'd say the first few winters post-event will be a fair bit colder than usual because of all the smoke and dust in the atmosphere from the fires burning out of control. Particularly in things like oil refineries and the like.

Which brings me to another question...

What would happen to the nuclear power stations?

Scram down and hope nobody tries to mess with the stuff inside?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Scram down and hope nobody tries to mess with the stuff inside?

One can only hope that would be the case. Scram down and lock up tight.

Over time though...you're going to have problems though, surely? Structural collapse due to age?

[Raptor1]

Yes, that is true. I don't think a meltdown is much of a danger, but eventually there might be a chance of leaks developing in some of these structures that will make the surrounding area a hazard zone.

This probably wouldn't happen when the zombies are around though, just another hazard of the post-apocalyptic world.

[DarkFish]

I'd take a horse anyway.
A horse has got a few disadvantages yeah:
- Slow compared to a car
- Little protection from zombies

...but don't forget a horse has got some major advantages too:
- Much more agile than any motorized vehicle
- Suitable for all terrains, you can easily ride throuh the woods with no need to stick to roads/paths
- Doesn't need fuel
- Easy to use melee weapons while moving
- Not easily stoppable, you can sneak through small openings, or jump over road blocks etc.
- Still much faster than a zombie can ever hope to run

What I'd take:
Transportation: Horse
Item of value: Mjöllnir amulet (for all you non-heathens, that's Thor's warhammer)
Luxury item: Beer
Melee weapon: Battleaxe
Long range weapon: Huh? Who needs long range weapons anyway? I'm just gonna take a shortsword as 2nd weapon
What I'd do: Exploit my horse's advantages by moving through forests and open fields as much as possible. Then try to find some place still under human control.



EDIT: okay, now why the hell did the word "r o a d b l o c k s" get auto-censored?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by DarkFish

EDIT: okay, now why the hell did the word "r o a d b l o c k s" get auto-censored?

Take the r and o away and you get something that if you use on this site denies Neal financial support

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by DarkFish

Long range weapon: Huh? Who needs long range weapons anyway? I'm just gonna take a shortsword as 2nd weapon

Because zombies bite, which infects you and turns you into a zombie. Ranged weapons are the safest way to deal with them.

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Take the r and o away and you get something that if you use on this site denies Neal financial support

ah that makes sense

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Because zombies bite, which infects you and turns you into a zombie. Ranged weapons are the safest way to deal with them.

yes, but one thing you need for ranged weapons is range. Imagine yourself surrounded by a horde of zombies and all you have is a sniper rifle. You won't last long.
Assault rifles or LMGs might be useful too, but these need to be reloaded every once in a while. Which gives the zombies the time to close in.
Besides, try accurately aiming a gun while on a horse. I'm pretty sure you won't be hugely successful.
My main tactic would be to outrun the zombies and keep distance. I'm not planning to go zombie hunting. If I somehow get surrounded/ambushed I can use my melee weapons to cut myself a way through the enemy horde.

[Raptor1]

If you're surrounded with a melee weapon and a horse, you are dead.

Melee weapons are next to useless against zombies because they're much more resiliant than you (For the same reasons they are so resistant to weapons without much stopping power), while the chances of you being infected and promptly dying and becoming another target for the rest of us is high enough.

[Fr8monkey]

At least North Carolina is being proactive about it...

[Task Force]

lets hope no dummys go into the Nuke station and thinks. "press all the buttons!"