crabra comander
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Zombies are real
Small rant about "The Walking Dead" - spoilers
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EyeofSauron
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i prefer to think that zombies like in 28 days later are totally possible. all it needs is a virus to block out certain parts of the brain to only leave the feeding part active. not saying that its gonna happen, but i dont doubt that that would be possible. heck, for what i know, someone might be working on stuff like that for chemical warfare
hell there allready is a minor form of this in the rabies virus on animals. making them agressive and contagious via bites
i prefer to rather be safe than sorry
hell there allready is a minor form of this in the rabies virus on animals. making them agressive and contagious via bites
i prefer to rather be safe than sorry
Gigatron
Sr Member
There must be something in the water, in Maryland. Just one more reason not to go there
:lol-Fred
CB2001
Master Member
There are no zombies in 28 Days Later. They are only people infected by a virus. By definition, a zombie is a re-animated corpse. Saying the infected in 28 Days Later are zombies is like saying that Terminators are Battlebots. The infected in 28 Days Later are similar to The Family from The Omega Man (they are infected with a virus. In the Family's cause, it leaves them unable to be out in the sun, but you don't call them vampires). If they are re-animated corpses, then they're zombies. If they're victims of a virus that's ups the level of rage, they're infected.
epilepticsquirl
Sr Member
Real or not it's fun to talk about our preparedness strategies. Besides, if the CDC has an official zombie page:
CDC - Blogs - Public Health Matters Blog – Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
Kind of makes ya wonder...
(and yes I know the real reason why they posted that)
Depending on the type of ammunition you're running you might get a kill at a 100 yards. However this is extremely dependent on the operators knowledge of his weapon and finding that perfect match to his/her rifle. So a TV survivor would be perfect! :lol
As for the toe tags, I remember a guy whose drunk buddy thought it'd be funny to tag him with his rifle while squirrel hunting. He had the mentality that a .22 couldn't hurt anybody. dumba@@...
Also, wasn't Carl's revolver a .22? I didn't pay attention but it'd make sense for the little guy to carry one.
CDC - Blogs - Public Health Matters Blog – Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
Kind of makes ya wonder...
(and yes I know the real reason why they posted that)
Depending on the type of ammunition you're running you might get a kill at a 100 yards. However this is extremely dependent on the operators knowledge of his weapon and finding that perfect match to his/her rifle. So a TV survivor would be perfect! :lol
As for the toe tags, I remember a guy whose drunk buddy thought it'd be funny to tag him with his rifle while squirrel hunting. He had the mentality that a .22 couldn't hurt anybody. dumba@@...
Also, wasn't Carl's revolver a .22? I didn't pay attention but it'd make sense for the little guy to carry one.
CB2001
Master Member
Okay then. According to the IMFD, there hasn't been one .22 caliber handgun that has shown up in the show, but there may be one that'll eventually show up. Honestly, I'm surprised we haven't seen someone with a slingshot and steel ball barrings as a means of killing zombies, yet.
Scareb
Sr Member
The infected in 28 days later also don't feed. They died out mostly from starvation.
The only way i'd go to my base and get weapons is if I really needed them and I thought it was abandoned. I don't see soldiers giving civilians weapons as they'd want to keep them for defense. If it was abandoned, I'd probably grab a m4/M16 with a M203 and an M249. M60 is unconventional as its a heavy *******, especially with a full box. I can operate easy with a SAW and a few boxes. Even Moreso with a rifle.
Right now I have a Sig P226 with a few boxes of ammo so I'd be alright. I need to buy a few more magazines though.
The only way i'd go to my base and get weapons is if I really needed them and I thought it was abandoned. I don't see soldiers giving civilians weapons as they'd want to keep them for defense. If it was abandoned, I'd probably grab a m4/M16 with a M203 and an M249. M60 is unconventional as its a heavy *******, especially with a full box. I can operate easy with a SAW and a few boxes. Even Moreso with a rifle.
Right now I have a Sig P226 with a few boxes of ammo so I'd be alright. I need to buy a few more magazines though.
JediG60racer
Sr Member
You've been watching Matt and West versus the Zombie Apocalypse, haven't you.
Matt and Wes vs the Zombie Apocalypse Episode 1: A Zombie By Any Other Name - YouTube
CB2001
Master Member
Nope. I've just been watching the movies, reading books and playing video games enough to know the difference. Not to mention that Danny Boyle himself has stated that the Infected in 28 Days Later are not zombies in many interviews.
Aint that the truth. Those things are tricky. Saw a gunner put a round into the berm right outside out main gate in Iraq because he missed a step clearing it.
Riceball
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Tanks, esp. an M1 Abrams, yes but not necessarily other vehicles although many aren't exactly fuel efficient either but many aren't any worse than some full sized SUVs out there. And while they may break down just like any civilian vehicle if I could figure out how to start and operate something like an LAV or Stryker I would, with them I'd have something that may be no better or worse in reliability and fuel efficiency than some civilian vehicles but I can haul a lot more and their size, weight, and armor means I'm pretty much zombie proof inside of one.
Riceball
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Like I said before, getting on to a military base depends all on the type of base, where it sits, and how its laid out. A base like Camp Pendleton or 29 Palms in CA are bases that you could get on quite easily in a zombie apocalypse type situation since both have extensive training grounds around the outside perimeters of them, nice and far away from where main base housing is. This is especially true of 29 Palms where the base is mostly empty desert surrounded by more empty desert and I'm pretty certain that most of the stuff that you'd want off of a military base like 29 Palms are relatively near the training grounds and not in the middle of the areas where a lot of the people are. Of course if the outbreak occurred in the middle of a large training exercise then I'll admit that your odds of successfully getting on to a military base wouldn't all that great, that is unless you happen upon the base a decent time after and the uninfected troops killed off all of the zombies nearby and left what weapons and vehicles they couldn't carry or drive off behind.
Scareb
Sr Member
Yeah man, we don't have many up here in Canadaland but I was shown a demonstration. The loading and readying of the weapon would be right over a civi's head. ND's all around.
I think the only weapon I'd possibly feel alright around in a civilians hands is the C7/C8's and that's just because anyone can own one. I'd love to see a civi run up to a C9 or a C6 and attempt to load and ready it to use against a herd of zombies coming a them.
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Riceball
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Any crew served weapon would prove to be tricky to just about anybody but current or recently discharged military and even then that would apply to primarily Army & Marines in the combat arms MOSs and mainly infantry at that. Take me for instance, I was in the Marines way back when and was trained on the M2, Mk19, M249, & M240 and aside from how to pull the trigger I don't remember any of my training, of course it didn't help that I rarely touched them after boot camp and MCT. But I definitely agree that the Mk. 10 is kind of a tricky beast to use and very tricky to field strip and heavy as hell to boot.
Anyone watch this show and thing "that's nuts", "are you stupid", "I sure as heck wouldn't do things this way"? That RV of their is the first thing that makes me (and most folks) shake my head. Then again i'm in a rural area so it would take zombies a while to get to you if you head into an area with little around it.
Riceball
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I think it's nuts how they just Carl wander around like he does, I know that kids can be a bit hard to keep an eye on at times but Carl is old enough that when you tell him to stay put or don't wander more than a few feet from where he is he should understand, if he doesn't then I'd put him on a leash so that he doesn't go wandering off unexpectedly. He probably wouldn't like it but I think that he'd like becoming a walker even less.
I'm not a fan of kids in movies, shows, or real life so i'd probably give him one warning and then let the zombies eat him. Seriously he constantly puts the group at risk having to go find him. I know it sounds cold but in a situation like that, or anything bad one, you get one warning and then you're out of luck even if you're a family member.
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