• HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    Artillery and bombs can shred/destroy the body, making it hard to move, if there is enough body left to move.

    A .50 to the arm isn’t going to slow a zombie down, but the knee? Kinda hard to walk with one leg. 25mm chain gun is probably going to mist a few bodies.

    Artillery is an area denial weapon. If you have a hoard a couple 105 shells are going to take apart rotten flesh with ease. Mortars are similar and more mobile.

    Mine fields are effective as a way to immobilise and thin the herd.

    Choke points work exceptionally well, and claymores can be rigged at head height.

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      9 hours ago

      Kinda hard to walk with one leg

      Zombies can and do drag themselves, or even worm their way across fields. Until the brain is destroyed, they’re a threat.

      25mm chain gun is probably going to mist a few bodies.

      Sure, but, again, unless you hit the head, they’re still a threat. And meanwhile, you’ve blown through a thousand rounds of ammo.

      Artillery is an area denial weapon.

      You can only deny area when people aren’t willing to charge into it. Zombies aren’t doing massed charges though; each and every zombie is Leroy Jenkins, acting entirely independently, and with zero foresight.

      IMO, the most effective method weapon would be a steam roller, as long as all the mechanical parts and the operator cockpit were completely covered so that a zombie couldn’t damage anything. Like, say, some of the mine removal vehicles. Moving around is going to attract the zombies, and then running them over would eliminate them.

      • HikingVet@lemmy.ca
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        8 hours ago

        Conventional weapons can reduce hoards to manageable amount. And a zombie dragging itself across the ground is much easier to deal with.

        If I saw thousands of zombies, a machine gun is what I want. Aim head at the average head height, and make the barrels smoke. It’s not suppressing fire, it’s crowd management.

        Remember you can spike a zombie on the ground easier than when they are standing. Immobilise, THEN neutralise.

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        IMO, the most effective method weapon would be a steam roller

        The most effective weapon would be a steam roller equipped with a machine gun that fires lightsabers.