All right, first off, let me start off by saying that off all the things I would want to have discussed in a military forum (filled with professional soldiers, no less), zombies would probably be the most cheesy and irrelevant. I will probably sound pretty stupid discussing a fictional enemy in a board of professionals but I still would like to see what everyone thinks.
And to the moderators: if this is in the wrong forum, by all means move/lock it.
I had read World War Z, and it described the American military failing to stop the bulk of the New York City infection in the Battle of Yonkers, at the height of the Great Panic. The blame is put on Cold War-era tactics, insufficient ammo (as they thought they were going to win relatively easily), and the fact that zombies are, well, zombies. They can only die when their brain is obliterated.
(Bear in mind I am considering the "slow" zombies the "realistic" ones because of the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z depict Zack in the most realistic fashion: emotionless, uncaring, untiring, and not just craving brains.)
Normally, when an explosion goes off next to you, all the bodily fluids in you just explode like a balloon. This doesn't happen with Zack because their blood is too thick. Sudden Nerve Trauma (SNT), where the trauma of the explosion is so great that your organs, your brain, all of it just shuts down "like God flickin' your lifeswitch". This doesn't happen with Zack, considering they're already dead. So in essence, the only effect explosions (RPG rounds, tank rounds, artillery) have on zombies is the sheer magnitude of the blast. A direct artillery round would have almost zero effect on a swarm of them because they're all shielding each other from the blast. Sure, some might be torn apart, but they're still a threat if their brain is intact.
The few things humans have an advantage over Zack is that we're smarter and faster. Ignorance is the undead's greatest ally, knowledge its greatest enemy. Yet they cannot feel any emotions of any kind. They do not tire, do not starve, suffocate, rely on any of their senses. They have no chain of command, no leader to assassinate, no industry to cripple. They don't have to be fed, watered. They don't feel the effects of low or high morale.
In essence: how do you think the military (any country) would react to zombie outbreaks across the planet? Would they fail, would they win, would they adapt in time? This virus, Solanum, cannot be cured except for a bullet through the head. It is 100% fatal. I don't expect many of you to take this seriously, but I would appreciate serious answers. If you want, view my answer as: how would the world's militaries deal with an incredibly dangerous viral threat that wasn't curable through medical means?
Like I said above, I suppose I have a lot of guts bringing up zombies in a forum like this, and I won't be surprised if I'm harshly bombarded by insults and/or reprimands. But if you've gotten this far into the post and you haven't already shaken your head in disapproval or disgust and you're at least mildly interested:
World War Z - Zombiepedia That article describes World War Z in a nutshell, and
Battle of Yonkers - Zombiepedia
describes the Battle of Yonkers.
And to the moderators: if this is in the wrong forum, by all means move/lock it.
I had read World War Z, and it described the American military failing to stop the bulk of the New York City infection in the Battle of Yonkers, at the height of the Great Panic. The blame is put on Cold War-era tactics, insufficient ammo (as they thought they were going to win relatively easily), and the fact that zombies are, well, zombies. They can only die when their brain is obliterated.
(Bear in mind I am considering the "slow" zombies the "realistic" ones because of the Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z depict Zack in the most realistic fashion: emotionless, uncaring, untiring, and not just craving brains.)
Normally, when an explosion goes off next to you, all the bodily fluids in you just explode like a balloon. This doesn't happen with Zack because their blood is too thick. Sudden Nerve Trauma (SNT), where the trauma of the explosion is so great that your organs, your brain, all of it just shuts down "like God flickin' your lifeswitch". This doesn't happen with Zack, considering they're already dead. So in essence, the only effect explosions (RPG rounds, tank rounds, artillery) have on zombies is the sheer magnitude of the blast. A direct artillery round would have almost zero effect on a swarm of them because they're all shielding each other from the blast. Sure, some might be torn apart, but they're still a threat if their brain is intact.
The few things humans have an advantage over Zack is that we're smarter and faster. Ignorance is the undead's greatest ally, knowledge its greatest enemy. Yet they cannot feel any emotions of any kind. They do not tire, do not starve, suffocate, rely on any of their senses. They have no chain of command, no leader to assassinate, no industry to cripple. They don't have to be fed, watered. They don't feel the effects of low or high morale.
In essence: how do you think the military (any country) would react to zombie outbreaks across the planet? Would they fail, would they win, would they adapt in time? This virus, Solanum, cannot be cured except for a bullet through the head. It is 100% fatal. I don't expect many of you to take this seriously, but I would appreciate serious answers. If you want, view my answer as: how would the world's militaries deal with an incredibly dangerous viral threat that wasn't curable through medical means?
Like I said above, I suppose I have a lot of guts bringing up zombies in a forum like this, and I won't be surprised if I'm harshly bombarded by insults and/or reprimands. But if you've gotten this far into the post and you haven't already shaken your head in disapproval or disgust and you're at least mildly interested:
World War Z - Zombiepedia That article describes World War Z in a nutshell, and
Battle of Yonkers - Zombiepedia
describes the Battle of Yonkers.
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