Speed
Posted 10-26-2009 at 10:20 AM by Baraka_Guru
The “walking” dead tend to move at a slouch or limp. Even without injuries or advanced decomposition, their lack of coordination makes for an unsteady stride. Speed is mainly determined by leg length. Taller ghouls have longer strides than their shorter counterparts. Zombies appear to be incapable of running. The fastest have been observed to move at a rate of barely one step per 1.5 seconds. Again, as with strength, the dead’s advantage over the living is their tirelessness. Humans who believe they have outrun their undead pursuers might do well to remember the story of the tortoise and the hare, adding, of course, that in this instance the hare stands a good chance of being eaten alive.
--From Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide: complete protection from the living dead
--From Max Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide: complete protection from the living dead
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Heh, I've got that book on the shelf behind me. It's next to a 5-34 (Combat Engineer Field Data Field Manual) and a 3-05.70 (Survival Field Manual). If you like useful stuff, those two FMs are where it's at, bro.Posted 10-26-2009 at 10:32 AM by Plan9
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Zombieland zombies are fast.Posted 10-26-2009 at 11:37 AM by PonyPotato
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Don't be silly; Zombieland is fiction....Posted 10-26-2009 at 05:38 PM by Baraka_Guru
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Fast or slow... meh. The fact that they don't sleep, don't suffer from low morale, and can take an immense amount of punishment before dropping (head shot? dismemberment?) is the real hurdle in a zombie apocalypse survival situation.
I'm ready, Baraka. Just swing by when you see the first signs of braineaters.Posted 10-26-2009 at 06:01 PM by Plan9
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You'll have to teach me how to shoot. For now, I'm relying on my instinctive melee options.Posted 10-26-2009 at 07:29 PM by Baraka_Guru
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Have you also read World War Z, also by Max Brooks? Well worth the time. Also, Max is Mel's son.Posted 10-27-2009 at 07:20 AM by Redlemon
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