Your vehicle?

[Gudmoore]

[Foinikas]

FFS I stressed it: No stupid answers!No tanks,no weird stuff!

Now this is what you get:

[Walker#8]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

FFS I stressed it: No stupid answers!No tanks,no weird stuff

I find it hilarious that you think a tank or other military vehicle is a "stupid or weird" answer. Someone answering the millenium falcon is a "stupid/weird" answer. Using a tactical/fighting vehicle to survive in a post apocalyptic world only makes more sense than running around in say a corvette or a ferrari. You're going to run into highways that are blocked or unpassable in any "normal" vehicle. Having a vehicle built to be able to handle running into and pushing through wrecks like that makes a lot of sense to me. Seeing as how there are countless numbers of retired military in the U.S. you are bound to run into at least on survivor who would know something about the operation/maintenance of those types of vehicles. My family alone has a retired army tank mechanic and an active duty Stryker mechanic in it. So I believe I would be able to keep both types of vehicles running until the supply of diesel runs out and seeing how most people would be running for gasoline power vehicles I don't think it would run out too quickly.

[Foinikas]

Seriously mate,where will the average Joe find a tank and how will he drive/use it?You might be an exception but realistically speaking the vast majority of people will go for jeeps,vans,RVs and small cars :P

[WowMutt]

[WowMutt]

Now a fast car is a good idea

Letting Duck drive is not!

[Walker#8]

^^^^^ Nice I think letting duck drive would be kind of fun to watch

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Seriously mate,where will the average Joe find a tank and how will he drive/use it?You might be an exception but realistically speaking the vast majority of people will go for jeeps,vans,RVs and small cars :P

I don't know what country you live in but in the U.S. as far as where the "average Joe" would find a tank is A: a military base(and in the U.S. there are states that have multiple bases within it's borders) B: In the event of a ZA the military would be called out to combat the hordes of undead attacking, some would turn some would run leaving behind the Tanks, APCs, HumVees and other vehicles driven. Driving a tank takes some getting used to but can be mastered within a few hours(getting used to the T handle controls would be the biggest match), driving a Stryker is pretty much like driving a car gas pedal, brake pedal and steering wheel and the major advantage to either is they are completely self contained no windows that can be broken in too easily leaving occupants safe to drive away and crush any zombies in their path. As far as everyone else grabbing cars, jeeps, vans, RVs, etc. all those run on gasoline leaving the diesel supplies for me and my Tank/APC which runs on a Duramax Diesel and an Allison 6speed Transmission(Which is the same combination installed in most 1 ton General Motors Pickup Trucks So anyone with knowledge working on those in the dealerships would have a leg up on maintenance).

[RoboSheriff]

Mexican tank

[tonyyy123]

badass! ^^^

[Skizoker]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Seriously mate,where will the average Joe find a tank and how will he drive/use it?You might be an exception but realistically speaking the vast majority of people will go for jeeps,vans,RVs and small cars :P

You asked what WE would use.

I would use a tank. I was very good at what I did and I'm sure I could train others to use a tank as well. Yes, getting diesel or jet fuel would be tough, but really if I had a tank I'm quite confident I could take what I wanted. The problem is getting one and getting it stocked with ammo and fuel, but once I had that I believe keeping it resupplied would be possible.

Now, say I had never spent time in the army on tanks then I would go for a large truck. F350 or something similar or an Up-Armored Humvee.

[owner070]

Originally Posted by Devlonir

Leg wounds are near death warrants in the ZA anyway. Doesn't matter what kind of vehicle you use. You will need help from someone else to reliably get away regardless.

Also, really bad leg wounds also cause you to not really be able to drive a car as well. So point invalidated.

Also, many bikes have carriage frames where they can hold someone else in the back. These would be the bikes best suited for the ZA (not the 1000 dollar mountainbikes) So you can help someone injured back to your camp, as well as use it to carry supplies.

The Biggest problem in a Zombie apocalypse is food so
No food= No energy
No Energy= How the fck are you gonna use a bike ??
Bike is useless= You have to walk biggest mistake.
You have a car?= can use it as a mini house.
You have a car?= only press gas you dont need energy for that.
out of gas?= Then your death but its the same for a bike for a bike you need energy for a car gas What's the different ?!?!

[Foinikas]

Oh gee aparently in USA it's raining tanks and there's one in every corner....

[Skizoker]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Oh gee aparently in USA it's raining tanks and there's one in every corner....

Well considering I was stationed at 2 bases in Georgia alone that has tanks I am pretty dang sure I could find one. I currently live less than 50 miles from the nearest base that has tanks.

Most states national guard even has them, but there is no telling how many Texas still has. Thousands I'm sure.

You act like they are rare. For the average person I guess it would appear that way.

[yuz989]

definitely -- delorean dmc-12

take me back to the pre-apocalypse !

[WowMutt]

Originally Posted by Skizoker

Well considering I was stationed at 2 bases in Georgia alone that has tanks I am pretty dang sure I could find one. I currently live less than 50 miles from the nearest base that has tanks.

Most states national guard even has them, but there is no telling how many Texas still has. Thousands I'm sure.

You act like they are rare. For the average person I guess it would appear that way.

I was just looking quickly for a news article I read last week about a huge storage of tanks somewhere in California. It was about how many their were and not being used.. just sitting there.

[Foinikas]

Don't take me wrong,I LOVE TANKS!I'm the guy who loves tanks and not jet fighters,but telling me "i will have a tank in the zombie apocalypse" is like all those kids who go like "OH I WILL HAVE A ROCKET LANCUHER AND I AM GOINAA TAKES MACHINE GUN AND PEW PEW KILL ALL OF THEM".Know what I mean?

[WowMutt]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Don't take me wrong,I LOVE TANKS!I'm the guy who loves tanks and not jet fighters,but telling me "i will have a tank in the zombie apocalypse" is like all those kids who go like "OH I WILL HAVE A ROCKET LANCUHER AND I AM GOINAA TAKES MACHINE GUN AND PEW PEW KILL ALL OF THEM".Know what I mean?

Yea, you're trying to be realistic.. The vast majority to survivors in a ZA would not have access to a tank or other military weapons/vehicles. But there are those who could. I remember watching the show as the group passed by over-run military area's and wonder why no one is grabbing the weapons, or vehicles.

[Love88]

A solar powered hybrid...hopefully by the time the zombie apocalypse comes these will have been invented.

[Walker#8]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Don't take me wrong,I LOVE TANKS!I'm the guy who loves tanks and not jet fighters,but telling me "i will have a tank in the zombie apocalypse" is like all those kids who go like "OH I WILL HAVE A ROCKET LANCUHER AND I AM GOINAA TAKES MACHINE GUN AND PEW PEW KILL ALL OF THEM".Know what I mean?

Don't get me wrong I'm fully understanding as to trying to make people keep it realistic but you've got to take into account the fact that there is the strong possibility that someone with working knowledge of those types of vehicles would not only want to get one but also be in the vicinity to obtain one. With the amount of active duty and retired military in the U.S. the odds get higher(instead of 1 out of 100 you could realistically have 9-12 out of 100).

Originally Posted by WowMutt

Yea, you're trying to be realistic.. The vast majority to survivors in a ZA would not have access to a tank or other military weapons/vehicles. But there are those who could. I remember watching the show as the group passed by over-run military area's and wonder why no one is grabbing the weapons, or vehicles.

I thought the exact thing, an abandoned military post/outpost would be a haven for discarded weapons and ammunition.

[Skizoker]

Originally Posted by Foinikas

Don't take me wrong,I LOVE TANKS!I'm the guy who loves tanks and not jet fighters,but telling me "i will have a tank in the zombie apocalypse" is like all those kids who go like "OH I WILL HAVE A ROCKET LANCUHER AND I AM GOINAA TAKES MACHINE GUN AND PEW PEW KILL ALL OF THEM".Know what I mean?

You are right the average person would not have a clue what to do with a tank. But, I just happen to be someone who spent over 10 years on the M1A1 and does know what to do with a tank.

So, I can't change my answer. That is what type of vehicle I would look for first.

Here is a pic of me and my platoon when we were training to go to Bosnia sometime in 1995.

I'm the 2nd guy above the main gun.



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