I had thought about fatigue, but at the time I didn't really have a solution... now I might. As a modification to the katana, it would be attached to an exoskeleton.

as for getting surrounded, you'd be able to hack a path forward... maybe I could attach something else to the exoskeleton.

Not technically a water gun, but a high power steam/water hose. It avoids the fuel/ammo problem of the flame thrower, as it can be hooked into a water line in the mall, and the physical prowess needed to cleave 1000 zombies with a katana. The pump/boiler required is about 1.5/1.5/3 feet, (or a little bigger) , so it's a bit large, have to have wheels on it. However it can spray a narrow spray of boiling water with 3000 to 10000 pounds of pressure, which can be used to cut cement or the sides of oil tanks. It's normally attached to a steam truck, but i'm assuming they can be detached.

A few more questions about the scenario.

1) Am I making my stand outside?
It would certainly be easier to set up the main perimeter inside the mall. Have all the kids/others retreat to a higher floor, while you fight the zombies as they file in though a set of doors. Waves of 3 or 4 zombies are a lot easier to handle than a horde, and that would bring the added bonus of each dead zombie adding to the ever-growing pile of corpses they'd have to climb over to get to you.

2) Zombies usually only come out at night, so what kind of light sources are around?
Depending on what light sources are available, you could likely set up a barricade with just floodlights or very strong flashlights (1M candle power flashlights are incredibly bright).

3) Does this mall have a gas station in the parking lot?
If you could get some of the zombies near the fuel tanks, that would be an easy way to get rid of a lot of them. Shoot the fuel tanks.

And if all else fails, feed them Mentos and Diet Coke.

Hello and welcome to the Photics Forums. Your choice of weapons is quite creative, but would it work?

I see two issues... Mobility and Range. I'm not too familiar with high pressure water systems. I've seen the sides of buildings be scrubbed clean with concentrated streams of water, but I wasn't aware that you could cut through metal with water. How close do you have to be to make a cut? If it's less than a foot away, I'd be concerned about fighting a melee battle with such a system.

The other concern is range. The weapon would be tethered to a water supply. What if the zombies went around the other side of the mall? Could you chase them? What if a zombie gets behind you and steps on your hose?

But wow, it's an interesting idea. Assuming that the water pressure stays constant, you'd have virtually no ammunition problems. You could attack the zombies without worrying about reloading. If the weapon had range, it would work a lot like a flamethrower, without the risk of self-combustion. I wouldn't want to be surrounded by 20 burning zombies.

Yes, you can move inside and use the mall as a defense.

That's an interesting tactic and a good strategy. You're not just going for the kill. You're considering defense. Imagine your typical New Jersey mall. There's nightime lighting in the parking lot. The stores and the mall have basic lighting. Some of the lighting is not working properly. In the parking lot, poles have been knocked down. In the mall, some of the lighting has been smashed by looters.

That's a good idea, but unfortunately no. The nearest gas station is across the street, from the other end of the parking lot.

Ha, that's funny!

But overall, that's a good change in tactics. You're thinking about using the environment as part of your plan. If there are any cars left in the parking lot, you could use them for offense and defense. I didn't consider that when I first imagined this scenario, but that could be a fatal mistake.

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I'd have to say that a simple .22 claiber rifle would have to do it. The rounds are so small they can easily fit about 2,000 rounds into a backpack. A shot from a .22 can easily penetrate the brain and destroy the brain effectively killing the zombie. I'm also going to assume that I'm not a fool and that I already have a combat knife somewhere on my person, possibly even a trench spike. I may possibly even have a side arm.

This is interesting. Could a sniper stop 1,000 zombies? A 50% hit rate leaves a good margin of error, and I also like the mobility from the lighter ammuntion, but we're looking at a lot of shots. It's dark at night. What kind of rifle would be used? If each shot had to be manually loaded, I'm concerned about fatigue and speed. Could a sniper keep up with the zombies?

These zombies are slow, so they're easy targets. I think it's a conventional and elegant way to eliminate the threat. Yet, not everyone could do it. There's a certain degree of skill involved. How far away would you hide?

Here's something disturbing. I like to check out the Photics.com traffic reports. It's something that I do on almost daily basis. Yet, I'm surprised by the amount of traffic from web searches that are related to this thread. I pulled the top 10 search terms, with the word zombie, since this thread was started...

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These are just the top 10. The list continues. I started this thread as a way to start some friendly and fun discussion, with a focus on tactics and imagination. I wasn't expecting people to use Google to find it. These searches didn't just originate from the United States. There was Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Findland... is there some sort of global zombie threat that I'm not aware of?

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Don't you have a zombie plan? - http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/archive/episode.php?id=226

Mine involves stocking up on grenades, and taking some Taliban hostage for the zombies to get to first.

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