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It could be your neighbour…
“Huh? What do zombies have to do with tactics?” I hear you scream.
The correct answer is, “Quite a lot.” So read on and be enlightened.
Most of us enjoy a good zombie flick. Hordes of the undead sweeping forwards in a never ending tide. Small groups of survivors trying to hold out in a variety of locations, each looking for that safe, zombie-free zone.
If a bacterial or viral agent was accidentally released tomorrow – just like in the movie 28 Days LaterImage may be NSFW.
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– resulting in a plague of zombies, how would you survive?
Oh, you think this mental exercise should be classed as an “It could never happen?”. Really, well I would think again if I were you.
Take stock of your terrain
Take a look around your house or apartment. What are the entrance points for a zombie attack? How much food supplies do you have? What makeshift weapons could you cobble together? How many are in your household and is this number adequate to defend the property? What changes would you make and how would you achieve them?
Remember, your mission is to survive, time is limited, terrain equals your home, troops means your family, and the enemy is a horde of brain eating zombies waiting to get in.
If you need to move out, where do you go? Who do you take with you? How will you gain supplies?
These exercises are similar to what a guerrilla commander would consider when conducting operations. In fact, if you prefer, you can replace the zombies with an invading enemy – like in the movie Red DawnImage may be NSFW.
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. But be advised, thinking opponents, rather than the mindless undead, make it much harder.
Who would you recruit?
How would you organize your group? What roles would you give family members and friends? How will establish a chain of command? Who has essential skills that you will need to survive? Do you have a medic? Do you have an offensive specialist? What about recon?
This is an excellent tactical exercise that you can conduct in idle moments. When you get bored with it, assume the outbreak occurs when you are at work or school. That should bring up a host of new tactical considerations that should keep you busy for weeks.
And if you really want to get into the nitty-gritty of zombie survival. I recommend the Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks. It is a fascinating, funny, yet eerily frightening read that will have you locking all your doors at night and sleeping with a baseball bat under the bed – just in case Mr Jones from next door turns in to the living dead.
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