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Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« on: November 09, 2011, 01:54:49 PM »
Because making lists of BT assets never gets old...

Items of note:
1) concern for collateral damage. Don't accidentally gun down your neighbors whilst mowing down waves of infected.  If the splash from your AC20 takesout the last hot girl on the planet you will have nought but your own hot tears to keep you warm at night.
2) Lasers or shells? Tough one.  Lasers offer a high level of target selectivity and you have to appreciate cauterizing the carotid arteries while simultaneously vaporizing a zombie's brain but can you really afford to play around? On the other hand, lining up with quad acs would be highly effective in mowing down wave upon wave of the tidal zombie horde but going back to base for ammo would really leave the surviving populace exposed and at risk.

Ok I'll build a lance off sorts then to address a variety of possible scenarios.
1) Madcat C. 4 fusion fueled flamers that never run out of ammo and light aflame scores of undead.  Granted, these are not very discriminating and I may take out a few civis during the exterminatory process.
2) I have to assume that I'll have zombies crawling all over the C so I'll grab the beam laser Osiris to clean the C off before heading back to base for lunch. The high speed of the osiris and its jump jets should be enough to dislodge even the most pesky hangers-on.
3) beam laser Sulla.   Precision, speed, and a low degree of risk (no flying zombies to my knowledge) make air support a must have in my arsenal.  Additionally I have to account for a probable future that the earth is just not worth saving anymore at which point being able to break from the earth's gravitational pull and find somewhere else to lay my head will probably be necessary. The end.
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 02:18:08 PM »
BA with akimbo chainsaws.

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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 02:34:57 PM »
LOL! Nice thread!


OK, in a zombie appocalypse I would take out the following...

For fun: A Long tom on a hill defended by a team of flamer and AC2 wielding elementls, with a VTOL (RAC5 hawkmoth) spotter/mopper (with a gun cam and enhanced imaging, of course!)

Or maybe just a star of Morrigu B's. Oh yes. It'd be like that scene in Akira where the police deploy lasers against the rioters on the bridge... The BEEZ might be slow, but they would literally do crop circles in a crowd of zombies. Also, running shit over.



For actual survivability/'reality':
I think the XPL-bushie would be a good choice - low ammo dependence but high rate of Anti personnel fire.

The 6 flamer harrasser could be an interesting choice too - very fast and very good at crowd control and scouting. Could react quickly to new zombie developments. Also - who doesnt want to run zombies over with a hovercraft! Alternately the pulse-laser Heph too.

Also think the Awesome-D would be a good choice for a zombie apocalypse in the country, just mow down them zombies from range (also unlimited/fusion powered ammo source) as they wander across the wide open spaces/corn fields....
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 03:30:23 PM »
1) Awesome D (4*LXPLs). Can fight for ever, good precision, good range. Chainfire lasers and get a constant stream of death with low heat.

2) MBL/MPL Raven. Small but fast, unlimited ammo, great sensors would help to find the bastards!

3) Atlas Prime or Atlas D. Ok, some ammo problems, but it won't stay defenceless and by the way, you can crush them with fists! 8)

Sulla A is great. Would take it in the first place, if there is some safe heavens to refuel it and give me some rest.

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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 03:36:41 PM »
A BA with Flamer and Heavy Beam Laser should be good enough, but if I need some mass zombie overkill then the Puma Prime should do.
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2011, 03:42:17 PM »
psssh disco bushy all the way. chain fire that sucker to keep mowing them down FOREVER.  And if they blob rush you, the SSRM can break up the pack.
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2011, 03:45:08 PM »
I'd take the APC. Unlimited ammo ftw.

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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2011, 03:49:03 PM »
1.) Bushy C. It has everything you need for a zombie apocalypse. LRMs can be loaded with frag missiles for long-range-zombie-mass-murdering, MGs for your average group of undead, and 2 large lasers whenever you have to fight them with precision.

2.) Osiris Prime for high speed zombie response action.

3.) BA with BearAC for when the zombies are hidig where you can't get them with a mech.
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2011, 04:19:43 PM »
Too many variables to give definite answers.

Please define the extent of zombie apocalypse. On a far-off colony world (population few millions at most if even that) or heavily populated industrial world (population > 10 billion)?

Does one have access to ammunition and fuel, ie. are the factories still operating or do we have dropship support? Assuming no support is forthcoming, and a sizable zombie population, it's going to be just like Tukayyid but a million times worse, so ammo-based weapons are essentially worthless after the first few engagements.

Does this affect people or animals too? Are people zombies "normal" or do they get some weird mutant/PSI abilities in the style of Left 4 Dead and Dead Island? For a human zombie, anything beyond flamer or SPL/SXPL is gross overkill, but for a "tank" or an elephant zombie I might want to have something beefier, for an off-world T-Rex zombie equivalent something beefier still.

Elementals... well, a zombie apocalypse will certainly put the durability of the BA to a test. Also, does BA run with a battery or miniature reactor (I've forgotten, shame on me)? If on battery, well, good luck to you when you run out of juice in the middle of a zombie horde...

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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2011, 04:26:55 PM »
1) Loki A - the wildcard. An odd choice I know, but think of it this way. 2 Large beam lasers with souped up clan goodness for cutting through hordes of undead, destroying barricades, digging massed graves and dealing with pesky government forces.

2UAC5's, when sometimes you just have too many zombies for those lasers to cope with, you need some 480RPM exploding corposes Autocannon goodnes. Worried about a horde? no problem, cut it apart in seconds. Worried about a super zombie? no problem, nothing is going to survive being hit be a couple of UAC5 rounds and not get ripped apart. 2 tons of free ammo means 1600 rounds per gun. Whats not to like?

Finally, 2 Machineguns for backup weaponry, when you just don't feel like wasting the effort/resources of using your larger weapons, and an LRM15 for some long range area bombardment. (need to infiltrate and over run army base for supplies? no problem, smoother the area in firey death first). Also, coupled with 86kph on land (faster than any zombie!), and a Beagle Active Probe (for locating survivors, food stashes, and anything else an advanced sensor package might be able to pick up in a zombie apocolypse)

Whats not to like?


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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2011, 04:56:36 PM »
FBomb Shiva

What? >:|

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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2011, 04:59:32 PM »
Harasser D - What doesn't get burned to death will get run over.

>Implying I give a fapp about collateral damage
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2011, 05:37:28 PM »
FBomb Shiva

What? >:|

hah so true, any ASF since they're aero/SPACE fighters. just fly the hell away and hope there's a jump ship in system if they're SPACE ZOMBIES.
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2011, 08:42:17 PM »
Bushy prime:

Large Laser for tank/big thing/mass of headshots

UAC-10 for boom boom in mobs/tank/big things

Twin MG's for little shits/mobs

Twin LRM5's for long range bombardment (cuz seriously, the pain of even just 10 lrm's on unarmored targets is BIG)

in summary enough boom boom to blow shit up, one unlimited ammo weapon, and backups. plus its a bushy, things built to last, and fast too.

oh and its easy on the collateral, laser has no splash. everything else tho...
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Re: Top 3MWLL assets 4A zombie apocalypse
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2011, 09:50:44 PM »
I'm thinking APC with a plow.