To defend yourself from zombies, like any other predator, you have to arm yourself with lots of training, skills, and mindset with all the available weapons for your survival. For every defensive technique, you need a set of ideal tools to kill zombies. Some might be old and famous tactics, while others can be new and might be your favorite.
1. Long Range weapons: Long range is the most efficient and adventurous way to destroy a zombie horde. In the long-range department, an AR- 15/M4 carbine is the most appropriate and best firing weapon for the job. The advantage of using this weapon is it is very easy to fire and it has a high accuracy rate – good for amateur shooters. There are some drawbacks to this, though. It creates a heavy noise while firing and its ammunition is costly unless you are blessed with heavy reloading supplies or an unlimited ammunition cache. The advantages will outweigh the disadvantages and it will provide you with a finite form of protection.
2. Melee/Medium Range: According to Roger Ma’s book The Zombie Combat Manual, melee weapons are described as weapons which as usually between two and three feet long and used to fight against zombies at a distance of about five to six feet between opponents. Melee range is dangerous due to close proximity. In order to use it to your advantage, you have to be quick and deadly accurate in order to minimize the risk of ending up as zombie food.
So the weapons that are recommended for this range are: the tomahawk, the kukri, and the baseball bat.
Kukri
If you have not heard of a kukri, it is an Indian or Nepalese knife, used by the famous Gurkha fighting force. It is a pretty useful weapon, approximately 18 inches in length and its unique forward blade can produce an extremely effective swing that can result in killer hits.
Tomohawk
The tomahawk or ax is one of the oldest and most famous weapons made by men. Updated versions have included wooden handles and steel heads for better handling and lethal blows. Designs are largely utilitarian. The tomahawk is a cinch to use and you can swing it with ease and manipulate it without any trouble but it needs closer proximity to the adversary. The Ax has longer handles than the tomahawk but if you get too excited and over-commit yourself you might get yourself hurt or lose control of your weapon, ending up defenseless and killed in the process.
Baseball Bat
The baseball bat is a handy weapon as well. It is widely available and it is extremely easy to swing to knock off opponents. It is made of strong materials so there is very little chance of breaking it when hardly connected with zombies. It has the ability to cause major brain damage to them. Aluminum bats are preferred over wood in such situations as aluminum bats do not risk the chance of breaking and bending, unlike wooden bats. Either way, it’s the zombie apocalypse and you don’t get to be choosy – you take what you get.
