"heres the scenario:

you and your family is holed up in a single story 3 bedroom house with attached garage. there is empty lots (undeveloped) on both side with pine trees and an empty wooded lot across the street its about 3 acres big.

you are expecting bandits to come F-up your sh*t. you have the only weapon in your house. do you:

A. hole up in the house with your family and fight off the bandits
B. hide out across the street, to fight off the bandits
C. hide out in the empty lots next door to fight off the bandits.

I personally like option B because it draws the bandits fire away from my family/home and towards a vacant lot. but i would also be responsible if my shots hit my family/home.

what do you think?"

"Can't you just run away and avoid any unncessecary casualties?"

"First question I have, what type of weapon, and how many rounds do I have?

Second question, do I have any knowledge on how these bandits are armed?

Third question, in the wooded lot across the street, is there any natural chokepoints or barriers, besides the trees?"

"A few more questions.

Are there any Z's around that I can make use of?

Is there any vehicles and building materials in the garage?

How long do I have before I expect these bandits to hit?

Final question, how many bandits are attacking, and are they dumbarses (charge in) or do they make some attempt at planning?

I apologize if these questions seem rather harsh, but If I want to make a decision, I need a little more info, than what was originally given."

"in the real world running is usually the best option, but sometime staying put and fighting is the best thing to do

but this isnt the real world. its a fictional scenario where i have set the conditions for a question to be answered/discussed.

so in this scenario staying and fighting is the only option, and it doesnt matter why i know that they are coming.

it is a question of defending your home/hideout/fortress that needs to be addressed. i figured you would see where i was coming from."

"heres the scenario:

you and your family is holed up in a single story 3 bedroom house with attached garage. there is empty lots (undeveloped) on both side with pine trees and an empty wooded lot across the street its about 3 acres big.

you are expecting bandits to come F-up your sh*t. you have the only weapon in your house. do you:

A. hole up in the house with your family and fight off the bandits
B. hide out across the street, to fight off the bandits
C. hide out in the empty lots next door to fight off the bandits.

I personally like option B because it draws the bandits fire away from my family/home and towards a vacant lot. but i would also be responsible if my shots hit my family/home.

what do you think?"

"

so just because you wear a uniform you know all about tactical?"

"Need more info.

1) What does the area look like (I have a sneaking suspicion the author is less than prepared to give enough details for my liking)?
2) What is the weather like?
3) What time of day is it, and how long do I think I have?
4) What else is in the area? Stores, neighbors, construction sites, etc?
5) If I magically "know" they are coming, I must also have a magical estimate of how many there are, how they are equipped, last known location/time/direction of travel, etc. I would have a very general idea of their level of training just by observing their movement for a few seconds.
6) Who all do I have with me? Just my wife? Or distant relatives?
7) Is there anything inside I honestly cannot live without? Why wouldn't we just leave and let them have it?

I can make better decisions than the ones listed above, and I can make them quickly. I cannot, however, do this without sufficient information.

The author has neatly pigeon-holed me into one of his choices without sufficient explanation as to how I would have arrived at those decisions.

The entire idea of it rubs me in all the wrong ways. "