"It doesnt necessarily have to be an entire town, although that would be great. I wonder if there would be groups who liiterally just go from town to town and kill alot of zombies just for the heck of it. Of course, scavenging would be required for it, but does any think that plan would work? To take back a town would be the ultimate goal. It would require a large group of organized warriors (not survivors) who would work together.... and previously have raided a military installation."

"Purposely seek out zombies, to kill them. To what end? The resource cost would be high, the risk would be high and the reward would be low. Why do it? What exactly do you envisage here?"

"I think this would be the most resonable way of going about it. traveling into towns and cities and having to fight through tons of zombies would be very hard and dangerous. Setting up a kill zone gives you more advantages."

"Any idea can be considered a "mall ninja" move. A few things could come from making an offensive. For starters it would be good for morale. It would unite survivors, give them more purpose than fleeing with their tails between their legs. In most cases you wont need a belt-fed automatic rifle (really should be the VERY last resort, and remain strictly as a defensive weapon not offensive), and depending on the environment and situation might not even need a vast surplus of supplies either. Its all about strategy and tactics, essentially what OriginalClamuria described was a decent tactic. Using the enemy's numbers against him by bottlenecking zombies and protecting your flank would bring a very good kill ratio. The important thing to do is secure facilities that have been cleared, that way clearing buildings or sections of a location do not get overly redundant. Once an area has been secured and fortified it could be valuable space for crops and other necessities. Consider it like this when being defensive you put yourself in a position of staying on your heels, letting the situation to control you. Where as using some offense will give some since of control and confidence to survive better. Granted as you cannot be defensive all the time, being offensive all the time will leave survivors exposed in advancing and mother nature. Therefore a balance will bring the greatest chances of surviving and reconstruction of society. Also there is a good chance other survival groups are in the area will make recapturing towns and cities even easier, as well re-promote trade in goods and intelligence, this would be a necessary force multiplier later. "