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Braydonn |
Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 2:11 AM EST
| Post edited: Feb 8 2012, 2:14 AM EST
SO HERE IT IS!It's been almost 3 months since the outbreak began and you and your companions (If you have any) have decided to try to join forces with a local group who occupy your local shopping mall! The group consists of 10 men, 11 women and 4 children, they are a relatively well armed group. They've reinforced the doors and windows to be able to withstand 10 maybe 20 zombies at most. The shopping mall doesn't attract much attention to zombies. On your way to the main door you only come across one walker, you quickly dispatch of it and continue moving. Once you reach the main gates, a voice shouts, "What do you want?" Puzzled by where the voice came from you step back and look around, to notice that there is one man guarding the entrance from the roof. You tell the man of your willingness to join up with the group. After a long discussion they decide to let you in on one condition, you must have your weapons taken off of you for 12 hours (1 rifle of your choice, 1 sidearm of your choice, 1 melee weapon of you choice). You agree to this condition and get let in. Once inside you and your companions settle down in the sporting store and rest for the night. In the morning you get a terrifying wake up by the sounds of alarms! You quickly rush to see what the issue is to find out a child has been mucking around in the control room and set off all of the alarms in the entire mall! One of the men hands back you and your companions weapons. Only 20 minutes later you get word from the watch guard that a horde of over 80 zombies have heard the alarms and are storming the gates! Knowing that the doors and windows will not defend against such a large horde, what is your plan to survive this zombie siege? The scenario is only limited by what supplies and stores are located in your local mall. What is your choice of rifle, sidearm and melee weapon of your choice? If you need anymore information just tell me! Do you find this valuable?
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Scenario time!
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toxic_shock |
1. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 2:36 AM EST
Since I would go nowhere near the mall, as there are oodles of wiser places to go, I'll sit this one out.
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moonshade13 |
2. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 1:29 PM EST
1) Very, very doubtful I would be going to a mall even after 3 months. Most probible they would have been looted out or overrun.2) IF... And that is a BIG IF ... I did go to one &. Found it occupied, I would have left the moment the occupants demanded we relinquish our weapons. Even for 12 hours... Not gonna happen. So, I can't continue with this scenario. 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
Zee-Man |
3. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 3:44 PM EST
Im of the same opinion. Not going to a mall, even after 3 months. Especially after 3 months. I wont be surrendering weapons, although I would consent to a quarantine period. Were this any other stronghold: I would wonder how long they have been there already. The entry points can only repel up to 20 zeds, so either the inhabitants have only been there for a few days or they are too stupid to live. OR - Perhaps they are inviting me for my construction skills and wish me to build them better protection. If that is the case then I turn around at "what do you want?" since they are not organized enough for basic communications. Assuming I entered, then I leave when I see unattended children. Any child over 4 years old should be working at something. Play time should be constructive. Children running amok is a clear indication of lack of security. Not a bad scenario set up, just one I wouldnt get trapped in. Do you find this valuable? |
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Braydonn |
4. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 3:53 PM EST
Yeah I probably should have known that no one would go for the whole shopping mall scenario.. I was thinking that half way through but decided to continue anyways. I will try and think of a better scenario and post it in a few days.
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Uzzgub |
5. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 6:48 PM EST
One thing I did think when I was reading this was, we all know going to the Mall is a BAD move, so would they be looted, because if in the panic everyone who go's there gets eaten or flees in terror leading the zeds away, who will loot it?Most people who will live through the panic will think 'don't go there, its a BAD place to go' so would it then get looted?? Because I know I wont go to my local one, so after say 4/5 months when all the zeds near by have been drawn away, it might be worth checking out for non perishables. Even if you just check the surrounding area to see what has been dropped by the people fleeing. Do you find this valuable? |
TreeLegs |
6. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 9:00 PM EST
I've got my Mosin, Hi-Point carbine(no sidearm yet), and my Cold Steel Sax machete. My cousin will probably be carrying his PSL or Mosin sniper variant(90 year old pice of sexy), Raging Bull, and his Cold Steel katana. I tell the roof guard to find us some sodas and pick them off as they come while the rest throw up some last ditch barriers to slow them down if they get inside(SERIOUSLY doubt it if me and my cousin are sharpshooting). 40 rounds between us would barely be a warm up lol. Celebrate with a Mountain Dew while we contemplate to hanging around with these losers.
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Oakspar77777 |
7. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 10:09 PM EST
It would be looted before the first zed ever showed up during the panic.Any mall would have doors capable of holding back more than 20 with any level of reinforcement. So, I'm giving up my arms for 12 hours to join a small group in a BIG building with no additional defence. I get being desperate, but any of the surrounding non-contigious stores would make a better choice for me and my group. Once we set up in the Applebees or Haverty's or whatever, then working with the mall group to a mall solution might make sense - as the mall, has plentyof indoor realestate with large hallways under sunroofs for 12 month indoor farming. Now, if I was not defeating the scenario - there is still sufficient time in the given scenario to rearm. Roof access clearly exist (from our welcome), so that is our best bet. Getting everyone onto the roof with a few laders for emergency egress would b the order of the moment. As the hoard moves in, picked head shots with long guns as the come into range to thin the herd as they advance. Thanfully, either they will be comeing from every direction (meaning only a few to pressure any one enterence) or will be in a group (allowing us to focus fire on the one group, rather than covering an entire mall perimeter). Once that group makes it to the walls, the weaker shots could use shotguns or handguns to finish off the remainder. Of course, once the alarm is off and the shooting is done, there are going to be a few days of heightened watchfulness. Do you find this valuable? |
JunkCollector |
8. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 10:09 PM EST
Before I would go to the mall I would go to WalMart. Grab our gear, load up on the other groups ammo,, food, and water. Head for a door on the other side of the mall and get the heII out of that death trap. Do you find this valuable? |
Rand22 |
9. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 8 2012, 10:41 PM EST
Scary part is I live very close to a mall and a Wal-mart, and i doubt i'm going to be able to buy my own home somewhere anytime soon away from those places...as for the senario, I'd rather find somewhere else, I wouldn't give up my gun to these people.
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chitoryu12 |
10. RE: Scenario time- The Mall!
Feb 10 2012, 3:31 AM EST
Meh, just 'cause. I need something to do and I want to give an answer better than "I would never have been in here" that just pads my post count.I'd have my 91/30 (Jade), an older .38 Special revolver, and my hunting knife. My one companion (let's assume Kelly, my sister) has a Mossberg 500 with a folding stock. Our first reaction should depend on how far the zombies are. If they're still marching through the parking lot, set up the rifles and begin making careful shots as they approach. The falling bodies would stumble or trip the zombies behind them, slowing sections of the horde for a short time. When they approach to 20 yards, fall back to pre-made barricades (benches, planters, shelves, etc.) that provide good firing rests and would slow any zombies that had to pass them. Begin firing as soon as they clear the doors (no need to waste ammo bouncing rounds off the metal door frames), and if ammo is properly used we should only have a few zombies approaching to point blank range. At that point it's a simple matter to make the necessary kill shots. If the zombies are already at the doors by the time we begin preparing, start with the barricades and take it from there. Set up a series of barricades in rows as fallback positions that can be retreated to as the horde approaches closer and closer. The barricades will make it more difficult for them to cross, slowing them enough to make the shots easier. Do you find this valuable? |
