EXPLOSIVES

Although it may seem like a fun idea to throw highly charged incendiary devices at the living dead, it is not always the most effective way to dispose of them. Remember that the only way to kill a zombie is to destroy its brain. Blowing it up does not always guarantee this. When you throw an explosive device the chances are that it will land on the floor before it explodes. Likewise, if you plant mines or booby traps they are also going to be triggered at ground level. Depending on the level of the explosive this will at least blow the zombies legs off, but that’s not going to stop the blighters, is it and they’ll just keep coming, dragging themselves across the floor towards you? Even if you manage to do serious damage to the walking corpses and blow their bodies apart you could still be left with a worst-case scenario of a head being blown off right into your lap without the brain being destroyed and the mouth fully operational!

Using explosives will also cause smoke, flames and debris – all things that will affect your fighting environment and your vision but not the zombies’, putting you at an immediate disadvantage.

Even utilising explosives to take out whole buildings full of infected bodies is not an incredibly smart idea. Again, there is no guarantee that the dead within your target building will be killed and they could just be buried and either burrow out over time or be dug up by other survivors when the area is assumed safe.

If explosives should be used for anything it is for creating fortification. They can be used to quickly block roads and tunnels and take out bridges meaning you can make areas safer for yourself as you cut off access points for the undead.