We discussed yesterday some of the plot of night of the living dead. Today we will discuss more about these monsters. Referred to as ghouls in the movie, though pop culture today would define them as zombies. Slow moving and afraid of fire their strength lies in their unrelenting numbers. They are animated by radiation from an alien space rock that somehow affected their brain. The best line in the movie "Kill the brain kill the ghoul" is the way to defeat these undead flesh eaters. So if you were to pick only two weapons here is my two recommendations-
The samurai sword- this is the ultimate survivalist melee weapon. It is light and extremely durable, it is built specifically to be able to cut through human flesh and tested by masters of the martial arts for thousands of years. with little or no training you could easily dispatch of ghouls by severing the head at the neck as well as chopping off arms. Which can be useful as though it will not stop the ghoul it will impair it's ability to fight (In the movie one uses a cement trowel as a weapon). Soon I'll post more about samurai swords, but a true apocalyptic commando will always have on at arms reach.
Any Gun or even a Bow and arrow will be just as effective. As they are slow moving you could pick off many from a distance. Just always aim for the head. If you were to rank them i would probably put an accurate, easy to re-load over a automatic. It doesn't matter how many bullets a ghoul takes as long as one goes to the head. A bayonet is a plus for when your ammo runs out. (a fight against zombies is a fight against time) . So an old school musket or handgun even would do just fine. Remember to conserve ammo and take you time.
One thing that even a rookie zombie hunter should be aware of is the ineffectiveness Chainsaw. Although it would be really cool to hack your way through zombies with one of these, they are heavy, gas or electric powered, and cumbersome. Sure it would leave a mangled corpse but zombies are immune to fear tactics and soon your arms would get tired. Even if you are Arnold Schwarzenegger the power will run out leaving you with a heavy club. It could even jam. So, maybe it's better than nothing, but you can do allot better.
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