This would also be primo for fending off zombies:
Friday, March 12, 2010
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Ah, fond memories of the Toyota Hilux from Central Asia...
ReplyDeleteCheck out how Top Gear tries mightily to destroy a Toyota Hilux...and fails.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5179975685121295378#
Wow.
ReplyDeleteEpic WANT.
ReplyDeleteI'd be comfortable driving through the Badlands of North Philly in that bad boy.
Just a brief critique of the Hilux, re: zombie suppression:
ReplyDeleteUnless you encounter a shamble of zed with nigh-uniform height, automatic weaponry is just not the way to go. Actually performing an eyebrow-level spray using an automatic, in the field, from a moving vehicle is just too much a stunt. The costs in wasted ammo and excess noise are too high. The Hilux would be used for flight not fight, in which case those armaments are just so much rattling ornamentation. And forget the spare, you are better off getting to base on a sparking and worn down rim than trying to put up a jack anywhere near live zed. Any psychological boost you'd get from the Hilux will evaporate once you're faced with its shortcomings as an offensive vehicle.
The better bet is to forget the extended cab, and get a full truck bed. Install an actual cattle-catcher and just first gear your way down a scouted and cleared road with good visibility (so you can see zed, and he can see you). One driver, a spotter in shotgun, and as many shooters as can lay down in the back for this type of operation. The catcher will nudge aside anything that steps in front and keep it from getting stuck in and/or damaging the undercarriage (though not a concern in the Hilux). Anything else will fall into warm pursuit, during which snipers can pick off the trailing zed using single action rifles from a comfortable supine position in the bed. Maybe a snorkel to vent exhaust away from the back so shooters don't get light-headed. Put up a sun umbrella and bring fluids for daytime operations, because they aren't quick.
As for the war hammer, I can see fatigue being a major concern. That is a heavy weapon, and would require a lot or practice to hit a moving target accurately and decisively. Though either point could easily cave a skull sufficient for a kill, the cow head demonstrates that a high number of these strikes will leave the weapon stuck in soft/hard tissue. This problem will increase in frequency with greater proficiency and force of attack (bad). Also, few zed skulls will require extra puncturing force due to helmets; steel, kevlar or otherwise.
As taught in kendo, your strike needs to be made in preparation for the next. Time spent using your boot to pull your hammer out of zed head is time that the rest of the shamble is making a move for you. The war hammer does have utility, simplicity and durability going for it, but if you're not using it as a primary melee weapon it's just that much more weight to slog with on foot. You'd be better off with a light but durable titanium crowbar, available at your finer (Russian) army surplus stores.