In a previous post called "Factions and Armaments and Super Long Tangents" http://zombiepodcast.com/forum/showt...-Long-Tangents I brought up the topic of the weapons, equipment, numbers etc of the 3 known/main groups of We're Alive. Now I'm bringing up the equally if not more important topic of the strategies and tactics that are used by the Colony's forces, the Eastern Bay Remnants or "Mallers", and the Tower. Again I'll start off with the Eastern Bay "Mallers" We know very little about the significant people in their group but from what is currently known I think its safe to say that Durai is most likely the main strategist and or tactician of the "Mallers" and the overall leader. Tardust seems to be to some extent an explosives expert, he most likely had something to do with the overall tactics used by the "Mallers" during the siege on the Tower and most likely helped with the making of Pipe bombs and other improvised explosives. And I'd like to think that Durai doesn't get all the credit for the advances in equipment and the expansion of territory for the "Mallers"...
So little is known about the Colony's dominant force and what little we do know could be meaningless for all we know, now that "Gatekeeper" or the artist formally known as "Gatekeeper" and his successful coup have taken over the Colony. But from what we do know of the oppressive/dominant force of the Colony since the Tower residents arrival at the Colony there are at least 3 different classes or ranks the "Guardians", the "Scavengers", and the "Recon teams". Micheal described the Guardians as having assault rifles with scopes slung across their backs "these were the one who stayed up in the towers". He described the Scavengers as looking "clean shaven" and "wore fancy dress suits" with an assortment of rings and necklaces. And he described the Recon teams as "having long matted beards and tan lines around their eyes from many days in the field". In the previous post I speculated that the Scavengers most likely carry smaller arms such as handguns and submachine guns possibly shotguns. The recon teams may or may not also act as snipers when need be. Since the Tower residents escaped with the ammo reserve and the new characters the Colony's dominant force has most likely scaled back their outward forces like the Scavengers and Recon Teams seeing as they most likely only have the ammo left in their guns and possibly whatever ammo they carried on them. I assume that the objective of the Colony's force now is keeping the workers scared to step out of line and keeping the Colony secure.
I think its safe to say that we all know the objectives, goals, and plans that the Tower residents have by now. So instead of getting into that I have a question. Who's group would YOU want to be in and why? Ideally I see myself as the 1st of many S.T.A.L.K.E.R.S (Scavengers, Trespassers, Adventurers, Loners, Killers, Explorers, and Robbers) in We're Alive or any post-apocalyptic scenario. But if I had to choose between the 3 main factions of We're Alive I would most likely choose the "Mallers" simply because of the direction they seem to be going in currently I think I could be recognized as a tactician or strategist and possibly combatant by the rest of the "Mallers".
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