Chapter 29-2 Beyond Our Walls Part 2

[Cabbage Patch]

Air power remains the single most effective means of dropping a lot of explosives on a small spot quickly. My old rule-of-thumb was one pass by 2 fighters could put as much "steel on target" as 500 rounds of artillery. Imagine the impact of that on a zombie horde!

[Hellbringer]

Air power remains the single most effective means of dropping a lot of explosives on a small spot quickly. My old rule-of-thumb was one pass by 2 fighters could put as much "steel on target" as 500 rounds of artillery. Imagine the impact of that on a zombie horde!

You got me visualizing that scene in "We Were Soldiers" when LTC Moore shouted 'Broken Arrow' into the radio and all sorts of aircraft came in and dropped bombs and napalm on enemy positions. I guess napalm can stick to zombies, too.

[Osiris]

You got me visualizing that scene in "We Were Soldiers" when LTC Moore shouted 'Broken Arrow' into the radio and all sorts of aircraft came in and dropped bombs and napalm on enemy positions. I guess napalm can stick to zombies, too.

Why not? It sticks to little children well enough.

[Cabbage Patch]

You got me visualizing that scene in "We Were Soldiers" when LTC Moore shouted 'Broken Arrow' into the radio and all sorts of aircraft came in and dropped bombs and napalm on enemy positions. I guess napalm can stick to zombies, too.

Here's a link to a scene that's even more representative, from the original Starship Troopers Movie (first 30 seconds):

[Ryan]

I do think it was pretty crappy of Michael to try to guilt trip some of them into staying.

Definitely. Guilt/peer pressure is not a good basis for making a major, life altering decision. At the same time everyone dismissing enlistment was annoying. How long do they think civilization is going to last if every possible person doesn't stand up to fight this thing?

I'm glad Riley stayed at least. She might screw up from time to time but she always comes through in the end.

[Litmaster]

Here's a link to a scene that's even more representative, from the original Starship Troopers Movie (first 30 seconds)

Nice! I can totally picture zombies getting blown to bits likewise. But the guys mess up a bit at 2:55 with their tactics when they gun-herd all the beasties into a pile, surround them, then all start shooting towards the middle.

Not the smartest tactics in the world, IMHO...

[Bullethead]

Thoughts:
*Someone from the plane will be returning to the Fort.
*I find it troubling that the east coast had a full day to prepare and not one base survived. Also to previous posters points I'd like to know if any naval vessels made it out. However after this long they would be short on food and supplies right? Causing them to dock at somepoint and restock or risk starvation.
*Datu handing off his journal will be another chapter in its own such as Kolani's
*This base appears to have a ton of gasoline to be able to run generators (im assuming) to support a full command center (screens, computers, phones), training missions, etc. This leads me to wonder how many scouting missions they've run and how they could not know of things like the Towers / the Arena (especially after the explosion) / the Colony / the Mallers.
Final Thought:
*Michael is going to have to brief Kimmet on everything. Odds are he'll leave out a few details for his own reasons. But I wonder if Kimmet knows of the different types of "biters" that are out there and how the fort personell plan to deal with Bohemeths and such.

[Arkum]

I feel like there will either be a problem in the air and Pegs and company will have to take over and fly back, or Colorado isn't the lollipops and unicorns that it sounds so they need to escape!

My other thought was that CJ, Saul and Victor find their way to Fort Irwin and now that they are back with Tawnya, Michael and Riley, they go Rogue

[Cabbage Patch]

*This base appears to have a ton of gasoline to be able to run generators (im assuming) to support a full command center (screens, computers, phones), training missions, etc.

Powering the command center probably isn't a problem. Fort Irwin is the site of one of the larger solar electric power generation projects in the country, which provides for most of the base's electricity needs. It's also where a lot of the military's alternative energy projects get tested, like the electric power generators that run on garbage that went on to power some of the bases in the Middle East. Some of that hardware might be on hand.

Fuel for vehicles may be in short supply. We've heard Puck yell at people for "wasting gas" several times now.

[Bulldog711]

I apologize if someone else put this up......i stopped reading after page 10 on monday

What if the 3 shadowy figures are Tardust, Lizzy and BRICKS! ?????????

Last I checked weren't they left behind in the rubble of the Arena?