(3 March 2012, 11:43)Prep Girl Wrote: If a SHTF situation really occurs, then how useful is that bow & arrow going to be against 2 legged predators?
If its all you have apart from your EDC knife its bloody useful cos even if you only shoot once that reduces the opposition by one, it can make all the difference. Archery gear will probably be more useful in the mid to long term for hunting, stalking, recceing etc than open combat straight after the shit hits the fan. But a bow and good knife is better than a handbag and loud voice. Consider which of the possible attackers wishes to be the first to get shot by you, and which wants to be the first shot by K? That could give you the time to get away or persuade the hostiles to try some place else.
(3 March 2012, 11:56)mikebratcher69 Wrote: The viet cong used a variety of methods of protection against a superier in number heavily armed enemy,
see here for an example http://www.angelfire.com/hero2/vietcong/
It would be advisable for us to do the same, modern armies do so with tank traps or strategicaly placed obsticles funneling troops, armour etc into specific killing zones. This makes it easier for small numbers or individuals to deal with a larger oposing force.
Guerrilla tactics being the best defence in a post apocalyptic world unless you have a band of armed, millitary trained individuals who can take on large groups.
The french resistance used the tactics to great effect during ww2 attacking lone guards, or single vehicles thereby minimising causualties and taking their weapons thereby enabling them to do bigger and better operations next time.
Mike makes a good point, there was an article that reported how in one case the US rangers in an outpost were haunted by a Vietcong guy with a bow, he always hit his target, rarely killed the soldier though BUT his arrows were dipped in something that gave really nasty infections that would be fatal if untreated. Equally the Vietcong were haunted by the Montengnard native tribesmen who sided with the yanks, and they used bows to great effect against the commies.
Though guns will and do serve a valid purpose after the SHTF, if you just consider the effect of say me, my wife and son ALL firing bolts accurately in self defence, or Prep Girl and her daughter both firing aimed bolts down the corridor of her appartment block, or S13 sniping silently from his roof window. No its not as good as a shotgun volley but its 100% more than the neighbours who are limited to dialing 999 and waiting for the idiots in blue to POSSIBLY respond and before you have been murdered. If you can acess firearms all fair and well, I choose not to cos I dont like being on government lists where possible, if you cannot then go archery cos whilst you are spending resources on a good bow/ cross bow, extra bolts, strings, etc they family next door spent their spare money on a PS3 or plasma TV so who is the most secure?
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