![]() “The purpose of a military firearm like the M-16 is to constantly be engaging the enemy with the help of a huge support infrastructure. 22 that took top prize for its ease of use, the portability of its ammunition, and its accuracy. When the dust settled it was Brooks’ chosen. And the two firearms in the final test really captured two competing philosophies in zombie survival.” 22 bolt up versus an M-16 with a grenade launcher. We caught up with Brooks for an exclusive interview to get his final thoughts on the episode, the weapons used, and the end results. Hand weapons became the norm.Max Brooks, bestselling author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, appeared on the season finale of Discovery Channel’s hit show Sons of Guns to settle the debate about which firearm is best against the undead. In true medieval fashion, man retreated behind the high defences of his forefathers, arming himself with old-fashioned weaponry, sometimes even suits of chain mail or improvised suits of armour. The world, in general, was suddenly out of the control of the authorities guns were rendered useless by the eventual consumption of available ammunition, and limited munitions production. "In many instances, man as a species reverted to an almost medieval level. Sadly, cold didn't kill the Zombie, it merely paused it where it froze. The cold was an enemy to survival, but a great boon to reduction, or indeed cessation, of Zombie movement. "Heading north, south, or to altitude did have the advantage for at least part of the year, of extreme cold. "As a race, we were so cosseted by modern society that when we did have to revert to nature to try and survive, in many cases, we just simply didn't. Less than one in one-thousand of us survived the Zombies, but survive we did. We are a shadow of our former selves, and yet we continue on. "The remaining nine years of the war have reduced the world's population from its original seven billion to approximately seven million people. Another quarter or so of the population died in the first year of the War from various causes as I mentioned earlier predominantly starvation and disease. ![]() After that, the rate of infection slowed dramatically as people ran for cover. "The virus spread incredibly fast to begin with, infecting about a quarter of the world's population. "After only two weeks of the infection, we estimate that this number had halved. All most of us had to cope with were children and road rage. "As I said before at the start of the war, this planet had approximately seven billion souls going about their mundane little, Zombie free lives. The percentages will obviously vary, depending on location. The following numbers are my estimates, based not only on my own experiences but accounts from various colleagues. ![]() ![]() At the time, this was increasing by approximately eighty million a year. "At the start of the war, the world's population was approaching seven billion people. "Right, all dramatism aside, some numbers to start you thinking a little. We, the technologically advanced, tool using ape, Homo Sapiens, got caught napping. "Regardless of colour, creed, nationality or religion we, as the human race lost millions of people around the world simply to starvation or disease. Eventually, many refugees managed to join up with various army groups and formed part of the fighting defences that saved the fragile remnants of humanity. Many people took to the seas or lakes, many more clubbed together in small units for the purposes of defence, or pooling of resources. Most of the fleeing population almost instinctively sought out the less populated zones, government-controlled areas or strongholds of some sort. The end result of this was often a mass migration of the populace away from the cities, a panicked flight to perceived safe areas. "As we know, the infection spread quickly. The world TV network that has recently managed to plug into some of the old broadcasting satellites, will also broadcast the lecture live. Thankfully, the world-wide-web is back online, so the surviving millions around the world can see the live broadcast if they have access. As fuel is still at a premium and border controls are still in place, travel is still strictly limited. For many people who are unable to travel, this is a previously unseen insight into how many parts of the world adapted, survived (or in some cases, didn't), and how they tackled the Zombie menace. Dr van der Nacht is lecturing on the post-war world. We sit quietly in the packed Great Auditorium in the United Nations offices in Geneva. "We are still assessing the full impact of the War its effect on the population, animal species, economic recovery, and many other things, but one thing we do know, is that we, as a species, were very lucky to survive."
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