The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: Four ways to fight a hostile invasion
By Liam O'Leary
#4: Give them an ambush.
Throughout history, military forces have been able to repel enemies with superior numbers using guerilla warfare. If you find your group’s base invaded, this might be your best hope to send the invaders packing.
While not everywhere will provide you with this, if your area has woods or fields, you can use them as cover from which to ambush your invaders. If you can prepare roadblocks to set your enemies up for said ambush, more’s the better. If you have no other option, and know your enemy is coming, you may have to use your base to stage your ambush.
Just like with any bad situation, you’ll need to know where and how you’ll launch your attack, and try to avoid outstaying your welcome, lest they get a chance to hit back.
Additionally, setting up an ambush might also prove a good distraction to keep your enemies away from the rest of your group. Ambushes may also prove a good way to get your enemy to split their forces and make them easier for your group to defeat.
Lastly, if you have the means to, this would be the time to use improvised weapons. Even if they don’t take down your enemy, if they prevent them from attacking, they’ll give you an opening with which you can take them down.
If hostiles invade, going toe-to-toe is probably out of the question by this point. You’ll need a means of fighting back, and setting up an ambush is the best strategy you’ll have. An invasion will always be a possibility, so, it’d be best to arrange a surprise party in case such uninvited guests arrive.
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And that’s our survival rule of the week!! Hopefully, it will help you should you ever need it and give you that mental edge that will prove so crucial once the dead start eating everyone.
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