De Lisle Carbine - Possibly the best zombie-hunting weapon ever?

[Wellseh 5]

I really want to see the De Lisle Carbine introduced into DayZ or the standalone version as a weapon that can be found in farm and civilian buildings (possibly as a replacement for the double barreled shotty, as I'd rather keep my hatchet than use that piece of s**t). As things stand, survivors are really lacking an accurate, quiet, medium ranged weapon for use against the zombie hordes, especially since the Winchester got turned into a goddamn zombie siren. Right now, there's no reason to use anything but the hatchet as a primary weapon against Zed. All other primary weapons are PvP weapons, crossbow is nigh-on useless.

http://en.wikipedia....e_Lisle_carbine

This gun should be relatively rare (compared to the Lee Enfield, Winchester etc), however one of the great things about it is that it uses the same .45 ACP ammo as the M1911 and Revolver, so finding bullets should never be a problem.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Wellseh

[apache25 133]

i personally liked the crossbow it has scored me many kills on zombies

[major.skrewup@gmail.com 177]

  On 10/1/2012 at 11:48 AM, Wellseh said:

survivors are really lacking an accurate, quiet, medium ranged weapon for use against the zombie hordes, especially since the Winchester got turned into a goddamn zombie siren. Right now, there's no reason to use anything but the hatchet as a primary weapon against Zed. All other primary weapons are PvP weapons

anything using a stagnag mag = medium ranged weapon for use against the zombie hordes

your point is silly, never any reason to use anything other than pistol on zombies.

[IndyAM 48]

  On 10/1/2012 at 12:29 PM, Skrewy said:

anything using a stagnag mag = medium ranged weapon for use against the zombie hordes

your point is silly, never any reason to use anything other than pistol on zombies.

Of course there is a reason to use things other than pistols - if you want a silent zombie kill, you can use an axe / silenced mp5, or if you are out of pistol ammo you may need a melee weapon. Or if the zombies are too far away, you might need to use a rifle or sniper. Especially when supporting in an overwatch role.

[indominator 95]

people, the weapons you are discussing is mostly for pvp, pistols are little sirens and they lacl power unless you fo for the head, stanags are harder to obtain for new spawns that dwell the cities, other players go north but have a nice equipment, also the stanags although shooting a lot call the atention of a lot of zombies therefore its for player killing in close range in the middle of the city, silenced mp5s are hard to find and almost as weak as a pistol, so despite being soundless have no point at all, the ammo is impossible to find, crossbow has very few ammo and cant handle a horde, so keep with the nice winchester, has lots of ammo per mag. That de lile could be a nice addition, and people please understand most weapons are just survivor killers, low tier and high tier, the snipers are just for survivor killing too

[Wellseh 5]

  On 10/1/2012 at 1:04 PM, indominator said:

people, the weapons you are discussing is mostly for pvp, pistols are little sirens and they lacl power unless you fo for the head, stanags are harder to obtain for new spawns that dwell the cities, other players go north but have a nice equipment, also the stanags although shooting a lot call the atention of a lot of zombies therefore its for player killing in close range in the middle of the city, silenced mp5s are hard to find and almost as weak as a pistol, so despite being soundless have no point at all, the ammo is impossible to find, crossbow has very few ammo and cant handle a horde, so keep with the nice winchester, has lots of ammo per mag. That de lile could be a nice addition, and people please understand most weapons are just survivor killers, low tier and high tier, the snipers are just for survivor killing too

Agreed. IMO the only zombie-killing weapons in the current build of DayZ are:

Melee weapons - IMO the hatchet is currently the most effective zombie killer, as it is a 1 hit kill, silent and has no need for ammo, major downsides are that it's close quarters, opening you up to being attacked, and buggy as hell to use.

All sidearms - They won't attract every zombie in the vicinity as noise is fairly low. Their major downsides are their short effective range (30m for makarov, 50m for everything else), small magazine, their low damage (meaning you need to score headshots unless you want to run out of ammo very quickly), and the fact that they can be heard by other survivors, instantly making you a target to bandits. Exception to the rule is the M9 SD, which is a brilliant sidearm, but very rare and ammo is very hard to come across.

Crossbow - Terrible. Inaccurate at anything further than spitting range, each shot requires one inventory slot, slow to reload, iron sights are useless. Silence is its only upside.

Winchester - Used to be a brilliant good zombie killer when its audible range was lower. Now it seems to attract every zombie within a 300m radius when fired. Also capable of holding its own in PvP, although obviously not as good as pure PvP weapons like Lee Enfield (entry level PvP gun), all assault rifles, all snipers.

The De Lisle would fill the niche that the Winchester used to have - I would envisage that its max effective range would be about 150-200m, it would require 2 body shots or 1 headshot to kill a Z, and it would be practically inaudible to zombies an other players outside of a 30m radius.

[Sutinen 635]

Suppressed .45 carbine found in civilian loot? Nope. Seems like a cool weapon, but Ruger 10/22 would be more likely a better low-value rifle for zombie killing.

Edited October 1, 2012 by Sutinen

[Michaelvoodoo25 3120]

Is it me or Do a lot of people favour WW2 weapons lately? why would one of these be in an eastern block country?

[Riem 164]

And why exactly am I going to be finding a rare British armed forces WWII relic in the midst of a former Soviet state?

[stephen@mycopyrightnow.com 3]

M1 Carbine would be a more realistic weapon that you find in civilian settings. Many vets brought them back, and still being released in high numbers through the Civilian Marksmenship Program. If you introduce the M1A1, then it could be carried in a pistol slot, since that weapon folds in half and could be carried in a jump holster.

[stephen@mycopyrightnow.com 3]

Realistic in the U.S., of course.

[flower (DayZ) 12]

  On 10/1/2012 at 1:04 PM, indominator said:

people, the weapons you are discussing is mostly for pvp, pistols are little sirens and they lacl power unless you fo for the head, stanags are harder to obtain for new spawns that dwell the cities, other players go north but have a nice equipment, also the stanags although shooting a lot call the atention of a lot of zombies therefore its for player killing in close range in the middle of the city, silenced mp5s are hard to find and almost as weak as a pistol, so despite being soundless have no point at all, the ammo is impossible to find, crossbow has very few ammo and cant handle a horde, so keep with the nice winchester, has lots of ammo per mag. That de lile could be a nice addition, and people please understand most weapons are just survivor killers, low tier and high tier, the snipers are just for survivor killing too

everyone knows this so you can stop preaching.