Movie Avengers at the Battle of Yonkers

[King of Asgard]

Instead of using the US military, SHIELD insists that the Avengers should be sent to fight the zombies.

Avengers- Iron Man Mk7
Thor
War Machine Mk1
Hulk

Cap is directing the battle from aboard the Helicarrier.

Remember that the zombie horde is 4 million strong, and that Earth's mightiest heroes will have to kill every single one.

[Guy1]

Thor could probably just do that ground pound he did against the Frost Giants a few times while Hulk smashes.

[Jonathan]

Couldn't Thor just summon tornadoes to swoop them all up?

[big_adventure]

Or just spam lightning...

Thor has LOTS of ways to take mooks, and the mooks can't do a damn thing to him.

[King of Asgard]

Thor could probably just do that ground pound he did against the Frost Giants a few times while Hulk smashes.

That would only knock them down. The only way to kill WWZ zombies is by headshots. If you've read about the Battle of Yonkers, you'll know that despite having all the gear, the US military got its butt severely battered by the zombies. Explosives (like the ones on Stark and Rhodes' amours), were completely ineffective. This is because zombies do not feel fear. They do not panic like humans (or even Frost Giants) do. They are are not going to be awestruck when Thor does his fancy lightning stuff, or when Hulk says "Smash!!!". They are just going to keep on pushing. When Stark and Rhodes fire their missiles, all they are going to kill are the ones in the immediate blast radius. Many will lose their legs, and will become "crawlers". However, this will only make them more dangerous as they will be harder to shoot. Repulsors will only send them flying, they will not kill any zombies.

A major reason for the US military's defeat at Yonkers was that it assumed it was fighting a conventional army. All the evidence suggests that the Avengers would assume they were aswell. Thor would treat the zombies like Frost Giants or Chitauri: he would hit some with his hammer and ground pound the rest. None of this is lethal to a zombie. Hulk is the same, and as I have already stated, Iron Man's and War Machine's armours would not mortally wound many zombies, either. Of course, the Avengers are not going to be routed like the US military, but the OP states that they have to KILL every last zombie. If all they can do is contain the threat, then I'm afraid the undead win.

[King of Asgard]

Or just spam lightning...

Thor has LOTS of ways to take mooks, and the mooks can't do a damn thing to him.

Movie Thor never spams lightning. He usually goes in for H2H combat.

[Captain Smith]

Didn't he use it for the Alien Hole in the Big Blue Sky?

Also, in Rumbles you use your powers. Thor blasts the Zombies and that disintegrates them. Also, if push came to shove the Helicarrier had nuclear weapons - they can vaporize Yonkers.

[CrimsonComedian]

I think the Avengers should be able to mow through them at first, but 4 million is quite a lot. Endurance will play a factor. How many punches can the Avengers physically throw before they are too tired to move their arms anymore?

[MorphyVSFischer]

Movie Thor never spams lightning. He usually goes in for H2H combat.

So PIS. People use there most effective powers as Thor isn't an idiot.

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

I think the Avengers should be able to mow through them at first, but 4 million is quite a lot. Endurance will play a factor. How many punches can the Avengers physically throw before they are too tired to move their arms anymore?

Well, they're not actually going to need to throw punches.

[The Watcher]

I don't see why having Thor summon gigantic torando to scoop them all up and then having Iron Man and War Machine kill them like shooting fish (heads) in a barrel wouldn't work.

[CrimsonComedian]

I don't see why having Thor summon gigantic torando to scoop them all up and then having Iron Man and War Machine kill them like shooting fish (heads) in a barrel wouldn't work.

Its the energy expenditure that will be the problem

[Cthulhu_of_R'lyeh]

Its the energy expenditure that will be the problem

Based on what?

[Jmacq1]

Hulk or Thor can solo this. It'd take a long time, but they could solo it. Endurance would not likely be a problem for either of them. Particularly Hulk, who's likely to just keep getting more angry as he mows through the horde.

Not even getting into the massive case of plot-induced-stupidity Max Brooks gave the US Military nor the poor degree of research he did on the weapons available to them and the effects they would produce on the zombie hordes.

Don't get me wrong, it was an entertaining read...but it wasn't remotely realistic.

[Dark Soul # 7]

That would only knock them down. The only way to kill WWZ zombies is by headshots. If you've read about the Battle of Yonkers, you'll know that despite having all the gear, the US military got its butt severely battered by the zombies. Explosives (like the ones on Stark and Rhodes' amours), were completely ineffective. This is because zombies do not feel fear. They do not panic like humans (or even Frost Giants) do. They are are not going to be awestruck when Thor does his fancy lightning stuff, or when Hulk says "Smash!!!". They are just going to keep on pushing. When Stark and Rhodes fire their missiles, all they are going to kill are the ones in the immediate blast radius. Many will lose their legs, and will become "crawlers". However, this will only make them more dangerous as they will be harder to shoot. Repulsors will only send them flying, they will not kill any zombies.

A major reason for the US military's defeat at Yonkers was that it assumed it was fighting a conventional army. All the evidence suggests that the Avengers would assume they were aswell. Thor would treat the zombies like Frost Giants or Chitauri: he would hit some with his hammer and ground pound the rest. None of this is lethal to a zombie. Hulk is the same, and as I have already stated, Iron Man's and War Machine's armours would not mortally wound many zombies, either. Of course, the Avengers are not going to be routed like the US military, but the OP states that they have to KILL every last zombie. If all they can do is contain the threat, then I'm afraid the undead win.

Having no fear won't really help them when Hulk is running through the lot of them (squishing their bodies to mulch), Iron man and War Machine blow them to smithereens from afar and Thor destroys them in whatever way he wants, god of thunder and all that jazz. It just means that they're dumb enough to run straight into the onslaught of superheroes blasting them to bits.

Hell, even if Iron man or War Machine starts running low on gas they can just fly back to the Helicarrier and restock while Thor and Hulk smash away with impunity, what with the zombies not being able to hurt them.