You would not have to. Everyone here is forgetting what we did in Baghdad in 2007, we fenced the whole entire thing off with Alaska Barriers, and sub divided the city to keep them from killing each other.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Baghdad_crackdown
In this case you would make the walls large and then you would not have to have a large set of guard towers.
Now the wall versus someone attempting to get through. The basic line is that they will always get through, it just takes effort, will and patience.
However you take in the force (police or internal intelligence) that monitors the actions of the people. They will know if someone new comes in. People usually do. They know the new ones in the neighborhood and who does not belong. So you do not necessarily have to wall off the city, just make it hard to get in and once you are in, well you are an outsider....and outsiders are not well liked in a T2K setting. They are most of the time viewed as a threat.
Now what most people forget on the old wall and siege warfare in the capability of the force inside has the capacity to counter attack. If the force inside the wall looses the capacity to 'sally forth' and counter attack. then this is where things go downhill for those inside the wall.
Also my vote is for walls as they are much easier to build then a dry moat. Like the others have pointed out, first it could be debris, then hesco/gambons, then maybe cement walls.
Also think defense in depth and a reaction force. If the initial barrier is a series of little walls (belts) then this also allows the counter attack force time to react and plan.
Just my two cents
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Muns
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Originally Posted by kalos72
Without giving up too much data...
32k diesel is roughly one days production at this point in the story line...I am ok with that.
The next questions is manpower.
What good is a fence that isnt patrolled or monitored?
Assume a guard tower every 500-1000 meters over 25 miles would be 40-80 towers. Two people per tower at all times? Thats like 100-150 people per shift...3-4-5 shifts? And that will not count active patrols within the perimeter or at guard posts/gate guards and such.
Ouch.
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