This brought back memories of the Scottish Black Watch bayonet attack in Basra in 2003. They were nearly out of ammunition and about 10 charged—and killed all the enemy.
In a room size field of battle, bet on the bayonet over the rifle or pistol.
Took me a few minutes to find this:
“And now enter the 91st/93rd (Princess’ Louise’s Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders):
Through war, disease, capture and further amalgamation with the First Battalion, the 93rd has lived on. Today “The Thin Red Line” still stands firm in our ever changing world.
A&S Highlanders in Iraq:
“Outnumbered British soldiers killed 35 Iraqi attackers in the Army’s first bayonet charge since the Falklands War 22 years ago. The fearless Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders stormed rebel positions after being ambushed and pinned down.
Despite being outnumbered five to one, they suffered only three minor wounds in the hand-to-hand fighting near the city of Amara. The battle erupted after Land Rovers carrying 20 Argylls came under attack on a highway.After radioing for back-up, they fixed bayonets and charged at 100 rebels using tactics learned in drills. When the fighting ended bodies lay all over the highway Ñ and more were floating in a nearby river. Nine rebels were captured.
An Army spokesman said: “This was an intense engagement.” The last bayonet charge was by the Scots Guards and the Paras against Argentinian positions. “
The moral: Change whatever technology you want to, but never give a mad Scotsman a knife to fit the end of his gun and expect him to passively sit by and wait for the tech to work! It ain’t gonna’ happen, no matter how many wars we find ways to fight. “
http://rantburg.com/?D=2010-03-19&HC=1&SO=Home%20Front:%20WoT
I loved that... EN GARDE!!!!! KIIILLLLL!!!!~!~!!!!!