[Trident/Delta]

Well, I'm not an infantry soldier, but in my line of work if you close with an aware enemy to engage in "hand-to-hand" combat, you've screwed up

Spoken like a true air-force or navy techno-puke. Unless you have been and done, in real combat, not the video-game crap that you seem to love, keep your opinions to yourself. Your reliance on weapons that provide distance as a measure of protection are usurped by the need for "eyes on" intelligence gathering and assessment. But wait, there is technology for that too sin't there??? Get real bucko... I can't wait to see you in any form of combat, you will be easy to find, what with the big stain on your trousers...

Semper Fi

[Shooter 2.5]

Since we were writing about the Civil War, I thought I would give you a statistic about bayonets. During the spring campaign of 1864, out of 50,000 men, only about 50 were victims to bayonet thrusts.

I'll agree with Rokke. If you're forced to close with the enemy or the enemy is in your lines, you've screwed up. Never bring a knife, no matter how long, to a gunfight.

[Rokke]

Hey, that's a classy retort. I'll tell you what, next time your on the frontlines, why don't you fix bayonets and give a good charge for ole' times sake. No point in using the technology we've developed since the Civil War. Lets just arm our troops with sabers and muskets. In the meantime, you can leave the killing to the techno-pukes who aren't mired in the glory of tradition. And for the record, I'd be willing to bet I've been in combat more recently than you, and will return to it a lot sooner than you. I look forward to sending a few arabs to meet their 52 virgins in your honor. And I'll do it without sacrificing a bunch of good, young American troops to antiquited, obsolete tactics.