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It's because the weaponry used changed. A modern US infantryman is the inheritor of a continuous development in western martial arts. The weaponry and context c
by madhadron 6y ago
It's because the weaponry used changed. A modern US infantryman is the inheritor of a continuous development in western martial arts. The weaponry and context changed and so did the skills. Bayonets are still taught as part of combatives as far as I know, but the days of fire a volley followed by a bayonet charge are long gone. A soldier I know told me that knives and pistols are tools you use to steal a rifle from someone.
- aksss 6y ago> pistols are tools...to steal a rifle I believe that is often credited to Col. Jeff Cooper, or at least for popularizing it.
- hutzlibu 6y agoStill, in close quarters I rather have a pistol than a rifle.
- User23 6y agoI agree, but that's because in my use case I really want a very bright flashlight with a strobe feature in my off hand. There are definitely use cases where an under 6 pound short barrel rifle is going to be more effective than a pistol in close quarters though.
- josefx 6y agoWWII had trench warfare, sharpened entrenching tools beat anything too long to effectively wield in a trench.
- madhadron 6y agoYes, and the entrenching tool is still in the hand to hand manuals.