Originally Posted by senojekips

The only trouble with this is that should you need it in an emergency, your sidearm is in it's holster, whereas an infantryman will have his bayonet affixed to the end of his rifle.

Bayonets are perhaps not as "cool" looking as having a pistol on your belt, but they are a lot more practical.

If such a thing was possible, I'd like to see how many have been killed in battle with both weapons. I reckon the bayonet would be so far ahead as to be out of sight.

Let's face it, both weapons are only really any use in a "hand to hand" situation, and I know that I'd feel a lot happier with a bayonet on the end of my rifle than with a pistol in a holster. Unless perhaps I thought I was Wyatt Earp.

Well, everyone needs a knife, so why not have one that will fit on the end of a Rifle, if need be.
We carried Pistols and Rifles, and I'd have to say I'd rather be down to the Sidearm than down to the Bayonet, I'd be able to kill at least some of the OPFOR coming at me with Fixed Bayonets, of course if there was an entire Platoon heading my way with Bayonets I wouldn't have time to shoot everyone with a Sidearm, but I'd be able to get a few anyway, more so than if I was waiting for them to get close enough to use my own Bayonet.

^^^^^ time to close the bar gentlemen.

Ageed!

Used a Bayonet much in Combat?

I've seen where the Australian Military uses their Chaplains for training their Combat Troops in the use of the Bayonet..... but tell me, just what country are you from where a 14 year old kid is allowed in the Uniform Military and put into Combat with a Bayonet?

He who angers you, controls you.

Originally Posted by senojekips

He who angers you, controls you.

'twas more like bewilderment.

Point taken!

Depends on what you call a "uniformed military". In this century, no telling what will happen.

Speaking of too much Nintendo, here's a lil bayonet improvement idea from Gears of War/WH40K:

Nothing says "RAWR! I'm insane!" like a chain bayonet.

What if you run out of Gas?