Do they still use bayonets? How often are they used in combat?

Answer 1

Not only are bayonets still a part of training in the US and British militaries, there was even a 'bayonet charge' used in Iraq to get out of an ambush - so bayonets are definitely still used in combat even if only rarely.

It occurred in 2004 with Scottish troops if you want to look it up and read about.

Answer 2

At least in the US they still issue bayonets unless you are issued a weapon that cannot be fitted with one, then you get a fighting knife.

A bayonet is a close combat weapon and is not used too often. Close combat does at times happen even today although it is rare. Therefore you should know how to use a bayonet and have one available, if not then you should at least have a fighting knife.

Answer 3

thinking that the bayonet became stepped forward properly after the advent of firearms on the battlefield, its use as a weapon has been relatively constrained. for the period of its historic past, information of battlefield casualties coach bayonet wounds to be relatively uncommon and battles have often been won by using the side who ought to place the main lead into the air, no longer steel. There are information of a French Napoleonic cavalry unit being particularly baffled while issued with bayonets: they used them to dig up potatoes and left them interior the sector while they departed. using the bayonet has, for the main area, been family individuals and the fulfillment of a layout is often gauged by using its ability to open tins, cut back firewood or spit a rooster. Designs have distinctive from huge 2' sword bayonets to 6-inch triangular efforts caught on the tip of a Sten gun: the stupid little issues issued as we communicate are of little need to guy nor beast and yet no person could dream of charging the enemy with out one.

Answer 4

Cpl. Robert J. Mitchell USMC was awarded the Navy Cross for action in Iraq. In the citation he is described as "With his rifle inoperable, he drew his combat knife, stabbed the insurgent, and eliminated him instantly. " I don't know for sure if it was his bayonet or his K-Bar, but yes, knives are still used in combat, just not very often. Personally, I don't want to get that close thank you. That's why I shot expert on the range!! But, things happen, weapons jam or become damaged. You do what you gotta do to stay alive.

Answer 5

They still have bayonets but they are rarely if ever mounted, a lot of people I know use them just as a knife, or a wire cutter if need be.

Answer 6

In OIF 1 a Canadian unit was ambushed. They fixed bayonets and charged the enemy. The enemy was ran into a retreat.

Answer 7

Yes, the are still issued in the US Army. You train to use them in basic training, AIT, and Ranger school but that is about it. I was in for five years and only ever trained with them once. They are good for crowd control to intimidate people not to come to close. I have never even heard of someone actual stabbing someone with it, and I did a tour in Iraq.

Answer 8

Yes they are still around, and they are not used too often anymore. Its usually easier to shoot now since you have 30 rounds instead of just 10 or so as they did in Korea and WWII.

Answer 9

you still get issued a bayonet and they get used three times a day when you are in the field.........to open your MRE.

Answer 10

Yes, and they are still trained to use them both on and off the rifle.