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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee
It's the willingness to close to bayonet range (or, in reverse, the willingness to stand at that range in the face of an attack) that sometimes wins battles.
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So the bayonet is really beside the point. It's the spirit of aggression that causes a less-committed enemy to retire. The Japanese banzai charges failed not because their bayonets weren't fixed but because the Americans were willing to stand and fight and just happened to have superior firepower.
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