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[[File:AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A contingent of British soldiers with rifles and bayonets.]] | [[File:AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A contingent of British soldiers with rifles and bayonets.]] | ||
'''Bayonets''' were weapon attachments that could be fit onto the muzzle of [[Firearms|muskets and rifles]], often as sharp spikes or knives. | '''Bayonets''' were weapon attachments that could be fit onto the muzzle of [[Firearms|muskets and rifles]], often as sharp spikes or knives. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], bayonets were utilized by [[Guards|soldiers]] from both the [[British Army|British]] and [[Continental Army|Continental]] armies. | ||
During the [[American Revolutionary War]], bayonets were utilized by [[Guards|soldiers]] from both the [[British Army|British]] and [[Continental Army|Continental]] armies | |||
Bayonet was an important supplement to musket at the time, which was slow to reload and inaccurate. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonet_charge#The_bayonet_charge%7CBayonet charge]] was seen as a deciding factor in battle, while inaccrate musket volley fire served more to weaken an enemy. The phrase "hot fire and cold steel" describes common 18th century warfare: first bombardment with cannon, then charge with bayonet. Additionally, it is also a good weapon against cavalry charge, as the crude spear they formed was effective at staking the riders or the [[horses]], before they reached the otherwise vulnerable infantry. | |||
The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] was able to take rifles with bayonets from musket racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Connor was able to fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession. | The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Connor Kenway]] was able to take rifles with bayonets from musket racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Connor was able to fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession. | ||
Revision as of 06:12, 24 August 2012
Bayonets were weapon attachments that could be fit onto the muzzle of muskets and rifles, often as sharp spikes or knives. During the American Revolutionary War, bayonets were utilized by soldiers from both the British and Continental armies.
Bayonet was an important supplement to musket at the time, which was slow to reload and inaccurate. [charge] was seen as a deciding factor in battle, while inaccrate musket volley fire served more to weaken an enemy. The phrase "hot fire and cold steel" describes common 18th century warfare: first bombardment with cannon, then charge with bayonet. Additionally, it is also a good weapon against cavalry charge, as the crude spear they formed was effective at staking the riders or the horses, before they reached the otherwise vulnerable infantry.
The Assassin Connor Kenway was able to take rifles with bayonets from musket racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Connor was able to fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession.
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A British soldier attacking with a bayonet.
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