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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. | ||
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The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] was able to take muskets with bayonets from racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Ratonhnhaké:ton could also fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession. | The [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] was able to take muskets with bayonets from racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Ratonhnhaké:ton could also fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Historically bayonets were removed outside of melee combat. | *Historically bayonets were removed outside of melee combat. | ||
== Gallery == | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center"> | ||
Connorstabbing.jpg|Connor stabbing a British soldier with a bayonet. | Connorstabbing.jpg|Connor stabbing a British soldier with a bayonet. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Weapons]] | [[Category:Weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III weapons]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed III weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 6 February 2013
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, though generally as last-resort ancillary weapons.
In most cases, bayonets were attached in preparation to receive a cavalry charge, as the crude spear they formed was effective at staking the riders or the horses, before they reached the otherwise vulnerable infantry. They were also utilized in close-quarters combat, when shooting would have been insufficient.
The Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton was able to take muskets with bayonets from racks, or from disarming soldiers, in order to slash or impale nearby enemies. While a bayonet was embedded in a soldier's torso, Ratonhnhaké:ton could also fire the musket itself, and efficiently eliminate two opponents in quick succession.
Trivia
- Historically bayonets were removed outside of melee combat.
Gallery
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Connor stabbing a British soldier with a bayonet. -
A British soldier attacking with a bayonet.
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Reference