Re: Daring Raids
the raiders of arakan by lucas phillips for close-quarters combat fans. note the time context: ww2. armies have been using bolt action rifles for more than 40 years then. the british officers taught their local fighters to rush at the enemy with fixed bayonets once a grenade went off. that's how they raided japanese camps. an officer throws a grenade, the soldiers rush in with fixed bayonets --no gunfire. at first the british were frustrated as the troops tended to crouch when the grenade went off. but in time, they learned to scramble and charge upon explosion. the japanese didn't even have time to get up from their cots. all they experienced was a loud bang, and someone sticking a bayonet to their throats.
is that moxy or what?
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