Bayonet

A Bayonet is either a sword or knife at the end of the barrel of a gun that can be used as a spear to increase melee range. The bayonet is a different length depending on the weapon, Mosin-Nagant appearing to be the longest, and Type 99 appearing to be the shortest but all serve the same melee length in-game. The bayonet provides a long melee length for melees; do not be fooled though, though the length maybe long, you may be gunned down by an opponent before being able to melee them. Though the M1A1 Carbine and the M1 Garand are the only semi-automatic weapons that use the bayonet, all of the bolt action rifles can use the bayonet and provide a powerful long-to-mid range gun with close quarter effectiveness.

It is a weapon attachment found in Call of Duty: World at War. In the campaign it will most commonly be found attached to Arisaka rifles dropped by Japanese Banzai Chargers, called Arisaka Bayonet.

The weapons that it can be attached to are as follows:


 * M1 Garand
 * M1903 Springfield
 * Arisaka
 * Mosin-Nagant
 * Karabiner 98k
 * Type 99
 * M1897 Trenchgun
 * M1A1 Carbine

Bayonet Jumps
It is also used in glitch jumps known as "Bayonet Jumps" that can get the player to high places which normally cannot be accessed.

Trivia

 * Bayonets were employed to 17th, 18th, and 19th century armies to counter cavalry charges. In the Battle of Pavia, the bayonet would soon be seen to be used as Spanish Pikemen were able to defend the Musketeers from cavalry and other infantry.  Soon, armies fielded more Musketeers and less melee infantry in favor of a more ranged approach, thus, the bayonet was created.


 * The bayonet, in theory, should be able to kill a dog at long ranges even before the dog touches you, but it misses quite often against them.


 * Snipers using the bayonet with any bolt action rifle give the snipers a much needed close quarter power as well as having no scope on their rifle.


 * The player is often attacked by Arisaka w/ Bayonet wielding Japanese troops committing a Banzai Charge often camouflaged.

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