User blog comment:LB&SCR/GWM Episode 6: Albert Mayer v Henry Gunther/@comment-379205-20190503233035

119's "Just in time for the release of Sabaton's 'Fields of Verdun'" Edge

Melee: This depends a lot on the scenario. If the two are somehow forced into melee in a relatively open area, the bayonet has the advantage. The bayonet in effect turns the rifle into roughly 4-5 foot short spear, and in a fight with sufficient room to move, a spear will usually defeat a sword because of the longer reach. On the other hand, if this fight takes place in a more confined space, like a trench, for instance, the saber, while hardly ideal- really still to long for extreme close quarters will still be more maneuverable. Even dependent on scenario

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