Re: Question about cutting a throat.
Combat knives require ST because just about all of the techniques are either about inserting the knife and turning/ripping it against resistance, or sawing with the thing. This involves overcoming the resilience of living tissue, possibly even bone. The quick, darting draw-cut-like stuff with really sharp edges is fine as far as it goes, but not useful for sentry removal or any kind of fighting where you expect results now and not after several minutes of bleeding. It's what Hollywood loves, because it looks flashy, but driving a knife in and dragging it along is closer to real-world fighting.
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