Who brings a knife to a gun-fight?

[Sword-dancer]

Originally Posted by Onkl

Hi guys

To answer my own question: Apparently, Space Marines do!

I have a problem with the survivability of melee-weapons based fighters in a world which also features high damage ranged weapons.

Tueller Drill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDPlWAq-11I

In WWI the soldiers improvised Weapons for Close Quarter, then the armies reintroduced the dagger for fighting in the trenches.

AFAIK the Gurkhas used their kukris in WWII in Close combat.