Originally Posted by
flighthappens
Infantry can call in fire support from aircraft, tanks, artillery. They carry anti-tank weapons, machine guns and rifles. At the end of the day, they likely still carry a bayonet or a knife, potentially both, and they train in un-armed combat.
"It's just a flesh wound". Sorry could not resist about the comment "unarmed combat" (no arms). In respect to dogfighting one does have to wonder that if you are in a situation for gun's than not only you but your opponent have either both stuffed up or things are critical for both. Logic would indicate that if the BVR fight was not successful than shoot and scoot to fight another day is the best option in most cases. The infantry do not have the best option to shoot and scoot, especially at high speed, so having a backup, unarmed combat, is probably not a bad idea.