Editing Combat Knife

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The '''Combat Knife''', occasionally referred to as the '''Close Quarters Combat Weapon System''', is a multi-purpose infantry-sized knife used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].

==Design details==
The UNSC's multi-purpose combat knife has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inch) blade made of high carbon steel, an anti-flash non-reflective titanium carbide coating, edge coated for corrosion resistance and is 43.3 centimeters (1.42 feet) when sheathed.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 80''</ref> All UNSC troops are issued with a combat knife for field and utility uses, as well as a backup weapon for desperate situations. It is also balanced for throwing.

==History==
Knives have been used in battle almost since the dawn of warfare, first as a sharp piece of rock, and then metal proved effective during a period of time where projectile weapons were not readily available. Even after the invention of the firearm, knives were still used as bayonets for close-quarters-combat and in event of enemy's cavalry charge. As more modern times came about during the 21st century, combat knives became almost exclusively used for utility purposes in the field, and were only used as a weapon during desperate situations, simply due to the fact that they were impractical for use during combat in most situations due to firearms and other advanced weaponry.

By [[2553]], the UNSC still uses knives in their operations, showing that such an easily accessible and created weapon and tool still runs strong even thousands of years later.

==Appearances==
A larger version of the combat knife, called the [[machete]], was intended to be used in [[Pre-Xbox Halo|pre-releases versions]] of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' build, but was cut before it made it into the final game, replaced with the game's use of melee attacks from any weapon.

The combat knives make their first gameplay appearance as ornamental add-ons on the lower backs of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s in ''Halo 2''. The combat knives also appeared in ''Halo 3''<nowiki /> live-action commercial trailer ''[[Halo: Landfall]]'', attached on the ODST's left shoulder. The weapon returns to ''Halo 3'' as ornamental add-on for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/C variant|CQB]] [[Armor Permutations|permutation]], as a sheathed combat knife attached to the left chest section.

The combat knives make its first fighting scene in ''Halo Wars'', when Sergeant [[John Forge]] uses his combat knife, which he has nicknamed "Lucy", to wound [[Ripa 'Moramee|the Arbiter]] before killing the Sangheili leader with his own [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy sword]]. Another scene where the combat knives is used was in ''Halo 3: ODST'', where Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] uses to kill a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] by stabbing him in the neck, afterwards casually flicking the alien's [[blood]] off its blade.<ref>'''''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''''' level ''[[NMPD HQ (Level)|NMPD HQ]]''''</ref> In the ''[[Halo Legends]]'' episode ''[[The Package]]'', [[Frederic-104]] uses two combat knives to fend off the two Sangheili from pursuing [[Kelly-087]] and [[John-117]] inside the [[Covenant Assault Carrier|Covenant flagship]]. These knives are stored in the shoulder pauldrons of Frederic's [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]].

In the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' [[Halo: Reach Video Games Awards Trailer|world premiere cinematic]], [[Emile-A239]] is seen sharpening a [[wikipedia:Kukri|kukri]] against his shoulder plate. In-game, the combat knives are used to perform special extended animation sequences called [[Melee#Halo:_Reach|assassinations]] by holding down the melee button when behind an opponent.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=25376 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 04.02.10'']</ref>

==Trivia==
*[[Frederic-104]] possesses particular skill with combat knives, and is rather fond of their use.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''</ref>

*Two combat knives appear on the icons for the [[Normal]], [[Heroic]], and [[Legendary]] difficulties of ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', ''Halo Wars'', and ''Halo: Reach''. In ''Halo 3: ODST'', they are replaced by [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun|suppressed SMGs]].

==Gallery==

<gallery widths="150">
File:Buck Knife.png|Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] wielding a combat knife as he is about to stab a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] in the neck, in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:ODST Knife.jpg|A combat knife holstered on an ODST's shoulder from ''[[Halo: Landfall]]''.
File:Fred Combat Knives Halo Legends.jpg|[[Frederic-104]] holding a pair of combat knives, his weapons of proficiency, in ''The Package''.
File:Grenadier (Noble Team).jpg|[[Emile-A239]] sharpening his [[wikipedia:Kukri|kukri]].
File:Halo Reach Assassination.png|A combat knife being used in an assassination in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Combat Knife.jpg|A SPARTAN player assassinating a Sangheili in the ''Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta''.
File:Reach 1504643 Full.jpg|An in-game screenshot of a combat knife used by a SPARTAN.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
{{Appearances|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Halo: The Flood|Halo: First Strike|Halo 2|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Halo 3|Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo Legends|Halo 3: ODST}}

==Sources==
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==Links==
===Internal===
*[[Curveblade]]
*[[Energy Cutlass]]
*[[Jiralhanae Combat Knife]]

===External===
*[[wikipedia:Bayonet|''Bayonet'' on '''Wikipedia''']]
*[[wikipedia:Combat Knife|''Combat knife'' on '''Wikipedia''']]

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