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| [[Image:CombatKnife.jpg|thumb|The Combat Knife]] | |
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| The '''Close Quarters Combat Weapon System''', otherwise known as the '''Combat Knife''', is a multi-purpose infantry-sized knife used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].
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| ==Overview==
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| The '''multi-purpose combat knife''' has a 20 centimeter (7.9 inches) blade made of high carbon steel, coated for corrosion resistance and is 43.3 centimeters (1.42 feet) when sheathed. All [[UNSC]] troops are issued with a combat knife for close quarters combat or in situations when ammo is scarce.<ref>[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Spartan Mission to capture Watts</ref> It is also balanced for throwing. It only appears in the novels and on the backs of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', but not [[Halo: CE|Halo: Combat Evolved]].
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| ==Appearance==
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| One of the few times a combat knife can be seen in game is on the lower backs of [[ODST]]s or on the left chest of the [[C.Q.B]] chest plate [[Armor Permutations|armor permutation]], though they are never used in combat. It also has a serrated edge like other combat knives as mentioned in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''. It currently represents certain difficulty levels in the Halo Trilogy. Normal has a single knife, Heroic has two crossed knives, and Legendary is represented by a shot Elite skull with two crossed knives. All of these symbols are placed over a shield with the [[Marathon]] logo engraved into it, and Easy is represented by the shield alone.
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| It also appears in a cutscene in [[Halo Wars|''Halo Wars'']] where John Forge stabbed the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] with the combat knife, giving him the chance to kill him with his own Energy Sword.
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| It again appears in a cutscene in [[Halo 3: ODST]], when [[Buck]] uses it to stab a [[Brute Chieftan]] in the neck.
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| It appears another time in Halo Legends to stab a grunt in the neck.
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| == History ==
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| [[Image:ODST Knife.jpg|thumb|right|A smaller class combat knife holstered on an ODST's shoulder.]]
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| 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. The combat knife later branched off and became a sword, while others used daggers. For thousands of years, knives and swords have been a weapon of choice for soldiers. Even after the invention of the firearm, knives were still used as bayonets for close-quarters-combat. Sabers were still issued in World War I. As war tactics shifted from trench warfare to attrition warfare, knives became last-resort weapons or simple tools. By 2553, the [[UNSC]] still uses knives, showing that such an easily accessible and created weapon still runs strong even thousands of years later.The Knife in the Halo univers is presantly being used for interstellar warfare. And is the first human weapon to kill an Arbiter in both Covenant and UNSC history.
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| == Trivia ==
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| [[Image:Buck Knife.png|thumb|[[Buck]], wielding a combat knife as he is about to stab a [[Brute Chieftain]] in the neck.]]
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| *The ODST [[Action Figure]], made by Joyrider Studios, has a Combat Knife that can be held by the action figure's hand.
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| *It was [[Frederic-104]]'s trademark weapon, next to the [[MA5B Assault Rifle]].
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| *In ''[[Halo 3]]'' Concept Art for EGM, a [[Spartan-II]] is shown with a Combat Knife on his/her right leg, however this was just an artistic look for the ODST armor.
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| *A larger version of the combat knife, called the [[Machete]], was intended to be used in the early [[Halo: CE]] build, but was cut before it made it into the final game.
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| *It can be seen on the shields when selecting the difficulty levels. There is one on [[Normal]] and two crossed over each other on both [[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]], the latter also having an [[Elite]] skull.
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| *The sheath for the Combat Knife on the [[CQB]] [[Armor Permutation]] seems much more complex in appearance than the sheath of the ODSTs.
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| *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[John Forge]] has a combat knife named "Lucy", which he used to wound the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] before killing him.
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| *In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', the character [[Buck]] can be seen wearing a combat knife on his chest plate.
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| *The Combat Knife is the first human weapon to kill an Arbiter.
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| == Sources ==
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| <references/>
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| ==External Links==
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonet "Bayonet on Wikipedia"]
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| *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Knife "Combat Knife on Wikipedia"]
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| [[Category:Human Weapons]]
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| [[Category:Melee Weapons]]
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| [[Category:Weapons]]
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