How often did Brits/Aussies/NZ use bayonet?

[NuJudge]

I don't think I've ever seen a pic of an L1A1 with a Bayonet on it. I just picked up a British Bayo cheap. I'm going to test to see what difference in POI it makes.

CDD

[John Sukey]

Tumbledown mountain, The Falklands

I don't know if they used them in Gulf War One but the SA80's quickly got shifted to the rear areas and the L1A1 went to the front line troops.Apparently the MOD's "wonder weapon" didn't work in the sand.
Also Gulf one was the last use of the Bren gun even though the politicians thought it was obsolete, It also worked in the desert.

[Liam]

Had a small Brit unit cross-train with my unit in West Germany in 1987 or 1988. They were armed with L1A1's and stens! Thinking back to their vehicles it makes sense. Like our guys who had to get into and out of small openings in M113s and M577s, they need smaller arms. Our guys got the greasegun - some of which I'm sure saw action in Korea, possibly WWII.

[Sunray]

Bayonets were and are for parades.

[Paul S.]

Bayonets were and are for parades.

It would appear that the memo hasn't gotten to 5 SCOTS yet. One of their young lieutenants is getting the MC for skewering a Taliban machine gunner during a contact amongst other things, and that is after the MID he got earlier in the month for previous episode of leading by example.

[dave]

watch the movie "The Australian Light Horse", one of my favorites! never quite understood the point of the 'game' they played with them however.

[TomSudz]

Had a small Brit unit cross-train with my unit in West Germany in 1987 or 1988. They were armed with L1A1's and stens! Thinking back to their vehicles it makes sense. Like our guys who had to get into and out of small openings in M113s and M577s, they need smaller arms. Our guys got the greasegun - some of which I'm sure saw action in Korea, possibly WWII.

Liam, were they stens? Or could they have been sterlings? The reason I ask is that I though the stens were phased out in the 60's.

[Liam]

Guess so. Metal tube with magazine sticking out the side. I thought it was a Sten. I just Googled the words "Sterling Machine Gun" and THAT looks like a Sten to me! My ignorance is indeed blissful. Thanks for the correction.

[Paul S.]

watch the movie "The Australian Light Horse", one of my favorites! never quite understood the point of the 'game' they played with them however.

Dave, are you talking about 'Two-up' which uses a two Pennie coins and a flat stick?

It's only legal on ANZAC Day, or at least was 40 years ago. My uncle Darcy (WWII) would take me along as his 'Spinner' when I was newly returned from Vietnam to win beer money off his mates after the March. Good fun that!!!!

[Sunray]

"...young lieutenants..." There's no telling what one of them will do.
No STENs in '87/88. Sterling.