Close combat

Combatants engaged in close combat during an assault on a town, early 17th century

Close combat is a combat situation between two or more opponents at short range.[1][2] Since the rise of ranged weapons and firearms, the term has been used to specifically refer to melee combat.

  1. ^ MCRP 3-02B: Close Combat, Washington, D.C.: Department Of The Navy, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, 12 February 1999
  2. ^ Matthews, Phil, CQB Services, retrieved 29 July 2011: At his Specialist Close Combat Course, combat instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn defined close combat as "fighting an enemy hand to hand or within 20 yards range.”

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