I love the sound of that.
Actually, if you people in VCB are actually doing manoeuvring like that ingame, it makes me want to ask if I can join and check out if I fit in. If I was able to connect to any server at all in 1.03, that is.
Voted for the bayonets. It would add a new, down-to-earth flavour to the game. For a more detailed explanation for why I think it would add to the game, see Ludovico's post.