Striking at Weapons in Tactical Combat

Striking at Weapons in Tactical Combat is a subsction of B400's Striking at Weapons, found on B401. It pertains to Tactical Combat.
It explains the illustration found on the lower-right of B400.
It only refers to weapons in respect to "reach", which is not always apparent for ranged weapons.
GURPS Tactical Shooting 25 defines "any other firearm" besides Guns (Pistol) as being reach C,1.
Where it might make a difference (for example, the -4 penalty to make wrap shots in GURPS Martial Arts) it might make sense for GMs to treat them as just being Reach 1, though that may technically count as a house rule.
Bayonets, as defined in GURPS High-Tech sometimes give Reach 2 to a rifle.
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