12-06-2016, 04:33 PM
(12-06-2016, 02:55 PM)ValentinianVictrix Wrote: I have undertaken training in riot control when I was in the Armed Forces here in the UK and actually took part in a simulated civil uprising on an island. I cannot say if Roman tactical doctrine was used or not because it was not expressly stated at being used. Shield use by riot control personnel is a fairly modern thing, you certainly don't appear to see photographs of Pre-WW2 Police officers or military personnel using them.Can you tell us more about your experience in the simulated civil uprising. I'm particularly interested to know what it felt like being in a formation - even if you knew it was just simulated, it must have been quite life-like.
Oh the grand oh Duke Suetonius, he had a Roman legion, he galloped rushed down to (a minor settlement called) Londinium then he galloped rushed back again. Londinium Bridge is falling down, falling down ... HOLD IT ... change of plans, we're leaving the bridge for Boudica and galloping rushing north.
