12-07-2016, 10:14 AM
(12-07-2016, 09:51 AM)ValentinianVictrix Wrote: The formation was just a four deep line, which to be honest I was used to drilling in anyway....
The interesting bit about the exercise was we were told not to be lenient on the 'rioters' as this was going to be as near as a life-like simulation as possible, likewise the 'rioters' were told not to be lenient on us either. So apart from using blanks for ammo we could beat the hell out of them with our batons and viz-versa!
So many questions ...
What happened? Did the rioters approach and have a "show off" - did they surge at you en masse?
And if you came into contact, was it resisting a surge or advancing?
Did you really need four deep? - could you have had 2 or even 1 deep?
Was the depth just psychological - or did you have a real physical need for the depth if so why?
If there was a surge - what happened to the line you were in - did it feel like it could give way. Did you all do a "miner's strike" and start pushing against the surge. And could you wield the batons when the rioters were surging?
And if you advanced - did you keep your formation, or did it "loosen up"?
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.
