Originally Posted by
Ninthace
I was taught it in theory many moons ago. I think it dates from Aden if not before and was in the context of the Riot Act or its local equivalent, rather than as a means of crowd control, and needed sign off from a legal authority.
These days things have moved on. I believe crowd control is now actively taught and practised as part of deployment training.
Actions would be determined by ROE. Circumstances under which you may open fire are very restricted. Fairly sure they do not include firing into the air or at unarmed civilians. American ROE are almost certainly different.
Thank you very much. Perhaps razor wire and the right gloves and training would have been an answer, but the perimeter must be miles ...... one for the loggies and engineers.
But was is an admiral doing i/c? Beachmaster at Dunkirk?