Did they ever actually see combat?
No, they were basically police, they weren't a combat force
>>989093
>they weren't a combat force
though the potential existed and if needed, they would
>>989074
Yes if you count fighting large street gangs as combat.
>>989096
Rome had crips?
>>989074
Pretty sure they were used at the battle of milvian bridge
Were they "elite" units in RTW2 like they were in the first?
>>989098
Rome had all the gang shit you can think of.
>>989110
damn, romans knew how to paint. love that style
>>989110
Never understood why they were considered the best infantry in the game.
>>990721
They have a cool name.
They were often drafted out of veteran soldiers, so yes many of them did see combat. A majority even, although I doubt they did much more than break up street gangs and riots once they became an urban cohort.
>>990721
Most of Rome 1's balancing is hilarious. It was just another OP unit to make Rome even more OP.
depends do you count a full scale riot as a combat. they did, a concept of "police" as a separate force is fairly modern and to them violence was always a military matter and angry mob or street gang was seen as a rebel army. of course, from a modern point of view their purpose was riot control, street patrolling and policing, not fighting a war.
>>989074
Yes. Rome had a lot of rioting, usually over inane shit like the circus, or when an emperor was assassinated.
>>989110
They were held in higher regard than regular legionaries but they probably were worse soldiers, just more respected for keeping the peace in the cities.
>>991022
Well Augustus set up a police force of Vigiles who patroled the streets, arrested people, and were also firemen. The Urban Cohort were just the riot control, essentially SWAT.
>>991297
> but they probably were worse soldiers, just more respected for keeping the peace in the cities.
Nah man. They were seasoned veterans. Augustus partly created them to act as a counter-weight to the power of the Praetorians (they failed in that regard). Clearly they must have been pretty formidable.
>>991297
vigiles's job was mostly to see and be seen, it was up to military officials when you had to actually do something.
>>991314
For most of the time they existed they weren't recruited from veterans.
