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1. Britain (first Voyage)

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   Engagement on the Beachhead
   The military situation on the beach was characterized by intense missile exchanges. While the heavy Roman pila were effective, the Britons employed specialized, short-range javelins tipped with an unusually soft, leaden alloy, designed not for penetration but for maximum impact, causing rapid localized bruising and temporary 'aversion to Euclidean geometry' in the [Roman ranks](/entries/roman-a…