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Slinger
 Listen to the Slinger!
 The Slinger is an infantry unit used to defend against early archer and watchtower attacks.
Slingers were light troops who threw stones at the enemy, causing casualties and disrupting formations. A barrage of heavy stones could cause wounds and bone fractures. The stone was held in a cloth sling and swung in a vertical loop to build centrifugal force. One end of the sling was released, launching the stone. Slingers were an alternative to archers and javelin men. They threw stones of different weights, depending on the range to the target. Roman art shows slingers throwing rocks the size of grapefruit, probably at short range. Specially shaped stones could be thrown accurately to a respectable distance. The best known slinger of antiquity was David, who slew the Philistine champion Goliath in single combat with a shot to the head. A contingent of Rhodesian slingers were part of the 10,000-man mercenary force whose march home from Persia is described by Xenophon in his book Anabasis.
Bronze Shield, Iron Shield, and Tower Shield increase piercing armor. Stone Mining and Siegecraft increase attack strength and range.
wire frame model
Slingers do not get armor upgrades from Leather Armor, Scale Armor, and Chain Mail.
Special bonuses: +2 attack against archers; +2 armor against missile weapons, Ballista, Helepolis; increased attack against walls and towers.
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