Chris
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Actually, it seems that the sling was primarily as a ranged weapon. In fact, slingers could out-range archers, so up until about Roman times, they were the premiere ranged technology for ancient civilizations.
Slings can be used close range as well. We know they were used in sieges, both in attack and defense, where engagement distances would have been sub 100 feet at times. People also hunted (big) game with slings, which required extraordinary accuracy (instead of a hail of slings stones into enemy formations). I would assume that this distance would be sub 100 feet as well.
Chris
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