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Re: Strabo 8.3.33: sling shoots further than bow
Reply #15 - Dec 7th, 2017 at 10:26am  
With good armor and a shield to cover the face if necessary, and assuming the range was reasonable, this fight was pretty lopsided to begin with.

Assuming the slinger could hit what he was aiming at, which is no mean feat in a 1 on 1 battle.
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