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a soldier - from whatever era - carries about 30 kg of kit. or 70lbs if you wish. this is as true today as it was in antiquity, because that's more or less all that a man can carry and still fight. i wouldn't suggest that a slinger could shoot 30kg of lead in a battle, but as a soldier he would still have to carry his sleeping bag, mess kit, cooking equipment, rations, possibly some sticks for a pallisade, pick axe or shovel, all or part of a tent, weapon, ammunition (or lead ingots) spare clothes socks and so forth. the fact of his weapon being light would allow him to carry more stuff in his kit. so i wopuld guess that a slinger would carry the weight of his essentials, plus the weight of ammo or lead, which would bring him up to around 30kg. no bow, shield or armour would mean more glandes
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