jlasud
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most armies most of the time used ranged troops,melee troops and cavalry. So if there were slingers in a army,most probably they started bombarding the other army as soon as they were in range until they got too close to sling at them. During this time they probably got some kills,but most probably the majority of hits were injuries of varying severity. The ratio of kills to injuries varied according to the targeted army's defensive equipment(helmets,shields,armor),the more armoured,the less kills and wounds. Obviously ... Also the bombarded army would probably have a very hard time charging while stones\lead is raining down on them. Running with the shield covering you from above ain"t the fastest charge,and you might get an arrow to the belly while doing so. This combo would be highly effective as i can imagine..high arcing slinging at about 100m meanwhile the archers are loosing arrows on a flatter trajectory. Cavalry would also have a hard time charging in a hail of stones. Horses would get probably jumpy\scared at the noise of whirring stones,but that's just my imagination..
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