Dan
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Great slinging Jaegoor.
Also, while it may take some training, I can see the benefit to a shield in mass infantry battle to the slinger. For instance, against an army of archers. While slingers may be capable of out-ranging them, some evidence that we've gone over before shows that battles may have occurred at closer ranges, where either weapon can reach equally.
In addition, I have not seen any slingers wearing any kind of armor. This makes relocation easier, but it also leaves them fairly defenseless in the event of a counterattack. You can only dodge so many arrows before you get hit, and with no armor, it'd really do a fair amount of damage.
Now if the slinger is already protected by a castle wall or by natural terrain features, the shield becomes less important.
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