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Reply #15 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 4:10am
 
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A lot of praise for the Sling. But kill a deer. Good stones are not found everywhere. Even lead does not grow on a tree. How many shots can they carry? In a fight, that was a good question. Alexannder the Great rarely had a contingent for his army. I like the sling. She could feed me. But I'm glad it's not the only weapon I train. An atlatl is simply built. Arrows are also made relatively simple. If you know where to look. A simple spear also kills very effectively. The question is always what I need a gun for. And if you're honest, a sling doesn't have as many advantages as mentioned here. Keep in mind that slinger was a kind of special unit in battle.
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Reply #16 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 4:11am
 
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Reply #17 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 6:46am
 
Yeah when it comes down to "best" weapon, there is a reason EVERY culture throughout ALL of human history has decided the pointy stick is really great. From before we were even human to literally right now, a pointy stick is one of the simplest, easiest weapons and will beat a sling in most situations.
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Reply #18 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 7:45am
 
xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Oct 22nd, 2021 at 4:10am:
But kill a deer.


i would translate it with "try to kill a deer" sometimes the "try" is left out in german sentences
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Reply #19 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 7:46am
 
xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Oct 22nd, 2021 at 4:10am:
Translation of Jaegoor.

A lot of praise for the Sling. But kill a deer. Good stones are not found everywhere. Even lead does not grow on a tree. How many shots can they carry? In a fight, that was a good question. Alexannder the Great rarely had a contingent for his army. I like the sling. She could feed me. But I'm glad it's not the only weapon I train. An atlatl is simply built. Arrows are also made relatively simple. If you know where to look. A simple spear also kills very effectively. The question is always what I need a gun for. And if you're honest, a sling doesn't have as many advantages as mentioned here. Keep in mind that slinger was a kind of special unit in battle.


if you want a correct translation, just ask me
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Reply #20 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 10:55am
 
Ich schrieb einen Hirsch zu töten. Wink Ein Hirsch ist kein Reh. Ich erlegte in Kasachstan einmal ein Reh. Es erregte damals sehr großes Aufsehen. Die Spanier berichteten, das Indios mit einer sling ein Pferd gezielt töten konnten.
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Reply #21 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 11:44am
 
Jaegoor wrote on Oct 22nd, 2021 at 10:55am:
Ich schrieb einen Hirsch zu töten. Wink Ein Hirsch ist kein Reh. Ich erlegte in Kasachstan einmal ein Reh. Es erregte damals sehr großes Aufsehen. Die Spanier berichteten, das Indios mit einer sling ein Pferd gezielt töten konnten.


das ist eine wirklich beeindruckende Leistung. wie lange hat die Jagt gedauert ?
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Reply #22 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 12:12pm
 
I wrote to kill a deer. Wink A deer is not a deer. I once killed a deer in Kazakhstan. It caused a great stir at the time. The Spaniards reported that Indians were able to kill a horse with a sling.
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Reply #23 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 12:16pm
 
xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Oct 22nd, 2021 at 12:12pm:
A deer is not a deer

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Reply #24 - Oct 22nd, 2021 at 12:19pm
 
Jaegoor wrote on Oct 22nd, 2021 at 10:55am:
Ein Hirsch ist kein Reh


im englischen werden Hirsch und Reh beide "deer" genannt
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