joe_meadmaker
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I'm certainly no expert, so I can only speak on what I've read, and what otherwise makes sense to me. I'm happy to hear new information.
I haven't seen anything on slingers specifically, but I've read discussion on archers carrying bucklers or small shields. But these shields didn't seem to be intended as a defense against missile fire from the opposing side, but rather for defensive use if/when a battle turned into a melee fight. It would make sense because a smaller shield isn't much extra weight to carry, but it's very helpful in close combat.
It also doesn't make much sense to me that an army of slingers, archers, or whatever would be positioned within range of the opposing force's long range attack. And even if they did, a buckler still wouldn't be good at defending against incoming projectiles unless they were visible and moving slow enough for a person to react to them. As Kick said, "better than no shield". Which I agree with. I still wouldn't call it good.
But on what you said about pictures Jaegoor, I have seen pictures of slingers holding shields that appear to be fairly small in size. I haven't seen pictures of an army using them against incoming missile fire. If you have an image of that, I would very much like to see it.
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