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Class: missile · Category: infantry · Men per unit: 40

The sling was a common missile weapon used throughout the Celtic world, and so it was customary for Celtic chieftains to muster a force of slingers from among their poorer vassals and clients to support their warbands.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	6	2
Charge bonus	0	0
Type	missile · archery	melee · simple
Damage	blunt	piercing
Projectile	stone	—
Range	150	—
Ammunition	40	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	11	—
Armour	1	—
Defence skill	8	—
Shield	2	—

Hit points	1
Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow	0 / 0 / 0 / 0
Charge distance	30
Formations	Square

Technical stats

Time between blows (primary / secondary)	2.5 s / 2.5 s
Extra fatigue in hot climates	0
Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	0.82
Spacing between men: close / loose	1.2 × 2.8 m / 2.16 × 5.04 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Can hide in long grass · Very good stamina

A core roster unit for 39 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Aedui · Allobroges · Ambrones · Anartes · Apuani · Arverni · Aulerci · Belgae · Bituriges · Boii · Breuni · Cadurci · Cenomani · Cisalpine Boii · Corsi · Eburones · Eravisci · Helvetii · Ingauni · Insubres · Nervii · Norici · Osismii · Salassi · Salluvii · Senones · Sequani · Sotiates · Taurisci · Tencteri · Teurisci · Treveri · Ubii · Usipetes · Veneti · Veneti (Gauls) · Vindelici · Volcae · Volcae (Gaul)

Any faction holding one of the provinces below can field it.

Exactly what a settlement must have, route by route (4)

Building	Also requires
Any settlement	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Gallic area of recruitment · Any Government (Dependency, Indirect Rule or Direct Rule) · Tier 2 Colony not built
Indirect Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Direct Rule	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex · Tier 1 Colony
Homeland	Garrison Building or Tier 1 Military Industrial Complex

Zone	Provinces
Gallic	170