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

Libyan Slingers were highly skilled missile troops but were at a huge disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat, especially against cavalry. They could maintain a sustained and concentrated barrage on enemies and then fall back rapidly to avoid hand-to-hand combat. Slingers carried a shoulder bag with many pieces of stone shot (they could also use stones picked up on the battlefield) and several spare slings including slings of different length for greater or lesser range.

	Primary	Secondary
Attack	6	2
Charge bonus	0	0
Type	missile · archery	melee · simple
Damage	blunt	piercing
Projectile	stone	—
Range	150	—
Ammunition	35	—

	Primary	Secondary
Total	10	—
Armour	1	—
Defence skill	9	—
Shield	0	—

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	-2
Collision mass per man (1.0 is normal)	0.81
Spacing between men: close / loose	1.2 × 2.8 m / 2.16 × 5.04 m
Default ranks	5

In battle: Very good stamina

A core roster unit for 2 factions, each able to raise it anywhere they hold the right building:

Carthage · Gades

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 · Libyan area of recruitment · not Numidian 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
Libyan	48