Stat	Value
Category	infantry
Class	missile
Morale	4
Hit Points	1
Primary Attack	7
Primary Charge	1
Secondary Attack	3
Secondary Charge	1
Armour	0
Defense Skill	4
Shield	3
Recruitment Cost	160
Upkeep Cost	170

• Sapping Ability

Slingers are highly skilled missile troops but are at a huge disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat, especially against cavalry. They can maintain a sustained and concentrated barrage on enemies and then fall back rapidly to avoid hand-to-hand combat. Slingers carry a shoulder bag with many pieces of lead shot (they can also use stones picked up on the battlefield) and several spare slings including slings of different length for greater or lesser range. Other than a knife and a small shield, they carry no other equipment.