Slingers were highly skilled missile troops but were at a huge disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat, especially against cavalry.
Description
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.
Other than a knife they carried no other equipment.
