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<blockquote data-quote="Pranqstr" data-source="post: 7149778" data-attributes="member: 6890806">missed the notYes. the sling was great for it's time period. I've had people tell me it would not penetrate plate. That is true, but not many weapons could penetrate plate enough to do damage. The arrow and crossbow might be more accurate at closer ranges, as they are mostly direct fire weapons and the sling is more arcing. Here is another interesting article:<a href="http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Sling" target="_blank">http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Sling</a>It discusses other weapons, including the bow (at 50m, the arrow has 75% of the penetration it did at 10m, and at 120m, the arrow was mostly ineffective, especially against armored opponents - but some say 200m it could still be effective), and the sling had a higher velocity but less penetration, wounding and killing without a bloody wound. The lead bullets looked like tiny footballs (biconical), and could imbed in the body much better than stones.I think the sling is more versatile, as you could probably throw vials of poison, oil, or a thunderstone at a greater range.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pranqstr, post: 7149778, member: 6890806"] [b]missed the not[/b] Yes. the sling was great for it's time period. I've had people tell me it would not penetrate plate. That is true, but not many weapons could penetrate plate enough to do damage. The arrow and crossbow might be more accurate at closer ranges, as they are mostly direct fire weapons and the sling is more arcing. Here is another interesting article: [URL]http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/Sling[/URL] It discusses other weapons, including the bow (at 50m, the arrow has 75% of the penetration it did at 10m, and at 120m, the arrow was mostly ineffective, especially against armored opponents - but some say 200m it could still be effective), and the sling had a higher velocity but less penetration, wounding and killing without a bloody wound. The lead bullets looked like tiny footballs (biconical), and could imbed in the body much better than stones. I think the sling is more versatile, as you could probably throw vials of poison, oil, or a thunderstone at a greater range. [/QUOTE]

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