Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne) Missile Infantry

Fyrd Slingers

The sling is one of the oldest ranged weapons in existence, possibly dating back to before the Neolithic period. Its use throughout history is evidenced by depictions upon Assyrian and Egyptian reliefs, as well as those of later times, such as Trajan's Column and the Bayeux Tapestry. A sling is essentially a length of material (usually leather, but sometimes stretched pig bladder) with a cradle in the centre to hold a stone. The slinger then holds the ends and spins the sling to generate momentum. By extending his arm and simultaneously increasing the force of the spin, then releasing the stone at the precise moment, the slingshot can be flung a large distance - far greater than would be possible without it. Many young people grew up throwing stones found on the river beds of Europe, giving them a natural advantage when applying the skill to combat. Rocks and stones were in ready supply so, whilst spears may have needed repair after a battle, slingers were always well provisioned. Often people of low status in society, and therefore in battle, slingers would typically take up position behind veteran warriors, providing a blanket of slingshots to hamper the enemy when charging. In return, the veterans would use their shields to safeguard the slingers as they unleashed their missiles. Slingshot could be an effective weapon against close enemy formations or cavalry.

Unit Name Fyrd Slingers

Main Unit Key cha_eng_fyrd_slingers

Land Unit Key cha_eng_fyrd_slingers

Naval Unit Key cha_longship_transport

Soldiers 160

Category Missile Infantry

Class Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost 200

Recruitment Cost 200

Upkeep Cost 36

Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Weapon cha_sling

├ Projectile cha_sling_normal

├ Missile Damage 40

├ Missile Ap Damage 0

└ Base Reload Time 10

Accuracy 0

Range 125

Reload 50

Rate of Fire 12

Ammunition 17

Melee Attack 7

Melee Damage 9

├ Melee Weapon cha_dagger

├ Melee Base Damage 7

├ Armour-piercing Damage 2

├ Armour Piercing No

├ Attack Against Cavalry 0

├ Attack Against Elephants 0

└ Attack Against Infantry 0

Charge Bonus 7

Melee Defence 7

├ Base Defence 2

├ Shield cha_archer

└ Shield Defence 5

Armour 6

├ Armour cha_cloth

├ Armour Defence 6

└ Shield Armour 0

Health 100

├ Man Entity cha_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health 100

└ Bonus Hit Points 0

Morale 28

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

• Resistant to Fatigue
  Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit.
• Hide (forest)
  This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.

Strengths & Weaknesses

No Strengths and Weaknesses

Requires Buildings
Lv. 0	Muster Hall (cha_bld_barracks_1) Level 0 Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_2) Level 1 Royal Barracks (cha_bld_barracks_3) Level 2

Faction Availability
Age of Charlemagne	Kingdom of Kent (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Mercia (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Northumbria (Age of Charlemagne) English Rebels (Age of Charlemagne) English Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Mercian Separatists (Age of Charlemagne) Kingdom of Wessex (Age of Charlemagne)