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Iberian Slingers LusitaniLusitani Missile Infantry

Iberian Slingers

These slingers, eager for glory in battle, are highly effective skirmishers.

Slingers were common in ancient armies. Slings are ancient weapons, dating back to Palaeolithic times. In comparison to bows, they were easy to make and had a greater effective range. Constructed from braided flax, hemp or rushes, a sling has a cradle where the shot is placed. One end has a finger-loop, while the other has a knot or strip giving a firm handhold. The slinger puts his middle finger through the loop and holds the knotted end with his thumb and forefinger. After whirling the shot in the sling it is released with a flick of the wrist. Quick to fire and reload, the sling was widely hated by those on the receiving end. Shot varied from stones collected in rivers to shaped lumps of clay and lead; lead shot could fly over 400 metres. Such missiles were sometimes inscribed with comments such as “Catch!” or “Take that!” Shot was difficult to see in flight, and although it lacked the penetrating power of an arrow it could easily break bone or stave-in armour at short ranges. Famously, the Roman Consul Paullus was killed by a slinger early in the disastrous Battle of Cannae.

Iberian Slingers

Unit Name

Iberian Slingers

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Slingers

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Slingers

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

450

Recruitment Cost

450

Upkeep Cost

70

Missile Damage

20

├ Missile Weapon

rome_sling

├ Projectile

sling_stone

├ Missile Damage

16

├ Missile Ap Damage

4

└ Base Reload Time

10

Accuracy

5

Range

155

Reload

13

Shots Per Minute

7

Ammunition

35

Melee Attack

7

Weapon Damage

23

├ Melee Weapon

rome_shortsword

├ Melee Damage Base

20

├ Melee Damage Ap

3

├ Armour Piercing

No

├ Bonus vs. Large

0

├ Bonus vs Elephants

0

└ Bonus vs Infantry

5

Charge Bonus

3

Melee Defence

44

├ Base Defence

5

├ Shield

celtic_round

└ Shield Defence

39

Armour

53

├ Armour

cloth

├ Armour Defence

27

└ Shield Armour

26

Health

50

├ Man Entity

rome_infantry_very_light

├ Man Health

45

└ Bonus Hit Points

5

Base Morale

20

Abilities

No Ability

Attributes

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

Strengths & Weaknesses

Transport
  • Very poor hull strength
  • Very slow speed
  • Weak ramming
Iberian Slingers
  • Very long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Iberian Slingers Lv. 0 Village (Amber Collector)
Village (Amber Collector)
(barb_amber_2)
Level 1
Town (Amber Trader)
Town (Amber Trader)
(barb_amber_3)
Level 2
Fortified Settlement
Fortified Settlement
(barb_city_2)
Level 1
Hundred
Hundred
(barb_city_3)
Level 2
Village (Glass Blower)
Village (Glass Blower)
(barb_glass_2)
Level 1
Town (Glass Maker)
Town (Glass Maker)
(barb_glass_3)
Level 2
Village (Trench Mine)
Village (Trench Mine)
(barb_gold_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(barb_gold_3)
Level 2
Village (Grain Farms)
Village (Grain Farms)
(barb_grain_2)
Level 1
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
Town (Grain Irrigated Farm)
(barb_grain_3)
Level 2
Village (Horse Breeders)
Village (Horse Breeders)
(barb_horse_2)
Level 1
Pagus (Master Horse Breeders)
Pagus (Master Horse Breeders)
(barb_horse_3)
Level 2
Village (Shieldmaker)
Village (Shieldmaker)
(barb_iron_armour_2)
Level 1
Pagus (Armourer)
Pagus (Armourer)
(barb_iron_armour_3)
Level 2
Village (Blacksmith)
Village (Blacksmith)
(barb_iron_weapon_2)
Level 1
Pagus (Weaponsmith)
Pagus (Weaponsmith)
(barb_iron_weapon_3)
Level 2
Village (Trench Mine)
Village (Trench Mine)
(barb_lead_2)
Level 1
Town (Shaft Mine)
Town (Shaft Mine)
(barb_lead_3)
Level 2
Village (Open Air Tannery)
Village (Open Air Tannery)
(barb_leather_2)
Level 1
Town (Leather Workshop)
Town (Leather Workshop)
(barb_leather_3)
Level 2
Village (Logging Camp)
Village (Logging Camp)
(barb_lumber_2)
Level 1
Town (Timber Yard)
Town (Timber Yard)
(barb_lumber_3)
Level 2
Village (Marble Quarry)
Village (Marble Quarry)
(barb_marble_2)
Level 1
Town (Marble Cutter)
Town (Marble Cutter)
(barb_marble_3)
Level 2
Village (Olive Press)
Village (Olive Press)
(barb_olive_2)
Level 1
Town (Mola Olieria)
Town (Mola Olieria)
(barb_olive_3)
Level 2
Village (Snail Vats)
Village (Snail Vats)
(barb_purple_dye_2)
Level 1
Town (Dye Works)
Town (Dye Works)
(barb_purple_dye_3)
Level 2
Pagus (Master Dye Works)
Pagus (Master Dye Works)
(barb_purple_dye_4)
Level 3
Village (Silk Caravan)
Village (Silk Caravan)
(barb_silk_2)
Level 1
Town (Silk Market)
Town (Silk Market)
(barb_silk_3)
Level 2
Pagus (Silk Road)
Pagus (Silk Road)
(barb_silk_4)
Level 3
Village
Village
(barb_town_2)
Level 1
Town
Town
(barb_town_3)
Level 2
Tribal Pagus
Tribal Pagus
(barb_town_tribal_4)
Level 3
Village (Large Vineyard)
Village (Large Vineyard)
(barb_wine_2)
Level 1
Town (Winemaker)
Town (Winemaker)
(barb_wine_3)
Level 2
Pagus (Master Winemaker)
Pagus (Master Winemaker)
(barb_wine_4)
Level 3
Iberian Slingers Lv. 1 Pagus (Amber Road)
Pagus (Amber Road)
(barb_amber_4)
Level 3
Industry Oppidum
Industry Oppidum
(barb_city_industry_4)
Level 3
Trade Oppidum
Trade Oppidum
(barb_city_trade_4)
Level 3
Tribal Oppidum
Tribal Oppidum
(barb_city_tribal_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Master Glass Maker)
Pagus (Master Glass Maker)
(barb_glass_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Sluiced Mine)
Pagus (Sluiced Mine)
(barb_gold_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Grain Estate)
Pagus (Grain Estate)
(barb_grain_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Sluiced Mine)
Pagus (Sluiced Mine)
(barb_lead_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Master Leather Workshop)
Pagus (Master Leather Workshop)
(barb_leather_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Timber Trader)
Pagus (Timber Trader)
(barb_lumber_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Marble Architect)
Pagus (Marble Architect)
(barb_marble_4)
Level 3
Pagus (Olive Oil Trader)
Pagus (Olive Oil Trader)
(barb_olive_4)
Level 3
Farm Pagus
Farm Pagus
(barb_town_farm_4)
Level 3
Tribal Pagus
Tribal Pagus
(barb_town_tribal_4)
Level 3