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Balearic Slingers

"Which eye do you want put out?"

Raised from infancy to perfect their use of the sling, these famed warriors came from the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean. It is said that Balearic mothers did not allow their sons to eat until they had knocked their bread off a wall from a fair distance away. The slings they used were made from hair and animal sinew and, as adult warriors, each slinger carried three types for use at different ranges. Many slingers standing together produced a wave of shot that pierced armour and shattered bone, making them deadlier than even the very best archers. In fact, the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus took a mortal wound to the head from slingshot during the opening minutes of the catastrophic Battle of Cannae. Not surprisingly, due to their geographical location, Balearic slingers were much sought after as mercenaries to fight both for and against Rome, and were reportedly paid in women rather than silver or gold!

Balearic Slingers

Unit Name

Balearic Slingers

Main Unit Key

Ibe_Balearic_Slingers

Land Unit Key

Ibe_Balearic_Slingers

Naval Unit Key

barbarian_transport

Soldiers

120

Category

Missile Infantry

Class

Missile Infantry

Custom Battle Cost

550

Recruitment Cost

580

Upkeep Cost

100

Missile Damage

24

├ Missile Weapon

rome_sling_lead

├ Projectile

sling_stone_lead

├ Missile Damage

18

├ Missile Ap Damage

6

└ Base Reload Time

9

Accuracy

5

Range

155

Reload

23

Shots Per Minute

9

Ammunition

35

Melee Attack

8

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

4

Melee Defence

46

├ Base Defence

7

├ 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

30

Abilities

Balearic Slingers
  • Quick Reload
    Improved reloading for an extended time.
    Shots per minute
    Exertion: fatigue

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
Balearic Slingers
  • Very long range
  • Average rate of fire
  • Low damage but average armour penetration
  • Very weak in melee
  • Very poor morale
Requires Buildings
Balearic Slingers Lv. 0 Woodworker
Woodworker
(barb_craftsmen_wood_2)
Level 1
Carpenter
Carpenter
(barb_craftsmen_wood_3)
Level 2
Balearic Slingers Lv. 1 Builder's Hall
Builder's Hall
(barb_craftsmen_wood_4)
Level 3