Indian Slingers are a type of missile unit available to the Indians in Rome: Total War: Alexander.
Description[]
Indian slingers are much valued by commanders for their ability to maintain a barrage on an enemy unit for long periods. They can supplement the ammunition in their satchels with stones on the ground at their feet, so they are much less likely to run out than other missile troops. Using slings of varying length according to the range of their targets, their shots strike home with a terrible impact which can knock a man back even if it strikes his armour. Other than a knife and the simple clothes they stand up in, they carry nothing to assist them in a fight at close quarters, preferring instead to retreat to the shelter provided by friendly infantry when such danger threatens.
Trivia[]
Strangely, Indian Slingers have a shield bonus of 2, although their description and appearance do not make any reference to having a shield.
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