Ancient Warfare Answers episode (185): What made slings so suited to ancient warfare?
Murray answers a question from Adam Pollard - 'Slings are an iconic weapon of the ancient period, but don't seem to have been used much in later periods. What made them so suited to ancient warfare? Sub question: What disadvantages do they have over say bows?'
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