Thanks to Swaghauler for bringing this thread to my attention.
Are there any official rules for the use of slings? I thought I remembered seeing a slingshot (not the same weapon, I realize, but perhaps a starting point) in the v2.2 BYB, but I just checked and there's no such entry. Slings were have a significantly greater range and damage than a slingshot, I am sure.
Besides being a direct fire infantry projectile weapon that would be easy to manufacture c. 2000 (same for its ammunition), slings could also be used to hurl incendiaries or possibly explosives over walls and such.
Here are a couple of brief articles on the history of the sling in warfare:
https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/20...-sling-weapon/
https://www.dangergoods.com/slinghistory
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