Re: Bows and Missiles

From: jeffkyer <jeff.kyer_at_...>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 19:58:11 -0000

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> As a historian, Efendi suggested about some of historical and
> geographical circumstance to weaponry and missiles, (he seems to
> doubt the validity of javelins and slings in warfare of Sartar.)

He might want to look into missle weapons and pratices used in the West during the Ancient and Classical period. Slingers were considered MORE valuable than archers due to range and hitting power. Thrown weapons were also the rule - axes, javelins, whatnot. It didn't take TOO much training to make you good at them compared to learning slinging or archery.   

> TI

Jeff