Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

Salutations, gentlemen,

'Twasn't till I stared at my first cuppa this Sunday morning that I realized
the important info in Korfmann's article was for the sculptors and painters,
not the rule writers.

The technique for slinging: Stand with your left shoulder (assuming you're
right-handed) to the enemy. Holding your hand at shoulder level, whirl the
sling _clockwise_ (from _your_ point of view), in a _vertical_ plane, on
which is the target, and release 'at 6 or 7 or 8 o'clock', so the pellet is
traveling horizontally, or upwards at an angle.

In other words, think 'softball pitcher', not 'discus thrower' or 'baseball
pitcher'. This technique eliminates the 'deflection' problem for the
slinger, and means all he has to worry about is releasing at the point that
will give the optimum _range_. And, since a standing man is taller than he
is broad, the slinger thus give himself more margin for error. "DUH", yours
truly says, "Why didn't I thinka that before !?!"

Mr. Desmond here contemplates his collection of light infantry, in two
scales, and wonders if 'twill be possible to bend their arms into correct
position without mass breakage... and decides to leave well enough alone...

Yours, John