Translations for slinger in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

slinger [Brit ˈslɪŋə, Am ˈslɪŋər] N

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It lacks affordable cavalry, substitutes inferior slingers for archers, and has one of the worst militias (province defense) in the game. en.wikipedia.org

Many knights, archers and slingers went up the tower with him. en.wikipedia.org

In combat, the shield bearer served among the light infantry, usually as slinger. en.wikipedia.org

Mounted archers were stationed, together with light-armed slingers, in front of the main infantry line. en.wikipedia.org

It is universally known the ancients employed slingers in all their engagements. en.wikipedia.org

Another method of release said to be favoured by slingers firing into grouped or massed targets is an underhand throw. en.wikipedia.org

It portrays the ships as platforms from which archers and slingers can pepper down the enemy from. en.wikipedia.org

There were probably a few crossbowmen and slingers in with the archers. en.wikipedia.org

The citizen infantry would have been armed as "thureophoroi", apart from the citizen light troops who would have been archers and slingers etc. en.wikipedia.org

Meanwhile, the archers and slingers would continue to fire as before. en.wikipedia.org

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