Slinger (Age of Mythology)

The Slinger is a ranged Egyptian unit, available at the Classical Age. They have an attack bonus against archers and a small bonus against infantry as well. They are the primary ranged unit for the Egyptians in the Classical Age but the faster and more versatile Chariot Archers can take over most of their roles in the Heroic Age .

Overview
''Egyptian Slingers are good against archers, like the Toxotes or Chariot Archers, but are weak against other unit types. In the Classical Age, the Slinger can be used to stop counter-infantry, such as the Axeman. It is often beneficial for Egyptians to switch over to Migdol units in the Heroic Age.''

''The sling was simply a long piece of cloth that could be swung rapidly and partially released to cast a stone or metal object with fairly high accuracy. Originally a hunting weapon for bringing down small game and birds, the sling was adapted easily to the battlefield where light troops used it to harass enemy formations. Slings were much cheaper to make than a bow and its complement of arrows, and slingers were easier to train than archers. Many ancient armies kept contigents of slingers to accompany their infantry and archer units. One of the most famous single combats recounted in the Bible was that of the slinger David killing the great Goliath.''

Upgrades

 * Worshipping Set will decrease training time by 20%, hack vulnerability by 10% and increase HP by 10%.
 * Medium Slingers, Heavy Slingers and Champion Slingers each increases HP by 10%, LOS by 1 and attack by 10%.
 * Levy Barracks and Conscript Barracks each decreases training time by 20%.
 * Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons and Iron Weapons each increases attack by 10%.
 * Copper Mail, Bronze Mail and Iron Mail each decreases hack vulnerability by 10%.
 * Copper Shields, Bronze Shields and Iron Shields each decreases pierce vulnerability by 10%.
 * Burning Pitch gives 3x damage bonus against buildings and 1.5x bonus dmage against ships.
 * Electrum Bullets  (Ptah)  increased attack by 10%.
 * Slings of the Sun  (Sekhmet)  gives 30% damage versus infantry units.