Quote Originally Posted by Digby Tatham Warter
Are you sure about the slingers? I remember my armoured, silver chevron Nellies being shot up nicely by them from max range, whilst I was distracted making a protective area for them, with my cav chasing down the enemy archers and javlineers.
The Point here is weaker than javeliners. Don't get them under fire by anything, but if two units of javeliners get to shoot, you can forget your beasts. Slingers take at least a few shots to half your elphants. Three Hastati do at least the same damage in one volley. And units with a bonus against elaphants...