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Anon misses the classic design (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 24 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I've seen slings used to throw things. Either ropes attached to the projectile, or pouches on ropes designed to release the projectile.

I've also seen those slings not throw the "grenade" 200 yards away, but straight up in the air, or wrapping around branches or arms or flying backwards...

Slings require just enough skill that they would probably be more lethal to friend than foe.

They've got the M203 grenade launcher that attaches to their rifle, effective to 382 yards. They've got the M224 mortar that can be operated in a handheld configuration, and is effective from 70 to ~3812 yards.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 days ago

I do historical reenactment, so I figured I'd learn the sling because it's awesome.

Turns out it's really really hard. After maybe 50 or 60 hours of practice, I could reliably hit the side of a house. Before that, it was indeed pretty much a crapshoot whether it even went forward.

If I throw something I can pretty reliably hit a person sized target. With a sling, forget about it.