AWA185 - What made slings so suited to Ancient Warfare?

Ancient Warfare Podcast - A podcast by The History Network - Fridays

Adam asks 'Slings are an iconic weapon of the ancient period, but don't seem to have been used much in later periods. What made them so suited to ancient warfare?' Murray is on his own and tackles this one. Patreon: patreon.com/ancientwarfarepodcast