"Arcus" (greek:. βιός) and other ranged weapons

[Phaiak]

I think many greeks used the "Arcus" (greek:. βιός). It is a special kind of bow.
"In unstressed state, it was about 1 meter long and had the shape of a crescent. To tension turned to him in the other direction, making it the form of a 3 was received and ready for use." (Google translation)

Will there be something like that? Maybe just by giving an native-bow another name (and texture)...

Will there be slings?

Will there be something like a Polybolos?

 

[Lynores]

Do you have any references for that? Regarding the sling, yes I can make an animation for it, I'll probably do that sometime.

 

[vietanh797]

Do you have any references for that? Regarding the sling, yes I can make an animation for it, I'll probably do that sometime.

I do concern about sling as well
historical they quite a troublesome weapon
They did cause a lot of damage to Roman's army when Iberian use them to attack
Just the stone for throwing in game too suck compare to what document written about sling

 

[Phaiak]

Do you have any references for that?

I think you mean the bow...

"Τῷ οὖν τόξῳ ὄνομα βίος, ἔργον δὲ θάνατος." Heraklit

English: "The bow is called life, but its work is death."

more:

Spoiler

There are more things I could say about the bow. But not in english.

 

[Lynores]

Nice references, bro.

 

[Shiro]

Is this the kind of bow which had strips of ibex horn along the length of the wood?

 

[Phaiak]

I have read that there were often made with horns or bones. So i think this is the bow you mean.

 

[Shiro]

Yep, I think it's the same one. IT was said to be a pretty deadly weapon.

 

[The Poot]

Found a book that stated both Sparta nor Athens did not use Slingers,
however other states like Arcarnania used them because it was cheap and affordable.

Here is the think for the book. At this moment I do not have time to read it all,
but it provides great information about the Peloponnesian  War
http://books.google.com/books?id=9_W0DWkx2aEC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=peloponnesian+war+slingers&source=bl&ots=wrZ3hbvrl_&sig=P15BjlXvFqpYCBG3rZUMZpUnkxs&hl=en&ei=v7v3TK7DEcOclgeu_9yqAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=peloponnesian%20war%20slingers&f=false