Raider Slingers

Summary
Raider Slingers are a brigade that were used by the Raider faction in-game as a weaker version of regular slingers. While Raider Slingers still exist in the game files, they don't currently appear in-game under normal circumstances, since the Raider faction was changed in an update to instead draw its brigades from those of the regular factions from which they rebel locally but with penalties to combat performance, rather than having dedicated Raider brigade types.

"An undisciplined and ill-equipped band of slingers. They are little threat to an organized army but can inflict a lot of damage on unprotected farms and resources."

- In-game Description

History
Slings were a popular ranged weapon among many peoples of Europe. Ancient authors frequently describe slingers as being able to outrange archers, at least in European warfare where the stronger composite bow was uncommon. In-game, though, slingers are outranged by archers, likely because archers were designed as a more advanced elite missile unit with better stats as a reward for the extra investment required to unlock them, whereas slingers are a basic missile fodder unit.

Tactics
Raider Slingers are similar to Gallic Slingers and Illyric Slingers, but with reduced defenses and damage.