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Forget the crossbow? Did I just read darts, so death is going around shouting "bullseye!" with a beer mug in the other hand?!
More like a pre-modern lawn dart
I foolishly neglected the modern variety as well.
Plumbatae were badass. You threw them just like a dart and good legionnaires could hit someone from like 50 meters or more. Diocletian was a big fan of them.
I'm given to understand that the debate is ongoing whether the preferred method was overhand (like a modern hand dart, but adjusting for the arc) or underhand (like a lawn dart)
Very cool weapons!
With the dearth of sources showing us how to use them I'm leaning that they used the most elite technique, the granny toss.
I thought the most elite technique was the "fan of darts" where you spin around flinging darts in all directions. Each dart lands direct center of the forehead, of course.