Total War Rome 2 - The best skirmishers you're not using: Germanic Slingers
Slingers do well against archers in part because they have shields, giving them both armour and a chance to block projectiles. Balearic slingers can block 25% of incoming missiles - Germanic Slingers can, at a cost of 260 block a massive 60%, making them arguably the best skirmish-killers and missile-sponges in the skirmish department.
Give them a try, and watch as they massacre Cretans, Syrians and Balearics while your infantry can fight without having to worry about getting pincushioned because the enemy skirmishers are dead, out of ammo or both.
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