Prompt 10: Slingers

Slingers are a military unit trained in using shard slingers. Using the highly volatile zidian shards as magical explosives. The unit is trained to put enough force and rotation being their slingers before flinging the shards into the battlefield. They are also taught how not to blow themselves up from the dangerous shards they fling.
Amongst the Presari empire this is one of the few units that allowed humans to become. As anyone can swing around a shard and fling it into the air. With proper training they were able to aid the presari against beast clan forces.

Composition

Manpower

Slingers normally work in squads sized  between 10 to 15 warriors. With 4 to 8 squads part of a battalion.

Equipment

They use Shard Slingers in order to launch Shards at the enemies. They also make sure that each squad is designated a diffrent elemental shard to fire.

Weaponry

Each Slinger is given some small swords to use in case they become overrun. Near the end of the war they were given guns to use to defend themselves.

Vehicles

They travel by carriage to get to the different war fronts.

Tactics

They provide cover fire for the presari armies or act as a first salvo to weaken the enemies up a bit before the knights move in.

Training

They are trained in how to operate a slinger and are constantly retrained to make sure they keep up with their ability to sling shards under pressure.

Logistics

Logistical Support

They tend to be guarded by a few warriors in order to keep the enemy from getting to close.

Type

Artillery