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Line 5: <!--Article says darts "can be distinguished from javelins by the presence of fletching (feathers on the tail)" but where's the fletching in this image? [[File:Agrianian3.jpg\|thumb\|Dart (missile)]]--> [[File:Plumbata.JPG\|thumb\|right\|x400px\|An example of a plumbata]] '''~~Darts~~Dart''' are airborne [[ranged weapon]]s. They are designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first. They can be distinguished from [[javelin]]s by the presence of [[fletching]] (feathers on the tail) and a shaft that is shorter and/or more flexible. Darts can be propelled by hand or with the aid of a hand-held implement such as a [[blowgun]]. They can be distinguished from [[arrow]]s because they are not used with a [[Bow and arrow\|bow]]. Darts have been used since pre-history. The [[plumbatae]] were lead-weighted darts thrown by infantrymen in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Darts can be propelled by a number of means. The [[atlatl]] uses leverage to increase the velocity of the dart, the [[kestros (weapon)\|kestros]] increases the range of propelled darts using a sling, and the exhalation of a person's breath through a blowgun propels small stone points or poisoned needles with pneumatic force.

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