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<blockquote data-quote="Old One" data-source="post: 16569" data-attributes="member: 83">Chariots are great, except...Although I haven't used them in my current campaign, I have used them several times in the past.They can be cool, but they require some pretty specific conditions to be useful in combat...<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Fairly level, open and firm ground (ie, few rocks, no steep inclines, no mud, not too many trees or brush)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Well-trained handlers</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Opponents that aren't used to dealing with them</li>
</ul>Historically, they were fairly ferocious during early ancient warfare (prior to 600 B.C.).&nbsp; They provided a height advantage, maneuverability and speed when compared to a lightly armored infantryman.&nbsp; As both infantry and cavalry improved, however, the chariot fell out of favor everywhere but China.Both Alexander's Macedonian Phalanx and the Roman legions had little trouble dealing with the war chariots used by the Persians and other Middle Eastern powers.I think they can be cool to use for effect (especially if you slap some scythed wheels on them), but they will never match cavalry for flexibility.My two coppers...Old One</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old One, post: 16569, member: 83"] [b]Chariots are great, except...[/b] Although I haven't used them in my current campaign, I have used them several times in the past. They can be cool, but they require some pretty specific conditions to be useful in combat... [list] [*] Fairly level, open and firm ground (ie, few rocks, no steep inclines, no mud, not too many trees or brush) [*] Well-trained handlers [*] Opponents that aren't used to dealing with them [/list] Historically, they were fairly ferocious during early ancient warfare (prior to 600 B.C.). They provided a height advantage, maneuverability and speed when compared to a lightly armored infantryman. As both infantry and cavalry improved, however, the chariot fell out of favor everywhere but China. Both Alexander's Macedonian Phalanx and the Roman legions had little trouble dealing with the war chariots used by the Persians and other Middle Eastern powers. I think they can be cool to use for effect (especially if you slap some scythed wheels on them), but they will never match cavalry for flexibility. My two coppers... Old One [/QUOTE]

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