Conquest - Warriors of the Bible [Part 3/3]

[MrStarwarsboy11]

didnt they have short spears attached to the side of the chariots

[sushanalone]

@MrStarwarsboy11 the sythed chariots you are talking about were different and of later times, when chariots were used to charge into infantry ,in this time period they were used for mobility only and were too light for a charge. people would use them to swiftly move archers to a position, dismount shoot volleys and then move swiftly b4 the infantry caught up.

[KnightofAshes]

@sushanalone Also, many horses then were not trained for a head on charge and they would freak out too much to charge into ranks of armed people. When they did use scythed chariots, in close combat they would ride along the ranks of th enemy so that they get hit my the scythe.

[Rozaiko]

heh, "there are the horses..", ha, a truck, well, trucks do have "horse power" in them, so I guess, you could consider them horses.

[raztin1]

@Rozaiko haha.best comment!!

[MsDjessa]

Wow, that chariot is one badass and cool weapon.

[Tareltonlives]

I was looking forward to this episode! thanks for the upload!

Another fact-the chariot was only used by the Jewish people with the establishment of Solomon's centralized state. It takes a lot of money to support enough chariots to be effective, and a large group of specialized warriors (called Maryannu by the Hittites) to be cost-effective.

[Avenged665]

thx 4 share.