 Editor in Chief Bill   | 13 Mar 2011 8:46 p.m. PST |
What's your favorite historical army from the time when chariots roamed the battlefield? |
| sillypoint | 13 Mar 2011 8:57 p.m. PST |
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| Dale Hurtt | 13 Mar 2011 9:00 p.m. PST |
New Kingdom Egyptian They have enough of them to make the field really colorful. |
| John the OFM | 13 Mar 2011 9:06 p.m. PST |
Trojan war Achaians and Trojans. |
| Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 13 Mar 2011 9:24 p.m. PST |
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| DeanMoto | 13 Mar 2011 9:52 p.m. PST |
I like the Mycenaean Greeks, but I think the NKE and Hittites used them to greater effect. |
 Inari7  | 13 Mar 2011 10:08 p.m. PST |
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| Grand Duke Natokina | 13 Mar 2011 10:29 p.m. PST |
Ancient Celtic Britons and Irish.
Weaselhoffen. |
| SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER | 13 Mar 2011 10:45 p.m. PST |
I have Mycenaean and Ancient British. |
| UK John | 13 Mar 2011 10:50 p.m. PST |
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| TKindred | 13 Mar 2011 10:55 p.m. PST |
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| JimSelzer | 13 Mar 2011 11:28 p.m. PST |
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| Coyotepunc and Hatshepsuut | 13 Mar 2011 11:46 p.m. PST |
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| bruntonboy | 14 Mar 2011 1:55 a.m. PST |
Mycenaean Greek for me but I rather like the look of Mitaani as well. |
| JCBJCB | 14 Mar 2011 2:12 a.m. PST |
Iron Age Hebrew, Syro-Canaanite and Mycenaeans/Trojans for me, in that order. |
| Keraunos | 14 Mar 2011 2:36 a.m. PST |
mid to late lybians
– you get the Sea Peoples or Sherden as allies, and a chariot or two – and the tan and caramel colours on a desert yellow base, which sounds as bland as a store bought curry, is actually really easy to get a good army effect with, and amazingly quick to paint. Can't say they win often, but the are great fun to play with even if you lose. link |
| Tassie Wargamer | 14 Mar 2011 2:39 a.m. PST |
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| Paul Y | 14 Mar 2011 2:50 a.m. PST |
Hittite Empire – I like the mix of 2- and 3-man chariots. I have a bit of a soft spot for the late Neo-Assyrian 'tanks' at the end of the period as well… Cheers,
Paul. |
| advocate | 14 Mar 2011 3:15 a.m. PST |
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| MDIvancic | 14 Mar 2011 3:16 a.m. PST |
I really like them all, but my field my Assyrian's the most. This is my favorite period in ancient gaming. |
| colin knight | 14 Mar 2011 3:48 a.m. PST |
Sumerians. Too often seen as the under dogs. After that Assyrians and everything else in the Near East. |
| Dave Crowell | 14 Mar 2011 4:13 a.m. PST |
Sea Peoples the first truly effective anti-chariot army. But I like them all. |
| Thomas Whitten | 14 Mar 2011 6:46 a.m. PST |
They are all cool for one reason or another but Sumerians with their 4-ass chariots are my favorite. |
| Pictors Studio | 14 Mar 2011 6:54 a.m. PST |
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| elcid1099 | 14 Mar 2011 9:27 a.m. PST |
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| DavePauwels | 14 Mar 2011 9:45 a.m. PST |
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| Paddy O Dawes | 14 Mar 2011 9:51 a.m. PST |
Hittites, then NKE, then Assyrians, then Sea People. Paddy |
| Patrick Sexton | 14 Mar 2011 10:10 a.m. PST |
Assyrians followed by…Assyrians. |
| SonofThor | 14 Mar 2011 10:14 a.m. PST |
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| DeanMoto | 14 Mar 2011 10:40 a.m. PST |
To clarify my previous comment – If I wanted to play a "historical" chariot warfare game, it would have to be something like Kadesh – between NKE & Hittites. I just happen to like the whole Mycenaean/Trojan War stuff more. |
| RockyRusso | 14 Mar 2011 10:46 a.m. PST |
Hi Hittites. The fun part was scratchbuilding 3 man chariots. R |
John Leahy  | 14 Mar 2011 10:51 a.m. PST |
NKE, Assyrians and Hittites. |
| aecurtis | 14 Mar 2011 11:36 a.m. PST |
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| Garand | 14 Mar 2011 11:59 a.m. PST |
Another vote for Mycenean/Achaean Greeks. Honorable mention to the Hittites… Damon. |
| UK John | 14 Mar 2011 3:02 p.m. PST |
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| colin knight | 14 Mar 2011 4:08 p.m. PST |
aecurtis-Mitanni. Good choice Not an army you see often. Cutting Edge have started to list Late Bronze Age including Mitanni. I like them with lots of armour. |
| Skeptic | 14 Mar 2011 5:03 p.m. PST |
Warring States/Spring & Autumn Chinese, unless they happen to be by Renegade, in which case they are a chariot-less army. |
| SgtPain | 14 Mar 2011 5:56 p.m. PST |
New Kingdom Egyptians get my vote. |
| DalyDR | 14 Mar 2011 6:31 p.m. PST |
I don't have a chariot army in my collection, but if I did, I think Mitanni would be the one I would choose. Hittites would be second choice.
Dave
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| goragrad | 14 Mar 2011 11:48 p.m. PST |
I always think of Kadesh for 'classical' chariot combat. So Hittities and NKE. |
| battle master | 15 Mar 2011 2:45 a.m. PST |
I'll second the Hittites and NKE |
| Sysiphus | 15 Mar 2011 8:01 a.m. PST |
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| zippyfusenet | 15 Mar 2011 5:34 p.m. PST |
I guess I have them all: NKE, Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Mycenaeans. But I gotta admit, the armies from this era that I really love, my favorites, are the ones that have no chariots, no armor, no princes in fancy robes, just a bunch of sweaty, hairy, flea-infested guys wearing diapers and brandishing pointy sticks and rocks. Early Hebrews, Shasu, Martu, savages from the Lullu land. They remind me of my old neighborhood. They're tactically hopeless, but if you ever eke out a victory with them, you know you have the Divine Favor. |
