Ancient Celtic War Chariots and their Tactics #shorts

Outside of weapons, the most prolific part of Celtic arsenal were probably their two-wheeled chariots.

They were probably perceived back then as are today armored vehicles. It was an Iron Age tank, inspired by the Etruscans. A typical chariot had a single axis and was pulled by two horses, which were usually smaller, but agile.

The chariot was light, made in a combination of wood, leather and metal. It could carry two people: the driver and the warrior, though a team of three has also been recorded. The drivers free people but of a poorer class, were very skilled and had to showcase a good synergy with the warrior.

The charioteers faced the calvary of the opposing army, threw his javelins from the chariot and then joined the battle on foot. Chariots then withdrew, though they could return to transfer warriors to another part of the battlefield. This tactic strongly resembles the old Homeric battles of the Iliad, and similarly implies an overlap of warrior and noble classes.

Chariots were also used as parade vehicles during funerals. These were different from war chariots, though they could potentially be converted.

The success of the cavalry brought the decline of war chariots in mainland Europe.

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[siegfriedlechler]

The celts sold their cars too to the roman. so the romans had keltic cars in their legions

[noahwinberry]

If we're comparing chariots to modern battlefield vehicles, then the better comparison is fighter planes, not tanks/armored vehicles. They had an unparalleled speed, were primarily (we think) used to soften the enemy position before the infantry charged in, and occasionally would swarm around each other in a chaotic cloud of projectiles. That's much more akin to airforce tactics and dogfights than armored units (heavy cavalry, lancers, tanks, etc) punching through infantry in small units to take enemy ground.