Why the Two-Wheel Chariot Was So Effective in Ancient Battles

The two-wheel chariot was also a two-crew chariot: a driver handling the reins, and an archer unleashing a volley of arrows. Its speed and maneuverability made it the scourge of ancient battlefields.

[michaelcollier]

I love Mike's enthusiasm about archery. His skill is very impressive too!

[xotl]

I can't wait for the video in 2000 years about how the "tank" was an effective unit in old world combat.

[tombrown]

Afraid I would fall out of the chariot as it bounced over uneven terrain while I was trying to shoot a bow and arrow in a fast moving 🎯

[darbydupree]

Mike was riding around on nice even ground. Hitting a rock would be a catastrophe.

[BobfromSydney]

It's only a two minute video so there are time constraints, but it's also worthwhile to mention that the first domesticated horses were small, too small to use as cavalry mounts and it took thousands of years of additional breeding to get to the point where you could deploy horse archers. Chariots allowed these small ancient horses to serve a useful purpose on the battlefield.

[AmazingNatureRelaxation]

🌺This is such a cool channel. I wish I could stream it without
being tied to a cable tv provider. Fascinating stuff this. -Henry

[straw]

I love this channel. I've learned so much from it. Thank you! ❤

[erikhaynes]

I don't understand how a chariot could even function in real world terrain without bouncing everyone off or going 2mph.

[SerDunk]

Geesus hadnt ever thought of the archer in a chariot in this way! Crazy weapon of ancient war

[Lmao]

No wonder why chariots were one of the greatest Indian inventions.

[POCASBL]

I am not a chariot expert like them... but the chariot in the video look like it didn’t have any suspension.

[Zaxares]

Now I'm curious as to why chariots died out as a method of ancient warfare. I know they were eventually replaced by mounted horse archers, but why? Were the mounted archers more maneuverable? Were they "cheaper" to produce since you only needed 1 man and 1 horse as compared to 2 men, 2 horses AND a chariot? Or was it (as I suspect), horse archers can function on a greater variety of terrain than chariots can? Chariots would have difficulty traversing forests or wetlands, for instance.

[WasBlind_NowISee]

Had no idea the purpose was all for a single archer.
Training sessions: “aim at driver, whole thing comes apart”

[Harsh]

Mongol Horse Archers laughing in Hordes 😂

[etzerdlasgaudistuben]

it looks like its easy to fall out, m8s

[Tout-Le-Monde]

yeah, go right upto the target, ask it to stand still and drive as slow as a snail perfect pointers for chariot warriors to hit 9 targets out of 12

[dussasthebrigand-poet]

High Mobility Archerypurpose Wheeled Chariot

[greatnoblelord]

I watch the second video with this potz, and again a typical divorce of suckers - at what speed was the chariot going? Why is she walking on a racetrack, and not on a real field - would this potz be able to hit when shooting with an arrow, and at least stand on his feet and shoot if you go on the field? Why is it not shown how the chariot unfolds? With such a wheelbase, if you make a sharp turn, either the wheels will fly off or the chariot will turn over

[bobofthestorm]

The chariot is the feeble attempt by city people to imitate a fraction of the power of the steppe.

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