OAAH Chariots, Warwagons & Semi-historical

Many of you here have historical armies.  Some of these are fantastic enough.  There are examples of primitive nations taking on and beating armies with far superior weapons.  The horse, elephant and black powder artillery can all be considered fantastic in historical battles.

What is a chariot or war-wagon?  

My definition is a vehicle pulled or pushed by a power source without which it cannot move.  Something on a creatures back is carried so comes under monster or giant.

Like this one? From Alternative Armies.  I'm thinking Venus--.

Your choice.  Use what you feel gives the best fit.

a)  These are my ideas and suggestions for chariots size 2-8 in Of Armies And Hordes.

b) I want to thank and give a big plug to Museum Miniatures, (MM) who have the best range IMO in 15mm.  Others are available, but these are my favourite.  https://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/

Another such to Alternative Armies, (AA) if only for Leonardo's Turtle Car, and, of course, Leonardo!  "My Lord, I have a cunning plan!"  There are others, go find them!  That's part of the fun!
https://www.alternative-armies.com/

Both have facebook pages.

Sizes

2  Slow items such as burning carts and this Roman/Chinese horse drawn artillery.

Skirmishing Fast chariots such as Egyptian, British and later Aegean. used as missile or raiding platforms.







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3  Heavier chariots with armoured and/or protected fighter designed to get stuck in.  Still fast.
Roman and Indian anti-elephant carts, slow or infantry speed.


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4  Heavier vehicles designed to be mobile fighting platforms or Armoured Personnel Carriers.  You thought these were a modern idea?  The Assyrians had them!

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5  I'm going to tentatively put Leonardo's Turtle car here.  I had the fun/privilege of fighting against the one made at Bovington Tank Museum.

Those guns are more like shotguns.  No need to be over-powered and loaded with anything, they'll take your legs off at the knee and it rotates, each gun shooting as it bears, replaced and reloads until all resistance is gone.

Powered either by a bullock, horse or large crew.  The model managed a good walking speed across a rough paddock.  My pike got caught on the outer skin and I got pulled along-.        AA

                               

6  Slow vehicles using a mix of heavy firepower and carried infantry.  A slow vehicle designed to work as a stop.

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7 & 8  Slow vehicles designed to deliver and protect artillery and siege weapons.  This will include large carts pretending to be fortifications.

MM

Here's some food for thought--.