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Operation Chariot: A Most Daring Raid

Operation Chariot: A Most Daring Raid

The largest drydock in the world, situated at Saint-Nazaire in northwest France, represented a very real threat to Allied naval efforts in the Atlantic. This dry-dock was the only facility large enough to house the feared battleships of the Kriegsmarine, the Bismarck and the Tirpitz, for repairs. The Allies could not afford these fearsome vessels…

Aegean States, Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar: Achaean Chariots

The Achaean chariot is a powerful addition to any Bronze Age Achaean force. A single chariot can have a devastating impact against any enemy infantry unit. The light chariots feature the four-spoke wheel design commonly adopted during the Bronze Age. There are three variants of chariot available to choose from: Achaean Chariot I Contains 1…

Hail Caesar

New: Bronze Age 2-horse Light Chariots

This week we have more additions to the ancients range, with more chariots from the Cutting Edge range – three variants of 2-horse light chariots. During the Late Bronze Age, light chariots were constructed more substantially, acquiring sides made of animal hide or even additional scale armour. Further additions included bow cases and quivers attached…

Bronze Age, Hail Caesar

New: Ugaritic chariot

A much asked-after Bronze Age war machine is now available – the Ugaritic Chariot! Canaan and Syria in the Late Bronze Age consisted of numerous small city-states such as Megiddo, Kadesh and Ugarit, who were vassals or allies of the surrounding greater powers such as Mitanni, Middle Kingdom Assyria, New Kingdom Egypt or the Hittite…

Bronze Age, Hail Caesar, Uniforms & History

History: Egyptian Chariots

Introduction Chariots developed out of earlier vehicles mounted on disk or cross-bar wheels, with the origin traced to the Near East, where spoke-wheeled and horse-drawn ‘true’ chariots are first estimated to originate the earlier part of the second millennium BC. The early usage of chariots was mainly for transportation purposes. With technological improvements to their…