Talk:Scythed chariot

No sources are given for thia article. The suggestion of an Indian origin is interesting but probably false.

There is no suggestion that real scythed chariots had rotating scythes

how exactly did Alexander's mouse trap work ?

If it is in the shape of a U, whats the point the horse will simply not go in to the U due to it's fear of the spears. Surely it would just run off, thus it may be a good defense but it will not destroy the chariot.

The idea of any individual or group of individuals willingly charging into the opposition lines on a chariot, scythed or not should be thouroughly considered before being applied. A chariot which charges into a phalanx isnt going to end up as anything but a pile of rubble, and its crew will without doubt be corpses. Darius use of scythe chariots at Gaugamela might be looked at in a different light. For example as a cheap way to distrupt the opposition, chariots had been ousted from consistent use a long time prior to Gaugamela. If the scythe chariot is being used it is likely being used disposably. The crew who are not strapped down are not going to stay in the chariot when it makes contact with enemy lines. If anything the scythe is a counter measure to the infantry stepping out of the way of the incoming chariot. There is also the possibility that the chariot was unmanned, it would be just as effective at distrupting the enemy lines. If old, lame horses or otherwise unable to be ridden ones were effectivly blinkered or blinded and whipped into motion towards the enemy line it would be just as useful as an armed crew making contact.

You've Got to Be Kidding Me
This article quotes one major historian, Xenophon, but the other two quotes given have no attribution at all! They say, "Here is one recorded encounter..." and "The following statement about the British was made..." you can't provide a quote and not mention who said it, much less give a citation.

But, the crapfest that is this article is not nearly over. It has a "popular culture" section, and cites the Discovery Channel, six movies, Mythbusters, and Spike TV.

Heaven help us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.177.15.64 (talk) 00:10, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

Beaked chariot
Esp. in light of additional sources are certainly in order. Neither the films nor the novel can support the accompanying article as ancient-history and technology sources, but both media are key to our recognizing what our readers will want to avoid misunderstanding ... at least for the month or two before Donny blows civilization away (if not perhaps for centuries to come). --Jerzy•t 05:43, 29 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Beaked chariot rdr'g to the accompanying article (but going unmentioned & thus unexplained in it), and of
 * the retractable (no less) chariot-wheel-hub-mounted chariot-spoke-shredders portrayed in at least the well-known incarnation covered by the accompanying article  Ben-Hur (1959 film),

Canaanite scythed chariots
"Chariots with iron scythes were recorded in the Hebrew scriptures at both Joshua 17:16, 18 and Judges 1:19, in direct reference to the Canaanites" Looking up those references some translations I find on biblehub.com are iron chariots, chariots fitted with iron, chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. The Douay-Rheims bible is the only one they list that gives the "chariots armed with scythes" translation. "Chariots of iron" appears to be the literal translation and everything else is speculation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Geriander (talk • contribs) 10:59, 8 October 2018 (UTC)