Quote Originally Posted by Moros View Post
Melee chariots? That's an oxymoron...
Well, chariots did work quite well in melee during the Bronze Age against very poorly trained infantry with low morale (armed peasants, basically.)

Even in EB era chariots should prevail in melee against peasant-type units, freed slave militia and basic missile units like slingers and archers. Given sufficient numbers, they should even beat levy spearmen or basic skirmishers.