Best unit to receive a chariot charge?

[Lord Ovaat]

Egyptian chariots are a major nuisance, but I've had good success with Roman troops just using my cav. Of course, I always have archers out front to soften the chariots up, but if they decide to actually attack rather than skirmish with my archers (they lose if they skirmish), then I stop my archers (easier said than done, but if you make them march even a few feet, they stop firing) and charge into the middle of their line with my cav on wedge. That splits them, and then I take the cav off of wedge and attack either flank. Works well. Yeah, you do lose a lot of cav, but cav are cheap in RTW and you seem to be able to build them just about anywhere. And if the chariots are close enough while pre-occupied with my cav, I'll hit them with a legion unit SET ON MELEE. NO PILA! Taking out their chariots is never easy, but you must catch them first. On the other hand, even when short of cav, I've only once had them "break through" my legionaires. In that instance, they had more chariot units than I had infantry! Perhaps they are too cheap? I do keep my heavies about five ranks deep in that situation, though, and it makes for a pretty tough nut to crack, particulary when the units are side-by-side in rank.

[Oleander Ardens]

Yes, this may now sound herretic but one of the best ways to kill Chariots cleanly is to charge them with high shock cavalry. Strech them out in two ranks and it is very likely that you can route them at once. This does work very well against scythed chariots. Problem is that if it doesn't work out you will be in the hell of a mess, as chariots kill easily standing horses like I found out with the Seleucids. Light cavalry isn't much worse than heavy once melee is joint, due to the Ap bonus..

My fav Chariot killer is the Numidian camel lancer, very nice unit, fits perfectly with the Num. cavalry btw

Chariot archers seem to be more difficult to kill as their melee comrades, as the charge doesn't seem to work that fine against them...

OA

[LordKhaine]

Cataphract Camels all the way baby!

I find it's easier to attack them with cavalry before they attack. Chariots may slaughter infantry but they're not nearly as effective against cavalry. Expect loses in the charge, but when it gets reduced to a melee the chariots will get slaughtered very quickly.

I wouldn't rely on archers to keep chariots away. They usually don't hang around long enough to get shot up. Plus you just know your archers will shoot at the chariots once they're in the middle of your men....

[Jacque Schtrapp]

Bedouin Camel Archers on cantabrian circle. Otherwise even phalanx troops will get rolled over.

You should also hit them hard with cavalry when they are slowed down by rolling over your previoulsy neat formation of foot soldiers.