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Anatomy Of A Stryker |
The IAV Stryker is a family of eight-wheeled, all-wheel-drive, armored combat vehicles produced by General Dynamics Land Systems, in use by the United States Army. The armored vehicle is based on the Canadian LAV III light-armored vehicle, which in turn was based on the Swiss MOWAG Piranha III 8x8. The Stryker is the U.S. Army's first new armored vehicle since the M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle in the 1980s.
The Stryker was championed by General Eric Shinseki when he was U.S. Army Chi (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:44:34 Date Added: 2010-09-24 00:00:00 Views: 600 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here!  Add To Playlist
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Anatomy Of An Abrams Tank |
The M1 Abrams Tank entered service with the US Army in 1980 and with the the United States Marine Corps in 1991.The Abrams Tank is arguably one of the finest tanks in the world, earning hard respect from allies and foes. The Abrams Main Battle Tank is named after General Creighton Abrams, former US Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. Over 8800 M1’s have been produced since its inception. The M1 Abrams is also the principal Main Battle Tank of f (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:44:30 Date Added: 2010-09-24 00:00:00 Views: 466 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Ancient Discoveries - S02E02 - Warfare |
Roman Empire 27 BC - 476 AD. The Romans, always inspire from the Greeks, because the Greeks were older and had the most advanced Civilization and Technology. That's the reason, that always you here: a Greek doctor, a Greek architects, a Greek mathematician, a Greek scientist, a Greek technologies, a Greek war-Machines, a Greek Philosopher e.t.c. Warfare technology is examined, including the Helepolis, a square fortified tower on wheels and "Greek Fire," an incendiary liquid that stuck to (More Info) Categories: History, Military, Weapons Duration: 00:50:18 Date Added: 2011-08-30 23:21:36 Views: 572 Rating: N/A  Watch Full Documentary Here!
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Bowling For Columbine |
The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed. In doing so, he learns that the conventional answers of easy availability of guns, violent national history, violent entertainment and even poverty are inadequate to explain this violence when other cultures share those same factors w (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Conspiracy, Disaster Duration: 01:58:38 Date Added: 2010-09-30 00:00:00 Views: 427 Rating: 10.00/10 Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Building The Impossible - The Roman War Machine |
The Roman ballista had not been built for over 2000 years. A team of international experts came together to replicate the efforts of Roman engineers. Carpenter Oak & Woodlands Timber’s engineering division joins that team for this epic endeavour!
Capable of harnessing enough energy to fire a 50-lb boulder over 400 yards and accurate enough to batter holes in castle walls, the Roman stone-throwing catapult - or 'ballista' - was powerful enough to bring opposing cities to their knees. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Engineering, History Duration: 00:43:56 Date Added: 2011-03-27 00:00:00 Views: 503 Rating: 6.00/10 Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Convair B-36 Peacemaker |
The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF). The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. It had the longest wingspan of any combat aircraft ever built (230 ft (70 m)), although there have been larger military transports. The B-36 was the first bomber capable of delivering nuclear weapons from within a fully enclosed bomb bay. With a range greater than 6,000 mi (9,700 km) and a maximum (More Info) Categories: Aviation, Military, Weapons Duration: 00:47:46 Date Added: 2010-10-06 00:00:00 Views: 676 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Explorer - Guns In America |
United states of America the most heavily armed society in the world; nearly 80 million Americans own guns. Explore the gun culture in America, from a police officer to a young mother. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Law Enforcement, Society Duration: 00:45:54 Date Added: 2011-05-16 00:00:00 Views: 489 Rating: 7.00/10 Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Airbourne Assault, US Army |
When military crises erupt around the globe, the US Army calls on its rapid reaction forces. The elite 82nd Airborne Division has been at the forefront of US military actions for more than half a century. (More Info) Categories: Aviation, Military, Weapons Duration: 00:23:40 Date Added: 2010-09-27 00:00:00 Views: 513 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Armour Force |
Visit the US Army's 24th Infantry Division, a battle-tested example of the modern heavy maneuver division. The precise cooperation between motorized infantry, tanks and helicopters provides the punch behind the Infantry Division. (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:24:53 Date Added: 2010-09-27 00:00:00 Views: 328 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Armoured Vanguard |
Since the birth of the tank in World War I, technological innovation has been a hallmark of French tanks. Sit in the turret of French tanks from the Renault FT of 1917 to the most modern tank in the world today, the LeClerc. (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:25:00 Date Added: 2010-09-27 00:00:00 Views: 292 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Artillery Strikes |
Artillery provides the heavy firepower of modern land warfare. Visit the US Army's artillery center at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to see a demonstration of the awesome firepower of today's artillery. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Military Duration: 00:25:21 Date Added: 2010-09-26 00:00:00 Views: 1027 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Assault From The Sea |
The most dangerous of military missions is the amphibious assault. Join the modern Marine forces, and see the surprising capabilities of their new equipment. Watch the advanced vehicles that are effective over both land and sea. (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:24:47 Date Added: 2010-09-27 00:00:00 Views: 315 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Battle Tanks |
Even in the face of precision guided missiles, tanks have continued to dominate the battlefield. Todays battle tanks are high-technology war machines, with everything from depleted-uranium armor to computer-aimed guns. Take a look at today's most potent main battle tanks from around the world: the sleek American M1 Abrams, the British Challenger, the French Leclerc, and the German Leopard 2.
In this documentary, part of the Firepower video series that aired on the Discovery Channel, d (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:24:59 Date Added: 2010-09-28 00:00:00 Views: 329 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Combat Vehicles |
Today's soldier rides into battle protected by sophisticated infantry combat vehicles. Hop aboard the world's most renowned infantry fighting vehicles, from the half-tracks of WWII to armored personnel carriers, bristling with guns and missiles. This documentary video shows the many wheeled and tracked land combat vehicles used in the military. This program was originally shown on the Discovery channel. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Military, Technology Duration: 00:23:52 Date Added: 2010-09-26 00:00:00 Views: 326 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Destroyer |
The destroyer has long been the workhorse of modern navies. Come aboard its latest incarnation, the US Navy's DDG-51 Arleigh Burke. It wears many hats in the naval theater of operations, from fleet air defense to anti-submarine warfare. (More Info) Categories: Military, Maritime, Weapons Duration: 00:23:28 Date Added: 2010-09-26 00:00:00 Views: 395 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Mirage Fighter Jet |
The elegant delta wing has become the hallmark of French jet fighters. Stop in at air bases around the world to see the finest in French aviation technology in action. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Military, Aviation Duration: 00:22:56 Date Added: 2010-09-26 00:00:00 Views: 504 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Stealth Jets |
The most exotic warplanes aloft these days are the mysterious Stealth jets. Explore the secret world of stealth technology and unravel its mysteries. Stealth aircraft are effectively invisible to enemy radars, generating a radar image no bigger than that of a bumblebee. See formerly top-secret footage of the latest in Stealth aircraft technology: the F-117A Nighthawk, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and the F-22A Raptor. (More Info) Categories: Military, Aviation, Weapons Duration: 00:22:26 Date Added: 2010-09-28 00:00:00 Views: 413 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - Strategic Air Power |
No aircraft is a better symbol of strategic power than the B-52 Stratofortress bomber. Take part in a B-52 mission, high in the stratosphere over Iraq. From its beginnings as a long-range nuclear bomber in the early years of the Cold War, the B-52 has assumed an important new role as a conventional bomber, continuing to play an important part in US military operations, alongside such hi-tech bombers as the B-1B Lancer and the stealthy B-2 Spirit bomber. (More Info) Categories: Military, Aviation, Weapons Duration: 00:21:12 Date Added: 2010-09-28 00:00:00 Views: 410 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Firepower - War On Wheels |
From the chariots of ancient warfare to today's most sophisticated armored cars, wheeled vehicles have given mobility to warfare. Travel around the world to examine the latest in armored vehicle technology. (More Info) Categories: Military, Weapons Duration: 00:23:58 Date Added: 2010-09-27 00:00:00 Views: 291 Rating: N/A Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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Future Weapons - EMP |
Part of a Future Weapons Episode. A story about the threat of an Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) weapon. (More Info) Categories: Weapons, Military Duration: 00:14:13 Date Added: 2010-12-16 00:00:00 Views: 436 Rating: 0.00/10 Watch Full Documentary Here! Add To Playlist
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