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The first series was broadcast weekly in the UK on the Freeview channel Quest starting on Thursday 17 May 2012; the initial word of the title was dropped, giving the shorter form Weapons that Changed the World. The second series aired on the same channel commencing Tuesday 17 September 2013.
Similar weapons mounted on elephants were used by the Khmer Empire. [3] Onager: 353 BC Rome: The Onager was a Roman torsion powered siege engine. It is commonly depicted as a catapult with a bowl, bucket, or sling at the end of its throwing arm. Trebuchet: 4th Century BC China: Similar to the catapult, but uses a swinging arm to launch ...
Atwater has appeared as a firearms and ordnance expert in many documentaries regarding military history on such television channels as The History Channel, TLC, Discovery Channel, and The Military Channel. One of Atwater's recent projects is preserving some of the last remaining historic military assets in the world. Atwater said of the ...
Green Beret Terry Schappert discusses the history and culture of the US Special Forces. He also studies one of the first modern special forces units: The Alamo Scouts . He tries out their weapons, like the Thompson submachine gun and M1 Garand , and reenacts their guerrilla tactics .
In a typical episode, Ermey focused on one specific type of weapon or weapon system, presenting key advancements in its technology and demonstrating their use with the help of experts. In a holdover from his duties hosting Mail Call on the History Channel, he frequently added humor in the form of light-hearted drill instructor haranguing aimed ...
Forgotten Weapons is a website and channel appearing on YouTube, Utreon, Full30 and Floatplane, created and presented by Ian McCollum. Forgotten Weapons covers the history of antique , obscure, and historically important firearms .
Surviving History is a series that aired on the History Channel. In the show, ancient weapons, devices, and execution methods are recreated and tested. In the show, ancient weapons, devices, and execution methods are recreated and tested.
The data collected from the weapons tests is fed into a computer simulation based on unreleased software developed by Slitherine Software based on components from their game The History Channel Great Battles of Rome [5] to determine the average winner of one thousand battles, and starting with season 3, a new system created by Pipeworks ...