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July 22, 2009
This automated, lightweight 120 mm mortar system can acquire targets and fire in 18 seconds.
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July 22, 2009
Check out the ultimate counter to steel concertina wire.
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July 22, 2009
From ancient "wolf pits" to the pungi sticks of the Vietnam War, the simplest trap has always been effective.
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July 22, 2009
Triggered traps - using a trip wire - have been around as long as man has been a hunter.
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July 22, 2009
By the latter part of World War II, artillery goes airborne and becomes an even more potent weapon.
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July 22, 2009
The awesome effect of gunpowder on the battlefield is demonstrated most powerfully by the development of mobile artillery.
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July 22, 2009
Dogfighting tactics evolve through two world wars, keeping pace with the development of faster, more powerful aircraft.
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July 22, 2009
Anthony Fokker’s brilliant synchronization gear transforms airplanes into fighters.
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July 22, 2009
From the "Flying Bedstead" in the 1950’s to the Harrier jump jet, Vertical Take-Off and Landing finds a place in aerial combat.
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July 22, 2009
Submarines become almost unbeatable with the development of nuclear-powered propulsion systems.
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July 22, 2009
Hiram Maxim revolutionizes warfare with the invention of the first machine gun.
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July 22, 2009
Flak jackets were too heavy, flak vest didn’t stop bullets, but everything changes with Kevlar.
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July 22, 2009
Find how the development of scopes transformed the sniper rifle into a deadly long-range killer.
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July 19, 2009
It’s like a video game that can save your life. Get a rare behind the scenes look at how the Army trains Soldiers on the man-portable Javelin anti-tank guided missile.
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July 15, 2009
Watch this original video made from Pearl Harbor newsreels and radio broadcasts.
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July 11, 2009
See spectacular footage of Japanese aerial attacks on U.S. Navy warships in the Pacific.
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July 09, 2009
Find out how water, plastic and a small explosive can neutralize car bombs.
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June 30, 2009
Trapped by a Taliban ambush, a convoy of U.S. and Afghan soldiers is saved by helicopter gunships.
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June 30, 2009
Nothing comes close to this gunship’s ground support firepower.
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June 27, 2009
These highlights are from an army documentary about the division’s campaigns in World War II.
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