Watch Triggers: Weapons That Chan... Season 2
Episode 6
6. The SAW
aired: Wed, Mar 20, 2013
The light machine gun launched mobile warfare by blending massive firepower with the portability of a rifle. We'll see the evolution of this revolutionary weapon from its use in World War I to its modern incarnation – the SAW or Squad Automatic Weapon.
Episode 5
5. The Abrams Tank
aired: Wed, Mar 13, 2013
The M1 Abrams Tank is the world's most potent armored vehicle. We'll track its development through such forerunners as the WWII-era M18 Hellcat and the Cold War-era Soviet T-55 tank and see why these “beast-boxes” have ruled ground warfare for decades.
Episode 4
4. Spec Ops Pistols
aired: Wed, Mar 6, 2013
For today's elite warriors, their last line of defence are the Spec Ops Pistols. Host Wil Willis tests the Navy Seal Sig Sauer P226, then fires the greatest forerunners like Jame Bond's Walther PPK, the Soviet Tokarev and the massive Desert Eagle.
Episode 3
3. Gatling and the A-10
aired: Wed, Feb 27, 2013
The Aerial Gatling Gun has the highest rate of fire of any military machine gun in the world. Host Wil Willis flys in an F16 to see the six thousand round a minute Vulcan rip apart targets and fires the Minigun from a helicopter at exploding cars.
Episode 2
2. Combat Shotguns
aired: Wed, Feb 20, 2013
Deadly at close quarters the Combat Shotgun is a powerful tool of any army. Host Wil Willis fires history's greatest shotguns, from the Blunderbuss to the modern Benelli M4 and Mossburg 590.
Episode 1
1. The Ma Deuce
aired: Wed, Feb 13, 2013
Could the mighty M2 be the greatest machine gun in history? Nicknamed the “Ma Deuce”, this fifty caliber American machine gun has been rocking the battlefield for over eighty years. Host Wil Willis puts this legendary weapon to the ultimate test.
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Episode 6
RPG's
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
How does one man turn a tank into rubble? Find out in this explosive episode as host Wil Willis travels to Sweden and California to fire the RPG-7, the AT-4, the Carl Gustav, the SMAW and brings down high-flying aerial targets with the Stinger missile.
Episode 5
AK-47 Assault Rifle
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
No weapon is more feared, or more misunderstood, than the Assault Rifle. And no assault rifle has proved more successful, or more lethal, than the Soviet AK-47. Host Wil Willis tracks the history of this revolutionary firearm.
Episode 4
M777 Howitzer
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Host Wil Willis heads to Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the U.S. Army's training ground for fire brigades to see the 428th Field Artillary Brigade launch 155 mm projectiles from the M777 Howitzer, the most widely used artillery piece by U.S. Forces.
Episode 3
Thompson SMG
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
They are some of the most iconic and recognizable weapons in the world - the Tommy Gun, the Uzi and the Schmeisser. Host Wil Willis explores the evolution of the submachine gun, and put it greatest examples to the test.
Episode 2
M1 Garand Rifle
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In combat, your rifle is your closest companion. Host Wil Willis gets into the trenches with an arsenal of historic rifles, to find out how the lowly musket evolved into a weapon that changed the world.
Episode 1
M1911 Pistol
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
It's the most admired and influential pistol of the 20th Century: the Colt M1911. Former Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman Wil Willis puts this legendary weapon and its ground-breaking predecessors to the test.
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