Rent Weapons That Changed the World (2012)
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4h 48min
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- Synopsis:
"Weapons That Changed the World" examines military firearms that transformed history. Each episode focuses on one important firearm - examines its forerunners and successors, and sees how the development of one weapon triggered another. With the help of leading experts, host Wil Willis, former Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman, attempts to master the greatest military weapons on all time. In addition, each episode includes re-enactments of famous battles where the featured weapon was used in combat.
Colt 45It's the most admired and influential pistol of the 20th Century: the Colt M1911. Created by legendary gun designer, John Moses Browning, Former Army Ranger and Air Force Pararescueman Wil Willis puts this legendary firearm and its ground-breaking predecessors to the test.
Battle Rifles
From the black powder musket, to Bolt Action breech-loaders, to semi-auto wonders like the M1 Garand - "the rifle that won World War II". Host Wil Willis puts the rifle to test, comparing its semi-auto performance to its Japanese counterpart, the bolt-action Arisaka Type 99.
Sub Machine Guns
Host Wil Willis explores the evolution of the submachine gun, and puts it greatest examples to the test. He test fires the original Thompson - both the 1928 "drum magazine" and checks its firepower to one of its immediate predecessor, the M1919 Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR.
Artillery
It's the heaviest hitter on the battlefield. With a punch so devastating, it's been called "The King of Battle"! Host Wil Willis assists the 428th Field Artillery Brigade as they launch 155 mm projectiles from the M777, the most widely used artillery piece by U.S. and NATO forces.
Hand Held Rockets
How does one man take on a tank? 'Weapons That Changed the World' fires the RPG-7, the most notorious and widely-used anti-tank weapon in the world. Wil then travels to Sweden to fire the RPG's head-of-the-class competition, the AT-4 and Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.
AK-47's
No assault rifle has proved more successful, or more lethal, than the Soviet AK-47. Wil demonstrates how the AK's eight parts can be assembled in seconds, then fired to devastating effect. We also review the AK's immediate fore-runners, including the German G-43 and the Sturm gewehr 44.- Actors:
- Wil Willis, Jordan Borges, Gabe Fonseca, Iyad Hajjaj, Fouad Hajji, Seli M. Rose, Pritesh Shah, Raj Suri, Aseem Tiwari, Bucky Anderson, Ian Anderson, Joey Rocketshoes Dillon, Paul D. Masterson, Grant Reynolds, Erik Young, Andre Alexsen, Todd Griswold, Trent Griswold, Scott Levy, Jeff M. Lewis
- Directors:
- Kevin R. Hershberger
- Producers:
- Gary Benthin
- Narrated By:
- Wil Willis
- Writers:
- Allan Duffin
- Studio:
- Demand DVD
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Documentary, Special Interest, TV Documentaries
