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At first, they repurposed the Colt machine gun
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Guns That Changed The Game

At first, they repurposed the Coltmachine gun to fire a French 11mm round but this...

At first, they repurposed the Colt
machine gun to fire a French 11mm round but this experiment was unsuccessful
as the French cartridge did not have the required velocity to pierce
battlefield armour

Full Transcript

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At first, they repurposed the Colt machine gun
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to fire a French 11mm round
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but this experiment was unsuccessful as the French cartridge did not have
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the required velocity to pierce battlefield armour.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:40
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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Movie Summary

As each new century unfolded, guns increasingly shaped the way battles were fought and borders were drawn. The quest to create more innovative and lethal weapons became more and more contested. These are the Guns the Changed the G...
S01 • E03 The gun's debut performance was witnessed by over 20,000 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The gun's debut performance was witnessed by over 20,00...
S01 • E01 Game changing military rifles all have their sniper variants, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Game changing military rifles all have their sniper variants...
S01 • E02 In order to fast-track the development, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
In order to fast-track the development,
S01 • E03 And another 20 M65 cannons were produced. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
And another 20 M65 cannons were produced.
S01 • E03 Their total cost was over 16 million dollars. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Their total cost was over 16 million dollars.
S01 • E03 They were deployed in Germany and Korea, as part of the nuclear - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
They were deployed in Germany and Korea, as part of the nucl...
S01 • E02 Browning was probably the most important light arms - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Browning was probably the most important light arms
S01 • E03 For security, they were often moved around to avoid enemy - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
For security, they were often moved around to avoid enemy
S01 • E02 A Mormon from Ogden in Utah, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
A Mormon from Ogden in Utah,
S01 • E01 In 1982, Ronnie Barrett was a professional photographer - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
In 1982, Ronnie Barrett was a professional photographer
S01 • E03 These M65s also worked as a military deterrent in Europe and Asia - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
These M65s also worked as a military deterrent in Europe and...
S01 • E02 He was self-taught and used only rudimentary tools, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
He was self-taught and used only rudimentary tools,
S01 • E01 The boat was armed with two .50 calibre heavy machine-guns - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The boat was armed with two .50 calibre heavy machine-guns
S01 • E03 In 1963, US military developed a smaller 8-inch, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
In 1963, US military developed a smaller 8-inch,
S01 • E02 No one person before or since, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
No one person before or since,
S01 • E01 He wondered if a rifle could be designed to fire the .50 BMG bullet. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
He wondered if a rifle could be designed to fire the .50 BMG...
S01 • E03 It was easier to transport and maintain - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It was easier to transport and maintain
S01 • E02 Browning started by reconfiguring M1917 for a larger, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Browning started by reconfiguring M1917 for a larger,
S01 • E02 He worked on the .50-calibre cartridge, initially adding - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
He worked on the .50-calibre cartridge, initially adding
S01 • E03 The M65 was an engineering triumph, but it was still heavy - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The M65 was an engineering triumph, but it was still heavy