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Ballistite and its successor, cordite, became the propellant
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Guns That Changed The Game

Ballistite and its successor,cordite, became the propellant behind some of the...

Ballistite and its successor,
cordite, became the propellant behind some of the most
powerful weapons in history, including 'Little Boy',
the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945

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Ballistite and its successor, cordite, became the propellant
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behind some of the most powerful weapons in history,
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including 'Little Boy', the atomic bomb dropped
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on Hiroshima in 1945.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:46
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
Hirschman/Northern Productions

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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 • E02 Also, it was expensive to manufacture and unreliable, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Also, it was expensive to manufacture and unreliable,
S01 • E01 But it's not only the gun's association with the Nazis that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
But it's not only the gun's association with the N...
S01 • E03 But it was far from plain sailing for the brilliant Swedish chemist. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
But it was far from plain sailing for the brilliant Swedish ...
S01 • E03 Although Nobel held the patents to ballistite, cordite and dynamite, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
Although Nobel held the patents to ballistite, cordite and d...
S01 • E01 Lugers were also the pistol of choice for many shady - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Lugers were also the pistol of choice for many shady
S01 • E02 Eugene Stoner was chief engineer and designer at ArmaLite. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Eugene Stoner was chief engineer and designer at ArmaLite.
S01 • E02 He pioneered the use of lighter materials like fibreglass - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
He pioneered the use of lighter materials like fibreglass
S01 • E01 As Nazi Germany was re-arming in the mid-1930s, they began looking - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
As Nazi Germany was re-arming in the mid-1930s, they began l...
S01 • E03 Even so, by the 1890s Nobel held 355 patents. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
Even so, by the 1890s Nobel held 355 patents.
S01 • E02 The AR10 and later the AR15, were stable in both semiautomatic - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The AR10 and later the AR15, were stable in both semiautomat...
S01 • E03 Just before Nobel died in 1896, he specified that his considerable - Guns That Changed The Game 00:19
Just before Nobel died in 1896, he specified that his consid...
S01 • E01 They were after a simpler, cheaper weapon that could - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
They were after a simpler, cheaper weapon that could
S01 • E02 They were lighter, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
They were lighter,
S01 • E01 The Walther P38 proved to be a Game Changer. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
The Walther P38 proved to be a Game Changer.
S01 • E02 ArmaLite sold the rights to the gun to Colt - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
ArmaLite sold the rights to the gun to Colt
S01 • E03 In World War 1, the average crew for one French 75, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
In World War 1, the average crew for one French 75,
S01 • E03 The guns were heavy and couldn't be moved quickly and because of this, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The guns were heavy and couldn't be moved quickly and b...
S01 • E01 Carl Walther was a third-generation rifle-maker with a small factory - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Carl Walther was a third-generation rifle-maker with a small...
S01 • E02 In 1963, the Secretary of Defence, Robert McNamara, concluded that the - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
In 1963, the Secretary of Defence, Robert McNamara, conclude...
S01 • E03 The British Army was looking for a light, frontline weapon that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The British Army was looking for a light, frontline weapon t...