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Guns That Changed The Game

The US Army defines an assault rifle as a "short, compact, selective-fireweapon that fires...

The US Army defines an assault rifle as a "short, compact, selective-fire
weapon that fires a cartridge intermediate in power"

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The US Army defines an assault rifle
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as a "short, compact, selective-fire weapon that fires a cartridge
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intermediate in power".
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:43
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E03 The big guns, the howitzers and rocket launchers, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The big guns, the howitzers and rocket launchers,
S01 • E02 It's ironic then, that the term 'assault rifle' - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It's ironic then, that the term 'assault rifle...
S01 • E02 And indeed, the first true assault rifle was - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
And indeed, the first true assault rifle was
S01 • E01 Samuel Colt was a knockabout guy. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
Samuel Colt was a knockabout guy.
S01 • E03 Modern artillery was born in the Napoleonic Wars. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
Modern artillery was born in the Napoleonic Wars.
S01 • E01 He had been a cabin boy on a square rigger and snake-oil salesman before - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
He had been a cabin boy on a square rigger and snake-oil sal...
S01 • E03 These were the first battles to be decided by the victor's strength - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
These were the first battles to be decided by the victor...
S01 • E01 A brilliant innovator, Colt established the Colt's patent - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
A brilliant innovator, Colt established the Colt's pate...
S01 • E03 Under Napoleon, the French standardised the size and calibre - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Under Napoleon, the French standardised the size and calibre
S01 • E02 Sturmgewehr was the name Hitler gave to Nazi Germany's StG44. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Sturmgewehr was the name Hitler gave to Nazi Germany's ...
S01 • E01 Although he died in 1862, he had set in train a company that - Guns That Changed The Game 00:11
Although he died in 1862, he had set in train a company that
S01 • E03 They also modified and lightened the carriages. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
They also modified and lightened the carriages.
S01 • E02 It literally translates as 'assault rifle'. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:04
It literally translates as 'assault rifle'.
S01 • E03 By the first Napoleonic War the French had the strongest - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
By the first Napoleonic War the French had the strongest
S01 • E02 The StG44, was a fine weapon that could have made a real - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
The StG44, was a fine weapon that could have made a real
S01 • E01 The Colt Navy, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The Colt Navy,
S01 • E03 Napoleonic cannons continued to be the mainstay in major conflicts - Guns That Changed The Game 00:15
Napoleonic cannons continued to be the mainstay in major con...
S01 • E02 Even so, it gave a good account of itself on the Eastern Front. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Even so, it gave a good account of itself on the Eastern Fro...
S01 • E01 Indeed, the Peacemaker had been credited by many eminent historians - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Indeed, the Peacemaker had been credited by many eminent his...
S01 • E02 Hugo Schmeisser, was the lead designer of a team tasked - Guns That Changed The Game 00:14
Hugo Schmeisser, was the lead designer of a team tasked