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Guns That Changed The Game

They were after a simpler,cheaper weapon that could be mass-produced quickly

They were after a simpler,
cheaper weapon that could be mass-produced quickly

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They were after a simpler, cheaper weapon that could
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be mass-produced quickly.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:26
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • 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...
S01 • E02 The air-cooled, gas-operated, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
The air-cooled, gas-operated,
S01 • E03 In 1941 they found a real game changer. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
In 1941 they found a real game changer.
S01 • E01 Walther's son Fritz convinced him that pistols were the future - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Walther's son Fritz convinced him that pistols were the...
S01 • E02 A manual bolt was added at the behest of senior leadership, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
A manual bolt was added at the behest of senior leadership,
S01 • E03 Mortars are short barrelled, muzzle loading weapons that fire - Guns That Changed The Game 00:09
Mortars are short barrelled, muzzle loading weapons that fir...
S01 • E01 Their first nine models were unremarkable - - Guns That Changed The Game 00:14
Their first nine models were unremarkable -
S01 • E03 They had been in use for hundreds of years prior to World War 1 - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
They had been in use for hundreds of years prior to World Wa...
S01 • E02 In March 1965, the M16 was issued to infantry units - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
In March 1965, the M16 was issued to infantry units
S01 • E01 Around this time, Walther also diversified into calculators, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
Around this time, Walther also diversified into calculators,
S01 • E03 Consequently, they were dense, cumbersome and designed - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
Consequently, they were dense, cumbersome and designed
S01 • E01 The size of a typewriter, they were a mechanical forerunner - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The size of a typewriter, they were a mechanical forerunner
S01 • E03 The battlefield of World War 1 offered new ways of using mortars, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The battlefield of World War 1 offered new ways of using mor...