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Guns That Changed The Game

Your average soldier could throwa grenade about 30-yards, yet the grenade could sendits...

Your average soldier could throw
a grenade about 30-yards, yet the grenade could send
its fragments 35 or 40 yards

Full Transcript

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Your average soldier could throw a grenade about 30-yards,
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yet the grenade could send its fragments 35 or 40 yards.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:38
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 That meant that the soldier needed to take cover - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
That meant that the soldier needed to take cover
S01 • E03 The M79 grenade launcher was capable of sending a grenade to an enemy - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
The M79 grenade launcher was capable of sending a grenade to...
S01 • E02 South-west of the prosperous city of Petersburg, Virginia, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
South-west of the prosperous city of Petersburg, Virginia,
S01 • E01 While full length rifles have the advantage of being able - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
While full length rifles have the advantage of being able
S01 • E03 The M79 first saw action in the very early days of the Vietnam War, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
The M79 first saw action in the very early days of the Vietn...
S01 • E02 The sound of the battle was the same as it was every day, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:15
The sound of the battle was the same as it was every day,
S01 • E01 This problem is perfectly exemplified when we look - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
This problem is perfectly exemplified when we look
S01 • E03 The M79 was easy to operate and accurate, but its single shot - Guns That Changed The Game 00:13
The M79 was easy to operate and accurate, but its single sho...
S01 • E01 It's main practical drawback in the First World War - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
It's main practical drawback in the First World War
S01 • E02 Suddenly, there was a new chilling sound, like a huge buzz saw. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
Suddenly, there was a new chilling sound, like a huge buzz s...
S01 • E03 Although it has been largely replaced by the US infantry, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:12
Although it has been largely replaced by the US infantry,
S01 • E01 This made it impractical in the close combat - Guns That Changed The Game 00:05
This made it impractical in the close combat
S01 • E02 It was the soundtrack of the future, but few on that battlefield knew it. - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
It was the soundtrack of the future, but few on that battlef...
S01 • E01 This problem wouldn't be addressed until its World War II incarnation, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
This problem wouldn't be addressed until its World War ...
S01 • E03 The M79 has also been used extensively for crowd control - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
The M79 has also been used extensively for crowd control
S01 • E02 For the first time in history, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:06
For the first time in history,
S01 • E01 For the Lee-Enfield, this issue would never come - Guns That Changed The Game 00:08
For the Lee-Enfield, this issue would never come
S01 • E02 It fired 350 rounds per minute, - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
It fired 350 rounds per minute,
S01 • E01 The Lee-Enfield was known by the troops that carried it - Guns That Changed The Game 00:07
The Lee-Enfield was known by the troops that carried it
S01 • E03 Towards the end of the Vietnam War, the United States moved to a grenade - Guns That Changed The Game 00:10
Towards the end of the Vietnam War, the United States moved ...