How did the machine gun become the most versatile weapon on the battlefield? One modern machine gun could easily outfire an entire 19th century army regiment. This is how it evolved, from the Victorian weapon that could chop down a tree, to the iconic GAU8 Avenger – one of the largest and most powerful machine guns in service.

Featuring famous weapons such as the Gatling gun, M2 Browning, Maxim gun, Vikers gun, Thompson submachine gun, M14 battle rifle, and M16 assault rifle.

00:00 – Introduction
01:43 – Gatling Gun
10:02 – Ma Deuce and Maxim Gun
13:37 – Vikers Gun
23:23 – Tommy Gun
33:49 – M14 Rifle
35:59 – M16 Rifle
43:04 – GAU8 Avenger

Third episode of documentary series about the evolution of three cornerstones of the modern military – the machine gun, the tank, and the cruise missile.

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