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Machinery of War

6.5
1 season
6 episodes
Ended
Documentary

Plot Summary

Through mechanization and industrialization, the methods used to settle conflicts have made the art of war more hi-tech, more expensive, and more devastating than ever before.

First Aired:February 4, 2019
Last Aired:February 11, 2019
Episode Runtime:50m
Networks:
foxtel GO, Toute l'Histoire

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Seasons (1)

Season 1

Season 1

6 episodes

Aired: 2019

Looks at some of the key instruments of war, their history, the milestones of modern weaponry and the technological leaps performed by innovative engineers and inventors that saved the day but ultimately changed the face of warfare forever. From the cruise missile and the tank to the machine gun the series unpacks the technological shifts that created these machines. From propulsion mechanisms to guidance systems the series reveals how the tank got its track how a submarine fires a missile and how to build a fully automatic gun.

Production

Screen Australia