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The first fighter aircraft were flimsy contraptions made up of wood and fabric.
The first fighter aircraft were flimsy contraptions made up of wood and fabric.
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S1, EP2 "Rifles & Machine Guns"Walter Hunt invents a "magazine" for loading of semi-automatic and automatic weapons.
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S1, EP3 "Artillery: Bombard to Howitzer"The destructive power of Atomic Annie, the United States' first 280mm Howitzer first tested in 1953; the history of artillery since the advent of gunpowder.
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S1, EP4 "Fortification: Bollards to Bunkers"Documenting civilization's earliest forts, barricades and battlements; defensive structures dating back to ancient Assyria, Egypt and Greece.
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S1, EP5 "Tanks & Armored Vehicles"The idea of tanks began as an extension of armory.
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S1, EP12 "Nuclear Weapons"Countries such as North Korea, China and Pakistan continue to develop and test nuclear missiles.
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S1, EP11 "Air Defense & Surveillance - Helicopters"Today's attack Helicopters show the versatility of this war machine.
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S1, EP10 "Rockets and Missiles"History and background of fighters, bombers, helicopters, surface fleets, armed vehicles, submarines and grenades; past, present and future.
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S1, EP9 "Airborne Artillery"The German Rumpler Taube rolled off the production line in 1911 and the planes were used in combat.
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