From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

This automated, lightweight 120 mm mortar system can acquire targets and fire in 18 seconds.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Check out the ultimate counter to steel concertina wire.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

From ancient "wolf pits" to the pungi sticks of the Vietnam War, the simplest trap has always been effective.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Triggered traps - using a trip wire - have been around as long as man has been a hunter.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

By the latter part of World War II, artillery goes airborne and becomes an even more potent weapon.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

The awesome effect of gunpowder on the battlefield is demonstrated most powerfully by the development of mobile artillery.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Dogfighting tactics evolve through two world wars, keeping pace with the development of faster, more powerful aircraft.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Anthony Fokker’s brilliant synchronization gear transforms airplanes into fighters.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

From the "Flying Bedstead" in the 1950’s to the Harrier jump jet, Vertical Take-Off and Landing finds a place in aerial combat.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Submarines become almost unbeatable with the development of nuclear-powered propulsion systems.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Hiram Maxim revolutionizes warfare with the invention of the first machine gun.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Flak jackets were too heavy, flak vest didn’t stop bullets, but everything changes with Kevlar.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 22 2009 3:30 PM

Find how the development of scopes transformed the sniper rifle into a deadly long-range killer.

From: Military Channel on Sun, Jul 19 2009 1:52 PM

It’s like a video game that can save your life. Get a rare behind the scenes look at how the Army trains Soldiers on the man-portable Javelin anti-tank guided missile.

From: Military Channel on Wed, Jul 15 2009 8:33 PM

Watch this original video made from Pearl Harbor newsreels and radio broadcasts.

From: Military Channel on Sat, Jul 11 2009 7:57 PM

See spectacular footage of Japanese aerial attacks on U.S. Navy warships in the Pacific.

From: Military Channel on Thu, Jul 09 2009 5:17 AM

Find out how water, plastic and a small explosive can neutralize car bombs.

From: Military Channel on Tue, Jun 30 2009 11:20 PM

Trapped by a Taliban ambush, a convoy of U.S. and Afghan soldiers is saved by helicopter gunships.

From: Military Channel on Tue, Jun 30 2009 4:15 PM

Nothing comes close to this gunship’s ground support firepower.

From: Military Channel on Sat, Jun 27 2009 2:49 PM

These highlights are from an army documentary about the division’s campaigns in World War II.