Ancient Discoveries Season 5 Ancient Tank Tech 2008
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The history of the elephant as the ancient tank, right up to the addition by the Indian emperors of a fully rotational cannon. The ancient battering ram - the king of siege machines - how did it work, and could the ancients have really discovered the secrets of chemical fire-proofing? The amazing flexibility of the medieval fully armoured cavalry knight. An investigation into English civil war bullet-proof armour. Anti elephant rockets - how the rocket ended the elephants 2000 year domination of the battlefield.
- Released: 2008-11-06
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Sean Barrett
- Director:
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1. Death Weapons of the East 2008-10-23
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2. Impossible Naval Engineering 2008-10-30
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3. Ancient Tank Tech 2008-11-06
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4. Ancient Torture Tech 2008-11-13
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5. Ancient Mining Machines 2008-11-20
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6. Impossible Army Machines 2008-12-01
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7. Lost Science of the Bible 2008-12-15
