8.2/106 votes#1 - The Ma Deuce
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 2/13/2013
The M2 Machine Gun or Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It is very similar in design to Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun. It has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present.
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#2 - Combat Shotguns
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2013
A combat shotgun is a shotgun that is intended for use in an offensive role. The development of the repeating pump action shotguns in the 1890s led to their use by US Marines in the Philippines insurrections, but the modern concept of the combat shotgun was fully developed by the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. The shotgun was used by Allied forces and Allied supported partisans in all theaters of combat in World War II.
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#3 - Gatling and the A-10
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 2/27/2013
The Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid-fire weapons, invented by Richard Gatling, known for its use by the Union forces during the American Civil War. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyclic multi-barrel design which facilitated cooling and synchronized the firing/reloading sequence. Another multi-barrel design is the hydraulically-driven GAU-8 Avenger 30 mm cannon, carried on the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) attack aircraft.
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#4 - Spec Ops Pistols
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2013
The Special Operations Corp of the United States (USSOCOM) uses a variety of guns, among which are the H&K Mk23, the M1911A1, the Glock 19 and the H&K P11.
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#5 - The Abrams Tank
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 3/13/2013
The M1 Abrams Tank is the world's most potent armored vehicle. We'll track its development through such forerunners as the WWII-era M18 Hellcat and the Cold War-era Soviet T-55 tank and see why these "beast-boxes" have ruled ground warfare for decades.
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#6 - The SAW
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 3/20/2013
The light machine gun launched mobile warfare by blending massive firepower with the portability of a rifle. We'll see the evolution of this revolutionary weapon from its use in World War I to its modern incarnation: the SAW or Squad Automatic Weapon.
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The Best Episodes of Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World Season 2
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Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World is an American television series that premiered on November 30, 2011 on the Military Channel. The program features former...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Ma Deuce" is the best rated episode of "Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/13/2013. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Combat Shotguns".