Bangkok--8 Feb--PRpedia
War
Part history, part science, part 'how does it work' this powerful and highly visual series spans three continents and 3500 years of warfare…
Ground War: Battle Machines
Premieres: Mon 8 Feb @09:00pm (TH)
Mobility, firepower and armoured protection are the holy trinity of the mobile firing platform. This episode of "Ground War" examines the evolution of this colossus of warfare starting with the desert chariot of ancient Egypt; progressing through the armoured knights of Medieval Europe whose battle prowess was dependant on the technology of the iron stirrup; and on to the firing platform’s most muscular shape of all the tank, from its underwhelming First World War debut to the current giants of the American army, the Abrams Tank.