19 Dangerous Historical Weapons | Smithsonian Channel

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From a massive pipe bomb to a deceptive vehicle, these historical weapons from The Weapon Hunter were highly dangerous.

0:00 Intro to '19 Dangerous Historical Weapons'
0:16 What it was like to be on the ground at Iwo Jima
3:24 Allied troops used these massive pipe bombs at Omaha Beach
7:38 Unleashing the historic gatling gun on a watermelon line-up
11:25 A Pearl Harbor veteran tells his harrowing story of survival
13:50 Putting a disposable Vietnam-era rocket launcher to the test
18:18 A demonstration of elite WWII combat techniques
19:48 How dirty is Sniper training?
23:13 How not to lose your hand while firing a cannon
26:32 Rare: The $30,000 sword George Custer used in battle
28:06 Epic footage of a flamethrower in action
29:59 How a U.S. veteran held off more than 35 enemy soldiers
33:53 How psychological warfare scared German troops
35:31 Firing one of the deadliest cannons of the Civil War
37:50 How the Civil War ushered in a new era of weaponry
39:19 What was the best WWII sniper rifle?
42:34 This woman was one of WWII's deadliest snipers
43:54 This deceptive vehicle destroyed Hitler's tanks
45:14 Firing the most powerful anti-tank gun of WWII

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