Ratings per Episode
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Machinery of War Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
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Through mechanization and industrialization, the methods used to settle conflicts have made the art of war more hi-tech, more expensive, and more devastating than ever before.
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Season 12019
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Looks at some of the key instruments of war, their history, the milestones of modern weaponry and the technological leaps performed by innovative engineers and inventors that saved the day but ultimately changed the face of warfare forever. From the cruise missile and the tank to the machine gun the series unpacks the technological shifts that created these machines. From propulsion mechanisms to guidance systems the series reveals how the tank got its track how a submarine fires a missile and how to build a fully automatic gun.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Battlefield Behemoths | 6.8 | 9 | — |
| ▶ | 2 | Stealth Systems | 7.3 | 8 | — |
| ▶ | 3 | Defensive Designs | 7.3 | 8 | — |
| ▶ | 4 | Mass Movement | 6.9 | 8 | — |
| ▶ | 5 | Accelerating Warfare | 7.3 | 8 | — |
| ▶ | 6 | Mass Destruction | 7.0 | 8 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Robert Lee Self - Narrator
John Connor Self - Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, University of New South Wales, Canberra
Paul Hazell Self - School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra
Mark Murray-Flutter Self - Senior Curator of Firearms, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
Andrew Neely Self - School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra
Jonathan Ferguson Self - Keeper of Firearms & Artillery, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
John Jeremy Self - Former Editor in Chief, Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Roger Marchant Self - Former Avro Vulcan Navigator, R.A.A.F. Retired
Russell Szepanik Self - Former SR-71 Pilot, Lt. Colonel, U.S.A.F. Retired
Jason Belgrave Self - Assistant Manager, The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum
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