Name: Lock N' Load With R. Lee Ermey
Released: 2009-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: R. Lee Ermey

Actor and Vietnam veteran R. Lee Ermey guides viewers through the evolution of the deadliest battlefield weapons, with 3-D graphics detailing the improvements, changes in technology and the thought process behind each weapon. Also, experts discuss the engineering and history involved, and high-speed photography shows how these firearms work and what really happens at the point of impact.

Reality · 2009 · 44 min

Starring R. Lee Ermey

EPISODE 1

Machine Guns

Gunny delves into the history of the machine gun, ranging from the hand-cranked Gatling gun of the 1860s to today's rapid-firing Minigun and with high-speed photography he captures exploding targets in slow motion.

43 min · 4 Jan 2020
EPISODE 2

Tanks

Full Metal Jacket's R Lee Ermey goes deep inside the workings of the tank, exploring the first one ever and how the powerful hi-tech versions of today protect, demolish and kill.

43 min · 4 Jan 2020
EPISODE 3

Artillery

Full Metal Jacket's R Lee Ermey gets his hands on some of the oldest and deadliest rockets, tanks, helicopters and guns, charting their history and putting them to the test.

44 min · 4 Jan 2020
EPISODE 4

Helicopters

Gunny hits the skies in this episode in the classic Vietnam chopper, the Huey. Testing out the damage its.50 cal machine gun does firing at targets on the ground.

44 min · 11 Jan 2020
EPISODE 5

Pistols

R Lee Ermey explores the workings of the pistol, getting his hands on the first wheel lock version, the six shooters of the Wild West and today's Glock-18 Machine Pistol.

43 min · 11 Jan 2020
EPISODE 6

Armoured Vehicles

Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Gunny Ermey reveals some of the greatest secrets of warfare, as he pushes the pedal to the metal in some of the most proven and versatile armoured vehicles.

43 min · 18 Jan 2020

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Mary Donahue

Producer
John Luscombe

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Lock N' Load With R. Lee Ermey

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