''Weaponology'' is a documentary

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that premiered on November 6, 2007 on the Discovery Channel. The program also airs on the Military Channel (now

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). The documentary series was narrated by

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Episode list

The first season of the show primarily covers the history of weapons, including

tank A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and good battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engi ...

s and

sniper rifles A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses of the military sniper. The modern sniper rifle is a por ...

. The second season focuses on special operations groups, such as the Russian

Spetsnaz Spetsnaz are special forces in numerous post-Soviet states. (The term is borrowed from rus, спецназ, p=spʲɪtsˈnas; abbreviation for or 'Special Purpose Military Units'; or .) Historically, the term ''spetsnaz'' referred to the S ...

American

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, and the British Special Air Service, or

combat engineers A combat engineer (also called pioneer or sapper) is a type of soldier who performs military engineering tasks in support of land forces combat operations. Combat engineers perform a variety of military engineering, tunnel and mine warfare tas ...

Season 1: Weapons (2007)

Season 2: Elite Units (2007–2008)

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Episode list

Season 1: Weapons (2007)

Season 2: Elite Units (2007–2008)

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