Inside Battle Machines
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Ancient warfare used cannon and gunpowder while the first armoured vehicle was designed in 1485. Find out how these early ideas became the high-spec super-powered weaponry of today.
Believe it or not these ultra-stealthy machines date back to the 1600s Discover how submarines developed from early designs such as the Turtle into streamlined nuclear-powered warships.
Take a fascinating tour of the mightiest fighting ships of all time from galleys with battering rams and galleons stacked with cannon to gigantic aircraft carriers.
Follow the powerful story of fighter aircraft from the earliest biplanes and the classic fighters of World War II right up to modern supersonic stealthy machines.