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Offline Midaski

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War Machines - Remade
« on: February 24, 2013, 08:19:51 PM »
Just watched an extremely enjoyable programme on UK Channel 5

http://www.channel5.com/shows/beat-the-ancestors/episodes/medieval-machine-gun

Not sure if it can be viewed outside the UK, but it is called "Beat the Ancestors"

In episode 1 they made a Ribaudequin and applied one or two improvements - feasible in the original period - and tested it against how the original machine was used.
{The term 'machine-gun' is wrong and obviously PR hype}

Next week it looks like Roman Ballistas, and I think a Trebuchet is on the cards later ........

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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2013, 09:08:05 PM »
Nope, unable to view unfortunately.

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« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2013, 10:20:38 PM »
Nope, unable to view unfortunately.

blocked here too    :icon_rolleyes:
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2013, 03:11:08 AM »
Couldn't find it on youtube eitehr  :icon_sad:
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2013, 05:29:54 AM »
Blocked in the US, couldn't find it on YouTube either. Sad because I'm really curious about the improvements.

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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2013, 09:46:27 AM »
Blocked in the US, couldn't find it on YouTube either. Sad because I'm really curious about the improvements.

Well they designed 'bullet shaped' ammo, rather than round balls, hollowed to take the powder and wadding, thus improving loading time and penetration.
Then there was a little movement option on each of the outside sets of three barrels getting a better spread for grapeshot.

This was the first show in a new series - it had very much of a "Scrapheap Challenge" feel to it, - if you have ever seen that show, -which I know went international, so maybe it will eventually get to the net.

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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2013, 12:45:57 PM »
Isn't it presented by walrus man? He's very irritating.
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2013, 02:49:43 PM »
Isn't it presented by walrus man? He's very irritating.

 :biggriin:  Yes - but he didn't spoil it .............. well not for me - other grumpy people may start to watch it with a negative attitude ................  :engel:
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2013, 02:58:37 PM »
It was great. I was supposed to go out but I could not leave the screen. I even phoned my brother to tell him to watch it. UK residents can watch it on the net using the 5 catch up service, I think.

It sounded like a weird idea, apply improvements to the original design and test the result, but watch it and it makes sense. They use only materials available at the time, but do use modern tools as they saved time but resulted in the same (ish) effect. There's no point really in doing these sort of things and telling people that they must use the old tools as well, as the modern people haven't got the years and years of apprenticeship and learning and experience that the people did in the past with those tools.
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2013, 04:00:45 PM »
It was great. I was supposed to go out but I could not leave the screen. I even phoned my brother to tell him to watch it. UK residents can watch it on the net using the 5 catch up service, I think.


My link above was to the Five on Demand catch up version hopefully.

I actually watched most of it twice - about 50 minutes first up on channel 5 and then the whole of it again on 5+1  :engel:

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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2013, 09:05:09 AM »
High praise indeed

Might have to look for it tonight
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Re: War Machines - Remade
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2013, 01:37:57 PM »
Not available in Sweden. Does anyone have a youtube-version?
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« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2013, 01:40:19 PM »
Not available in Belgium either.
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