In this special episode Matt has the privilege of field stripping a Heckler & Koch G11. He strips the rifle down into its major assemblies and then explains how the 'space magic' works!

Matt explains how the recoil management system, that compensated for the recoil of firing a 3-round burst at ...

This week another image of a very rarely seen shotgun in Ukraine appeared, an M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System. These are magazine-fed, bolt-action US-manufactured shotguns which can be mounted on rifles. In this video we examine the in-country sightings of these shotguns and discuss what rol...

On 13 December it was confirmed that Czech CZ BREN 2 rifles are being assembled in Ukraine with future plans to expand to manufacturing the rifles.

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In an effort to turn the individual soldier's rifle into a weapon capable of countering the enormous drone threat they are facing some Russians are making home-made buckshot which can be fired from their rifle.

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A quick look at an interesting and very simple 3D printed anti-personnel mine currently in use in Ukraine.

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On 7 November, photographs began circulating on Russian telegram channels of North Korea's unusual Type 73 general purpose machine guns said to be in Russia. The appearance of the photographs led to suggestions the weapons are now in Russia service, in this video we investigate if this is the cas...

Earlier this summer, Polish PGN-60 rifle grenades began to appear in the hands of various Ukrainian units. These 68mm fin-stabilised, High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) grenades have been used by some units to assemble first person view (FPV) kamikaze drones.

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In this video we'll examine the various sightings of Mk14 Enhanced Battle Rifles in Ukraine, some are confirmed to be clones built in-country while others may be actual surplus EBRs transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

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The GP-46 was unveiled by Kalasknikov Concern at the Army-2024 exposition in August. Unlike other Russian underbarrel grenade launchers the GP-46 is chambered for Western 40x46mm the low velocity grenades. Kalashnikov say the GP-46 is intended for international export.

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In previous videos we've looked at Ukrainian efforts to manufacture polymer belts for PK-pattern general purpose machine guns. These were developed by Ukrainian company RAROG who has been selling them since the summer of 2022. Now PUFGUN, a Russian company has also developed a polymer PK belt.

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The 2A28 Grom is the main armament of the BMP-1, it is essentially a 73mm recoilless gun, in the last six months there have been a series of sightings of Russian troops testing 2A28s which have been dismounted from vehicles and mounted on craft-made or repurposed carriages for use as infantry sup...

We've previously seen HK416s in use with a variety of Ukrainian units, but since mid-August there began to be sightings of small numbers of other Heckler & Koch rifles - HK G36s and the new HK433. In this video we'll examine which units are using, where they've been sighted and try and get to the...

In this week's video we explore the emerging branch of drone evolution in Ukraine that has seen the development of what I'm calling RPG-FPVs - AKA: Rocket Launcher Drones.

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What is old is new. This week imagery of a Russian drone equipped with a recoilless gun emerged. While tiny in comparison the concept behind the recoilless gun drone dates back over a century to the Davis Gun mounted on World War One aircraft.

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Drone warfare has evolved massively in Ukraine over the past two years and this week saw another evolution. On 4 September, Wild Hornets, a Ukrainian drone manufacturing initiative, shared footage of what they claim is the first use of their gun-armed drone in combat. In this video we explore the...

Since the spring of 2024 there have been an increasing number of sightings of a new Ukrainian 40mm grenade launcher. Seen in both under-barrel and standalone configurations the new launcher is manufactured by UKROP, the same Ukrainian small arms company which manufactures the widely used UAR-10 a...

On land, sea and in the air drones and unmanned systems have shaped the war in Ukraine for over 2 years. The latest unmanned system to be pressed into service are robot dogs!

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RBS-17 anti-ship missiles have been used in Ukraine since autumn 2022 and we've looked at them in the past [https://youtu.be/ilfZlXR0wb0] but some excellent footage of them in use has surfaced necessitating a fresh look.

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Seen just a handful of times since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the magazine-fed 30×29mm RG-1 is Ukraine's rarest grenade launcher. In this video we look at the available information on the weapon and the few intriguing sightings of it in theatre.

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Recently I had a chance to get up close with an M3 Stuart light tank, so here's a short video about its features and role in World War Two!

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In recent weeks there have been a spate videos showing Russian troops using TM-62 anti-tank mines as improvised satchel charges. We've already seen TM-62s used as drone dropped munitions and as demolition charges. The videos shared most recently show the dramatic effect that the TM-62s can have o...

In mid-June Ukrainian troops captured a prime example of Russia's Turtle Tanks. In this video we take a look at how it came to be captured and look at how the counter-FPV shell was built and that tank's features.

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There are a myriad of different types of RPG-7 in use in Ukraine, the Chinese Type 69 is one of the rarest.

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Since September 2023 there have been scattered sighting of French FAMAS F1 Valorise rifles in service with the Ukrainian armed forces. In this video we'll take a look at all available imagery of the rifles in theatre.

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