Episodes

Expert warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, takes us on a journey through the development of field artillery.

From the first Chinese hand cannon, through to the 21st Century Non Line of Sight Cannon, examining the engineering breakthroughs that have made field artillery a proven resource on every battlefield.

Gunny gets hands-on with America's famous and most respected mobile cannons. And with advanced 3D graphics, he takes us deep inside the workings of these incredible machines. Plus superb high-speed images reveal old school cannonballs and modern shells flying through the air revealing in intricate detail how and why each weapon works.

Some of the weapons Gunny lets off the leash are: the Revolutionary-era 3 pounder, The Pack 75 Howitzer, the titanium M-777 and the cannon you drive the Paladin.
 

The modern battlefield is dominated by a warbird that rains hell from above...The Helicopter!

And on this episode Lock n Load with R. Lee Gunny Ermey, you are up and away with the best of them. Gunny first hits the skies in this episode in the classic Vietnam chopper, the Huey. Testing out the damage it s .50 cal machine gun does firing at targets on the ground.

Gunny then flies in the Cobra, Apache and Blackhawk Helicopters. Taking on a night mission where smart-missiles are fired from these warbirds without any need to see the target and they just find their own way there.

On this episode of Lock 'n' Load, veteran warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey takes us on a journey that looks at the engineering development of the machine gun from the first weapons used in the Civil War through to the technological masterpieces in use today.

Gunny sets a car on fire with a machine gun from over 1000 feet away! He is also cuts down a forest of timber with a Nazi Machine Gun and paints a picture, with a gun known as the devil's paintbrush!

Some of the other weapons Gunny demonstrates are the classic Gatling Gun, the Maxim Gun, the massive Browning M2 .50 cal and the electronically operated Mini-Gun. Not only do we see these weapons in action but with cutting-edge 3D GFX we go inside the weapons. To understand the mechanism, operation and evolution of the machine gun

Expert warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, takes us on a journey through the development of the tank.

From Leonardo da Vinci s first tank design in the 1400's, through to today's high-tech M1 Abrams Tank that reign's supreme. Gunny rolls thunder with America's most proven tanks and with advanced 3D graphics, he takes us deep inside the workings of these powerful machines.

Amazing high-speed images capture tank rounds ripping through the air and demolishing their targets - showing us how and why they work!

When it comes to firearms, nothing epitomises portable protection as much as the pistol. The pistol went from being a cumbersome single shot weapon to the concealable automatic handgun that spits out 1200 rounds per minute.

Expert warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, takes us on a journey through the development of the pistol. From the first effective trigger mechanism of the wheel lock pistol, through the six shooters of the Wild West, up to the 21st Century Glock-18 Machine Pistol.

Gunny gets hands-on with America's most proven and famous sidearms, shooting targets while on foot and from horseback. And with advanced 3D graphics, he takes us deep inside the engineering breakthroughs of these incredible machines.

The armored fighting vehicle is the most versatile land based weapon on the battlefield, it has evolved from a lightly armoured reconnaissance car to a hard-hitting, sophisticated war machine that safely delivers troops into battle.

Armoured Fighting Vehicle expert, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, takes us on a journey through the development of the armored fighting vehicle. From the first armored car designs in the early 1900's, through to today s high-tech, multi-tasking Stryker.

Gunny pushes the pedal to the metal, putting the audience in the drivers seat of the most proven armoured fighting vehicles!

It is the weapon of choice for close quarters fighting and an icon of the sporting world...

What began as a gun that sailors used to fight off pirates has become the ultimate urban assault weapon, the shotgun.

Military aficionado, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, takes us on a unique journey as he traces the development of the shotgun. From the earliest blunderbuss through to the 300 round per minute AA-12 automatic, Gunny examines the engineering breakthroughs that have made the shotgun the weapon of choice for riot squads and hunters alike.

This is the big one.. the baddest weapon on the battlefield. Capable of removing a target at over 300 miles, the Rocket!

On this episode of Lock n' Load with R. Lee Gunny Ermey you are going to see weapons of war firing in never before filmed tests and operations.

See a 500 year old Korean rocket-launcher send forth over 200 projectiles in under ten seconds. Then see a Civil War rocket fly between the goalposts from a football field in an amazing test of accuracy. While Gunny smashes a tank with a shoulder launched AT-4 rocket launcher.

Before gunpowder put the bang into warfare, hand powered weapons reigned supreme on the battlefield Bows, Arrows, Swords and Spears.

Expert warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, goes travelling way back in time to find the earliest examples of these ancient weapons. Demonstrating how these primitive devices decided the fate of battles and nations for thousands of years and became even more lethal with the discoveries of bronze, iron and steel.

It's the bang in every battle! A 1000 year old weapon that's being constantly refined and improved.

Ammunition! You might never have thought about it, but every gun, rifle and pistol no matter how well engineered, is useless without well-made, effective ammunition.

On this episode of Lock n' Load with Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey you are going on a journey through history to see the technology behind the very first round of ammunition.

Then hit every important engineering development until Gunny fires the latest and greatest bullet ever designed and built the high-explosive, armor piercing .50 calibre round. Just wait till you see this round blow up an entire fuel dump!

It is the most personal yet ubiquitous weapon of all time, it has evolved from a crude ballistic pipe to a fifteen-rounds-per-second jet of bullets, it is the Rifle

Lock 'n' Load with R. Lee Ermey is taking a second shot at this battlefield boomstick!

Expert warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey, is on a journey through the development of the rifle. From the Kentucky Long Rifle,  up to the 21st Century M16 Assault Rifle.

Looking at the engineering breakthroughs that have made the rifle the primary weapon of every soldier.

When today's warriors go toe to toe in combat the weapon they rely on for personal defence is the machine gun.

Now veteran warrior, Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Gunny Ermey is taking you on a journey that looks at the engineering development of this rapid-fire battle winner.

From the crude machines of the 19th century to the slick weapons of today, we learn how the potato digger machine gun got it s name and why a hand held gun developed in 1965 is still the weapon of choice for the toughest warriors on the planet.

In days of old, if your army had to take on a huge stone castles there was only one option, bunker busting siege weapons like the giant crossbow known as the Ballista and the fearsome Trebuchet!

These weapons hurled rocks and flaming kegs to cause mayhem and smash through walls.

Today the siege tradition continues, with our military using high-explosives to blow the bad guys out of their foxholes.

On this episode of Lock 'n' Load with R. Lee Gunny Ermey, the audience are going to learn all about these weapons and bust a few bunkers in the process.