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The mighty M2 could be the greatest machine gun in history. Nicknamed the "Ma Deuce," this 50-caliber American machine gun has been rocking the battlefield for over 80 years. Wil Willis puts this legendary weapon to the test.

Deadly at close quarters, the combat shotgun is a powerful tool of any army. Host Wil Willis fires history’s greatest shotguns, from the Blunderbuss to the modern Benelli M4 and Mossburg 590.

The aerial Gatling gun has the highest rate of fire of any military machine gun in the world. Wil Willis flies in an F16 to see the Vulcan rip apart targets and fires the Minigun from a helicopter at exploding cars.

For today's elite warriors, the last line of defense is the spec ops handguns. Wil Willis tests the Navy Seal Sig Sauer P226, then fires forerunners like Bon's Walther PPK, the Soviet Takarev and the massive Desert Eagle.

The M1 Abrams tank is the world's most potent armored vehicle. It's development is tracked through such forerunners as the WWII-era M18 Hellcat and the Cold War-era Soviet T-55 tank.

The light machine gun launched mobile warfare by blending massive firepower with the portability of a rifle. This revolutionary weapon evolved from its use in WWI to its modern incarnation: the SAW or Squad Automatic Weapon.