{"id":8,"date":"2010-05-06T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-06T20:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/ground-war\/episodes\/warrior-weapons-epidsode-1\/8\/"},"modified":"2018-11-12T11:36:56","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T16:36:56","slug":"warrior-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/ground-war\/episodes\/warrior-weapons\/8\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Full Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-wrap  nocontent no-content cf\"><iframe id=\"partnerPlayer\" name=\"partnerPlayer\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"  src=\"\/\/player.pbs.org\/widget\/partnerplayer\/1496639553\/?chapterbar=false&topbar=true&autoplay=false&endscreen=false\" title=\"Embedded Video Player\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Episode 1 traces the evolution of soldiers and their gear. From the phalanx formations of Alexander the Great to the gladiuses of the Romans and the longbows of the English, the film starts in a world without gunpowder, then examines the transformative arrival of the explosive elixir, and the matchlock and flintlock muskets, rifled<br \/>\nbarrels, expanding bullets, automatic weapons, and assault rifles that followed.  On the defensive side, we see how personal armor evolved, became outdated, then returned with the arrival of Kevlar and ceramic composites. And looking towards the future, we see the development of wearable exoskeletons that will one day soon make human soldiers stronger and faster, and advanced robotic soldiers that may one day replace them completely. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 1 traces the evolution of soldiers and their gear. 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