Episode #1.8

The CAMO MAKEUP: Developed from solidified vegetable oil, this military grade compound is a long way from department store concealer: it’s sweat proof, infrared resistant, and stays on in the drenching downpour. Applied to a soldier’s face, these globs of colour could paint him right out of the picture, and maybe save his life. Soldiers, especially Special Ops and snipers, wear camouflage uniforms to blend into the background. Camo paint completes their covert coverage, so they can get to their target before they become one. In the days before the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a legendary paratrooper unit used camo paint not as camouflage, but to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy. Shaving their heads down to Mohawks and covered their faces in war paint, they earned the nickname “The Filthy 13” when they refused to wash their uniforms until victory was theirs.The MACHINE GUN: Steel barrels and metal plates will be machined in a Nevada, USA factory into a small arms weapon that’s been the US Military’s go-to big gun for almost 100 years. The M2 Machine Gun is a 50-caliber belt fed air-cooled heavy machine gun that’s considered one of the most effective and destructive weapons of all time, and that has been in production longer than any other machine gun. In January 1945 in the north of France the M2 lived up to its’ full potential. An American Infantry Company led by Lieutenant Audie Murphy was attacked by a German tank unit. Murphy got behind his M2 Machine Gun to take on an entire German tank platoon. After an hour, the brave soldier and his machine gun held off 6 advancing heavy tanks; foiling the counter-attack and securing the American’s key position.The AMPHIBIOUS MILITARY ATV: Once 8 wheels are locked on to a lightweight waterproof frame, this vehicle won’t just roll - it’ll swim. The Argo Amphibious ATV is a nimble personnel carrier that can handle rocky roads or muddy swamps; plunging into rushing rivers and paddling thr