Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike looks back at his time in Afghanistan, including his brush with death in a Chinook, firing at Taliban positions with the 105mm gun and defusing roadside bombs. | Thu, Feb 2, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike tests the LPV400. It is the possible replacement for the Snatch Land Rover, in which more Coalition soldiers have died than in any other vehicle. | Wed, Feb 1, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike takes a flight in the versatile Merlin helicopter to the fiercely contested Kajaki Dam in Helmand and examines the Lynx, the fastest helicopter in the world. | Tue, Jan 31, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike investigates the contentious issue of soldiers' kit by trying out their Osprey body armour to see if it can take a bullet and the SA80 combat rifle. | Mon, Jan 30, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike joins a supply convoy headed for the frontline won from the Taliban only days before. On the way he looks at the Mastiff patrol vehicle and the Hercules. | Fri, Jan 27, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike confronts the Taliban's deadliest weapon: improvised explosive devices, testing the Dragon Runner bomb diffusers and Trojan vehicles used to clear them. | Thu, Jan 26, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike heads to the frontline in Musa Qala to see the weaponry used, including the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle and the 105mm Light Gun. | Wed, Jan 25, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |
Frontline Battle Machines with... | ...Mike Brewer. Mike is in Afghanistan examining a Chinook helicopter when it is sent to evacuate wounded soldiers. As it comes under Taliban fire, the pilot is shot in the head. | Tue, Jan 24, 11:00 am | QUEST | 60 mins |