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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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 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 amQUEST60 mins