Frontline Battle Machines with Mike Brewer

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Off to War
Episode overview
Mike Brewer heads out from the RAF's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, 4,000 miles to the front line in Afghanistan. His mission: To test out front line battle machinery currently .. show full overview
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Attacking the Taliban
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Mike joins the troops, as they embark on one of the biggest British offensive of the war – Operation Moshtarak – and head deep into enemy territory to destroy key Taliban strongholds and .. show full overview
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On the Frontline
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Mike travels out from Camp Bastion to the Forward Operation Base, Musa Qal’eh - the most northern point of the front line in Helmand Province. This British stronghold has been amongst .. show full overview
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Supplying the Troops
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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.
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Protecting the Troops
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One of the most contentious equipment issues of the war so far is body armour and personal firearms like the SA80. Mike finds out from the men in the firing line just how good their .. show full overview
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Combat Support
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Mike takes a flight in one of the most versatile, state-of-the-art helicopters, the Merlin, into the heart of one of the most fiercely contested regions of Helmand: The Kajaki .. show full overview
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Casualties and Recovery
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Mike tests out the armoured patrol vehicle, the LPV400, considered as a replacement for the most controversial and highly publicised combat vehicle on the front line: the Snatch Land .. show full overview
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Mike's War
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The highlights of Mike’s unique trip into the warzone: The Medical Emergency Rescue Mission in the Chinook in which he nearly lost his life, his once-in-a-lifetime outing behind the .. show full overview