TV Guide American Heroes Channel Wednesday

"Deadliest Tech" examines the latest weaponry and technology that are used by special forces in wartime missions that require revolutionary military technology.

"Deadliest Tech" takes a look at the past, present and future of America's fighter planes, which have long been considered the most effective in the world.

"Deadliest Tech" takes a hard look at some of the quickest and most devastating helicopters that are in use today, capable of changing the outcome of a battle.

Modern warfare demands the use of guns with great accuracy, range and stopping power, and those that make the greatest assets on the battlefield are examined.

Military equipment experts provide viewers with a top-ten listing of the most effective and innovative types of covert operations gear.

Military weapons experts provide viewers with a comprehensive list that features some of the most influential machine guns ever to be produced.

Viewers discover the top ten super sensors that can decide a battle, from next generation robots, to the F14 Tomcat, to the Havoc helicopter gunship.

The ten featured weapon systems, including the F117 Nighthawk, are the best in the world at helping soldiers surprise their enemies.

The Military Channel showcases war machines that are best at hauling heavy loads, including the CH47 Chinook and the WASP class assault ship.

The terrain of the battleground can be a deciding factor in a battle, so "Combat Countdown" examines all-terrain weapon systems and showcases the top ten.

"Combat Countdown" will count down the best examples of long range equipment out there that allow for strikes against the enemy from a safe distance.

Advanced military hardware can give one side in a battle a huge advantage, so revolutionary war machines are examined and the top ten are showcased.

Historians and experts discuss in detail the history behind the French Foreign Legion and the soldiers who come from all over the world to become Legionnaires.

The program examines the Russian special forces unit know as Spetsnaz which does various work from counter terrorist strikes to special operations.

The histories of bullets and gun sights grant a better understanding of the technologies that led to rifles capable of killing from thousands of yards away.

The history of armor follows the suits that protected medieval knights to the latest cutting-edge designs for impenetrable "dragon skin."

Experts look at the history of multiple-firing weaponry from the Gatling gun's invention in 1862 to modern-day assault armaments.

A genealogy of artillery examines those weapons designed for massive destruction, from the simple bronze cannons of the middle ages to modern-day Howitzers.

An army of 200,000 Germans attacks 83,000 Americans while thick snow and fog swirl through the Ardennes forest in the December of 1944.

An army of 200,000 Germans attacks 83,000 Americans while thick snow and fog swirl through the Ardennes forest in the December of 1944.

U.S. forces set out on Operation Phantom Fury, expecting to reclaim Fallujah in 48 hours, but insurgents using IEDs and grenades make the process lengthier.

When the North Vietnamese Army takes the ancient, imperial capital, Hue, in 1968, outnumbered Marines must engage, unprepared, in drawn-out urban warfare.

In a battle that is destined to shape the course of the Vietnam War, 6,000 marines fight a huge and highly trained Communist army in a bloody 77-day siege.

Thirty-six U.S. Special Forces attempt to take the hill of Sperwan Ghar from a large group of Taliban insurgents armed with IEDs and RPGs.

U.S. forces set out on Operation Phantom Fury, expecting to reclaim Fallujah in 48 hours, but insurgents using IEDs and grenades make the process lengthier.

When the North Vietnamese Army takes the ancient, imperial capital, Hue, in 1968, outnumbered Marines must engage, unprepared, in drawn-out urban warfare.

In a battle that is destined to shape the course of the Vietnam War, 6,000 marines fight a huge and highly trained Communist army in a bloody 77-day siege.

Thirty-six U.S. Special Forces attempt to take the hill of Sperwan Ghar from a large group of Taliban insurgents armed with IEDs and RPGs.

An army of 200,000 Germans attacks 83,000 Americans while thick snow and fog swirl through the Ardennes forest in the December of 1944.

An army of 200,000 Germans attacks 83,000 Americans while thick snow and fog swirl through the Ardennes forest in the December of 1944.