Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A war machine built to intimidate. A unique combination of firepower, protection and mobility, the tank dominates the battlefield. It’s design has been driven by the enemy’s desire to destroy it. Explosive ballistic tests show how tanks have evolved to withstand the weapons pitted against them. Track technology is highlighted with tensile strength tests showing a single tract link withstanding a massive 40 tons of weight. Unique archive film of highly secret tests in the Israeli desert show how a new kind of super-amour was invented, one used in virtually every tank today.
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Building the Ultimate is a fast-paced and fascinating series, combining CGI, archive and actuality footage to show how modern technology has shaped the objects we use, fight with, live and travel in. Find out how and why our 21st century weapons, buildings, superstructures and vehicles have evolved in the face of often impossible odds, looking in detail at their different components to demonstrate human ingenuity and our endless quest to build the indestructible.
This film was first broadcast: 2003
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A war machine built to intimidate. A unique combination of firepower, protection and mobility, the tank dominates the battlefield. It’s design has been driven by the enemy’s desire to destroy it. Explosive ballistic tests show how tanks have evolved to withstand the weapons pitted against them. Track technology is highlighted with tensile strength tests showing a single tract link withstanding a massive 40 tons of weight. Unique archive film of highly secret tests in the Israeli desert show how a new kind of super-amour was invented, one used in virtually every tank today.
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Building the Ultimate is a fast-paced and fascinating series, combining CGI, archive and actuality footage to show how modern technology has shaped the objects we use, fight with, live and travel in. Find out how and why our 21st century weapons, buildings, superstructures and vehicles have evolved in the face of often impossible odds, looking in detail at their different components to demonstrate human ingenuity and our endless quest to build the indestructible.
This film was first broadcast: 2003
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True Lives - bit.ly/3A8xRMJ
Our History - bit.ly/3rUpdhL
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Taste - bit.ly/3OZoDcV
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Discover the best science, technology, and engineering shows. Explore amazing experiments, groundbreaking inventions, and the secrets behind incredible builds. Ignite your curiosity!
Content distributed by ITV Studios.
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