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-Season 1
Episodes
1. Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Aug 4, 2002Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
2. Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Aug 11, 2002Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
3. Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Aug 18, 2002Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
4. Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Aug 25, 2002Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
5. Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Sep 1, 2002Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
6. Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Sep 8, 2002Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
7. Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
Sep 15, 2002How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
8. Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
Sep 22, 2002How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
9. The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
Sep 29, 2002The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
10. Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
Oct 5, 2002The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
11. Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
Oct 7, 2002No overview available.
12. The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
Oct 21, 2002No overview available.
13. Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Oct 28, 2002Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.