Season 1
13 episodes · Aug 4, 2002
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- S1E1
Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Aug 4, 200230mSteering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
- S1E2
Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Aug 11, 200230mParts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
- S1E3
Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Aug 18, 200230mBody armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
- S1E4
Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Aug 25, 200230mAiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
- S1E5
Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Sep 1, 200230mOperating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
- S1E6
Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Sep 8, 200223mManeuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
- S1E7
Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
Sep 15, 200222mHow to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
- S1E8
Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
Sep 22, 200230mHow fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
- S1E9
The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
Sep 29, 200230mThe ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
- S1E10
Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
Oct 5, 200230mThe weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
- S1E13
Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Oct 28, 200230mPossible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.