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Season 1

2002 · 13 episodes · 6h 15m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword

   4 Aug 2002 · 30 min

   Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.

2. 2

   2. Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine

   11 Aug 2002 · 30 min

   Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.

3. 3

   3. Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots

   18 Aug 2002 · 30 min

   Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.

4. 4

   4. Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield

   25 Aug 2002 · 30 min

   Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.

5. 5

   5. Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks

   1 Sept 2002 · 30 min

   Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.

6. 6

   6. Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows

   8 Sept 2002 · 23 min

   Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges

7. 7

   7. Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow

   15 Sept 2002 · 22 min

   How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.

8. 8

   8. Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes

   22 Sept 2002 · 30 min

   How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.

9. 9

   9. The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets

   29 Sept 2002 · 30 min

   The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.

10. 10

    10. Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs

    5 Oct 2002 · 30 min

    The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.

11. 11

    11. Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch

    7 Oct 2002 · 30 min

12. 12

    12. The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes

    21 Oct 2002 · 30 min

13. 13

    13. Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle

    28 Oct 2002 · 30 min

    Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.