Season 1
Mail Call
Épisodes
Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
Synopsis indisponible.
The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
Synopsis indisponible.
Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.
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