Season 1
Episodes
1. Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
2002-08-04
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
2. Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
2002-08-11
Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
3. Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
2002-08-18
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
4. Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
2002-08-25
Aiming 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
2002-09-01
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
6. Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
2002-09-08
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
7. Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
2002-09-15
How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
8. Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
2002-09-22
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
9. The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
2002-09-29
The 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
2002-10-05
The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
11. Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
2002-10-07
No overview available.
12. The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
2002-10-21
No overview available.
13. Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
2002-10-28
Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.