Season 1

1. Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword

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

2002-08-04 • 30 min

2. Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine

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

2002-08-11 • 30 min

3. Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots

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

2002-08-18 • 30 min

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

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

2002-08-25 • 30 min

5. 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.

2002-09-01 • 30 min

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

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

2002-09-08 • 30 min

7. 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.

2002-09-15 • 30 min

8. Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes

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

2002-09-22 • 30 min

9. 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.

2002-09-29 • 30 min

10. Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs

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

2002-10-05 • 30 min

11. Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch

2002-10-07 • 30 min

12. The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes

2002-10-21 • 30 min

13. 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.

2002-10-28 • 30 min