Mail Call - Season 1

Mail Call - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes13
DatesAug. 4, 2002 - Okt. 28, 2002
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Episodes

Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Season 1Episode 130 min

Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword

Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
Aug. 4, 2002
Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Season 1Episode 230 min

Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine

Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
Aug. 11, 2002
Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Season 1Episode 330 min

Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots

Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
Aug. 18, 2002
Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Season 1Episode 430 min

Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield

Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
Aug. 25, 2002
Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Season 1Episode 530 min

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.
Sept. 1, 2002
Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Season 1Episode 630 min

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

Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Sept. 8, 2002
Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
Season 1Episode 730 min

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.
Sept. 15, 2002
Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
Season 1Episode 830 min

Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes

How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
Sept. 22, 2002
The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
Season 1Episode 930 min

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.
Sept. 29, 2002
Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs

The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
Okt. 5, 2002
Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch

Okt. 7, 2002
The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
Season 1Episode 1230 min

The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes

Okt. 21, 2002
Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Season 1Episode 1330 min

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.
Okt. 28, 2002

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