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Season 2 · Episode 1

Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs

0.030mDecember 15, 2002

Learn how grenade launchers work; how a .30 caliber machine gun compares to a .50 cal; watch Ermey behind the wheel of a Flyer 21; and discover the origin of the word shrapnel.

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Episodes

Episode 1Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs
Episode 2Civil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie Knife
Episode 3AVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; Grapeshot
Episode 4Marine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank Destroyer
Episode 5Trebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; Boomerangs
Episode 6LAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military Salute
Episode 7Deuce & a Half; Vietnam Gun Truck; World War II Household Fat; Missile Silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish Kilts
Episode 8Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels;Pirate Weapons
Episode 9Anti-Tank Rocket; Bazooka; HQ Tour; Tactical Operations Center; Downed Pilots
Episode 10Medieval Weapons; Lewis Gun; Carrier Pigeons; Gliders in Combat; Anti-Tank
Episode 11Amphibious Assault Vehicle; Jeep; Medieval Battering Ram; Urban Warfare; Ball Tu
Episode 12Unmanned Aircraft; Bogey; 1st Combat Helicopter; Forward Observers
Episode 13Newest Coast Guard Ship; Carrier Battle Group; Tanks; Sherman Tank; XM-29 Rifle