E1 - Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword

Aired: August 04, 2002

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

E2 - Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine

Aired: August 11, 2002

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

E3 - Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots

Aired: August 18, 2002

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

E4 - Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield

Aired: August 25, 2002

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

E5 - Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks

Aired: September 01, 2002

Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.

E6 - Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows

Aired: September 08, 2002

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

E7 - Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow

Aired: September 15, 2002

How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.

E8 - Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes

Aired: September 22, 2002

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

E9 - The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets

Aired: September 29, 2002

The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.

E10 - Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs

Aired: October 05, 2002

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

E11 - Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch

Aired: October 07, 2002

E12 - The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes

Aired: October 21, 2002

E13 - Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle

Aired: October 28, 2002

Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.