Aired: 8/4/2002
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
Aired: 8/11/2002
Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
Aired: 8/18/2002
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
Aired: 8/25/2002
Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
Aired: 9/1/2002
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
Aired: 9/8/2002
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
Aired: 9/15/2002
How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
Aired: 9/22/2002
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
Aired: 9/29/2002
The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
Aired: 10/5/2002
The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
Aired: 10/7/2002
Aired: 10/21/2002
Aired: 10/28/2002
Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.