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1 :01x01 - Artillery
In the first episode of the season Gunny gets down to business with one of his favorites, Field Artillery. The show starts out with the Three Pound Gun that was used in the American Revolutionary War. They go on to cover various advancements of artillery throughout the years. In final sequence we get to see a prototype computer controlled canon capable of dropping multiple shells simultaneously onto a target up to 25 miles away.
2 :01x02 - Machine Guns
Gunny checks out the rapid fire, lead spitting destruction of the machine gun. From an authentic hand cranking 1890's Gatling Gun to one of the fastest machine guns on the planet today--the Mini Gun--Gunny rat a tat tats his way through machine gun history while high-speed photography captures the exploding targets in incredible slow motion.
3 :01x03 - Tanks
R. Lee Ermey examines the history of the tank, which includes a fully operational WWI tank and a M1A1 Abrams battle tank.
4 :01x04 - Pistols
R. Lee Ermey examines the history of the handgun, from flintlock pistols to the modern rapid fire pistol. Also included is a look at high-speed photographs capturing the flight and impact of a bullet.
5 :01x05 - Helicopters
Mail Call host R. Lee Ermey shows us the history of the helicopter.
6 :01x06 - Armored Vehicles
A history of the armored vehicle includes the M8 Greyhound; a German 251 Half Track; a Bradley Fighting vehicle; and the MRAP vehicle.
7 :01x07 - Shotguns
An examination of the shotgun includes a 17th century blunderbuss, Browning rifles, a Wells Fargo coach gun, and an M4 Super 90 shotgun. Also, skeet shooting with Olympic gold medalist markswoman Kim Rhode, and a trip to Camp Pendleton to examine Marine shotguns.
8 :01x08 - Rockets
Gunny looks into the history of rockets, ranging from ancient China to modern missiles; a blast which would volley arrows was designed by the Korean Hwacha; Congreve rockets and Javelin missiles.