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1. S01E01Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai SwordAugust 4, 2002—Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
2. S01E02Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; LandmineAugust 11, 2002—Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
3. S01E03Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI PilotsAugust 18, 2002—Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
4. S01E04Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a MinefieldAugust 25, 2002—Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
5. S01E05Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas MasksSeptember 1, 2002—Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
6. S01E06Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American ArrowsSeptember 8, 2002—Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
7. S01E07Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI ChowSeptember 15, 2002—How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
8. S01E08Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; FoxholesSeptember 22, 2002—How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
9. S01E09The Pilum; WWII Radios; First RocketsSeptember 29, 2002—The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
10. S01E10Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military DogsOctober 5, 2002—The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
11. S01E11Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a PouchOctober 7, 2002—
12. S01E12The Jeep; HIMARS; HurricanesOctober 21, 2002—
13. S01E13Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored VehicleOctober 28, 2002—Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet PacksDecember 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 disco
2. S02E02Civil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie KnifeDecember 22, 2002—American Civil War rifles from both sides; the first missile fired from the deck of a sub; deep-sea and crush-proof suits; breaking down a w
3. S02E03AVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; GrapeshotDecember 29, 2002—The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge; the Fulton Recovery System; a pilot's survival kit; the ancient Greek warship Trireme; battleship guns;
4. S02E04Marine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank DestroyerJanuary 19, 2003—Simulated marksmanship training; fastest front-line combat jet and World War II tank; Greeks of ancient times use the phalanx; Civil War cav
5. S02E05Trebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; BoomerangsJanuary 26, 2003—Medieval catapults; platoons, companies and divisions; the Browning automatic rifle; smart bombs; parachutes; the weapon version of the boom
6. S02E06LAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military SaluteFebruary 2, 2003—Light Armored Vehicle; landing craft; World War I Doughboys; training troops; medieval chain mail; the military salute.
7. S02E07Deuce & a Half; Vietnam Gun Truck; World War II Household Fat; Missile Silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish KiltsFebruary 9, 2003—Vietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
8. S02E08Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels;Pirate WeaponsMarch 2, 2003—full title: Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels; Pirate Weapons; Depth Charges --------- Maneuverable arti
9. S02E09Anti-Tank Rocket; Bazooka; HQ Tour; Tactical Operations Center; Downed PilotsMarch 9, 2003—The bazooka's replacement; mobile command post; Air Force Pararescuemen; 21-gun salute.
10. S02E10Medieval Weapons; Lewis Gun; Carrier Pigeons; Gliders in Combat; Anti-TankMarch 15, 2003—Medieval weapons; World War I Lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders; anti-tank missile; ejection seats.
11. S02E11Amphibious Assault Vehicle; Jeep; Medieval Battering Ram; Urban Warfare; Ball TuMarch 23, 2003—Marines' 26-ton AAV stays afloat; jeeps; battering rams; urban warfare; World War II bombers; pictures on World War II airplanes.
12. S02E12Unmanned Aircraft; Bogey; 1st Combat Helicopter; Forward ObserversApril 6, 2003—Experimental planes; unidentified aircraft; first combat helicopter; directing artillery fire; commando knife.
13. S02E13Newest Coast Guard Ship; Carrier Battle Group; Tanks; Sherman Tank; XM-29 RifleApril 12, 2003—Motor lifeboat; carrier battle group; Sherman tanks; futuristic rifle; voice mail.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Live from the GulfJuly 6, 2003—This episode was live in Kuwait. Gunnery Sgt. Ermey talked to the troops and answered questions.
2. S03E02Super Stallion Helicopter; Flying Banana; Navy Hazing; Seabees; GI Jargon; Tank AmmoJuly 13, 2003—Helicopters; hazing ritual; building runways in the Pacific; the G-2; battle tank
3. S03E03M-1 Garand Rifle; First Assault Rifle; JATO; Golden Knights Parachute Team; BarrJuly 20, 2003—Rifles; jet-assisted take-off; freefall parachute team; barrage balloons; military jargon.
4. S03E04Rocket-Assisted Projectile; WWII German Gustav; Tent Tech; Pup Tent; Tomahawk;July 27, 2003—Rocket-propelled artillery; artillery gun that fires the largest caliber shell; tents; tomahawks; slings.
5. S03E05M-16; Viet Cong Booby Traps; Super-Secret Ravens; Wild Weasels; Vietnam River Patrol Boats; Green BeretsAugust 10, 2003—Military rifles in Vietnam; booby traps; the Ravens; the Wild Weasels; river-patrol boats; the Green Berets.
6. S03E06Marine Sniper Rifle; BlowGun; Mulberry Harbor; French Resistance; Frontline MediAugust 17, 2003—Rifle; blowgun; floating concrete caissons bridge the English Channel; weapons of the French resistance; improvements in front-line medical
7. S03E07Marine Sniper School; Hand Signals; Ho Chi Minh Trail; Motorcycles; Loading Palettes; C-119August 31, 2003—Snipers; hand signals; Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Trail; motorcycles; tanks; the C-119 Flying Boxcar.
8. S03E08Armored Scout Car; Water-Cooled Machine Gun; Fart Sack; Shuteye; Nazi U-Boats; Stealth ShipSeptember 7, 2003—Armored scout cars; water-cooled machine guns; sleeping bag; sleeping on the battlefield; German U-boats; Navy ship invisible to radar.
9. S03E09Claymore Mine; 1st U.S. Nuclear Sub; Resupply at Sea; Patriot Air Defense Missile; Jody SongsSeptember 14, 2003—Anti-personnel mine; 16th-century Scottish sword; early nuclear-powered submarine; how naval vessels resupply at sea; the Patriot missile; c
10. S03E10WWII Half Track; Arctic Vehicles; Weird Weapons; Navy Hydrofoils; Combat Controllers; Gunnery SergeantOctober 5, 2003—World War II M2A2 half-track; Snow Train; strange weapons used by the Allies in World War II; Navy hydrofoils; Air Force combat controllers;
11. S03E11Military Pilot Training; Flak; Doolittle Raid; One-Man Submarine; Military RadiosOctober 12, 2003—Training of military pilots; flak; the Doolittle Raid; Sleeping Beauty submarine; radios; foxhole radio.
12. S03E12F-15 Eagle; Flying Platform; Atomic Annie; Army Missiles; Tommy Gun v. Burp Gun; Measuring BulletsOctober 19, 2003—F-15 Eagle; single-man vertical flight machine; howitzer firing both conventional and nuclear warheads; Army-controlled missile programs; su
13. S03E13Avenger; Stinger & Red-Eye Missiles; Military Firefighter & Smokejumper; Kiowa Helicopter; KilroyOctober 26, 2003—Avenger Air Defense System; Stinger and Red Eye missiles; military firefighters; the Triple Nickels; Kiowa scout helicopter; "Kilroy Was Her
14. S03E14Cobra Attack Helicopter; Sidewinder Missile; C-54 Skymaster; MPs; Flintlock PistolNovember 2, 2003—Attack helicopter; AIM Sidewinders; transport plane; military police; flintlock pistols.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Golden Knights; U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; Blood Chit; AC-130U Spooky GunshJanuary 11, 2004—Lee jumps with the Golden Knights; history of the U.S. Air Force; Flying Tigers; blood chit; AC-130U Spooky gunship; P-61 Black Widow.
2. S04E02Blimp; Miitary Shotguns; Navy Graveyard; Poop DeckJanuary 18, 2004—Blimp; aerial reconnaissance during the U.S. Civil War; military shot guns; grapeshot revolver; Navy Graveyard; G.I. jargon: "poop."
3. S04E03Guided Missile Destroyer; WWI Aircraft & Aces; Marine Corps FAST TeamsJanuary 25, 2004—Guided Missile Destroyer; World War I aircraft and aces; Marine Corps FAST Teams.
4. S04E04Grease Gun; Sten Gun; E-3 Sentry AWACS; J-Stars; Vietnam Fire Support Bases; CharlieFebruary 8, 2004—Submachine guns; high-tech aerial command and control centers; fire support bases; slang term "Charlie."
5. S04E05Medieval Madness; National Technical Systems; Fabulous Flops; P-51 Mustang; A-2 Flight JacketFebruary 15, 2004—
6. S04E06Heavy Support VehiclesFebruary 22, 2004—
7. S04E07Army Air Ambulance; 1st Special Service Force; Johnson Rifle; MiG-15 vs. F-86March 7, 2004—
8. S04E08Fastest Army Vehicle; Uncle Sam; Tank Destroyers; Anti-Tank Rifle; Dive BomberMarch 28, 2004—
9. S04E09Navy SEALs; Frogmen; Kettering Bug; A-10 Warthog; Rommel's Afrika Korps GearApril 4, 2004—
10. S04E10Jump Gear; Weapons; Communications and Medical GearApril 11, 2004—
11. S04E11Nuclear-Attack Submarine: Diving, Steering and Sonar; Torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles; Reactor; ChowApril 25, 2004—
12. S04E12Mark V Special Ops Craft; U.S. Gunboat; German Paratroopers; German Junkers; M113 APC; K-RationsMay 2, 2004—
13. S04E13Bren Gun & Carrier; Special Forces School Final Exam; Beasts of Burden; Predator; 1st RPVMay 16, 2004—

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Spanish-American War Rifle; Remembering the Maine; SR-71 Blackbird; U-2 Spy Plane; Training for Extreme Battlefield ConditionsJuly 11, 2004—
2. S05E03The Navy Marine Mammals Program; The Chain of Evacuation in World War II; WC54 Ambulance; The Desert DucksJuly 25, 2004—
3. S05E04Gear of the French Musketeers; Fighter Planes of World War II; High Altitude Rescue Team; XR-8 SyncopterAugust 1, 2004—
4. S05E05Marine Corps Marksmanship; The BAT; Maritime Safety & Security TeamsAugust 8, 2004—
5. S05E06Silencers; Flashbang Grenade; WWII Japanese Gear; HITRON TeamsAugust 15, 2004—
6. S05E07Javelin Anti-Tank Missile; Tankgewehr 1918; P-3 Orion; SOGAugust 29, 2004—
7. S05E08The War of 1812September 5, 2004—
8. S05E09Military Sidearms; Glock Handguns; MG42; WWII British Commando Weapons; Gun Truck AlleySeptember 19, 2004—
9. S05E10XM8; Spencer; AC-47 Spooky; Small Diameter Bomb; Gotha BomberSeptember 26, 2004—
10. S05E11Rapid Fielding Initiative; Anti-Tank and Anti-Anti-Tank; Blimp Sub-hunters; Cloud CarOctober 3, 2004—
11. S05E12Zoaves; Flying Wing; ICBM; Swift BoatsOctober 12, 2004—
12. S05E13Celebrity Golf Tournament, Gala Ball, and AuctionNovember 9, 2004—

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01Ballista; Pedersen Device; PeashooterMarch 4, 2005—
2. S06E02NORADMarch 11, 2005—
3. S06E03AfghanistanMarch 18, 2005—
4. S06E04The PentagonApril 1, 2005—
5. S06E05SS Lane VictoryApril 1, 2005—
6. S06E0629 PalmsMay 13, 2005—
7. S06E07Civil War SpecialMay 22, 2005—
8. S06E08Iwo Jima SpecialMay 27, 2005—
9. S06E09Gator NavyJune 3, 2005—
10. S06E10B-2June 10, 2005—
11. S06E11Abrams M1-A1; Kasserine Pass and El GuttarJune 17, 2005—
12. S06E12Benelli M4 Shotgun; 1st Air Cav in Vietnam; Germany's WWII ME-163 Komet & KubelwagenJune 24, 2005—

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01MK-19 Grenade Launcher; PPSH-41; WWII Weasel; VertijetSeptember 16, 2005—
2. S07E02Beach Master; DLI; Hooch; Eureka MPTGS Type 3 Tent; Cabanatuan Raid; Arisaka RifleSeptember 23, 2005—
3. S07E03German Renaissance; 9mm Luger P-08; AFN; Battle of BritainSeptember 30, 2005—
4. S07E04Hurricane KatrinaOctober 7, 2005—
5. S07E05DOD Firefighter; USMC Martial Arts Training; Little DavidOctober 7, 2005—
6. S07E06IED; Guadalcanal; Sullivan Brothers; Rough RidersOctober 21, 2005—
7. S07E07Army's National Training CenterOctober 28, 2005—
8. S07E08AAV; Wild West Guns; Merrill's Marauders; Screaming MimiNovember 4, 2005—
9. S07E09Ermey's VietnamNovember 11, 2005—Former U.S. Marines Staff Sgt. R. Lee Ermey returns to Vietnam for the first time since 1969; veterans recall their experiences from the war
10. S07E10Minot AFBDecember 13, 2005—
11. S07E11Knob Creek Gun RangeDecember 29, 2005—
12. S07E12War in the PacificMarch 7, 2006—
13. S07E13Potato Digger; Smith; P-38; Wire DawgsOctober 8, 2006—
14. S07E14Iwo Jima SpecialJanuary 19, 2007—
15. S07E15Episode 3March 2, 2007—
16. S07E16Ermey's Biggest BangsMarch 2, 2007—
17. S07E17Ermey's Hottest RidesMarch 9, 2007—

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Ermey's Biggest BangsMarch 2, 2007—New intro/Best of: M203 Grenade Launcher, Trebuchet, 1895 Colt Machine Gun, MP5 9mm Submachine Gun, M1 Garand Rifle, A4 .30 Cal Machine Gun,
2. S08E02Ermey's Hottest RidesMarch 9, 2007—New intro/Best of: Mid Air Refueling, Cobra Helicopter, Halftrack, The Jeep, Landing Craft Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC), Light Armored Vehi
3. S08E03Pinnacle Armor; Apache HelicopterApril 6, 2007—
4. S08E04San Diego, California at the Strategic Operations Training CenterApril 13, 2007—R. Lee gets in a little trigger time training with a group of insurgents in an Iraqi Village at the most realistic training facility used by
5. S08E05Hurlburt Field, FloridaMarch 23, 2007—R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions on location at with a focus on Air Force Special Operations and hardware. Lee tours the Air Force Base
6. S08E06M8 Armored Car; Mauser C96 Pistol; Dogs in WarMay 18, 2007—A WWII scout car nicknamed the greyhound. Gunny takes it for a test drive and fires off the M8's 37mm cannon with Bill Kirhkidis; then, Gunn
7. S08E07National Museum of The United States Air ForceMarch 16, 2007—Historic Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. First, Lee tours the museum and he reveals the fascinating story (and rare footage
8. S08E08Fort Knox, KYMarch 30, 2007—Gunny visits the United States Armor Center and check out our armored arsenal. We go along on a Recon Officer training course with Special O
9. S08E09Tennessee Museum of AviationMay 25, 2007—Tennessee Warbirds Museum of Aviation to see the P-51 Mustangs and P-47 Thunderbirds with R. Neal Melton, Franklin Luckman Jr, R. Nathan Dav
10. S08E10Polaris MV; Textron M1117May 4, 2007—Trigger time with an M4 Carbine and a Beretta M9. Camillus Knives - Woodsman's Pal, Tac Tool and Ermey updates to the latest gear: Spec Ops,
11. S08E11Iraq EpisodeMay 9, 2007—Gunny talks via satellite one-on-one with troops in Iraq. At the Atlanta, Georgia headquarters of the Digital Video and Imagery Distribution

Season 8 ranked & reviewed