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Mail Call

Get answers to the most common, and intricate, questions about the armed forces.
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  1. S1 A1Tank/Gatling Gun/Samurai Sword

    3 augusti 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    R. Lee Ermey, the sergeant in Full Metal Jacket, answers mail about what the armed forces were, and really are, like. He steers a WWII M5A1 tank and explores the Gatling Gun and samurai swords.
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  2. S1 A2Mail Call: # 2

    7 november 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    What are the different pieces of a Knight's armor? What's in a WWI backpack? What's inside a Landmine?
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  3. S1 A3Mail Call: # 3

    17 augusti 2002
    22 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    Can a bullet can penetrate body armor? How accurate was a medieval crossbow? How did WWI pilots shoot through their propellers?
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  4. S1 A4Mail Call: # 4

    24 augusti 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    How did Civil War Cannoneers aim their artillery pieces? Exactly how does night vision technology work? How do you clear a minefield?
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  5. S1 A5Mail Call: # 5

    31 augusti 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    How do you operate a Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) hovercraft? What kind of saddles did the Cavalry use in the Old West? How do Gas Masks work?
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  6. S1 A6Mail Call: # 6

    7 september 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    How do you re-fuel a fighter jet in mid-air? How do ships send messages using signal flags? What did soldiers eat on the battlefield?
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  7. S1 A7Mail Call: # 7

    14 september 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    How fast could a Revolutionary War soldier fire a musket? What's the deal with Jousting? How do you dig a foxhole?
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  8. S1 A8Mail Call: # 8

    21 september 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    What is the secret weapon of the Romans? What kind of radios did they use in WWII? What kind of rockets were first used in combat? Just how did rockets first make their way onto the battlefield?
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  9. S1 A9Mail Call: # 9

    28 september 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    Roman warfare was relentless, but what was their secret weapon? What kind of radios did the military use in WWII? While rockets can cover great distances with extreme accuracy, how were they first used in combat?
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  10. S1 A10Mail Call: # 10

    4 oktober 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    What are the weapons of the Ninjas? How does a flamethrower work? Two hundred and fifty dogs a year enter active duty as military war dogs. What do they dö
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  11. S1 A11Mail Call: # 11

    6 oktober 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    How do grenades work? What is a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) Drop? What's the purpose of dog tags? Why did the German WWI helmet have a spike? What do American soldiers eat in the field today?
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  12. S1 A12Mail Call: # 12

    20 oktober 2002
    22 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    Host R. Lee Ermey learns all about the Jeep, the rocket launcher called HIMARS and how and why the military hunts down hurricanes.
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  13. S1 A13Future Gear/Camo/Armored Vehicle

    27 oktober 2002
    23 min
    ÖVER 7 ÅR
    Ermey looks at possible gear for GIs on tomorrow's battlefields; how the Marines designed their new camo pattern; and examines the Army's new armored vehicle, the Stryker.
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