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  • History
  • Måndag 22
  • Comedy Documentary History War

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4x1
Golden Knights/WWII Army Air Force or Air Corps?/Flying Tigers/AC-130U Spooky
Episode overview
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.
4x2
Blimp/Military Shotguns/Navy Graveyard/Poop Deck
Episode overview
Blimp; aerial reconnaissance during the U.S. Civil War; military shot guns; grapeshot revolver; Navy Graveyard; G.I. jargon: "poop."
4x3
Guided Missile Destroyer/WWI Aircraft & Aces/Marine Corps FAST Teams
Episode overview
Ermey explains the Aegis Fire Control system and the Navy’s Loon missile, explores WWI aircraft and pilots, checks out a WWII transmitter and meets the Marine’s Fleet Anti-Terrorism Team.
4x4
Grease Gun/Sten Gun/E-3 Sentry AWACS/J-Stars/Vietnam Fire Support Bases/Charlie
Episode overview
Ermey demos M3 and British Sten guns, tours the E-3 Sentry system and the Army J-Stars, finds out how US fire support bases were built in Vietnam and the origins of the slang term “Charlie.”
4x5
Medieval Madness/National Technical Systems/Fabulous Flops/P-51 Mustang/A-2 Flight Jacket
Episode overview
Ermey demos medieval archer protection and the English longbow, then heads to Arkansas to test a WWI Chauchat, a P-51 Mustang and a WWII A-2 flight jacket.
4x6
Heavy Support/Dragon Wagon/Deep Six
Episode overview
Ermey talks Army Heavy Support Vehicles, the WWII Dragon Wagon, Army Ranger training and equipment, WWII Liberty and Victory ships and he origin of the term “Deep Six.”
4x7
Air Ambulance/MiG-15/F-86/P-59
Episode overview
Ermey checks out a P-59; the Army Blackhawk ambulance helicopter used by Korean War MASH units; WWII’s Devil’s Brigade and compares the Mig-15 and F-86 superjets.
4x8
Fastest Army Vehicle/Uncle Sam/Tank Destroyers/Anti-Tank Rifle/Dive Bomber
Episode overview
Ermey explores the history of Uncle Sam, Tank Destroyers and the failed Sea Dart, demos an anti-tank elephant gun and an Army Sarge dragster and finds out why dive bombers scream during attacks.
4x9
Navy SEALs/Frogmen/Kettering Bug/A-10 Warthog/Rommel's Afrika Korps Gear
Episode overview
Ermey demos Navy SEAL weapons, views the Kettering Bug cruise missile and an A-10 Thunderbolt and learns about Rommel’s WWII Afrika Corps and why gas storage containers are called Jerry Cans.
4x10
Jump Gear/Weapons/Communications and Medical Gear
Episode overview
The gear and guys of "Easy Company"-the men depicted in Band of Brothers. Ermey demos the real weapons and medical evac used during the Invasion of Normandy and through to the end of WWII.
4x11
Nuclear-Attack Submarine: Diving/Steering and Sonar/Torpedoes and Tomahawk Missiles/Reactor/Chow
Episode overview
Onboard the USS Salt Lake City nuclear sub, Ermey demos diving, steering and sonar, examines Tomahawk missiles, and gets up close to the sub’s reactor, before chowing down with the ship’s crew.
4x12
Mark V Special Ops Craft/U.S. Gunboat/German Paratroopers/German Junkers/M113 APC/K-Rations
Episode overview
Ermey explores the Mark V Special Ops craft; a Revolutionary War gunboat; WWII German paratrooper gear, the Vietnam-era M113 APC Battle Taxi and finds out why ration boxes are stamped with crescents.
4x13
Bren Gun & Carrier/Special Forces School Final Exam/Beasts of Burden/Predator/1st RPV
Episode overview
Ermey demos a WWII Bren Gun and rides a Tankette; checks out Operation Robin Sage; learns about Green Beret training and looks at the Predator and WWII’s Weary Willy.

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