Mail Call: Grenade Launchers; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs

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Air Date

Sunday December 15, 2002

Production Code

MC014

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In this episode, we learn how grenade launchers work, how a .30 caliber machine gun compares to a .50 caliber, watch Ermey behind the wheel of a Flyer 21--part dune buggy and part heavily-armed Jeep. We also discover the origin of the word shrapnel, what gear was unique to D-Day paratroopers, and if the military ever used jetpacks.

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Episode Cast and Crew

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Executive Producers
- Robert Kirk Executive Producer
- Rob Lihani Executive Producer
- Beth Dietrich Executive Producer
Camera Operators
- Greg Taylor Camera Operator
- Norm Johnston Camera Operator
- Wes Dorman Camera Operator
- Brian Callahan Camera Operator
Grips
- Jeremy Evans Grip
Assistant Editors
- Keith Reiner Assistant Editor
Post Production Supervisors
- Matthew Duclos Post Production Supervisor
Production Accountants
- Howard Wilson Production Accountant
Production Associates
- Patrick Canning Production Associate
- Cate Eckenrode Production Associate
- Drew Cook Production Associate
- Michael Twardy Production Associate

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The Flyer 21's top speed is 62.7 mph. [edit]
Nearly 500,000 of the M1919A4 .30 caliber machine gun were produced during World War 2. [edit]
The M203 grenade launcher weighs 3 pounds. [edit]

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R. Lee Ermey: (fires a dummy grenade and we hear glass break and a car alarm go off) Uh oh. Who's truck? Uh...We're insured for that, right? [edit]
R. Lee Ermey: Suck in your gut! It's time for Mail Call! [edit]
R. Lee Ermey: It's a bird. It's a plane. It a guy taking his life into his hands to fly fifty feet. [edit]