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Grenade Launchers; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs

Season 2, Episode 1, Aired Dec 15, 2002

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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.moreless

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- The Flyer 21's top speed is 62.7 mph.
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- Nearly 500,000 of the M1919A4 .30 caliber machine gun were produced during World War 2.
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- The M203 grenade launcher weighs 3 pounds.
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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?
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- R. Lee Ermey: Suck in your gut! It's time for Mail Call!
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- R. Lee Ermey: It's a bird. It's a plane. It a guy taking his life into his hands to fly fifty feet.
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- R. Lee Ermey: I've been called a lot of names in my day but never etymologist.
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- R. Lee Ermey: Well, now. Let's just see what the old gunny has in his bag of tricks for you kids today. Well! Looks like a trusty old hand grenade.
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