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#1 - Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow
Season 1 Episode 7
Aired 9/15/2002
How to refuel a fighter jet in mid-air; how ships send messages using signal flags; what soldiers eat.
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#2 - Mark V Special Ops Craft; U.S. Gunboat; German Paratroopers; German Junkers; M113 APC; K-Rations
Season 4 Episode 12
Aired 5/2/2004
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#3 - Tank; Gatling Gun; Samurai Sword
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 8/4/2002
Steering a World War II tank; Gatling gun's speed; power of the samurai sword.
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#4 - Landing Craft, Air Cushion Hovercraft (LCAC); U.S. Cavalry Saddles; Gas Masks
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 9/1/2002
Operating the LCAC; cavalry saddles used in the Old West; how gas masks work.
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#5 - Civil War Cannoneers; Night Vision; Clearing a Minefield
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 8/25/2002
Aiming Civil War artillery pieces; how night-vision technology works; how to clear a minefield.
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#6 - M-1 Garand Rifle; First Assault Rifle; JATO; Golden Knights Parachute Team; Barr
Season 3 Episode 3
Aired 7/20/2003
Rifles; jet-assisted take-off; freefall parachute team; barrage balloons; military jargon.
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#7 - Knight's Armor; WWI Backpack; Landmine
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 8/11/2002
Parts of 15th-century armor; World War I infantry backpack; ingredients of a land mine.
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#8 - Flak Vest; Medieval Crossbow; WWI Pilots
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 8/18/2002
Body armor; accuracy of a medieval crossbow; how World War I pilots shot through their propellers.
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#9 - Mortar; WWII GIs' Personal Items; Native-American Arrows
Season 1 Episode 6
Aired 9/8/2002
Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
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#10 - Revolutionary WarMusket; Jousting; Foxholes
Season 1 Episode 8
Aired 9/22/2002
How fast a Revolutionary War soldier could fire a musket; jousting; how to dig a foxhole.
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#11 - The Pilum; WWII Radios; First Rockets
Season 1 Episode 9
Aired 9/29/2002
The ancient Roman pilum is designed to penetrate armor; World War II army radios; how rockets were first used on the battlefield.
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#12 - Ninja Weapons; Flamethrower; Military Dogs
Season 1 Episode 10
Aired 10/5/2002
The weapons of the Japanese Ninja; how flamethrowers work; what military dogs do.
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#13 - Grenades; Dog Tags; Dinner in a Pouch
Season 1 Episode 11
Aired 10/7/2002
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#14 - The Jeep; HIMARS; Hurricanes
Season 1 Episode 12
Aired 10/21/2002
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#15 - Future Gear; Marine Camouflage; Army's New Armored Vehicle
Season 1 Episode 13
Aired 10/28/2002
Possible gear for troops on tomorrow's battlefields; Marines design their new camouflage pattern; the Stryker.
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#16 - Grenade Launchers; Grape Shot; Shrapnel; D-Day Paratrooper Gear; Jet Packs
Season 2 Episode 1
Aired 12/15/2002
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 discover the origin of the word shrapnel.
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#17 - Civil War Rifles; 1st Missile Sub; Navy Divers' Gear; Field Strip; Bowie Knife
Season 2 Episode 2
Aired 12/22/2002
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 weapon; the Bowie knife; the evolution of a hedgechopper.
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#18 - AVLB; Fulton Recovery System; Pilot Survival Kit; Trireme; Battleship Guns; Grapeshot
Season 2 Episode 3
Aired 12/29/2002
The Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge; the Fulton Recovery System; a pilot's survival kit; the ancient Greek warship Trireme; battleship guns; grapeshot.
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#19 - Marine Weapons Training; Greek Phalanx; MiG-29; Hellcat Tank Destroyer
Season 2 Episode 4
Aired 1/19/2003
Simulated marksmanship training; fastest front-line combat jet and World War II tank; Greeks of ancient times use the phalanx; Civil War cavalry gear; dazzle paint.
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#20 - Trebuchet; Troop Headcounts; BAR; Smart Bombs; Modern Parachutes; Boomerangs
Season 2 Episode 5
Aired 1/26/2003
Medieval catapults; platoons, companies and divisions; the Browning automatic rifle; smart bombs; parachutes; the weapon version of the boomerang.
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#21 - LAV; Landing Craft; Doughboy; OPFOR; Chain Mail; Military Salute
Season 2 Episode 6
Aired 2/2/2003
Light Armored Vehicle; landing craft; World War I Doughboys; training troops; medieval chain mail; the military salute.
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#22 - Deuce & a Half; Vietnam Gun Truck; World War II Household Fat; Missile Silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish Kilts
Season 2 Episode 7
Aired 2/9/2003
Vietnam gun truck; World War II household fat; missile silos; C-17 Loadmaster; Scottish kilts.
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#23 - Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels;Pirate Weapons
Season 2 Episode 8
Aired 3/2/2003
full title: Self-Propelled Artillery; Matchlock Musket; Airships; Blue Angels; Pirate Weapons; Depth Charges --------- Maneuverable artillery; musket; Navy airships; precision flying team; pirates; depth charges
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#24 - Anti-Tank Rocket; Bazooka; HQ Tour; Tactical Operations Center; Downed Pilots
Season 2 Episode 9
Aired 3/9/2003
The bazooka's replacement; mobile command post; Air Force Pararescuemen; 21-gun salute.
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#25 - Medieval Weapons; Lewis Gun; Carrier Pigeons; Gliders in Combat; Anti-Tank
Season 2 Episode 10
Aired 3/15/2003
Medieval weapons; World War I Lewis gun; carrier pigeons; gliders; anti-tank missile; ejection seats.
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Best Episodes Summary
"Re-Fueling a Fighter Jet; Naval Signal Flags; GI Chow" is the best rated episode of "Mail Call". It scored 9.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mark V Special Ops Craft; U.S. Gunboat; German Paratroopers; German Junkers; M113 APC; K-Rations".