Mail Call
Mail Call is a documentary television program hosted by R. Lee Ermey, a retired United States Marine Corps Staff Sergeant. During each episode, Ermey reads and answers questions submitted by viewers regarding weapons and equipment used by all branches of the U.S. military now or in the past, as well as by other armed forces in history. Ermey often takes his viewers on location to military training areas to film demonstrations. When not on location, Ermey broadcasts from a set resembling a military outpost, including a tent, a Jeep, and various other pieces of military survival gear which have changed throughout the series.
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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Episode 12
Episode 12
aired: Fri, Mar 20, 2009
Why do we still need piloted planes? Where did the term 'bogey' come from? What was the first helicopter in combat?
Episode 10
Episode 10
aired: Fri, Mar 20, 2009
What were some of the wickedest medieval weapons? What is a Lewis gun? How were carrier pigeons used in wartime?
Episode 9
Episode 9
aired: Fri, Mar 20, 2009
What replaced the bazooka? How did the bazooka get its name? How do commanders know what's happening on the battlefield when they're in the middle of nowhere?
Episode 8
Episode 8
aired: Thu, Apr 23, 2009
Why isn't all artillery self-propelled? How does a matchlock musket work? Did they really use airships as floating aircraft carriers?
Episode 7
Episode 7
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
What is a deuce and a half? Did they really use household fat to make explosives in World War Two? How do missile silos work?
Episode 6
Episode 6
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
What is an LAV? Why don't landing craft sink when their ramps come down? Where did the WWI term "doughboy" come from?
Episode 5
Episode 5
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
How does a trebuchet work? How many troops are in a platoon, company, division, etc.? What is a BAR?
Episode 4
Episode 4
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
Do the Marines use any hi-tech tools for weapons training? How did the Greeks use the phalanx? What is the fastest front-line combat jet?
Episode 3
Episode 3
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
How do troops get across rivers or ravines when bridges are destroyed? What is the Fulton Recovery System? What is in a pilot's survival kit?
Episode 2
Episode 2
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
How would you compare the rifles used by the Yankees and the Confederates in the Civil War? What was the first missile fired from a submarine?
Episode 1
Episode 1
aired: Wed, Feb 18, 2009
How do grenade launchers work? How does the .30 caliber machine gun compare to the .50 cal you fired in an earlier show? What gear was unique to D-Day paratroopers?
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