the Viper Glider

The Viper Glider is a simple, basic glider that was adopted by Cobra for use in missions where air support is required, but powered aircraft are not available - or are simply not an option. Of course, the Viper can also be utilized for emergency air insertions or other missions where stealth is key. The Viper Glider can move at up to ninety miles per hour (intensity 5 flight), and has an effective material strength of 4.

As a glider, it will lose about twenty five feet of altitude (give or take) for every exchange it is in use, unless the pilot can pass an average difficulty Agility action while gliding; this allows him to maintain his present altitude. In fact, skilled gliders can actually increase their altitude (with thermals and such) by passing a daunting difficulty Agility action; it's tricky, but not necessarily impossible to pull off.

The glider itself is a short, wide affair, covered in the standard Cobra camouflage pattern - a blue and black design - and marked with a bold, powerful Cobra logo across the back. Also, like its Joe counterpart, the Viper is equipped with two rapid-fire, 30mm cannons in the control rig that can be fired to inflict damage per a +5 weapon with each deadly burst - but have only a few exchanges worth of ammunition.

Furthermore, the glider's harness is built so that the pilot can fly it one handed, and fire a personal weapon with his other hand; this causes the pilot to control the glider at an increased difficulty level. Usually, the highly trained pilots of these attack gliders don't bother with this maneuver until they've expended the ammunition contained within the glider's inherent weaponry, as it's easier to attack with those first.

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Cobra directories featuring a version of the Viper Glider: