the Tomahawk

The Tomahawk is an all-weather air-sea rescue helicopter, which can also double as a transport / assault craft given its impressive armaments. It can fly at speeds up to 175 miles per hour with a two man crew, 240 m.p.h. if unloaded and minimally armed.

Hence the asterisk in the speed rating; if unloaded, add +1 CS to the Tomahawk's speed. Powerful and versatile, the Tomahawk is equipped with these vehicular capabilities:

.50 cal Cannons: in the staging area of the Tomahawk there are two side-mounted (one right, one left) .50 cal, laser scope enhanced (for +1 CS to hit), and night vision scope enabled cannons. These can be fired to inflict Remarkable (30) Shooting damage per deadly burst.

20mm Cannon: the main armament on the Tomahawk is a six-barreled, xm-197 20mm cannon, which can be used in combat (vehicular or otherwise) to inflict Remarkable (30) Armor Piercing Shooting damage per automatic burst - enough to pierce even the strongest armored vehicles (or persons).

Anti-obstacle Missiles: the secondary armaments on the Tomahawk are two short-range air to air and/or air to ground, radio-controlled, visually sighted anti-obstacle missiles, each of which have the following 'vehicular' characteristics:

Armor: the Tomahawk is fitted with multiple layers of armor plating, providing for both its body score and the protection it offers its pilots / passengers. The Tomahawk's rotor blades have been treated with special resins and manufacturing processes to mirror its Body rating in m.s.

Cargo / Personnel Bay: the Tomahawk helicopter has room to comfortably seat eight individuals (pilot, co-pilot, and up to six other individuals), though more can easily be crammed in should the need arise. Also, the six seats in the staging area can be removed to allow for cargo transport.

In addition to the side-door openings, the Tomahawk has a collapsible rear-door entryway, in case a small vehicle is being transported within the Tomahawk, or to make use of stretchers and whatnot, in the event that casualties are delivered with this transport.

Communications Array: the Tomahawk is equipped with a gigahertz frequency, frequency wobbler clandestine operations radio system, allowing for constant team communications. This makes for Typical (6) comm power (with a 250 mile range) that has Remarkable (30) ranked signal encryption.

Dumb Bombs: the tertiary armaments on the Tomahawk are six 250 lb, vertically dropped dumb bombs. These have no actual control or speed ratings, per se (being simply dropped on an unsuspecting sap from above), have Good (10) material strength, and inflict Remarkable (30) EA damage.

Stealth: the Tomahawk has been fitted with special noise and infra-red dampeners, lowering the noise and heat output that the vehicle puts out. This effectively acts as Feeble (2) ranked Stealth, allowing the Tomahawk to sneak past less observant sentries.

Winch: the Tomahawk has a bottom-mounted winch with which to carry up to 2.5 tons (5,000 lbs) of cargo in an emergency, or to carry any cargo that will otherwise not fit within the vehicle, proper. It uses an effective Strength of Incredible (40).

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Tomahawk: