the Tiger Fly Attack Copter

The Tiger Fly Assault Copter is modified and repainted Dragonfly XH-1. This flying arsenal is equipped to carry a pilot, a gunman, and all kinds of firepower into battle. Though it's usually flown by Recondo and Tripwire, just about any helicopter pilot and gunner team can take this thing into a firefight and do some damage with it. The Tiger Fly is equipped with these vehicular statistics:

160mm Cannon Pod: mounted on the Tiger Fly's left pylon, this deadly cannon is equipped with 1200 rounds with which to annihilate any foe. Guided by a laser targeter beam (for a +1 CS to hit), this cannon fires bursts of shells that inflict Remarkable (30) Shooting damage per deadly rain of lead. The only disadvantage to this gun is that it can only hit whatever is directly in front of the Tiger Fly.

317-A High Resolution Radar System: mounted on the nose cone of the Tiger Fly Attack Copter, this high quality radar imaging system allows the pilot of this vehicle to acquire a decent idea concerning what's in the air around him, what's on the ground before him, and also provides a targeting mechanism for the Tiger Fly's air-to-air missiles. This radar unit functions at Remarkable (30) rank.

Armor Plating: while it's not invulnerable to assault, the Tiger Fly helicopter nonetheless offers its pilots (and its internal mechanisms) some protection against injury, usually originating from some opponent or another that wishes Wild Bill no good. The Tiger Fly is equipped to offer its pilot and gunner Good (10) protection from attack, which breaks down as follows:

Gd 10 / Pr 4 / Sh 0 / Sh 0 / Sh 0

Flight: when fully manned and armed, the Tiger Fly can achieve flight speeds of approximately 220 miles per hour (Remarkable (30) rank). Furthermore, when fully fueled, the Tiger Fly can attain a total range of about 510 miles, giving it the ability to control a very large portion of real estate around a base, body of troops, mission in progress, or whatever.

M-32 Grenade Launcher: one of the two weapons mounted on the Tiger Fly's chin turret, this large gun is used to lob explosive devices at an opponent, said opponents usually being heavily armored vehicles and such. These grenades inflict Remarkable (30) Armor Piercing Edged Attack damage to everything within the area they strike, unless people and objects in said area are under cover from the grenade blasts.

Rescue Hook / Winch: not just built to inflict carnage and mayhem on the forces of Cobra, the Tiger Fly is also equipped to serve in a cargo hauling / rescue capacity. It is equipped with a powerful winch mechanism that can tow two tons of cargo to and fro, though the Tiger Fly's total range is reduced somewhat when hauling the fully listed amount of weight along for the ride.

Sidewinder Air to Air Missiles: these two fire-and-forget missiles are targeted with the Tiger Fly's Radome, and then will fly along on their merry way without having to be steered at their quarry. These two missiles will inflict Incredible (40) Edged Attack damage upon whatever airborne target they strike, and are possessed of these vehicular statistics:

Sidewinder Air to Ground Missiles: these four wire guided missiles are aimed, fired, and controlled exclusively by the gunner of the Tiger Fly helicopter. As such, the pilot needs to help him generally keep the target of these air to ground dealers of doom in sight, else the missiles be wasted. They strike to inflict Incredible (40) Edged Attack damage to their targets, and have these vehicular statistics:

Vulcan 20mm Gatling Cannon: the other weapon mounted on the Tiger Fly's chin turret, this rotating 20mm cannon can be used to inflict all kinds of damage to enemy personnel, aircraft, etc... It inflicts Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a short, controlled burst, +1 CS in a fully automatic, lawn-mower style spread of ammunition. This device is armed with a 2500 round ammo drum.

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