the Lynx
The Lynx is a strange vehicle, a frankenmachine built by the Slaughter's Marauders for their own strange efforts against Cobra. The combination of a Wolverine's body and an M.B.T. Mauler's cannon, the Lynx comes across as a miniature tank with an oversized punch - just the way the team likes it. Though slow and unwieldy, the Lynx has an effective m.s. of 12, as well as these vehicular capabilities:
Body Armor (s): part of its very operating description, the Lynx is a heavily armored vehicle as a general rule of thumb. The Lynx a very heavy metal object, accounting for its high m.s. rating, and is enhanced by solid steel armor plating, which provides +5 armor that applies to both the vehicle and to its occupant - a very good thing in a pitched firefight...
Gear Cases (s): the Lynx is fully equipped with a large array of gear that its pilot may need in the field, in the event of various emergencies. Spread about the Lynx are various cases filled with first aid kits, mechanical tool kits, road working kits, sleeping bags, and even a small case for its pilots' arms and ammo, should the Lynx get disabled and its driver have to fight it out directly.
Lightning Speed (s): though this item ability is something of a misnomer - especially in the Lynx's case - this power describes the Lynx's ability to cross terrain. Regardless of what kind of geography lies before it, with the possible exception of a lake or sheer rock face, the Lynx can move forward with intensity 2 speed, or roughly speaking, 33 miles per hour.
MXZ-105 mm Earthquake Cannon (a): the Lynx's sole weapon, this martial terror allows its gunner to inflict staggering damage to the opposition. When fired, it fires high explosive shells that will inflict the gunner's Agility +8 damage to anything within near missile distance of where it hits, and it can carry up to 75 shells before needing to return to base for a reload.
Optical Targeting System (w): the mammoth MXZ-105 mm Earthquake cannon on the Lynx is assisted by a powerful target acquisition system. Targeted optically by the Lynx's pilot, its attacks have the ability to hit with a +2 to the gunner's normal ability, though this bonus will be cut to a 'mere' +1 if the lasers are obscured somehow.
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Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Wolverine:
| 1983 | 1989 |
Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the M.B.T. Mauler:
| 1985 | 1989 |
Note: the Lynx uses components of both the Wolverine and the M.B.T. Mauler (sort of half and half).