the Mudfighter

An odd entry to the Gi Joe roster this year, the Mudfighter is a short ranged, fighter/bomber aircraft. It's designed to dump an impressive amount of ordnance onto surface targets while having the ability to defend itself in dogfights with twinned Gatling cannons.

While it cannot quite match the offensive capabilities of Cobra's most dangerous aircraft, the Mudfighter is perfect for loosening up the ground-based troops of that terrorist organization - and instilling a bit of terror on its own with its loud, non-ducted, rear-mounted propeller.

The Mudfighter is has the following vehicular characteristics:

Armored Cockpit: the cockpit of the Mudfighter has a blast-proof, puncture-resistant anti-laser titanium shield. This heavy duty cover provides the Protection rating listed above, as well as 1 CS of deflection and damage reduction against laser fire.

Bombs: the Mudfighter is equipped with sixteen (!) AS-99 1 ton air to surface bombs. These inflict Excellent (20) Edged Attack (fragmentary) damage each, adding a +1 CS for each doubling of bombs used (up to Monstrous (75) for all sixteen on a single target area).

Communications Array: the Mudfighter is equipped with a gigahertz frequency, frequency wobbler clandestine operations radio system, allowing for constant team communications. This makes for Good (10) comm power (with a 2,500 mile range) that has Remarkable (30) ranked signal encryption.

Gatling Cannons: the Mudfighter has two twinned rotary-barreled cannons mounted beneath its armored cockpit. These guns can be fired together to inflict Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a short burst, raised up to Remarkable (30) in a sustained rate of fire.

Radar: the nose of the Mudfighter is equipped with an advanced warning, infrared telescopic radar dome, which allows it to track targets in the air or on the ground with Excellent (20) ability; this translates into a range equal to 20 areas distant.

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Mudfighter: