the Dino Hunter

When the Gi Joe team had the seemingly improbable task of hunting dinosaurs on Cobra Island (remember, Cobra does employ the likes of Dr. Mindbender), they needed a rugged vehicle with which to tussle against the reptiles - and to flee fast if things got out of control.

This is why they returned to an earlier design, the Desert Fox. Giving its muted brown coloration a seriously blue and white overhaul, the Joes equipped it to take on Cobra's genetic terrors. The newly christened Dinosaur Hunter has these capabilities:

Body Armor: the Dino Hunter is built tough. It has an armored radiator, a stiffened roll bar, and three-layer modular wheels (with self-sealing foam and a 'bullet proof' rating), a total package that provides the vehicle Excellent (20) armor (as described above).

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

Deflection: the Dino Hunter's front end is engineered with a ballistic shape in mind, in order to best avoid incoming damage. Any attack coming from the front of the Dino Hunter has to contend with a -1 CS worth of deflection, no matter its type or origins.

Lightning Lamps: these hood-mounted, high-intensity off-road head-laps allow the Dino Hunter to operate night or day. They can fill an area with Excellent (20) intensity light, and in the right conditions can provide an excellent blinding attack.

Quick Capture Grappling Hooks: replacing the old anti-aircraft gun, this weapon can be used to harmlessly grapple large targets, doing so by firing twin grappling hooks that are attached via a high-tensile rope. This weapon can secure a target with Incredible (40) Strength.

Sonic Anti-dinosaur Missiles: the Dino Hunter has two surface to surface anti-dinosaur missiles mounted on its roll cage. These powerful projectiles can be used as blunt instruments, inflicting the listed damage, and often do after fulfilling their primary purpose.

Unlike most missiles however, these devices are not meant to be lethal. You see, they can emit a powerful burst of sonic energy, attenuated carefully to produce a Stunning effect in living entities; those exposed to this effect must roll to resist this or be stunned for 1d10 turns.

Xenon Lamps: in addition to its regular driving lamps, the Dino Hunter has a second set of lights - this one mounted on the roll cage of the vehicle. These also provide Excellent (20) ranked illumination, but can be used with the others to boost the total value by +1 CS.

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Desert Fox: