the Pile Driver

A 'rapid-assault, tornado attack vehicle', the Pile Driver is essentially a large, spinning hammer on wheels. This thing is equipped to be driven into melee distance of its driver's foes (said driver usually being T'Gin-Zu), and then used in adjacent combat! It has these characteristics:

Armored Cockpit (i): the cockpit of the Pile Driver is mounted in the same pivoting mechanism that rotates its ninja knockout hammer. In other words, its driver spins inside the hammer mechanism, making him incredibly hard to hit (increased difficulty to do so).

Body Armor (s): the Pile Driver is a tough target. It is essentially a flat vehicle (the ninja knockout hammer notwithstanding), and is built to withstand bazooka shells. The vehicle overall has a m.s. of 13, and provides +3 protection to its dizzified operator.

Communications Array (i): the Pile Driver is equipped with a gigahertz frequency, frequency wobbler clandestine operations radio system. This makes for intensity 6 communications power (with a 250 mile range) that has intensity 10 signal encryption.

Grenade Launcher (i): the Pile Driver's secondary weapons are two grenade launchers, mounted atop the ninja knockout hammer-thing. It fires explosives that detonate to inflict intensity 11 (fragmentary) damage, +1 if it lobs two grenades into an area simultaneously.

Lightning Speed (a): in addition to spinning fast, the Pile Driver can move fast as well! The thing has an optimum ground speed of 90 miles per hour on a flat surface (intensity 3 lightning speed), though it's limited to 60 m.p.h. (intensity 2) when driving off-road.

Ninja Knockout Hammer (s): the main weapon on the Pile Driver, this bizarre implement can be used to engage targets around the Pile Driver in melee! It can spin with incredible force, enough to inflict a crushing intensity 12 crushing damage with every successful hit!

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