the Wave Crusher

The Wave Crusher is a tiny, one-man submarine that Cobra hauls out when they need to attack Gi Joe's ships from below. Which is especially irritating for the Gi Joe team, considering that the Wave Crusher was built from the stolen plans for their own Barracuda attack subs!

The Wave Crusher has these capabilities:

Body Armor (s): the Wave Crusher is built tough, in order to resist water pressures as well as enemy fire. It has an effective m.s. of 10, and provides its occupant +3 protection from injury, whether caused by environmental extremes or deadly attacks.

Cobra-band Radio (i): Cobra gear uses a communication system of its own, not beholden to conventional broadcast standards. The Wave Crusher has comm gear with an intensity 4 range (25 miles), and benefits from intensity 8 signal encryption as well.

Environmental Independence (s): the Wave Crusher has an extended air supply handy, in the event that its operator needs to stay submerged for a longer than planned duration. It can hold up to four days worth of breathable air, giving it this ability (for breathing) at intensity 4.

Lightning Speed (a): something of a misnomer, the Wave Crusher isn't astoundingly fast beneath the sea. It can move at around 45 m.p.h. (about 40 knots) undersea, which translates into about intensity 2 lightning speed. But it's still faster than swimming...

Periscope (w): mounted on top of the Wave Crusher is this simple, yet effective device. It allows the submarine's occupant to see with partial Circular Vision - of course, while the operator can see in 360 degrees, he can't see in all 360 of them at once...

Steel Slice Fins (s): the fins on the side of the Wave Crusher are built in a rather sharp, serrated configuration. This allows the Wave Crusher to actually inflict intensity 10 slashing damage against any vehicle (or unlucky diver) it glides by beneath the waves.

Subaquatic Attack Cannon (a): mounted under the bow of the Wave Crusher, this twinned gun can be fired for deadly effect. It may give off a short burst for the operator's Agility +6 damage, raised to the operator's Agility +7 damage if opened up full auto.

Torpedo Launchers (i): the Wave Crusher has three torpedo launchers despite its size. There's one port and starboard of the bow, and a third is mounted on the aft section. Each can be fired once, inflicting intensity 10 damage, but add +1 for each additional simultaneous strike.

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