the Air Assault Glider
The Air Assault glider is the single most advanced glider in the Gi Joe arsenal. It is a lightweight flying wing that can be transformed between its standard 'gliding' mode and its advanced, Cobra-mimicking jet pack mode.
When in the latter, the Air Assault shows Cobra colors and appears to be a piece of that organization's hardware. The 'jet' aspect is fully functional, and the Air Assault lives up to its name with multiple weapon systems. It has these vehicular characteristics:
| C Ty 6 |
S Gd 10 |
B Ty 6 |
P Sh 0 |
Air to Air Missiles: the Air Assault has two lightweight missiles attached, with which it can duel with Cobra gliders or other small aircraft. These missiles can inflict +1 CS damage if both hit a single target at the same time:
| C Gd 10 |
S Am 50 |
B Gd 10 |
Damage Excellent (20) Edged Attack (fragmentary) |
Air to Ground Missiles: the Air Assault also has four much smaller air to ground missiles attached, mostly to attack enemy vehicles or even fortifications in a pinch. These missiles can inflict +1 CS damage if both hit a single target at the same time:
| C Gd 10 |
S Am 50 |
B Ty 6 |
Damage Good (10) Edged Attack (fragmentary) |
Flight / Gliding: in its 'Gi Joe' mode, the Air Assault can glide per a regular glider, maintaining altitude on a Green FEAT and moving higher with a yellow FEAT roll. In its 'Cobra' mode the Air Assault can fly at Good (10) rank thanks to its built in jet (120 m.p.h.).
Gatling Cannon: either mode of the Air Assault has access to a top-mounted Gatling cannon. This rotary-barreled weapon can fire a short burst of lead to inflict Good (10) Shooting damage, raised to Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a fully automatic spread.
Extra Goodies:
Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Air Assault Glider:
| 2003 | 2004 |
Cobra directories featuring a version of the Air Assault Glider:
| 2005 |