the Patriot Grizzly

Another in a long line of powerful Gi Joe tanks, the Patriot Grizzly is a modern fighting vehicle from top to bottom. The original model of this mighty ground combat vehicle is equipped with a bevy of enemy-crushing weaponry, and has the following vehicular characteristics:

Autocannon (a): on the front of the Patriot Grizzly is a fixed autocannon, a rotary-barreled machine gun that can only hit whatever is in front of the vehicle. It inflicts the gunner's Agility +6 damage in a short burst, raised to +7 when firing a sustained burst of ammunition.

Body Armor (s): as a tank, the Patriot Grizzly is built tough... very tough. It has an effective material strength of 14 for the purposes of taking damage, and offers its occupants +3 protection from injury if they're targeted directly (somehow).

Communications Array (i): the Patriot Grizzly is equipped with an extremely powerful, gigahertz-frequency, frequency-wobbler radio system. This makes for intensity 5 communications power (with a 100 mile range) that has intensity 10 signal encryption - not bad at all, that.

Gear Cases: the Patriot Grizzly has, spread about it, various cases filled with useful gear. It has a fully stocked first aid kit, tool kit, and a small case for its pilots' arms and ammo, should the Patriot Grizzly get disabled and its occupants have to fight it out directly.

Headlights (i): there are two lamps on the front of the Patriot Grizzly. They can be used to cast intensity 8 illumination out to near missile distance, lighting it up quite nicely, and in ambush situations can be used to blind an opponent for an aura duration (though usually just once).

Lightning Speed (a): something of a misnomer, this ability describes the Patriot Grizzly's ability to move under its own power. Far from lighting fast however, this vehicle can only move at intensity 2 speeds - 45 m.p.h. - under the best of conditions.

Machine Gun Mount (a): mounted on a cupola atop the Patriot Grizzly's main tank turret, this secondary gun can be swiveled in a 360 degree arc to provide support to the vehicle's operation. It can inflict the gunner's Agility +6 damage in a short burst, raised to +7 when fired fully automatic.

Passengers: there's room for a whole lot of Joes in (and on) the Patriot Grizzly. There are two operator seats in the front, and two in the turret proper. Furthermore, there are many places for Joes to hang onto the tank in an emergency (though they don't benefit from its body armor).

Radar Array (w): the Patriot Grizzly is equipped with a powerful ground radar unit, which lets it track objects in its vicinity. This vicinity is defined as everything within its line of sight inside artillery distance of its location, functioning at intensity 5.

Side Turrets (a): atop the Patriot Grizzly's turret lies two small guns, one to each side, which are controlled by its internal occupants. These guns can be fired to inflict the gunner's Agility +5 damage in a short burst, raised to his Agility +6 when opened up wide.

Tank Cannon (a): the Patriot Grizzly's main weapon is its massive cannon. It fires shells that will inflict the gunner's Agility +9 damage to their target, along with like fragmentary damage to all uncovered targets within near missile distance of the area struck. It can hit targets within visual range.

Thermal Imaging (w): in addition to its standard visual detection methods, the Patriot Grizzly has the ability to spy upon its environment where the infrared spectrum is concerned. It can see radiant IR objects and heat sources with intensity 5 ability.

Extra Goodies:

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Patriot Grizzly: