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:

C
Ex 20
S
Ty 6
B
In 40
P
Rm 30

Autocannon: 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 Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a short burst, raised +1 CS when firing a sustained burst of ammunition.

Communications Array: the Patriot Grizzly is equipped with an extremely powerful, gigahertz-frequency, frequency-wobbler radio system. This makes for Excellent (20) communications power (with a 100 mile range) that has Remarkable (30) ranked 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: there are two lamps on the front of the Patriot Grizzly tank. Combined they can be used to cast Excellent (20) illumination over an area, lighting it up quite nicely, and in ambush situations can be used to blind an opponent for 1d10 turns (though usually just once).

Machine Gun Mount: 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 Excellent (20) Shooting damage in a short burst, raised +1 CS when fired fully automatic.

Radar Array: 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 a mile diameter of its location, thus functioning at Feeble (2) rank.

Side Turrets: 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 Good (10) Shooting damage in a short burst, raised to Excellent (20) when they're opened up wide.

Tank Cannon: the Patriot Grizzly's main weapon is its massive cannon. It can fire incredibly large shells that will inflict Amazing (50) Shooting damage to their target, along with -1 CS Edged Attack (fragmentary) damage to all uncovered targets in the area struck. It has a five mile range.

Thermal Imaging: 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 Good (10) ability.

Extra Goodies:

the Patriot Grizzly Classic Text File Download

the Patriot Grizzly Imagery

Gi Joe directories featuring a version of the Patriot Grizzly:

  2003 2004