the Assault Quad

After the original design for the Assault Quad was stolen by Cobra and developed into its Venom Striker, the Joes stole the stolen idea and 'confiscated' the Cobra improvements on the model. This involved replacing the box launcher with a laser turret instead.

The Mark 2 Assault Quad is otherwise the same. It is still a small, lightweight (1,500 lbs) all-terrain, four wheel drive vehicle, with a range of 230 miles. The Mark 2 Assault Quad has these known vehicular characteristics:

Communications Suite (i): the Assault Quad is equipped with a radio transceiver system, allowing the driver to send battle-field data to a central command, and then receive new orders in turn. This functions at intensity 5, and has a maximum range of about 100 miles.

Grill Missile Launcher (i): now the Assault Quad's sole missile launcher, this projectile system is concealed beneath the vehicle's grill. This launcher can fire a single, short-range incendiary missile at the driver's target, which inflicts intensity 10 fiery (energy) damage.

Halogen Lamps (i): the Assault Quad's headlights are quartz-halogen bulbs that can illuminate an area with intensity 8 power. In addition to being able to brighten up one's ride, they can also be used in a pinch to launch a surprise, blinding attack under the right circumstances...

Laser Cannon (a): this powerful weapon is situated on a rear-mounted turret, and operated by a second Joe. It emits four continuous beams of energy which combine on their target to inflict its operator's Agility +7 in energy damage with each deadly attack!

Lightning Speed (a): the Assault Quad has the ability to drive at intensity 4 speeds during ordinary road conditions (about 85 miles per hour), though this is reduced to intensity 2 (60 miles per hour) when driving off-road. Of course, at this reduced rate of travel, the Quad can get almost anywhere...!

Machine Gun (a): mounted on the front left side of the Quad is a small, rotary barrel machine gun. This weapon can be used to fire a short burst of ammunition which inflicts the driver's Agility +5 in damage, or a sustained stream of fire that increases this damage to +6.

Passengers: while most folks usually look at the Assault Quad as a one-man vehicle, it does have the ability to carry passengers - one, in fact. This is because the Quad has a rear-mount turret for a second Joe to ride along, though this can be a precarious position while off-road...

Extra Goodies:

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Cobra directories featuring a version of the Assault Quad: