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the Dreadnok Ground Assault Motorcycle
The Rapid Fire Motorcycle, or R.A.M., is a small, yet quick combat motorcycle that the Joe team can use in fast strike operations, or where mobility is vital to a mission. It is equipped with a bevy of useful devices and hardware for the driver to use in a fight, and it looks real cool, too.
Naturally, this makes them a natural target for the Dreadnoks, a fact that has earned them the ire of Rock 'n Roll, no doubt. They tend to make off with these things whenever they get the chance, and redecorate them in their own, tacky sort of way. These G.A.M.s have these vehicular capabilities:
20mm Electronic Gatling Cannon: this weapon, mounted almost like a side car (with its own wheel, to boot), can fire bursts capable of inflicting damage per a +7 weapon. It's got oodles of ammo to spare, as well, allowing for several such bursts before it needs to be reloaded.
Communications Suite: the G.A.M. 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 with intensity 5 power, and has a maximum range of about 100 miles.
Gear Cases: the G.A.M. has, spread about it, various cases filled with useful gear. It has a fully stocked first aid kit, tool kit, explosives kit (intensity 10 effectiveness), and a small case for a spare pistol and ammo, should the G.A.M.'s 20mm Gatling cannon fail for some reason.
Halogen Headlamps: the G.A.M. is equipped with one exceptionally powerful halogen light bulb, allowing it to illuminate an area with intensity 8 light. This isn't a blinding attack, per se, unless somebody's looking right into it, of course.
Lightning Speed: the G.A.M. moves very, very quickly, whether it does so on or off road. Effectively possessing this 'power' at intensity 5, the G.A.M. can scuttle about at an impressive speed of 95 miles per hour, with a maximum range of 450 miles.
Passengers: though it isn't properly designed with the task in mind, the G.A.M. can carry one passenger in addition to its driver. This passenger must ride piggyback, of course, and is even more likely to be popped off the vehicle in the event of an impact or even a particularly sharp turn.
Radome: this mini-Radar unit allows the G.A.M.'s driver to track various ground and airborne targets, even if they should be out of sight; as long as no physical obstruction lies between the G.A.M. and the target, the bike's driver can keep tabs on them (within a fifty mile range, of course).
Self-Sealing, Magnesium Tires: the G.A.M.'s tires are highly resistant to damage, being filled with a puncture-sealing foam that acts almost instantaneously, and magnesium wheel frames. This makes them resistant to damage at up to +5 rank.
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