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| FALCON ATTACK GLIDER. The G.I. Joe team's "flying armed light
reconnaissance" glider, was a reinforced military hang glider used for
silent recon missions. The Falcon included two 30 caliber rapid fire
mini-machine guns. The glider first saw action when the Joes defended
the Alaskan oil pipeline against Cobra. (GI
11, 20) |
| F.A.N.G. Cobra's
"fully armed negator gyro-copter" is a small single-pilot helicopter
armed with a 20mm grenade launcher that carries one hundred rounds, and
a complement of four landing strut mounted, short-range
air-to-air missiles. It can reach a top speed of 175 miles per hour.
The helicopter's most serious design flaw is it's open cockpit, leaving
the pilot easily exposed to enemy fire. The G.I. Joe team first
encountered FANGs as part of Cobra's air support following a battle in
Washington, DC. Even when other versions of the FANG arrived, the
original model continued to be a major part of Cobra's air forces for
many years, up through the Battle of Benzheen. (GI
17, 19, 24, 30, 41, 44, 47, 49, 50, 75, 87, 89, 116; YB 2; SM 1) |
| F.A.N.G. II. A
VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) aircraft used by Cobra that was
named for Cobra's original small helicopter, though it did not
completely replace the older craft. The FANG II uses dual turbo-fan
rotors mounted on two rotating wings. It is armed with a 20mm
secto-barrel, impulse, long range cannon and can carry up to six
AIMZ-33 air-to-air crusher missiles. The new FANG shared the same
design flaw as the original, namely it's open cockpit. The Joes first
encountered the FANG II in the nation of Sierra Gordo as part of a
joint Cobra-Iron Grenadier force fighting the October Guard. A number
of FANGs also took part in the Battle of Bezheen. (GI
92, 97, 100, 101, 108, 109,
110, 115; SM 26) |
| F.A.N.G. III. The third Cobra aircraft to bear the name FANG has
more in common with the design of the original than the FANG II. It is
small, single-pilot helicopter armed with a rocket launcher and twin
gatling guns. The FANG III shares the same opened-cockpit design as its
predecessors, but offered more protection. The FANG III was first used
by the revived Cobra organization that arose several years after its
first defeat at the hands of an international military force. (BF 3) |
| FERRET. A small,
four-wheeled ATV (all-terrain vehicle) used by Cobra. The Ferret can
carry a driver and a passenger, and is armed with two laser-seeking
"Com-Bat" rockets, a side-mounted 20mm cannon and twin synchronized .50
caliber machine guns. The G.I. Joe team first encountered a Ferrer
being ridden by the Crimson Guard commanders, Tomax and Xamot at the
Arbco Brothers Circus (a Cobra front that hid a squad of Crimson
Guardsmen). Ferret were used during a number of Cobra operations
including the battle to gain control of the newly-created Cobra Island
and the defense of a Terror Drome base in Sierra Gordo. When Cobra
secretly took control of the town of Broca Beach, a number of Ferrets
were repainted and hidden in plain sight, disguised as parts of a
carnival ride. The Joes' short-lived team known as Tiger Force used a
vehicle based on the Ferret's design called the Tiger Paw. (GI
37, 38, 41, 43, 47, 54, 55, 56, 79, 81, 89; SM 25) |
| FIREBAT. A
primary feature of Cobra's modular launch base was the advanced Firebat
light assault jet, which took off from the base's central launch silo
vertically, like a rocket. It was extremely maneuverable and could
reach a maximum speed of 470 miles per hour. The Firebat included 2
twin 7.62mm variable rate-of-fire minigun with 2,000 rounds, and could
carry four 100 pound demolition-type aerial mines and two 500-pound
high-drag laser-guided demolition bombs. Firebats were piloted by
specially-trained Air Vipers known as A.V.A.C.s, but some could be
piloted remotely. The G.I. Joe team first encountered a Firebat during
a recon mission to Cobra Island where the very first Terror Drome had
been built. Crimson Guardsman Professor Appel set the Island's Firebat
to automatically fly an unconscious Ripcord to Springfield, in the
hopes the Joe would find his daughter and Ripcord's girlfriend, Candy.
Firebats were a standard feature in the Terror Dromes that were sold to
various countries around the world, including Sierra Gordo, Frusenland
and Benzheen. (GI 46, 47, 54, 56, 58, 69, 88, 115; SM 4) |
| FLAGG, U.S.S.
Named for the late G.I. Joe team commander General Lawrence J. Flagg
not long after his death, the U.S.S. Flagg
became the primary naval support vessel for the Joe team
during many of its biggest operations. Under the command of Vice
Admiral Everett P. Colby, aka Keel-Haul, the aircraft carrier saw
action all over the world, provding both transportation and air
support. On one of its earliest missions for the Joes, the Flagg rescued the crew of the
freighter Jane, after it was
sunk during a Cobra fighter attack. Later, the Flagg was nearly crippled by a
tidal wave triggered by an explosion that aggravated a fault-line
beneath the ocean. That same explosion led to the creation of Cobra
Island. The wave washed at least one Skystriker off of the ship and
left the deck tilted 30 degrees, making it dangerous for any aircraft
to launch. The Joes were ordered to force Cobra off the newly-created
island right away without air support. Despite the dangers, Ace
insisted on attempting a takeoff and managed to get his Skystriker in
the air in time to help defend the Joes on the ground. In a later
mission, the Joes used the Flagg's
hangar deck to study the modular components of a Cobra Terror Drome
base captured in Sierra Gordo. The aircraft carrier continued to
suppport the team over the next few years. During the Joe team's
involvement in the Cobra Island civil war, the Flagg served as the staging area
for the entire operation, as it did later during the Battle of
Benzheen. Several years later, the Flagg supported the reinstated Joe
team's invasion of Cobra Island during the fight against the forces of
a revived Serpentor. An electromagnetic pulse knocked out all of the
carrier's electronics for a time, but the pulse's affects dissipated
and the Flagg returned to normal operational status. (GI
36, 40, 41, 56, 57, 73, 74, 76, 77, 115; SM 19, 23, 28; GIv2 25) |
| FLIGHT POD. Cobra's jet-propelled one-man flying vehicle, the
Flight Pod was nicknamed the "Trubble Bubble" by members of G.I. Joe.
The Flight Pod features a clear, domed canopy and can also be operated
in a drone reconnaissance mode. It is armed with two Warlock LR-3.8
laser-seeking antitank missiles, a 1XM-97 mini-cannon and a SNK-7
aerial mine. The Joes first encountered Cobra Flight Pods as part of a
large group of Cobra aircraft attacking the October Guard atop a train
traveling through Iran. Many years later, a new version of Flight Pod
was used by members of The Coil (an offshoot of Cobra serving a revived
Serpentor) when attacking a convoy defended by the reinstated G.I. Joe
team. (YB 2; GIv2 22) |
| FLYING SUBMARINE. see S.H.A.R.C. |
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