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| H.A.L. The G.I. Joe team's "Heavy
Artillery Laser", the HAL is a large, rotating, laser cannon. It could
be towed into battle by another vehicle, and was controlled by a seated
operator. The HAL was primarily operated by Grand Slam during some of
the Joes' earliest missions, including the rescue of Dr. Adele Burkhart
from a Caribbean island controlled by Cobra. That specific HAL was lost
in an explosion that destroyed Cobra's fort. Another was destroyed when
a group of Joes dropped the cannon down an elevator shaft to destroy a
Cobra robot that infiltrated Joe headquarters. Other missions for the
HAL included the defense of a space shuttle launch and the battle
against Cobra forces along the Alaskan oil pipeline. (GI
1, 3, 8, 11) |
| HAMMER.
A heavily-armed jeep used by the G.I. Joe team. The Hammer
could seat up to four people, and was armed with a computer-controlled
gun turret, two side gunner stations and a surface-to-surface missile
launcher. The vehicle saw its most extensive use during the Battle of
Benzheen. (GI 110,
111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 130) |
| HAMMERHEAD. Cobra's submersible sea tank.
The Hammerhead was primarily designed to operate in the shallow coastal
waters, sand, and swamp areas along the coast of Cobra Island. The
vehicle included many components that could detach and operate as
separate, smaller vehicles, including its command module, two sea net
attack subs and two sea sled scout crafts. Armaments included two twin
laser cannons and an elevating bank of missiles. The smaller
vehicles were armed with missiles or torpedos, as well. In addition to
its defense of Cobra Island, the Hammerhead also saw action in Trucial
Abysmia. (GI 110, 123) |
| H.A.V.O.C. The G.I. Joe team's "Heavy
Articulated Vehicle Ordnance Carrier" is more manueverable than a
typical tank thanks to its separate, rotating tracks. (GI 51, 52, 59, 67, 72, 76, 77, 79,
108) |
 H.I.S.S.
The
"High Speed Sentry" tank was the primary armored vehicle used by Cobra
for many years. Its tall, angular design was unique to military tanks.
The HISS tank that G.I. Joe first encountered was slightly different
than the more recognized model, colored in blue with a slightly
different cockpit. The better-known model was colored black, and had a
large transparent canopy that held a single driver. The tank's drivers
were specially trained Cobra troops dressed in red uniforms. The HISS
had a maximum speed of 275 miles per hour and was armed with
turrent-mounted twin "Diablo" 30mm area fire automatic guns that
carried 2,000 rounds each. Its highly advanced electronics included low
level light and infrared scanners, as well as micro-resolution
radar. The earliest HISS tanks saw action against the Joes during
an attack on the Alaskan oil pipeline and later in a battle in
Washington, DC. During that battle, Hawk climbed onto the command HISS
and fought Destro before being shot by Cobra Commander. The tanks
continued to be involved in many major operations like the defense of
the newly-created Cobra Island and the Battle of Springfield. During
the Cobra civil war, Serpentor personally led a column of HISS tanks
alongside the Joe team, who allied with him against the forces of Cobra
Commander. After overrunning the Commander's lines and capturing the
Baroness, Serpentor strapped the Baroness across the front of his HISS,
looking to some witnesses like something out of an ancient war. Despite
the introduction of the HISS II years later, the original HISS
continued to serve Cobra for many years. (GI 11, 16-19, 28, 30, 37,
41, 44,
46-50, 52, 64, 68, 73-76, 81, 89, 99, 139, 141, 144, 154; YB 2, 4; OB 4; SM 2) |
| H.I.S.S. II. The predecessor to
Cobra's first primary armored vehicle, the HISS II's design shared
similarities with the original tank. It's upgraded main turret was
armed with a tri-barrelled, thermal propulsion XTX-a20b cannon. It's
additional armaments included two 100mm armor-piercing laser machine
guns and two surface hovering, no-noise, multi-warhead "Slam" missiles.
HISS II's were primarily driven by Cobra's Track-Vipers. The tanks
helped take control of the small town of Millville and went on to serve
in the Battle of Benzheen. Many years later, the revived Cobra
organization introduced an all-new model known as the Strike HISS. (GI
97, 100, 101, 103, 108-111, 113, 121, 130, 137, 141) |
| H.I.S.S. IV. (see STRIKE
HISS). |
| HOVERCRAFT. (see KILLER
W.H.A.L.E.) |
| HURRICANE. A VTOL (vertical takeoff and
landing) fighter jet used by Cobra. The jet was armed with two 75mm
cannons and could carry up to ten air-to-surface missiles. The
Hurricane also included a detachable VTE-490 pilotless
fighter/interceptor attack drone, that carried its own missile. The
Hurricane saw its first, most extensive use during the Battle of
Benzheen. (GI
110, 115-117) |
| HYDRO-SLED.
A small, two-man water craft designed by Dr. Mindbender and
used by Cobra to defend the waters around Cobra Island. Hydro-sleds
were primarily used by Cobra Eel divers, and were armed with a
rapid-fire 9mm cannon, a "Snag" wire-guided spear gun and two-optically
guided "Sunk" torpedoes. The new Hydro-sleds arrived via transport
helicopter with Dr. Mindbender as he first-landed on Cobra
Island. The sleds were immediately put into action in battle
against a team from G.I. Joe sent to rescue Snake-Eyes from the Island.
(GI 47) |
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