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04-13-2009, 10:04 AM
Loose Cannon
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Battle of Washington is in issue #16-17 of the original Marvel run of G.I. Joe... however the battle is much more epic in scope in my mind then it was in the comic.
Gung-Ho heads up the Special Missions Team... maybe I might change it so there is 3 and 3 in each squad instead of just a list of SM Team members... and I think of doc as more the "in house" Medic inside the PITT then a battlefield player however he can join a mission so he is part of the SM team... hmmm... maybe I should change it so it is two squads of 3.
I kinda see the team base squad set up as Fire Team One and Weapons Team One Operatives (The Original Team Members) are the 1st Squad and FT2 and WT2 are the 2nd Squad they tend not to mix unless a situation calls for both squads to go into battle... and that is why the exports of team two are never shown in the G.I. Joe Comic- I guess they just didn't have as glamorous missions as the original team so they where left out of the Comic
The comic/toy line left out some really key members like a Tank Driver and Gunner (Mobat has an auto loader... I kinda see the Mobat as totally gutted and up-armored and loaded with all sorts of hi-tech classified systems M551 Sheridan... the Joe team doesn't need an M-1 Abrams or other Main battle tank they need a light fast armored vehicle with good stopping/penetrating power able to be air lifted anywhere they need it... and like the original comic called the MOBAT Multi-ordinance BAttle Tank- I think the M551 fits that in that it fires conventional Rounds as well as Missiles from its 152mm Gun/Launcher)... yeah, they left out a team to operate the artillery and I also left that out as Punch line is the guy that operates the MMS (Hardly ever needed) and Down Range operates the FLAK and/or Whirlwind (Again Hardly ever needed) and neither of them have support personal so they are on their only when operating them
I don't think I ever read #16 or #17. I missed a lot of that 2nd year like 13-24. I knew Grand Slam should have seen more action.
I see things much the same way you do, and we've all had the conversation of how to incorporate the Artillery and Armor, since they just don't fit in that often, but it's sure nice to have. I always hated having to delegate manning the FLAK or Whirlwind to Rock'n'Roll. (Although it got easier when his thumbs broke off)
Still I believe that all Joe equipment which normally requires a crew of 3-6 to operate, is designed to function with a crew of two. Like the Mobat.
Does your Special team under Gung-Ho mean he outranks Torpedo? Not that Gung-Ho isn't my favorite Joe of all, but rank is rank.
So when do you expand your roster for 1984?
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