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02-26-2020, 07:05 PM | #31 |
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I knew about troops using the Punisher skull but seeing the Cobra sigil on an Army uniform was really cool to see. I gotta get me one of those patches.
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04-24-2022, 06:09 PM | #32 |
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Vipers are Cobra Troopers with additional infantry training, and better equipment. They have armored helmets and vests that can mask heat signatures, and assault rifles with built-in grenade-launchers. The first Viper helmet design included built-in RTO (Radio Telecommunications) gear. The second (battle corps) helmet design included oxygen filters and a night vision visor. The advanced training they are given includes: deep battle tactics, survival procedures, and high-tech weapon systems management. All Vipers are issued a Field Pack containing three days of supplies. Vipers are advanced infantry. There's different ranks of Vipers: Trooper: Their colors and identification can vary, but they usually have silver (sometimes red or brass) face-plates. Squad Leader: They look like ordinary Vipers, but with gold face-plates, and might have triangle rank patches (see Cobra Officer Ranks) on their sleeves. Cobra Viper candidates are chosen among the ranks for their ?independent thinking, initiative, and daring?. Officer: They are dressed in gray uniforms with silver or gold face-plates, and have have triangle rank patches on their sleeves. There's different color variants Blue Suit: These are the standard troopers, and constitute the majority of Cobra's Viper Corp. They appear in blue uniforms with black and red vests, and silver face-plates. Brown Suit: They are the second line of Vipers, serving in the sub group Sonic Fighters. They appear in brown uniforms with brown and gold vasts, and red face-plates. Purple Suit: Another unexplained color variant. Their uniforms are purple, with blue vests, and silver face-plates. Green Suit 1: A properly colored suit, with subdued natural tones appropriate for camouflage. Thees uniforms are green, with gray or blue vests, and silver or brass face-plates. Green Suit 2: A variation to the first "Green-suit", this uniform has blue vests, and brass face-plates. Blue Face: These blue suits appear a darker blue, with black vest (with no red) and helmet, and blue face-plates. Red Vest 1: This uniform is deep green, with a bright red vest, and a brass face-plate. This uniform appears on the Cobra Venom Cycledriver. Red Vest 2: (also called: Urban Assault Trooper) This uniform appears like a normal "blue-suit", but the vest is completely red, and the wrist-guards are black. Mark II Suits These suits are built with climate-control systems akin the Range-Viper, and provide better protection and coverage. These troops are noted for being highly keen and efficient. Blue Suit: These suits are blue with some red and black, and with a silver face-plate. Red Suit: These suits are red with some purple and black, and with a black face-plate. Units Arctic Assault: (called: Arctic Trooper) They supplement the ranks of Cobra's arctic forces, when call on to fight. They are not as skilled as Ice-Vipers, so they cannot operate as long in extreme cold. Their uniforms are of a lighter blue, with light-gray vests. Their heat-dampening helmets and vests have been retooled to keep in body-heat. Python Patrol: They are highly skilled and trained in stealth. Their distinctive Python-patterns provide them with enhanced stealth versus electronic detection. (see:*Python Patrol) Crimson Strike Team: (called: Crimson Vipers) They are the initiates within the*Crimson Guard. They appear in red uniforms with silver face-plate. Battle Corps: They are equipped with spacesuits, and have been given the minimal level of Astronaut training (enough to be able to be sent up to space for sort term, but not enough to survive out there), as they considered expendable. These suits are purple, with some orange, and gray leggings. Neo Vipers: They are the next generation of Vipers. (see Neo-Vipers) Specialists Heavy Weapons Specialist: These strong soldiers are equipped with S.A.W.s (squad automatic weapons), and L.A.W.s (light anti-tank weapons). Paratrooper: Much like a Cobra Pilot and Air-trooper (see Cobra Officer Specialists), they are trained in the use of parachutes, gliders, jet-packs, and basic aircraft, like the F.A.N.G.helicopter. Their epically loud uniforms are red, with gray and blue vests, black helmets with silver face-plates. The Cobra troopers are trained to battle in the Cobra Viper Pit, a dark cavernous area buried three levels below the ground (part Barracks/part Military Facility). They are simmering with bad attitudes and big egos, itchy trigger fingers and heated discussions. Although the file cards lack the room to discuss it, we should remember the symbolic significance of calling them ?Vipers?, because a viper is a poisonous snake that carries the eggs inside the body, so that the eggs hatch inside, giving live birth to a nest of highly dangerous fully mobile and alert slithering hunters. Cobra Infantry troopers are dangerous, but still underdeveloped and about as vulnerable as the unhatched eggs in a reptile nest. The Cobra Vipers emerge from their advanced training as highly capable and dangerous as the live birth reptiles of their namesake The Viper Motto: ?Greed, ambition, and ruthlessness?. **source??? https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Viper_(RAH)
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04-24-2022, 07:34 PM | #33 |
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To borrow an analogy, Cobra Troopers can be thought of as Army infantry and Vipers can be thought of as Marine infantry.
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04-24-2022, 08:47 PM | #34 |
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The artist rendering in the second photo is incredible. I haven't heard of John Gallagher before. I'm surprised someone is giving that much attention and detail with depicting GI JOE characters.
The art itself reminds me of the ultra high quality painting cards from Marvel Masterpieces from the 90s. Is that info drawn from "canon"? I have never heard of many of those color variations (my GI JOE interest and knowledge upkeep has waned since childhood until recently). In my own head canon I never liked the idea of a completely different uniform for an officer. I had the sonic force Viper as a kid that I just used as a regular Viper but wearing a desert environment suitable camouflage. Last edited by CG Steve; 04-24-2022 at 08:56 PM.. |
04-24-2022, 08:52 PM | #35 |
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I had no idea an Army unit used the COBRA sigil, that's neat. Last edited by CG Steve; 04-24-2022 at 09:03 PM.. |
04-24-2022, 09:01 PM | #36 |
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Yeah but if that were the case they certainly wouldn't have better gear and equipment haha. I served in the USMC and it is a commonly known thing the Marine Corps is issued hand me downs and older equipment on a general level. I think the budget is partitioned from the overall USN budget also, further cementing the fact we had to get by, or do more, with older stuff or choosing the most effective option the first time.
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04-24-2022, 09:05 PM | #37 |
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No clue AWOL, I discharged in 2008 and as much as I like real world militaria and military history, I do not keep up with what our actual military is using/doing so much currently.
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04-24-2022, 09:19 PM | #38 |
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Getting back on topic, you make a good point. Maybe it's better to think of Vipers as Army Rangers. |
04-24-2022, 11:01 PM | #39 |
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04-24-2022, 11:02 PM | #40 |
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I always thought as vipers as PMC. Not directly employed by cobra per say just under contract through another company.
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