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Today, 09:28 AM | #12111 |
Hisstank.Com General
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The JUMP platform was always one of the dumbest 'toys' to me. It's just a piece of plastic. Does nothing. And it doesn't make sense. You have a jetpack that can fly ANYWHERE. Why do you need to take off from the platform? What does the 'control panel' control?
I just never understood the JUMP. |
Today, 09:35 AM | #12112 |
Hisstank.Com General
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Speaking of OG GI Joe, as a kid, a good chunk of my hatred for the first two years was simple - they're army men. They're clearly a specialized military unit with a guy or gal each having their own unique place on the team.
...and they're facing some homegrown terrorists who control one lone town in the Midwest? Didn't help by '83 Joe was kitted out with even more specialists and jets, tanks, bases, and Cobra has...some crappy looking helicopter, what looks like an 80s car converted into a "tank", and a glider. Oh, and a mercenary to bolster their forces. GI Joe felt like absolute overkill against Cobra. Surely a bunch of grunts could root out these Cobra dudes? Thank God for '84 and the rise of more Cobra weapons! |
Today, 09:44 AM | #12113 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Virginia
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According to the blueprints, the JUMP console is a charging station for the jetpack and its attached laser blaster and also serves as a communications and radar station -- very important features in any aerial deployment system. There would likely be an operator coordinating with the JUMP pilot when they are deployed.
The jetpack itself has an operational capacity of two hours with a maximum speed of 150 MPH. The laser blaster has an effective range of 100 yards, so it's very much a close-range weapon system. I could easily see the JUMP pads being deployed in the vicinity of the FLAC, HAL, Whirlwind, and MMS. As for the launch pad, a stable platform is just easier to take off and land from and it also links the pack with its ground crew. I don't think the toy initially conceived the JUMP to be as easy to use as it ended up being portrayed in comics and cartoons. |
Today, 10:12 AM | #12114 |
Green Shirt
Join Date: Nov 2023
Location: Canada
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Speaking of OG GI Joe, as a kid, a good chunk of my hatred for the first two years was simple - they're army men. They're clearly a specialized military unit with a guy or gal each having their own unique place on the team.
...and they're facing some homegrown terrorists who control one lone town in the Midwest? Didn't help by '83 Joe was kitted out with even more specialists and jets, tanks, bases, and Cobra has...some crappy looking helicopter, what looks like an 80s car converted into a "tank", and a glider. Oh, and a mercenary to bolster their forces. GI Joe felt like absolute overkill against Cobra. Surely a bunch of grunts could root out these Cobra dudes? Thank God for '84 and the rise of more Cobra weapons! Balls or stupidity still exists. Ego is a hell of a drug. |
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