Equalizer
"Cobra has come to deploy a number of air assets, and G.I.Joe ground forces need to be able to sweep the skies of airborne threats. Enter the Equalizer. Based on the venerable Mauler tank, the Equalizer is armed with a pair of 30 mm autocannons and six SAMs built around a search and tracking radar system. Optimized for short-to-medium range air defense, the Equalizer can track multiple targets, including helicopters, low flying planes, and even missiles, and attack them in order of threat level.
Its 30mm autocannons can also be directed in the direct fire role against ground targets. They are fearsome weapons against any light or medium armored opponent, and their high elevation makes them useful in urban combat and mountain operations. The Equalizer has a crew of three - a driver, commander, and weapons operator."
The G.I.Joe Equalizer www.yojoe.com/vehicles/89/equalizer/ was clearly inspired by Cold War era SPAAGs such as the German Flakpanzer Gepard. I loved the unusually realistic camouflage, and always thought this looked like an absolutely badass toy. The turret on the original seems a little outsize to me, so I redesigned it to be a little smaller, while still keeping the same weapons and radars. My version also has space for the weapons operator to take cover in a "hatches down" position. The hull is simply a recolored rebuild of my Mauler hull, which is a little fragile, but has a nice, low profile. Building new versions of existing vehicles saves a lot on design (R&D) time, and many Joe vehicles were recolored over the years, so I might be doing more of this, including some more personal takes on old designs.
Equalizer
"Cobra has come to deploy a number of air assets, and G.I.Joe ground forces need to be able to sweep the skies of airborne threats. Enter the Equalizer. Based on the venerable Mauler tank, the Equalizer is armed with a pair of 30 mm autocannons and six SAMs built around a search and tracking radar system. Optimized for short-to-medium range air defense, the Equalizer can track multiple targets, including helicopters, low flying planes, and even missiles, and attack them in order of threat level.
Its 30mm autocannons can also be directed in the direct fire role against ground targets. They are fearsome weapons against any light or medium armored opponent, and their high elevation makes them useful in urban combat and mountain operations. The Equalizer has a crew of three - a driver, commander, and weapons operator."
The G.I.Joe Equalizer www.yojoe.com/vehicles/89/equalizer/ was clearly inspired by Cold War era SPAAGs such as the German Flakpanzer Gepard. I loved the unusually realistic camouflage, and always thought this looked like an absolutely badass toy. The turret on the original seems a little outsize to me, so I redesigned it to be a little smaller, while still keeping the same weapons and radars. My version also has space for the weapons operator to take cover in a "hatches down" position. The hull is simply a recolored rebuild of my Mauler hull, which is a little fragile, but has a nice, low profile. Building new versions of existing vehicles saves a lot on design (R&D) time, and many Joe vehicles were recolored over the years, so I might be doing more of this, including some more personal takes on old designs.