A.W.E. Striker
All Weather & Environment Vehicle
Name:
A.W.E. Striker
Aliases:
- G.I. Joe A.W.E. Striker
- All Weather & Environment Vehicle
- AWE Striker
Start year:
1986
First issue:
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1982) #44 Improvision On A Theme
The All Weather & Environment Vehicle, the A.W.E. Striker weighs 2.8 tons and has a road speed of 105 MPH, off road speed of 60 MPH and a fully loaded range of 520 miles.
It is outfitted with one modified 7.62mm 6 barrel mini-gun with 6,000 rounds of ammunition in a tandem magazine on a link-less feed mechanism. The gun is housed in a flash suppressor and is mounted on an auto-tracking platform that follows a dash-mounted laser target designator.
The Striker is also equipped with a gigahertz range, frequency wobbler clandestine operations radio for behind-the-lines maneuvers.
