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Cobra engineers have worked with MARS closely over the years. An evolving battlefield requires a dynamic and adaptable approach to military design. Enter the ASP-E (Energon) Powered by the newly harnessed power of Energon, the ASP-E is a radar defeating, long range targeting system with dual 6 inch Beam cannons capable of firing in 1 second bursts (alternating) creating a literal stream of charged Energon blasts capable of destroying anything it hits to a range of 2500m. Boasting the same Overdriven Energon Capacitor system as the HISS tanks, the ASP is capable of sustained fire for over 6 hours of continual fire. Included with this upgraded powerplant is a small, monodirectional shield covering the cockpit area. Activation of this charged field can rapidly strain the Energon reserves, Potentially draining the available charge remaining in amounts comparable to the energy of incoming attacks. Some reports of overload have seen these shield systems backfeed and burn out capacitors in the Powerplant. Catastrophic discharge simulations show the engineered blowout panels prevent3ed injury to the crew, but left up to 30m cone of severe damage fanning out from the rear mounted powerplant.

Here, 3 of the experimental weapon systems are prepared for weapon mounting, and placement of support legs and wheels. Freshly prepared systems display the original ASP logo and the newer King Cobra logo featured on Mark III systems with an upgraded powerplant. Towed behind Stinger Utility Trucks, these ASP-E systems are able to offer immediate support against all enemies both Human and mechanical.

Along with Mechanical based threats, Human warfare has focused on its own highly mobile version of mechanical combat (ie Drones). Stinger systems are now being optioned with Dual gatling system turrets paired with advanced algorithm based firecontrol systems to deny any enemy drones in a particular airspace. A fully maintained system can manage over 100 flying objects and react with mechanical precision to remove them within a 1000m range. Damaged systems are designed to function without human operators, and can implement a "no fly zone" protocol that denies all airborne activity until physically deactivated. The mechanical lever controling this option can be disabled during normal operations to reduce odds of accidental activation, but is highly advised to be put into 'option' mode when combat might occur. a damaged truck with no surviving crew might still have functional systems and provide air superiority thus saving Cobra soldiers on the ground. Any system activated this way will target all airborne systems, but better to lose your own drones than allow the enemy to use their own against the brave Cobra soldiers.

Arriving by armored truck, the Cobra Infantry 'Blueshirts' dismount to sweep and clear a series of buildings that Joe operatives are rumored to have been using.

All contact will be passed up and Viper teams are waiting for fast insertion once contact is made.

Adder Team has a close support 'Venom' cannon mounted on their truck and will provide operational Security while Bravo team makes penetration.

I wanted to expand the Cobra Eels to include a few women. Marvel Legends Black Widow figures come in loads of possible matches for uniform and coloring, but It is hard to properly color match without figures in hand. Living in the Caribbean means I have to really put some thought into each online order since I might wait up to a month to receive my items. (And returning anything is not a possibility).

Enter the Crimson Dynamo Black Widow and the Grey Suit Variant Black Widow! (I will be reaching out to Bad Mother Tattoos on ebay about some metallic silver 7 bar cobra logos. He is great and I have asked for some custom Dreadnok decals with him that I am very happy with). I added a tough of some Army Painter red paints I mixed to color match the Eel chests. The Crimson Dynamo BW might benefit from some black paint on their necks and cleavage, but otherwise the paint came out great. I also am wondering if the boots are painted or printed in Black..... Might look better in grey.

Eel Helmets went on easily after I cut off Natashas hair, and a drop of E-6000 glue keeps the helmets securely in place. I drilled a small hole in her back to place the backpack, and might paint her gauntlets black and put them back onto the figures. All in all, I am very happy with how this model turned out.

For the Grey suit, I painted the inside of her suit collar red and added a weird shoulderpad thing I found at the thrift store. I painted it the same red I used for the other figures and it fits great. A belt was taken from the Shooter figure and I might add a knife if I can find one that fits her overly skinny legs.

I also found that the Eel fins are a size too big for the girls here, but a drop of e-6000 glue was place strategically inside the foot pocket and allowed to dry overnight. Now the fins fit nicely, and are removeable!

Love finding online lots that I can kitbash into fun new figures. I got lucky and snagged a huge load of Eel gear and some body blanks, and the idea to add some variety to the team started to form. Hope you like the results, I have been having a great time planning these out and making them come alive.

It seemed odd to have cobra troopers wearing different styles of webgear than the other troopers. So I printed up some new vests to match the ones that came with the original troopers. A few extra ammo pouches for the Fire team and a little red paint made them fit in nicely. I need to get a tiny drill bit to finish clearing out the knife sheaths, but they do allow me to put knives into them! I also found a fodder lot online of Croc master heads to give the Fireteam troops an aquatic/gasmask style head. Sadly, the neck pegs weren't compatible, then I found a lot of Eel bodies without heads. A simple neckswap allowed me to put the croc master heads onto the Fireteam troops and the Cobra trooper heads then got put onto the eels. Not gonna lie, the trooper heads barely fit into the Eel helmets, but I managed to get them on!

While I was waiting on the parts to arrive, I got bored and tried a repaint on my SAW viper. I think I went a little overboard with the grey coloring, but the red armor and black body really worked to tie him into the fireteam. I am Leaving the Officers with the standard heads for now, but I might pick up an extra croc master head and swap them out also.