Tomahawk (G.I. Joe)
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The G.I. Joe Tomahawk is a fictional all-weather, twin-engine, twin-rotor heavy lift/assault as well as troop carrier helicopter from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series of toys, comics and animated series produced by Hasbro. It has a top speed of 175 mph when fully loaded. Its turboshaft engine is fitted with heat/noise reduction and layered with bulletproof covering. It is armed with 6 x 250 lb. freefall "dumb" bombs; 2 x air to ground missile which can also be used for air to air engagements; a laser enhanced night vision system 50 cal. machine gun on the sides; and a 6-barreled 20mm cannon to the front.
The toy version offers seating for 2 crews as well as seating for 6 passengers. The toy comes with the Joe action figure Lift-Ticket.
The comic book version is more realistic in design. There are no seats, but it can carry a passenger capacity of 10. Because of its primary purpose of carrying troops in and out of enemy territory, it became one of the most heavily used G.I. Joe vehicles.
