The only thing that disappointed me with this mode is that it's too easy to activate. While I do prefer the look of the standard(unelevated) mode, because it's more in line with what I am used to seeing, the elevated attack mode is more fun to play with. I never liked the 2002 HISS but I think this POC version blows it away. This is the 1st HISS Tank to have the ability for the entire main body to swivel in any direction. In this respect you can use it as a mini playset with Joes and Cobras duking it out on the chassis and treads. That's pretty cool in my opinion, and the attack mode boosts playability. You can have the cockpit facing the opposite direction while the 2 rear guns shoot anything to the sides. So you can have the V5 cruising alongside some Snow Cats, with some other GI Joe vehicles behind it, and the HISS Tank can aim at ANY of them. In attack mode, the entire main body can aim any direction you want.

attack in ANY direction! Yep, in standard mode, the HISS Tank can only aim it's cannons. Yet the attack mode of the V5 gains the capability to. So you might be thinking, 'okay, so it elevates, so did the canopy on the 2002 HISS'. The attack mode is basically when the HISS Tank V5 main body is elevated from the chassis. The rubber treads are a great addition, and from here on out, I think ALL future HISS Tanks ought to have rubber treads. This doesn't happen often but it happened enough that I thought it should be mentioned. They fit well but have come loose while extending the body. The only parts that might fall off easily are the 2 cables on the chassis. The big guns peg into the modular weapons ports rather easily. I chose to sticker it up before putting all of the parts together, so it took longer than it would have had I done it the other way around.Īssembly is smooth, but be careful when attaching the main body to the chassis, as the bending 'legs'(as well as the spring on the main twisting joint) somewhat work against you, and you have to align the tabs of the main body correctly with the hole on the chassis. Now the former is the more likely reason why the vehicle is disassembled in box, and the latter is the inadvertent result.

The HISS Tank V5 is a vehicle that you have to assemble once it's unpacked. Its styalization is more futuristic, and it has one thing that NONE of the others have working rubber treads! Yet there are more than meets the eye. The HISS Tank V5 is a departure from the HISS Tanks that came before it.

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