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An integral part of the Cobra Viper fire-team, the Frag-Viper can toss high-explosive fragmentation grenades with all the range and accuracy of an M-79 or M-203 R.P.G.L. [Rocket Propelled Grenade Launcher], but without the noise from the muzzle blast. The secret lies in the manual hurling basket, based on the cesta used in the Basque sport of Jai Alai. The Frag-Viper cesta is equipped with automatic feed and variable time-fuser with a cable link to the helmet's automatic range-finder. A Frag-Viper, with a fifty round magazine and automatic feeder, can deliver fifteen grenade rounds-per-minute.
In 1992, the individually code named Frag-Viper Letal (translates as "Lethal") was dispatched to Brazil. In 2006, Cobra knocked the top-secret M.O.T.H. satellite out of orbit. This military satellite was a top-secret laser defense platform that had the potential to disrupt Cobra operations worldwide. Desiring this technology for themselves, Cobra was able to pull the not yet operational M.O.T.H. out of orbit. In order that no one get their hands on this new technology, the satellite was programmed to break into four primary components that would be spread around the globe should it depart from its orbital plane. A lone Frag-Viper was assigned to a Night-Viper squad leader for Operation: Flaming M.O.T.H. – a recovery mission in the treacherous jungles of South America for a piece of the satellite.
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