IRON GRENADIERS UNDERTOW

(An Undertow climbs out of a murky, choked river.  Area of operations: Unknown)

CODE NAME:

Undertow

BRANCH:

Iron Grenadier operative

PRIMARY MILITARY SPECIALTY:

Underwater Operations

SECONDARY MILITARY SPECIALTY:

None

EXPECTED ARMAMENT:

Undertows deploy with a harpoon and a submersible sled armed with a torpedo.

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT:

Destro's Frogmen

FIRST DEPLOYMENT:

1990

AREA OF OPERATIONS:

Any aquatic

     Any frogman can operate efficiently in clean water, under optimum conditions, but the Undertow are especially trained to function and fight in the murky, polluted waters that clog busy industrial and military waterfronts.  His facemask is made of a nontoxic, anti-corrosive silicone to repel oil slicks, and is organically conditioned against hostile biological agents and infections.  They are almost impossible to capture or defeat because others cannot enter the hostile water environments in which they work.

     The modern Undertow have predominantly been dispatched in North America.  Reports of Undertow contingents start in the United States (1990), extend to the United Kingdom and Spain (1991/1992), return to the United States again (2000 through 2002), and lastly come from India (2003).  It is to be noted that Undertow deployed to the United Kingdom in 1992 also utilized a grappling hook launcher worn on their back.  United States deployments in 1990 did not have these.  These reports of deployment are similar to reports of the standard Iron Grenadier contingents.

     It is possible to find Undertow designated with Cobra insignias.  Any Undertow operating under the Cobra banner are only contracted agents from Destro's personal army.

OTHER LINKS:

1990 Undertow

April 2005 (G.I. Joe Collector's Club Newsletter)

Destro's Frogmen

The B.A.T.'s Lair - More Iron Grenadiers

Undertow

Undertow