into the desert to subdue the pilot, who is clearly seen descending by parachute. In animated form, it was featured in the direct-to-video movie, G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom, where it is scaled-down, about the size of a large truck instead, allowing it to go into a suburban neighborhood. Tactical Battle Platform The Tactical Battle Platform was introduced in 1985, and featured multi-level battle platforms, a loading ramp, munitions room, control room and a heli-pad. It was transportable, and armed with a rotating radar-guided cannon, and surface-to-air missiles. U.S.S. Flagg The USS Flagg aircraft carrier was a combination vehicle and playset, released in 1985. It came packaged with the Admiral Keel-Haul action figure, along with various vehicles and other objects. Multiple Skystriker fighter jet toys could be placed on its flight deck. A unique feature of the playset is the sound system, allowing the child to trigger preset announcements such as general quarters or else project their own voice on the deck of the ship through a microphone. Not only is the U.S.S. Flagg the largest playset released in the A Real American Hero toyline, but at seven feet long, as of 2010 it is the largest model playset made by any manufacturer. It was so large that when first pitched as a product, it had to be explained to the audience that the ship was not just the presentation table for the smaller toys that came with it, but was the proposed product itself. It was tested for ruggedness by having a grown man walk on it. Making such a large playset was considered financially risky, but in the event it had successful Christmas sales for the 1985 launch. Such a playset was only made possible by the decision of Hasbro to switch from 11 inch action figures to 3 for the preceding Star Wars franchise. The larger scale would have produced an unfeasibly large playset. The Flagg is now highly collectible. Originally selling for $90, complete sets can fetch $1,000 at auction, and if in an unopened box, this can rise to $2,000. It is unclear which aircraft carrier is the inspiration for Flagg, although USS Nimitz has been suggested. The lead playset designer, Ron Rudat, stated that a real aircraft carrier had been visited to establish realism, but he could not remember which one. In-story, the Flagg was named after General Lawrence J. Flagg, a character that