The lancers were set, ready to rock’n’roll. Smitty revved the engine of his Yamaha Rapier, a bike superficially similar to a linebiker’s machine. But the thunderbiker had two distinct differences, first was the fixed-mount grenade launcher and second was the heavy ballistic armor. Smitty’s role during play consisted of establishing a position on the skyway so that he could locate enemy riders, then relay that information to Jonathon and the team. The dwarf also got three chances per play to wreak havoc with concussion grenades. When used at key moments, those babies would take out three our four riders in a single shot.