Model number: unknown Code name: Vincent Ward Unit type: mass production seventh generation knightmare frame Manufacturer: Holy Britannia Empire Operator: Holy Britannia Empire First deployment: a.t.b. 2018 Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso Dimensions: unknown Weight: unknown Armor materials: unknown Powerplant: energy filler, replaceable electrical cartridge, uses Yggdrasil drive superconductor transfer system, power output rating unknown Equipment and design features: 2 x factsphere open sensor camera, mounted in shoulders, range unknown; landspinner high-mobility propulsion system, mounted in legs; cockpit ejection system; Float system backpack, ejectable, enables atmospheric flight Fixed armaments: 2 x slash harken, mounted on hips; 2 x stun tonfa, mounted on forearms; 2 x MVS (maser vibration sword) lance type, stored in scabbards on backpack, hand-carried in use, combine into twin-edged MVS lance type Optional hand armaments: assault rifle w/grenade launcher; large cannon
Technical and Historical Notes
Following the success of the RPI-212 Vincent, intended as a mass production version of the Z-01 Lancelot, the design is taken back to the drawing board to refine it for full production. The end result of this redesign is the Vincent Ward, a highly efficient and powerful new production model for the Britannian military. The Ward bears many outward similarities to the pre-production Vincent, with only a few tweaks to ease production. The most obvious of these is the removal of the unusual needle blazer energy weapons, replaced with more standard stun tonfa, as well as a general streamlining of the design. First deployed during the Black Knights' battles with the eunuch rulers of the Chinese Federation, the Ward goes on to become the primary frontline unit of the Britannian Empire.