Model
number: LM312V04+SD-VB03A Code name: V-Dash Gundam Unit type: high mobile attack use transformable mobile
suit Manufacturer: League Militaire Operator: League Militaire First deployment: UC 0153 Accommodation: pilot in panoramic monitor/linear seat cockpit
in torso with Core Block System using Core Fighter Dimensions: mobile suit mode: head height 15.2 meters Weight: mobile suit mode: empty 9.2 metric tons, max gross
20.8 tons Armor materials: gundarium alloy/super-ceramic composite Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor,
output rated at 4970 kW Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 2 x 29010 kg (all operable
in mobile suit mode and on Core Fighter/Overhang Pack), 8 x 4420
kg (operable in mobile suit mode only); vernier thrusters/apogee
motors: 36 Performance: maximum thruster acceleration: mobile suit
mode 4.49 G Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown;
separable transformation components, mobile suit mode can split
into Top Fighter and Bottom Fighter, each can be controlled by
a Core Fighter or operated from a separate Core Fighter via remote
control; SD-VB03A Overhang Pack, mounted on backpack in mobile
suit mode and on main body of Core Fighter Fixed armaments: 2 x vulcan gun, fire-linked, mounted in
head in mobile suit mode and in main body of Core Fighter (operable
while docked with Top Fighter and Bottom Fighter); 2 x beam saber,
stored in recharge racks in forearms, hand-carried in use in mobile
suit mode or on Top Fighter, 2 spare beam sabers stored in forearms;
2 x beam shield, mounted on forearms in mobile suit mode, also
operable on Top Fighter; 2 x overhang beam cannon, mounted on
Overhang Pack (backpack), operable in mobile suit mode only; 12
x hardpoint, can be used to externally store beam rifles or beam
pistols, 4 located on arms in mobile suit mode and on main body
of Top Fighter, 2 located on hip armor in mobile suit mode and
on main body of Bottom Fighter, 2 located on legs in mobile suit
mode and on main body of Bottom Fighter, 4 located on Overhang
Pack in mobile suit mode and on main body of Core Fighter/Overhang
Pack Optional hand armaments: beam rifle, powered by rechargeable
energy cap, can be stored on external hardpoints; beam pistol,
powered by rechargeable energy cap, can be stored on external hardpoints;
mega beam rifle
Technical
and Historical Notes
Although
performing superbly as a close combat mobile suit, the LM312V04
Victory Gundam was somewhat lacking in terms of heavy firepower,
being only armed with standard weapons like vulcan guns, beam
sabers, and a beam rifle. As a continuation of its "Victory
Project", the League Militaire developed a modification for
the standard Victory Gundam Core
Fighter that would work as a larger backpack for the mobile
suit. This system, called the SD-VB03A Overhang Pack, mounted
a pair of high-powered beam "overhang cannons", thus turning
this upgraded LM312V04+SD-VB03A "V-Dash" Gundam into an excellent
fire support unit. In addition to a higher-output reactor to
power the overhang cannons, the Overhang Pack also mounted a
set of more powerful thrusters and additional verniers to help
the mobile suit overcome the Pack's additional weight. For additional
heavy firepower, the V-Dash Gundam could also carry a large
"mega beam rifle" capable of delivering high-powered shots at
extremely long ranges. In an emergency, the mega beam rifle
could be dropped and the overhang cannons ejected if they were
damaged or no longer needed. All of these upgrades helped to
make the V-Dash Gundam a much more versatile mobile suit, capable
of filling a wider variety of mission roles.
Miscellaneous
Information
Pilot(s):
Uso Evin, Marbet Fingerhat, Juca Meilasch Appearances:Mobile Suit V Gundam Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki