LM312V04+SD-VB03A Victory Dash Gundam

Model number: LM312V04+SD-VB03A
Code name: Victory Dash Gundam (aka 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 metric tons
Armor materials: Gundarium alloy super ceramic composite
Powerplant: Minovsky type ultracompact fusion reactor, output rated at 4,970 kW
Propulsion: rocket thrusters: 93,380 kg total (2 x 29,010 kg (all operable in mobile suit mode and on Core Fighter/Overhang Pack), 8 x 4,420 kg (operable in mobile suit mode only)); vernier thrusters/apogee motors: 36
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, 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

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 worked 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 Victory 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.

Pilot(s): Uso Ewin, Marbet Fingerhat, Juca Meilasch
First appearance: Mobile Suit Victory Gundam
Original mechanical designer: Hajime Katoki

Beam pistol

Beam rifle

Beam saber

Beam saber storage

Beam shield

Beam shield generator

Cockpit

Hand

Head

Mega beam rifle

Rear view

Underside view (V-Dash Core Booster)