Vincent Ward

The Vincent Ward (ヴィンセントウォード, Vuinsentouōdo) is a highly efficient and powerful new production mass model Knightmare Frame for the Britannian Army. It was developed, following the success of the original Vincent, as a mass production version of the Lancelot. It currently serves as Britannia's mainline Knightmare unit.

Design and Specifications
Developed based on the feedback data from the prototype Vincent as the next-generation of mass-production units, it boasts performance that vastly surpasses that of 5th Generation machines and a maneuverability similar to the Lancelot. Unlike the initial test Vincent and the later Commanders Model units, the Ward noticeably differs appearance wise, with re-designed armor parts and returning to the same military blue/purple colors that was used on the likes of the Sutherland.

However, despite being an extremely efficient design, when compared to the previous models, the Ward's design underwent a number of simplifications on order to ease production costs, including the elimination of many equipment's (such as the extra shoulder mounted landspinners) other than the enhanced Factspheres, the Lance-type MVS and the ejection cockpit. Furthermore, the characteristic and powerful Needle Blazer located in the elbows were removed and replaced with the same Stun-Tonfas seen equipped by the previous 5th Generation units. It can be fitted with an optional Float Unit backpack, consequentially changing the machine designation to RPI-212BFA Vincent Ward Air.

Operational History
Vincent Wards were first deployed during the Battle at the 'Mausoleum of Eighty-Eight Emperors' in the Chinese Federation, and see subsequent action in all later battles. Towards the end of the series, they (along with the Gareth and the Vincent) have largely replaced the Sutherland and Gloucester as the Holy Britannian Empire's primary Knightmare Frames.