Landspinner Propulsion System

The Landspinner Propulsion System is essentially a set of wheels that can be attached to the back of each heel of a Knightmare Frame's foot. Britannian Knightmares traditionally have them folded them beside the leg, while the Black Knights' Knightmares have Landspinners designed to be folded into the back of the leg. The Black Knights' Landspinners were recognized as the "Kou Kisou Kudourin" (高機走駆動輪 lit. High Mechanical Run Driving Wheel) type. When a Float System is attached, the Landspinners are folded or removed. Typically, they are left on so that they can be used as brakes when landing. Since the legs and the Landspinners themselves can each pivot, these can be used to move off the ground, using the surrounding surfaces as points of contact.

In the hands of skilled pilots, Landspinners make very versatile evasive tools. Kallen Kozuki in particular was able to use them to balance her Guren onto and even grind along the thin wire of another Knightmare Frame's Slash Harken. In the Knightmare Frame Vincent and the successor Vincent Commander Model, in addition to the regular Landspinners, an additional one has been added and concealed inside each of the unit's shoulders. The Vincent's Landspinners also had their mud/dirt guards removed, allowing their position to be instantly switched from forward to backwards facing. This design choice grants the Vincents far greater mobility and evasive ability than other Knightmares with only two Landspinners. For the Vincent Ward, the shoulder-mounted Landspinners were removed.

Prior to the Battle of Fukuoka Base, the airship Avalon was upgraded with a special Knightmare catapult, which interacts with the Landspinners to launch a Knightmare into the air (specifically, the Lancelot it carries). It uses a special mechanism to accelerate the Landspinners of a Knightmare on the catapult to an incredibly high speed, providing an initial boost before takeoff into aerial combat.