Mass: 80 tons
Frame:
Power Plant: Pitban 320 XL
Cruising Speed: 42.4 kph
Maximum Speed: 63.6 kph
Armor: Durallex Heavy
Manufacturer: HildCo Interplanetary
Primary Factory: Saint Ives
Communications System: Sipher Security Plus
Targeting and Tracking System: Matabushi Sentinel
As one of the two assault mech designs that the Confederation is capable of mass-producing (the other being the Stalker), the Victor naturally was one of the first machines to be redesigned with recovered technology. The new VTR-10C Victor keeps the original's mobility and significantly increases its weapons range while maintaining the one-shot-kill capability of the main gun and significantly increasing the firepower of the secondary weaponry.
The VTR-10C Victor makes use of XL engine technology to dramatically reduce the weight of the huge Pitban reactor. The weight savings is used to upgrade the weapons systems. The massive arm-mounted autocannon that built the Victor's reputation has been replaced with a Poland Main Model A Gauss Cannon, which provides nearly as much punch at a much longer range. The Telos SRM 4-rack in the torso is split into a pair of Streak-enhanced Hovertec 2-racks. The lasers in the left arm are changed the most, being upgraded with pulse technology as well as greatly increased in power. Double heat sinks dissipate the heat produced by the Victor's weapons array.
The new Victor keeps and even enhances the original's strengths - its mobility, jump-capability, and heavy firepower. The tremendous range advantage the Gauss rifle has over the old autocannon makes impossible one of the tactics most often used against the original Victor - standing off out of its woefully short weapons range and picking at it with longer-range weaponry. An opponent that tries this tactic against the new Victor is likely to catch a hypersonic projectile in the head at extreme range.
The Victor's other weakness, its relatively light armor, is slightly improved, with the addition of a quarter-ton of plate on its torso and arms, but it still remains on the light side for a mech of the Victor's size.
The Confederate Victor is notable in that, unlike most other Confederate redesigns, it does not make use of the light, but bulky, Endo Steel for its internal structure. Neither does it use Ferro-Fibrous armor, though either of these could solve its armor problem. The reason for this is to leave "room to grow". It was anticipated that the Victor might become the platform for weapons even heavier and bulkier than its Gauss rifle, so measures were taken to ensure that there would be space for them. Indeed, two experimental Victor models undergoing testing on Grand Base prove this point valid.
CAF R&D has designed two variants on the Victor, the VTR-11CX and VTR-11LX Victors. Neither has yet seen combat; their purpose is to serve as testing platforms for two new experimental weapons - the Imperator Ultra-20 and the Mydron Obliterator Excel LB-20X autocannons, respectively.
The VTR-11CX trades the 10C's Gauss rifle for a huge Imperator autocannon capable of doubled fire rates. It makes up for the loss of long-range firepower by replacing the Victory Drumbeat lasers with Victory Nickel Alloy extended range lasers and additional heat sinks to handle their increased heat production.
The VTR-11LX trades the Gauss rifle for a Mydron Obliterator Excel and an extra heat sink and retains the Victory Drumbeat lasers. With its emphasis on short-range weaponry, the 11LX is closest in feel to the original VTR-9B Victor. With the combination of pulse lasers, Streak missiles, and cluster rounds from the Mydron autocannon, the VTR-11LX Victor promises to be able to deliver a deadly and accurate volume of fire at close range.