BATTLETECH: The Enforcer
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The ENF series, or the #Enforcer, is a great design that has served the #FederatedSuns very well, and is one of the great prizes of the #SuccessionWars that the #AFFS has in its cap.
Well armoured, and well armed, this machine has seen battle across every battlefield in the #InnerSphere. Often overlooked, but never ignored, let's go over the Enforcer.
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The 3050 upgrade of the Enforcer highlights one of the most baffling decisions in the redesign of existing mechs: a predominate lack of double heat sinks. The if the upgrade package (which included an XL engine) included double heat sinks, it could afford to fire the ER large laser, the LBX-10 AC and jump its full distance without gaining heat. It could also remove 2 heat sinks (bringing it down to 10 double heat sinks), and use the extra tonnage on armor or more AC ammo. It could even include a medium pulse laser to help overcome opponent that close to short range.
Many of the upgrade packages introduce new weapons but don't include double heat sinks. Double heat sinks take a lot of critical slots, and some redesigns can't afford to use them due to space considerations. For any mech that has 20 or less normal heat sinks, ripping out the extra heat sinks and turning the engine's 10 into double is a no-brainer upgrade. The break even point between single and double heat sinks as far as critical space is concerned is 37. If the total heat dissipation is 36 or less you take less weight, and less crit slots switching to inner sphere double heat sinks. At 38 heat dissipation, it takes more crit slots using IS double heat sinks than normal heat sinks.
The whole point of many 3050 variants is that they were just starting to learn how to incorporate these newly rediscovered technologies into their designs, and that there was a lot of New Toy Syndrome going around on top of production only spinning up slowly. No DHS and hot-running new energy weapons is one of the mistakes almost everyone made. Ask Kurita about their Panther with SHS and an ER PPC. 🤣
And the key thing regarding the double heat sinks and the new age Enforcer was that it upgraded the engine to the 250 class. At that point, all the base heatsinks are integrated INSIDE the engine with no critical space.
For me, the Enforcer is the same as the Shadow Hawk: lethal when used by others, but seemingly underpowered and useless when I play it.
been running the 4p in MWO wt a stock AC20 then putting out 4 medium las, I'm winning 1v1s against assaults it's pretty awesome.
strip out all but 2-3 JJ's, the small laser and try and max the arm armor. also jump like the frog that you are
Edit: and for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT GET FLANKED
I find it hard to believe that anyone is using a Shadow Hawk to lethal effect. It's well-known as a turd.
What I like to do is downgrade the AC/10 to an AC/5, replace the laser with a PPC, and up the armour and ammo reserves, maybe an extra heat sink or two. It's an excellent fire support 'mech! Just gotta be careful of flankers, or use the extra tonnage for extra Medium Lasers.
The Enforcer is that type of mech that is not the best, but also not the worst. it is ok, and as long as the person in it is competent and have a good battlefield awareness being able to see where it will be put to use the best it will preform well.
But it's not GM's okayest mech!
@@thomastheisman1751 Nope, it is however still ok.
My personal problem with it is too lightly armed. Only 2 primary weapons that are slowing to reload
@@duncankelcey9281 Not as bad as Panther with ER PPC and single heat sinks.
@@mattikuokkanen true some modernizations are worse than others I still find the Enforcer in most of its configurations an inferior machine to it'd peers
I've used these a couple of times: they're solid heavy hitters, like a bigger more mobile Urbie. You can't go wrong with one.
enforcer design philosophy:
You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too
You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
You'd better stand, there's no turning back
I always looked at these as both exemplary of the FedSuns and the battlemech version of a main battle tank. It's built around an AC 10 with an oversized (large) laser sight and has stats on par with contemporary machines. The poster-boy of House Davion's a respectable machine!
If we take Manticore as gold standard of main battle tank, then main BattleMechs are Orion and Thunderbolt. Enforcer is a fine cheaper alternative for quantity over quality, and more advanced designs with faster movement make it a viable recon asset too.
@@mattikuokkanen if you want a main battlemech, for any unit. A centurion is perfect, mainly because of its indirect fire capacity.
It ended up being what the Urbanmech was supposed to be in function. But could do more if pressed to work outside its role.
Large Laser, AC/10. If you've watched the AC/10 video, you know that both these guns are good, solid pieces of firepower that compliment each other well. Thus, the Enforcer is a good, solid piece of 'mech that compliments many other units well.
By the way, it has jump jets.
It can jump if it wants to, it can leave its lance behind
@@BigRed40TECH Cause your lance don't jump
And if they don't jump
Well, they're no lance of mine
@@Thud-pq8rl LOL! you said it before I could
While the Centurion is the shield of House Davion, the Enforcer is definitely the sword.
true poetry, however the sword is the 80 tone giant leaping at you with an AC - 20 named the victor
but whenever the victor isn't around, the enforcer is the sword at the ready
I approve of this flowery way to define two of the troopers of the Federated Suns. You have the Claymore known as the Victor plus the Dirk known as the Valkyrie on the sides. 😊
@@rivercunningham2305the Victor is the primary weapon the Enforcer is the back up weapon
centurion armor seems a bit to low to be a good shield like that AC10 and LRM10 pack a punch but i always downgrade one or the other to afford some armor because it's almost a glass cannon in it's default loadout
Have you ever considered making spotlight videos for aircraft, watercraft, tanks, spacecraft, etc? I'd love to see some more of the lore behind the other tech of the Battletech universe.
Yes, but I'm still mainly aiming on covering mechs at the moment. If Vehicles are covered, it won't be for a while.
Also wanted to say I'm loving these videos. I hope you do one on the Marshal someday. A lot of people criticize mechs for not being optimized for large scale mech conflicts, forgetting that mechs are supposed to be expensive and rare, meaning that mechs built to be generalists are very lore appropriate. None are as unapologetic about this in their lore as the Marshal, which was designed for isolated mechwarriors on periphery colonies that had to be sheriffs dealing with insurgencies and smuggling, forest rangers dealing with fires and wilderness, and pirate deterrents without help nearby. (sorry if this is a repeat, I think my other comment got deleted because of an included wiki link)
I'm covering the TRO's in order for the most part, so the Marshal might be... a while.
@@BigRed40TECH Heh, fair enough.
The Enforcer is one of those "good enough" medium mechs. A genuine middle of the road. Probably why it stood out to me as a first pick in the old Fasa box edition.
Wait a second a medium mech, I missed a release dame I will have to watch that tomorrow as this will be my last video before bed
We're out of Assault-Mechs.
That's been shifted over to doing a 2nd medium mech until 3025 is done.
After that, we'll be opening up a new book for machines.
As a medium mech, this and the Lynx are my go-to mechs. I love that they have not one, but TWO long(ish) range weapons instead of just one.
I look at it, like a lighter, jump capable warhammer....doing only 2 points less damage, but running cool enough to send that gunfire every turn.
For a campaign, I can see the ammo being a problem (no ammo problems with the Lynx)...but i rarely do campaigns: tabletop and Megamek are where I use Enforcers.
One of my favorites. My ideal medium lance has two of these as its core, a Shadowhawk calling targets, and a Vindicator keeping enemies off the Enforcer's backs.
Enforcer is one of the few mechs of which i liked it´s earliest art works. The mech itself, not so much, i prefer my mediums a tad faster.
But it makes for an excellent Trooper mech, rugged and reliable, flexible enough, and in most configurations jump capable.
'Mech Designers: "Well, it's got an autocannon. . ."
FedSuns: "We'll take the lot!"
Decent mech solid for its roll back when I played, including 3050 we had 2 of them with a third that survived for about 15 in game years
The Enforcer is one of those mechs (the Centurion is another) that can be upgraded so easily it's not even funny. For a relatively cheap and easy upgrade, you only need two things: Ferro-Fibrous armor, and an LB10-X autocannon. The LB gives you one free ton to add some cluster ammo, and the FF frees up enough weight to add CASE. XLs are a waste of materiel when it comes to troopers like the ENF and CN9. If you want to spend a bit more, get the double heatsinks, but they're not strictly necessary.
I love this family of Mechs. The Watchman is my all time favorite
Way back when I first started table top , my random generated starting mech was a enforcer. I still get excited when in early game I get one.
Didn’t know anything about this Mech before this video. Very cool.
I've been tinkering with my own version in MWO. It keeps the ac10 but mounts twin lite ppcs in the other arm, a pair of er medium Las in the side torso and a lite 200 engine. It's shaping up to be a nice 400 to 500 yard machine with steady dmg output.
The best mech in the original 3025 box-set.
If not the best it's top 5 for sure.
"I wanna be called Spaghetti"
"Alright, ehh, Spaghetti."
Even if it is a dirty Davion mech, I've always liked the Enforcer. It's a fairly balanced mech, especially in 3025 play. Great video as always, Red.
It's the ultimate pirate mech, for the ultimate pirate faction.
Is it just me, or do you speed run the BattleTech Lore?
Not complaining, just astonished :)
Thanks for this videos
I just try to get new content out every day. I do this full time. :)
This was a good hit and run, fade tactics Mech. Hit at range, fade away, show up on the other side hitting you there.
Good evolution of the hammerhands type mechs. Just solid.
The IS ER large laser is just a waste. Way too much heat and the same damage as a normal large laser. For the 5D I’d keep all the other improvement’s, but revert to a standard large laser. As a Davion player, it’s a mech I’ve grown to love.
My experience tends to confirm the ER large is more a burden than anything else. I'd go for the swap you suggest.
A good medium mech, and a good companion to other stand-off mid-range mediums, like the Centurion. Although the rear ST is criminally under armored (3 points!), which gives me a lot of anxiety. A single medium laser will open it up to crits and a potential ammo explosion. I would feel safer if it had 5 points in the rear torso sections, to soak a medium laser hit. The low ammo also means you can’t just indiscriminately blast away with it as soon as you get into range, like you can with a Cent. Because you can’t afford to waste shots. So there’s this tension between keeping to medium range, to avoid letting enemies get shots at your rear, but also being unable to afford wasted shots, from the range modifiers. It makes it harder to play than a Centurion, but similar in capability I think.
Its kinda funny, i see why the centurion is better now, my first campaign run with HBS battletech, i hated the centurion and loved the enforcer cause it was able to get more energy weapons on it and id just take off the jump jets. I dont really use it anymore vs just going with the centurion/shadowhawk/vindicator/blackjack till i get a heavy/assault, but i do have an appreciation for this mech
the enforcer has become a workhorse medium for my mw5 gameplay. i sometimes stip the jumpjets for more armor, but thats usually if the ai is piloting it. a ppc and lb10x with the small laser stripped for a small boost in ammo, and its a solid guard for a friend in a heavy or assault
The enforcer replaced the Uzeal has my favorite medium mech
Here's a thought: instead of the 250XL engine, upgrade the 200 to a 250 standard instead. Although the 250 standard engine is 4 tons heavier than the 200 standard, if you use endo-steel structure that saves 2.5 tons, and then strip out 2 heat sinks but replace them remainder with _double efficiency_ sinks, then you've solved your engine vulnerability problem _and_ your heat problem at the same time.
Instead they chose to larp as Kuritans.
In the HBS Battletech, I was looking at this to provide low weight lances with heavy firepower (without having to rely on the go-to Centurion; try something new, eh? haha). IIRC, the best thing I did there was to slap a Gauss Rifle on it, although the energy weapons were around a trio or so of MLs.
Not as fast as my light lance units, but it made for a decent sniper.
I used the enforce in the success wars. Found it useful with a fire Lance. Just need to make sure you protect your ammo dump.
I love using my My table top Enforcer. It carries 2 large (1 in each arm), 19 heat sinks and an extra ton of armour mostly added to the rear (+5 rear CT, +4 rear LT/RT, +1 on each arm) this solves the rear armour problem and it requires no ammo😁
The enforcer, was interestingly enough the first mech the AFFS landed on New Avalon during the closing stages Of operation Pendragon (the military operation to retake the lost Federated Suns territory form the Combine), where the Enforcer found that the fight for the planet was already dying down as local Federated Sun resistance group's had been fighting the DCMS since the planets fall.
This enforcer will later stand beside Hanse Davion's BattleMaster Dana (which was taken back by the Federation Sun during a raid on luthen also side a number of Important DCMS mechs in storage.) in the war memorial for the Combine Federated war.
I named my Enforcer "Dirty Ezio"
Great mech. Love to pair an Enforcer with a Centurion or two when running a Fed Suns force list.
They run well together.
@@BigRed40TECH throw in a Dervish and a Marauder you have a solid Davion list
@@rmcdudmk212 Throw those in and you have the fall of Sian. lol
@@BigRed40TECH that's not a bad thing 😉
Same
Great vid!! Many thanks.......
love the Enforcer
My favorite mech. Anything that doesn't need to be something else is going to be an Enforcer. It's tough, punchy, mobile, and a steal at the low, low price of 3.5M C-Bills
I usually play my mechs stock, but the enforcer is easily improved with a few small changes. I generally remove 1 heat sink to dd a ton of ammo, whenever time allows in a campaign.
The 3025 Enforcer is also pretty easy to improve with a field upgrade as LosTech becomes available, without anything that requires a redesign of the whole mech. The AC can be swapped for an LB-X model, saving 1 ton, the Small Laser can be removed for a half ton, and the heatsinks can be converted to 10 double heatsinks instead of 12 standard, saving 2 tons. That allows for extra ammo, CASE, and either an ER Large Laser with some extra armor, or a Large Pulse Laser. All of those are relatively cheap and easy modifications that could be done by a mercenary company. The base design is solid enough that mostly you just swap in better parts as they become available.
I frequently field the Enforcer with the Hatchetman (generally 2 ENF to 1 HCT), which is one of the cheapest medium mechs (I think 2nd after the Whitworth), and has similar ranges. In a campaign I'll try to get them both running the same ACs so they can take the same ammo.
Kinda always over looked this Mech. Might have to give it a shot now.
I like running it as a skirmisher. Keep to L Laser range and use the AC as a finisher
Well... you know what I was going to say about this mech anyway. I'm pretty biased.
The Best Mech ever? :P
You would be correct
Let's goooo!!!
Ahh the Davion Enforcer... Good opponent, but still no match for the mighty claws of the dragon and our Jenner's.
The Jenner is amazing during the Succession Wars. :D
At least in MWO i find myself going with a large pulse and LBX10. Laser melts the armor, shotgun plays with the squishy bits :)
How did no one on the design notice the failure to upgrade the 5D's Heat Sinks to Double? Hell even if for some reason they removed the extra heat sinks but upgraded the built in heat sinks to double it would be in much better shape.
The Enforcer I enjoy enough its not really flashy as far as mechs, best use is urban warfare, but outside of that it does just fine. It really shines with some of the variants, if you had to use this mech, you could do a lot worse. Just keep at range and fire and maneuver, ideally use those jump jets to get a good angle on your target.
Personally, I'm of the opinion that putting a rottery AC5 in with 2 tons of ammo is the better option. Combined that with a heavy hitting PPC and some "knuckle dusters", you'll have an alright mech with some volume of fire capability.
Video idea here... what about making a video going over the differences between Battletech and Mechwarrior. while at surface level they seem the same, there is a lot of interesting nuances that distinguish the two. For example lance composition and battle tactics can be quite different.
It's likely to be something I cover once I think the channel can work with a bit of different content. Just wait until we get past the initial weapon systems and Battlemechs, and I'll be covering a lot of stuff.
only had one of these and it was cursed to being terrible
Ah, the Enforcer. A good mech, but frustrating close to being truly great. If it had a bit more armour or a bit more ammo, to would easily be one the top 5 introtech mediums. As is, I'd still put it in the top 25.
The 3050 "upgrade" is bad, but not one of the worst in that book. I'd wouldn't change the engine, upgrade the autocannon to LBX, large laser to ER, and the small to a medium then put on DHS, and you can max (less a point) the armour. Tough, Long Lasting and Hard Hitting in any era. This is what the Enforcer wants to be.
Another great video man. So, I meant to ask on the last one but I was too psyched about a Hunchie a video and forgot. How do you record MW5:Mercs? Most of the time when I record it on OBS it comes out mega-choppy and will have graphic freezes for several seconds. Like 1 frame every ten seconds. I have no problems with any other games.
Just using OBS screen capture. :)
Never used one myself, but I think I'd rather take a Centurion or Phenonix Hawk; too many arm based systems makes me nervous.
It's genuinely a solid mech.
@@BigRed40TECH I'm sure.
Point stands.
In mech warriors mercenaries this is my go too much for lance makeup in mediums usually a catapult and centurion in the mix to round out the firepower and to have a big enough Frontline to handle big mechs if needed
Superb urban warfare.... well it's decent in that role, but urban warfare screems ambusher like the Hunchback or king crab to me. Rather than a specialised design its more of a generalised design. In a way it excells at that part. Long range it's not the best against dedicated missile boats and has a bit shorter range than any design relying on ppc. L-Laser has decent range, so does AC/10 and it has the speed to get to engagement range to answer in time. Short range the damage pales against dedicated designes with an ac/20 but an ac 10 still hurts. Mechs with lots of medium laser and/or srm will do more damage yet a large laser and ac/10 are still respectable. So won't suprass a brawler or long range fighter in their dedicated roles but works between the two. It's a decent mech even if I often forget it even exists. Perhaps because it's something like the generic soldier of a mech. Can do everything but nothing its really awesome at.
Another great medium mech :-) not the quickest or the best armed but cheap and easy to use :-) a merc can't go far wrong spending their c bills on an enforcer :-)
I've got a blind spot for 64kph mediums. Why show up if you can't dictate range against heavier units? That said, if mediums are the heaviest mechs in the fight, Enforcer is a dangerous machine.
I feel like ac5 would have been a better choice for this mech. Mix of longer range and more ammo would been more interesting.
Davion want bigger gun. Bigger gun good.
@@BigRed40TECH wait your right davion like big boom
I don't know what to think about this mech. The enforcer and the Victor seem to share the same problems. They are ok brawlers, but no punch for longer engagements, And they can't close distance very well due to standard engines. Ghillie variant is solid.
Brawling works REALLY well as a tactic in Succession Wars.
Why do you believe it is overlooked, and what is it overlooked in favor of?
It's not a bad mech but I find it does not have enough weapons, if one missed than half your firepower is wasted and if it runs out of ammo for the AC10 than again one weapon is no longer being used :(
No rear armour either.
No, no. Much like the Urbanmech, the Enforcer's Large Laser and AC/10 are backup weapons for its mighty small laser. Once the small laser has come in range, your opponent knows he's doomed.
In all seriousness, however, the Enforcer is a solid mech in Davion's stable of medium troopers. Combined with their AC/10 or PPC equipped Rifleman, a Blackjack and a Centurion, an Enforcer led lance can be a nasty mid range opponent to face.
The ENF-5D is another sad victim of crappy FASA engineering, much like the 3050 Quickdraw and Goliath. Rip out two heat sinks and switch it them doubles, add two medium lasers, and the 5D becomes capable of fighting most opponents of its weight class or lighter. Unfortunately, Davion decided instead to produce the Enforcer III which used a variety of medium to large ballistic weapns along with a targeting computer and bettet heat dissipation. It's an excellent design, but the expense lead to the production of the 5R for easy slotting into an anti-Kurita lance. Personally I always like the successor Achenar lated created based off the original plans, the Enfield
I had a Flea in the HBS game with 2 medium lasers and 4 small lasers. It's sole purpose was to destroy ankles of bigger mechs and set them up for the big guns of my lance. Small lasers are more than just tiny pew pew damage.
It's a useful mech, but I think is the very definition of "average." That Clan Invasion era variant is a real stinker, though. Not one of NAIS's finer moments, there.
Truth is, given a choice between the two, I'll take the Centurion over the Enforcer every time.
I could never seem to like the enforcer. All the weapons in the arms. Slow, can't jump far. I just never became a fan. 🤷♂️
Hello big red 40k. Good video. I have played the Enforcer in a a medium-heavy lance with House Steiner affiliation. I use a. Variant of an LB10X auto cannon in right arm and 2 medium pulse lasers in left arm. This package works well. The Enforcer is the father of other designs: Sentry, Watchman and Enforcer 3. It is all worth noting that the Enfield, a cousin, can share ammo for the autocannons if necessary. Kind of like the Rifleman and Jäegermech. Will you consider highlighting House Liao design Cataphract in a future video?
It will be covered, but I'm trying to cover things mostly in order of their release as of their TRO. So the Cataphract will be covered when I hit around 3039.
This is a really solid mech, but I don't think I have played a game with this where I didn't run the AC dry.
Yea, great machine, just not without issue.
This.
In campaigns I'll usually swap 1 heatsink for more ammo on this. Or if there is any way to beg, borrow, or steal an LB-10X (re-introduced 3035) that's 1 ton lighter and can be used for ammo.
Yeah, same for me
Well, look at the upside, probably doesn't die from ammo explosions
I have an irrational love for the Enforcer. It never fails to deliver. It's not fancy, but a sledgehammer doesn't have to be.
I don't think it's irrational when it's a simple design that can just get the job done!
Quite fond of the Enforcer. I love the aesthetics of it, and I’ve had a lot of success with it (armed with a burst-fire AC/5 and a PPC) in Mechwarrior 5. A good mech, which does good work.
7:10 we should have known Victor dating a Kuritan would be a disaster for the Fedcom.
Oh my
Nah. Hansen and Melissa not putting Katherine in her place and keeping her there was the problem. Of course after having a love child with Omi Kurita, Victor went on to marry a Marik. Dude is a walking succession crisis.
Hanse*. Damn autocorrect
Such a wonderful Mech! And I’m not just saying that because I am a Davion player.
You are! You are saying it because of that! lol
I mostly play mercenaries, but I tend to pick mostly Davion mechs.
Davion actually fields mechs that are very powerful for their C-Bill cost. They aren't always the very most bang for the buck, but they're usually close.
Enforcers have notoriously weak back armor. I see an Enforcer, I shoot it in the back, it dies. It's lack of hands and limited ammo is also a problem.
Same with the Hunchback, but both have their roles.
If I don't know where I'm going or what I'll be fighting or for how long, I'm just going to take an Enforcer. It's good, not great, at everything. It's basically the mayo of medium line 'Mechs- it's good with everything.
The 3025 version is a very good all-round package, it's not super-mobile, but the jump jets help to offset that issue, it can take a beating and carries some useful firepower.
On the downside it has to mind faster mechs and those with LRM's or PPC's. Against Clans it's going to suffer because its armament falls in their ER M Laser range, which means that a lot of Clan mechs usually have more firepower in backup weapons than the baseline Enforcer.
The 3050 version makes the big critical mistake of fancy weapon upgrades and heat be damned, making all the improvements a moot point since the mech now has to fight with one arm tied behind its back.
The Enforcer III is mostly an exercise in trying as many variants of the cannon+energy weapon combo as possible.
Overall the Enforcer is not a "mech killer" like the Marauder or Mad Cat. It's a team mech, that can hold the line if needed and depends on other mechs for things like support, mobility and firepower. It's a decent medium replacement for a heavy mech.
To me the main appeal are the jump jets which allows it to move over difficult terrain and can keep going forward when even 5/8 mediums get bogged down. The good armour and firepower allow it to go front and center into a fight and it can back off when needed. In games with larger, heavier mechs it's a good wingman that can move into the flank and rear once an enemy mech is locked into combat and can finish off damaged mechs.
Not a mech I've used. Nothing wrong with it, just kinda forgot about it.
And I am a Suns fan. Just slipped my mind.
It's a great line medium. Just not exciting. lol
Versatility incarnate, especially if you can get the version with the LX10-X. Possibly the best fire support unit in its tonnage.
Well, there are 2 versions with the LBX. One which is good... one which is... uhhh....
I love this Mech so much. Great fun to play with, always seems to do what’s needed!
I think as far as "trooper" mechs go, the Enforcer is overshadowed by the Centurion. Rather than go with a spread of weapons across all range brackets, the Enforcer is strictly a mid-range brawler. It can use the jump jets to good use, but if an enemy gets too close it runs the risk of getting behind and getting a hit in on the weak back armor. The limited ammunition for the main gun means the pilot has to be more conservative with the rate of fire, lest the bins run dry in the middle of combat.
I do like the Enforcer. It's solid and affordable (being comparable in C-bill cost to the Centurion), but it has some flaws that can be exploited if the pilot gets careless.
I love this barely armored walking boomstick. It's my go to mech for tonnage limit missions.
Good mech when you have not to care about repairs (MWO) but bad when you have to rebuy heavy weapons every time you loose an arm (MW5)
''This is my Enforcer, which I have lovingly given the nickname Spaghetti.''
That's a good one
I like these more than the Centurion. The AC10/LL combo is pretty nice, and the ability to manage arc facings using JJs lets it benefit from front-loading its armor.
A solid Mech. I'll gladly use it for my Lyran Donegal Guards units.
Lyran thieves! :P
Lol
3050 Full Clan Tech Rebuild, ENF-5A Enforcer
50 tons, 5/8/5 movement, XL and DHS, Endo-steel, 8.5 tons of Fero-fiberous giving the ENF 163 armor points (more armor than it's ever had before), and leaving it with 24.25 tons of podspace.
Prime Config: U/AC-10 (or LB-10x as the pilot chooses) and 3 tons of ammo RA, Large Pulse Laser LA, 2 Medium Pulse Lasers LT, 3 clan MG's and 0.5tons ammo (100) RT.
Alt-config: twin ERPPC's RA/LA, 8 extra DHS, Streak SRM-4 with a ton of ammo (25) RT, 3 Clan MG's and 0.5 ton ammo (100) LT.
more ammo, more heat dissipation, more armor than ever before.
The Enforcer, Perfected.
PRIME config is an idealized version of the original optimized for battle in the 31st century, while the Alt-Config is a WARHAMMER that went on a diet without loosing any of it's offensive punch.
That would be a variant to get.
Dual UAC/5 Enforcer gives me terminal giggles in mech 5. DAKKA squared.
I always make sure it's paintjob is green.
I see Enforcer as equivalent to Vindicator, Panther, Wolverine WVR-6M, and Griffin GRF-1S. Powerful medium 'Mech with emphasis on firepower and quantity over quality (Thunderbolt is the quality). Considering the primary enemies are Panther and Vindicator, Enforcer is a decent asset.
One of my favorites in HBS Battletech and in MW5,I almost always strip the JJs and max the armor. A skilled AI pilot in the cockpit can make surprisingly effective use of the AC/10 and LLas.
I sometimes equippe it with LBX and call it "DoomGuy"
The only thing they fear, is you.
Thinking about it now it almost like a diet Victor wich I don't say as insult it very good mech I love both those mech hell I own five of the urban lance box sets. On top of that I painted four in my homebrew unit.
When I need to close my eyes and go to my happy place. I always seem to be in a Enforcer. I guess I'm just meant to drive the Buick of battlemechs.
I've come to appreciate the Enforcer not because it's a Davion design or that it's a dependable workhorse of a mech it was one of the first mechs I used when I was getting back into the TT game it helped me get "back in the saddle" as it were it's been my go to mech ever since
I've actually been able to put a light ppc, and also a light Goss rifle on a version that I created. Oh, also an ER large laser.
Works well for succession wars due to the sudden drop in use of assaults and, to a lesser extent, heavies. Especially since most of the conflict was blitz style battles. Meaning, you want all your armor in front so you can break through their lines without getting turned into red goop.
I think this mech was the third I managed to salvage in the Battletech (2018) videogame.
Hey look the Good Guy mech. A less egg shaped ultra Urbie or a diminutive Victor.
Great Trooper 'Mech, my only complaint is the limited ammo.
I have this on MWO i like the one with missiles AND beams.