When were they formed? Your original text cited a 3027 incident meaning they could be even older. Certainly there is the Reunification War to go all the way back to.
Here is my original fluff.
Now that access to high tech is easier, it seems that the Taurian Concordat has resumed production of the upgrade kits for the ENF-5TC.
Before I go any further, I will ask you to look at the original report from 3027.
[Terra, 12/12/3027
Dear Precentor Mu-IX,
After many investigations, I found out a rather not so glorious incident in which our Holy Order was involved. How we did not find about it until now is something that I feel ashamed for.
This is the report sent by one agent from the Federated Suns to Hanse Davion who had asked for investigations about some border problems. You will find after each part of the report my own comments.
Just to check about the various strange things in this report, I asked one of my contacts in our research facilities to run this design into their computer to see if it was really, what I thought it was. The results were positive.
Acolyte Mu-I Hamilton Morrow]New Avalon, 10/09/3027
My Lord,
You asked me to investigate the confusing reports coming from our border with the Taurian Concordat about a new design doing things never heard of. The enclosed file is my report as complete as I could find it.
As you might remember, you received some reports around one year ago about a 'Mech with unheard capacities being in the hand of the Taurian Concordat. You were afraid that this might be a new 'Mech and that its appearance in numbers could force you to move more troops than needed in that area.
Well, after much investigations and reviewing of combat reports, I can insure you that I have both good and bad news. The good one is that it is not an unknown 'Mech but simply a new version of the Enforcer. The bad one is that it really does some frightening things.
Taurian forces somehow managed to convert the Enforcer into something new (through screening their radio communications, I managed to identify it as the ENF-5TCEnforcer) and are using it both as a fire support and headhunter 'Mech. Should I add that our own Enforcer are not up to the task?
Capabilities:I will begin by the most important part of this 'Mech and what set it apart from our own Enforcer: the firepower.
The range of the AC/10 has been increased by around 20%, an impressive effort alone and making this weapon the equivalent in range of any AC/5. Even more surprising are the double impacts seen sometimes on the receiving end. The most likely explanation is that the Taurian Concordat managed somehow to develop a new type of light ammo that due to the speed of the bullet can sometimes split into two halves when hitting its target. This is already a problem if the Taurian Concordat somehow managed to get ahead of us in this peculiar R&D field. Nevertheless, it does not seem that they managed to increase the number of shots but this is not really a relief when one consider the secondary weapon the ENF-5TC has.
Even more problematic than the increased range is the fact that the ChisComp Large Laser has been replaced with a Magna Hellstar PPC. This is hardly believable as the PPC weights much more than the Large Laser it is replacing but I have seen the energy bursts on some of our 'Mechs and there is no doubt about what weapon made them. Another problem is that the Enforcer does not seem to suffer from more heat management than the normal version. How is this possible, we do not know yet.
The only difference seen is that there is no more Small Laser and the armour also seems to have been upgraded since I saw it take a hit from a Medium Laser in the back with no effect at all (something not really feasible on a ENF-4F).
To summarize, we are facing a machine with increased range, hitting power and armour that wield similar mobility, heat management capacities and staying power. I do not know what to suggest as even if our 'Mechs were trying to get under the effective range of the PPC, they would still be facing the power of the AC/10. I can only suggest our forces to never leave an Enforcer alone as this seems to be a deterrent to the ENF-5TC action.
[Surprisingly accurate but wrong at the same time. The origin of the ENF-5TCis linked to an incident that happened to one of our cargo ships (the Light of Blake) full of supplies (KWI Ultra AC/5 with their special ammo). Although we thought that it had been lost in space, it seems that for an unknown reason, this ship crashed on one of the Taurian worlds and the crew did not have time to contact us or to destroy the weapons.
Receiving this as a blessing, the Taurians were able to upgrade their old ENF-4F replacing the old Federation Autocannon with the brand "new" KWI, hence the double impacts and the increased range. With the free weight they had now, it was only a matter of time before the Taurian engineers upgraded the Large Laser into something more powerful: a PPC. Thanks to the low heat rise of the Ultra AC/5, it was possible to make for the heavier heat burden of the PPC and end with the same heat profile as the ENF-4F.
It is our fault if we did not try hard enough to investigate the whereabouts of the Light of Blake and the rumours about this new 'Mech. If we had done so, we could have quickly kept the situation under control with a raid by the ComGuards acting under disguise. To our discharge, I must say that all our energy was at that time focused on the Steiner and Davion Houses and that we dismissed this as mere exaggeration from green troops. If you wish to inflict me a punishment for this failure, I will gladly accept it in the name of Blake.] Configuration / Variants: As this seems to be a variant of the ENF-4F, no other variants has been sighted yet.
[And for an obvious reason: the lack of access to more advanced technologies.]Battle History: It is my duty to report that some confusing skirmishes have already happened and that every time our Enforcers have been destroyed by the Taurian ones. However the most representative report remains the last radio communications of MechWarrior Peter Philips from one of the Islamabad March Militias RCT, the first victim of the new Enforcer.
Date: 09/10/3026; 09:36 AM
Place: Montour
- Sir, I do not understand it. This is an Enforcer and it is firing me at ranges unheard for a Large Laser and an AC/10. I cannot fire back.
- Try to get within range Philips
- I know but I cannot it has the same mobility as my Enforcer. Damage reports coming in Sir. I have received the equivalent of a PPC and an AC/10 shot. How can both of them be on the same 'Mech?
- Philips, try to disengage. Reinforcements are on their way. Philips, do you copy?
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- Philips?
- Sir, we just lost the signal.This is a clear example of the tactics used by these new Enforcers. They only appear to attack Enforcers and stay out of range while destroying them piece by piece without any opportunity for our pilots to fire back.
[This is a perfect example of how efficient the new Enforcer was when compared to the standard 3025 Enforcer.] Deployment: Fortunately for us, it seems that the Taurian Concordat is unable to have more than a company of ENF-4F upgraded to the ENF-5F version. It goes without saying that they have all been deployed through the II and III Corps are those are most likely to see actions against our own forces, where the new characteristics of the ENF-5F could turn the battle against us.
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As always this report is not 100% accurate, the truth is that the lost supplies were made to repair the equivalent of two companies with enough ammo for a month of continuous battle. It seems that after trying to use normal ammunitions for the KWI, the Taurians found out that normal ammo was not good and would only destroy the autocannon. Therefore, they decided to save the ammo by retrofitting only one company worth of Enforcer. Let me say Precentor Mu-IX that it is a rather wise move from them. However, we did not find any report from such 'Mechs after then end of the Fourth Succession War, meaning that this design was probably buried for lack of ammo after 4 to 5 years of service. A still impressive thought when comparing it to the number of shots that were carried in the cargo.
As a final note, could I respectfully recommend our Order to look for the Davion analyst who made this report? Although lacking most of the information needed, he or she managed to gather enough data and analyse it in a plausible way. This effort should be rewarded and since we are always looking for talented people...]The truth is apparent from the ComStar report but the new versions of the ENF-5TC upgrades are 100% Taurian with production of the UAC/5 having started over for quite some time now in Sterope Defence Industries.
The Taurian Concordat is selling this rather easy to perform upgrade to mercenary units that are low on budget and has made some money with it, allowing it to launch a more ambitious project; the ENF-5TC-U with a complete overhaul of the original 5TC and no need to rely on foreign powers (save for acquiring new Enforcers to be upgraded).
The quantity of ammo for the UAC/5 has been doubled and as a mean of protection, it is shielded by CASE. The PPC is now an ER one and the 13 Heat Sinks have been upgraded to 11 Double ones. A Medium Laser has also been added and provides a welcome boost in firepower at really short ranges.
Protection is maximal thanks to the replacement of the standard Armour by Ferro-Fibrous one.
The only drawback is a slightly decreased mobility with the loss of a Jump Jet.
In spite of this, this model is becoming popular among all Taurian and Taurian affiliated units, earning recommendations for its ease to upgrade and its efficiency even in the modern battlefield. It remains to be seen how it will perform against more modern Enforcers and if it will manage to hunt them down like the ENF-5TC in the previous wars.
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