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The ''Enforcer'' fulfilled the roles of a mobile barrage vehicle, laying down an intense hail of fire as a prelude to an offensive or to blunt an enemy's attack, and as a trooper 'Mech, using its thick frontal armor and good jumping distance of 120 meters to effectively brawl with the enemy despite lacking hand actuators. The sturdy and inexpensive design's mobility also made it an ideal city fighter, especially when sniping the enemy during hit-and-run attacks. One of the design's problems was that, with most of its nine tons of armor concentrated forward, the amount of protection in its rear torso is less than on some light 'Mechs. The ''Enforcer''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s biggest flaw was its limited ammunition stores, though somewhat mitigated when a truck-and-crane reloading system is used during less-mobile battles. Attempts were made to replace the [[small laser]] with another ton of ammunition, however there were complicated linkage problems in getting the ammo from the left torso to the right arm, increasing the rate of jamming or reducing the rate of fire to unacceptable levels. What's more the rounds had to be routed along the 'Mech's back where its armor was weakest.<ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3039/>
 
The ''Enforcer'' fulfilled the roles of a mobile barrage vehicle, laying down an intense hail of fire as a prelude to an offensive or to blunt an enemy's attack, and as a trooper 'Mech, using its thick frontal armor and good jumping distance of 120 meters to effectively brawl with the enemy despite lacking hand actuators. The sturdy and inexpensive design's mobility also made it an ideal city fighter, especially when sniping the enemy during hit-and-run attacks. One of the design's problems was that, with most of its nine tons of armor concentrated forward, the amount of protection in its rear torso is less than on some light 'Mechs. The ''Enforcer''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s biggest flaw was its limited ammunition stores, though somewhat mitigated when a truck-and-crane reloading system is used during less-mobile battles. Attempts were made to replace the [[small laser]] with another ton of ammunition, however there were complicated linkage problems in getting the ammo from the left torso to the right arm, increasing the rate of jamming or reducing the rate of fire to unacceptable levels. What's more the rounds had to be routed along the 'Mech's back where its armor was weakest.<ref name=TRO3025/><ref name=TRO3039/>
  
The ''Enforcer'' was given extra prominence by the Federated Commonwealth. The alliance between the Lyran Commonwealth and Federated Suns resulted in [[Defiance Industries]] obtaining the designs for the 'Mech to build at their [[Hesperus II]] plant,<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 42</ref> allowing the nascent AFFC to emphasize the pairing of traditionally Federated Suns 'Mechs like the ''Enforcer'' and [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'']] alongside Steiner standards like the [[Zeus|''Zeus'']] and [[Commando|''Commando'']], especially in the [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]].<ref name=20YU1617O>''20 Year Update'' p. 17, Defense Industries</ref>
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The ''Enforcer'' was given extra prominence by the Federated Commonwealth. The alliance between Steiner and Davion resulted in [[Defiance Industries]] obtaining the designs for the 'Mech to build at their [[Hesperus II]] plant,<ref>''NAIS The Fourth Succession War Military Atlas Volume 1'', p. 42</ref> allowing the nascent AFFC to emphasize the pairing of traditionally Davion 'Mechs like the ''Enforcer'' and [[Valkyrie|''Valkyrie'']] alongside Steiner standards like the [[Zeus|''Zeus'']] and [[Commando|''Commando'']], especially in the [[Federated Commonwealth Corps]].<ref name=20YU1617O>''20 Year Update'' p. 17, Defense Industries</ref>
  
 
As many of the secrets of [[lostech]] were recovered by the [[NAIS]], Achernar brought in many veteran ''Enforcer'' [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] to help them design the newest model, the ENF-5D. This variant became the standard medium 'Mech for the [[Federated Commonwealth]] when it debuted in late [[3050]], and the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] immediately contracted the entire Achernar line for a 10-year run. The AFFC distributed the new 'Mechs to key formations including the [[Davion Brigade of Guards]], [[Royal Guards]] and [[FedCom Corps]], and bought up Achernar's upgrade kits for other distinguished units. However, demand for the new ''Enforcers'' during the [[Clan Invasion]] out-stripped Achernar's ability to supply them, requiring [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] to order that [[Kallon Industries]] be granted a license to produce ''Enforcers''. Both companies would continue to produce ''Enforcers'' through the next 20 years until the [[Jihad]], when Kallon Industries' plant on Talon, moon of [[Wernke]], was destroyed in [[3069]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 110</ref><ref name=TRO:3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 56</ref> The Jihad would also end ''Enforcer'' production at [[Defiance Industries]].<ref name=''O:LAp29">''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 29, Defiance Industries''</ref>
 
As many of the secrets of [[lostech]] were recovered by the [[NAIS]], Achernar brought in many veteran ''Enforcer'' [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] to help them design the newest model, the ENF-5D. This variant became the standard medium 'Mech for the [[Federated Commonwealth]] when it debuted in late [[3050]], and the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] immediately contracted the entire Achernar line for a 10-year run. The AFFC distributed the new 'Mechs to key formations including the [[Davion Brigade of Guards]], [[Royal Guards]] and [[FedCom Corps]], and bought up Achernar's upgrade kits for other distinguished units. However, demand for the new ''Enforcers'' during the [[Clan Invasion]] out-stripped Achernar's ability to supply them, requiring [[First Prince]] [[Hanse Davion]] to order that [[Kallon Industries]] be granted a license to produce ''Enforcers''. Both companies would continue to produce ''Enforcers'' through the next 20 years until the [[Jihad]], when Kallon Industries' plant on Talon, moon of [[Wernke]], was destroyed in [[3069]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3050'', p. 110</ref><ref name=TRO:3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 56</ref> The Jihad would also end ''Enforcer'' production at [[Defiance Industries]].<ref name=''O:LAp29">''Objectives: Lyran Alliance'', p. 29, Defiance Industries''</ref>

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