Overview:
While driving off a brutal attack from the Wolves on their homeworld of
Akili, House Hashiba's aerospace forces staged a daring strike against
Wolf fire-support Stars and destroyed, among other things, a large amount
of Adder OmniMechs. At the end of the war Hashiba home guard Mechwarriors,
as well as members of the Akili Striker Regiment, expressed admiration
of the Adder's capabilities. After studying the salvaged Mechs, Hashiba
scientists succeeded in reverse engineering the Adder, and built it into
a new Mech: the Enigma.
Capabilities:
Like most Storm Phoenix mechs, the 55-ton Enigma is swift for its size,
topping out at nearly 100 kph. It also carries jump jets in the base
chassis, giving the Mech excellent manueverability. The Enigma is
built very low to the ground, with a very compact design that makes it
difficult to hit.
The primary configuration stems directly from that of the Adder: twin ER
PPCs and four extended-range small lasers. Extra heat sinks are included,
but the configuration does still tend to run hot when all weapons are fired,
so pilots must exercise caution.
The A variant replaces the primary's PPCs with large lasers, clearing enough
room to mount a targeting computer. This makes this configuration
a highly accurate long-range fighter. At close range the Enigma A
relies on SRM packs for its main firepower.
The B variant focuses on accuracy, carrying large pule lasers in the arms
and small pulse lasers in the torso. Unusual for the Enigma, this configuration
also has hand actuators--the arm-mounted lasers are underslung on the wrists.
Originally meant solely for fire support, the C variant is surprisingly
effective on its own as well. The arms carry heavy LRM racks with
sufficient ammunition for prolonged skirmishes, and when the ammo does
run dry, enemies must still face the quartet of extended-range medium lasers
in the Enigma's flanks.
The D variant is a new configuration that is unique to House Naraku.
This configuration carries light autocannon in each arm, an Ultra in the
right and an LBX in the left. These weapons are backed up by an assortment
of lasers.
Deployment:
The Enigma sees widespread use in Houses Hashiba, Naraku, and Rikugou,
with other Houses fielding a handful each. The central military does
not use the Enigma, making it the only OmniMech exclusive to the Houses.
Other Notes
Lacking knowledge of the correct name, the clans refer to the Enigma as
the Anaconda, presumably because of its resemblance to the Adder.
Enigma Base Chassis
Technology Base: - Clan - Level 2
Equipment
Mass
Internal Structure: - EndoSteel
3
Engine:
330 XL
12.5
Walking MP:
6
Running MP:
9
Jumping MP:
4
Heat Sinks:
13(26) - Double
3
Gyro:
4
Cockpit:
3
Armor Factor: 183 - Ferro-Fibrous
9.5
Internal Armor
Structure Value
Head
3
8
Center Torso
18
27
Center Torso(rear)
8
R/L Torso
13
20
R/L Torso(rear)
6
R/L Arm
9
18
R/L Leg
13
26
