Echo Report # 3 (2003-11-28)

This report was submitted by CM Machinari


Echo Squadron WSR

Echo Squadron Report 

CM Machinari reporting: Friday • November 28 • 2003
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Good morning all. It's been a wonderful week in the corps! We've seen the release of a new homepage for the ISD Vanguard--check it out. Many competitions are being run. Many peeps are competing. And of special note, it looks like the Sov is gonna get her butt kicked! Remember to come visit me on IRC in #isdvanguard or #ehcoc--I'm on quite a bit.

My XWA skills are being proven and I'm getting better--watch out peeps! Soon I'll be kickin' it up to medium difficulty. :P

Be reminded that the "Beer Cup" is almost finished. The deadline for your pilot file submissions is November 30th. Participations earns many smiley faces from your CMDR, WC, and COMM. You can find details for this competition below under "Current Comps." The battles involved are TIE TC 211, XvT TC 75, and XWA TC 24.

Rant: SL's remain inactive--doesn't look good in so many ways. Look here for details and let's talk about it. What's worse than this is when I see a FL inactive. Before I start AWOLing peeps, and I will, I'd like to provide you with a bit of motivation in the form of Pilot of the Month recognition. This will be more than simple recognition as it will always lead to shiny pieces of html with which to adorn yourselves. More on this when I've worked out a proper scale by which to measure your greatness. :P

I'm wondering, and anybody who knows please respond, who made the squadron banner that is on the roster page... I would like to have a discussion with that person about a banner for another squadron project.

On to business...


Squadron Status

  • Be reminded that a squadron email group exists... Thanks for letting me know guys--had to here it from a previous Echo CMDR who is now moved on to a WC spot. Much thanks to LC Daniel Goad for that and some other things. You may communicate with the squadron easily and simply by sending mail to echo-squadron@yahoogroups.com.
  • The Squadron homepage is still in the works and will be announced (Dec or Jan) when it resembles something like a web site. Please send me your ideas, graphics, script, etc., whatever may help in the building of your squadron homepage. So far I've had much help from LC Daniel Goad. All submissions are considered as activity and may be rewarded as such based on their merit.
  • It's raining here.
  • Echo Squadron stands currently at 8 pilots.
  • We hold 8 citations--an increase of 3 since I've come to Echo.

Pilot Activity

CM Machinari

  • Medal awarded: 4 LoC's.
  • Medal awarded: Imperial Security Medal for invaluable help to CMDR Crimson Fury in troubleshooting the Krayt Squadron homepage.
  • Completed XWA TC #7, and for the Beer Cup, #24, and XvT TC #75.
  • Flew for the Sov Cup 2003 and not doing very well.
  • Flew MP, thus the LoC's.
  • CMDR type stuff
  • IRC and email active.

LT Pico Astartes

  • inactive

LT Death Squire

  • email contact

SL Julius Malafides

  • inactive

CM Ray Lazzak

  • inactive

SL Nike8718

  • inactive

CM Paco

  • inactive

Lt Ace Fighter

  • Awarded the WC's Pilot of the Week last week Congratz!
  • email contact in which he challenged me... 0_o
  • Completed XWA TC #18

Note: "inactive" is a pretty harsh word, especially in light of the many RL commitments that we all have. Please don't be offended by it. It is simple one week passing where my inbox remains empty. Don't let the word discourage you--it doesn't discourage me.


Current Competitions

  • No squadron comps at this time. Look for a change here in the near future.
  • Competition Name/Title: 2003 Beer Cup
    Submitted by: COM-PROF/AD Proton/SSSD Sovereign
    Start Date (mm/dd/yy): 11/1/2003
    End Date (mm/dd/yy): 11/30/2003
    Parties Involved: Intrepid, Vanguard and Sovereign
    Missions/Battles Used: One each TIE, XWA and XvT battles, to be selected by the three COMs.
    Medals to be Awarded: IS-GW, IS-SW and IS-BW to the top three pilots on each side, in each division. It's the Sov vs. the Intrepid and the Vanguard.
    Miscellaneous Information:
    • Sov vs. Vanguard and Intrepid in TIE, XvT and XWA single-player battles.
    • Top 30 pilot files on each side count toward the results in each division. Overall score of these top 30 scores per division determines the winner(s). Note: XvT division is Top 15 files.
    • TIE scoring is laserless.
    • Time of the comp: Nov. 1 through Nov. 30.
    • Medals: The usual, IS-GW, IS-SW, IS-BW to top three in each division on each side.
  • Vanflying Comps involve XWA-TC #27, XvT-TC #78, TIE-TC #210, and TIE-TC #212. High Scores from those that submit pilots win medals and you have until December 25th to get your pilot files in.
  • Beat your WC in armed combat. The winningmost pilot competing against our beloved WC will win honor and prestige above all other pilots in the wing--and they will prolly win a medal too.
  • WoW's are going on at the zone two weeks out of every month. They are a blast when the EH participates so consider that as an avenue for activity. Contact me for more details.
  • Combat Rating Race
  • FCHG Race
  • IWATS Race
  • Recruitment Race

Tie Corps News

Click here to go to the news page.

  Friday · November 28 · 2003

ATF BGCOM's Name
00:13 - AD Darknyte [darknyte@alltel.net]
I'd like to hereby congratulate Admiral KHAEN on his promotion. Unlike some FOs that shall remain nameless, I know how to properly spell KHAEN's name. :P

  Thursday · November 27 · 2003

TCCOM's OWN
19:24 - FA Cyric [jroscoe@comcast.net]
I have selected my very first TCCOM's OWN! This wing has been extremely active over the course of several months. They have flown, they have been a cohesive unit within the TC, and above all, they took the bull by the horns and recruited their butts off to have the most amount of pilots in a TC WING. Above all, each and every member in this wing is active to some degree and is a great example of what the TC and the EH as a whole represents: Teamwork, dedication,devotion, and having fun. For this I award WING XIII of the ISD GREYWOLF the honor of TCCOM'S OWN! Congrats pilots, you've earned it!

ATF BGCOM Promoted
19:23 - FA Cyric [jroscoe@comcast.net]
I have the honor and privilege to announce the promotion of the ATF BGCOM, VA Khaen. VA Khaen has served as ATF BGCOM for over 7 months. He had the very difficult task of rebuilding, and keeping the ATF in order during the rDB incident. Since then, the ATF has become a very active group, with monthly comps such as the BJ COMP (That's BG Judgment Comp) and managed to bring in new people to the group. This promotion is a long time in coming and very much well deserved. So without further ado, VA Khaen is from this point on granted the rank and privileges of Full Admiral. Congrats AD Khaen!

  Sunday · November 23 · 2003

XvT Ship Patch VERSION 2.0 Released!
10:07 - AD Ender mBind [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]
The newest version of the EHSP for XvT has been released to the Patch Archive. It features a new .exe based installer made by AD Darkhill that is far more user friendly. (And works on all Windows versions).
This version also mends the former EHSP bug that made all bouys look like the probe capsule, fixes the XvT bug that kept the CORTs from firing their lasers, adds 13 new melees to allow MP with the new fighters and adds new models for the Sat/2 and Buoy/2.

(The sco mirror site is back up, all patches there have been updated. Especially for MP - always make sure to have the latest version.)

  Saturday · November 22 · 2003

TIE Ship Patch VERSION 2.0 Released!
15:25 - AD Ender mBind [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]

The newest version of the EHSP for TIE'95 has been released to the sco.minos.net Patch Archive. It features a new .exe based installer made by AD Darkhill that is far more user friendly. (And works on all Windows versions).
This version also adds new models for the Probe/2, Sat/2 and Buoy/2.

(Currently the sco mirror site is down, the moment it gets up again, that will be updated as well.)

BoP Ship Patch VERSION 2.0 Released!
15:24 - AD Ender mBind [mindb_ender@hotmail.com]

The newest version of the EHSP for BoP has been released to the sco.minos.net Patch Archive. It features a new .exe based installer made by AD Darkhill that is far more user friendly. (And works on all Windows versions).
This version also mends the former EHSP bug that made all bouys look like the probe capsule, fixes the BoP bug that kept the CORTs from firing their lasers and adds new models for the Sat/2 and Buoy/2.

(Currently the sco mirror site is down, the moment it gets up again, that will be updated as well. Especially for MP - always make sure to have the latest version.)


Echo Squadron Roster as of Nov 28, 2003

You can click on the pilot's name to view their personal record.

ECHO SQUADRON OF WING XV : VIP Escort
COMMANDER: CM Machinari (ajdeeley@telus.net )
NICKNAME: Emperor's Children
BANNER: echo.gif
MOTTO: Salute the Dark Lords, Salute the Emperor, Onward to Victory!
HOMEPAGE: To Be Announced
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=86

FLIGHT I - TIE INTERCEPTOR
Nickname: Protectors
Motto: To Serve and Protect
1) CM Machinari (ajdeeley@telus.net )
2) LT Pico Astartes (the_ajax@yahoo.com)
3) LT Death Squire (petc36@yahoo.com)
4) SL Julius Malafides (racingcadiz@yahoo.co.uk)

FLIGHT II - TIE BOMBER
Nickname: Guardians
Motto: To Protect and Defend
1) CM Ray Lazzak (lazzak2000@hotmail.com)
2) SL Nike8718 (Nike8718@rcn.com)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - TIE EXPERIMENTAL M1
Nickname: Defenders
Motto: To Defend All Imperial Citizens!
Homepage: http://smilingmachine.tripod.com/flight3.html
1) CM Paco (pacojoebob@yahoo.com)
2) TBA
3) LT Ace Fighter (manofdeth1@yahoo.com)
4) TBA


That's it for my 3rd report. Happy hunting!

  • Click here to see how your combat rating ranks against the other pilots of Wing XV.
  • Click here to view the FCHG rankings of the pilots of Wing XV.

MP is where it's at these days--GO FLY! You all need to visit #EHCOC on Undernet.

/quit mach out

CMDR/CM Machinari/Echo 1-1/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard
BSx2/PCx2/ISMx4/MoI/IS-5BW-4BR-2SW-1SR-1GW/LoC-IS-CSx6-Rx2/DFC-BW/CoB/OV-2E [CNTR]
{IWATS-BOT-CBX-FLA-FGX-IIC/1/2-LIN-M/1/2-PHP-SM/3-TM-TT-VBS-XTM/1/2-XTT}

This is me after the brawl in the Vanguard mess hall...


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