Yes! Finally, after over 3 years, I have 3000 FCHG points. It was one of my career goals. Also, I have new battles and missions for you :)

• BoP-TC #15,16
• XvT-F 135,136
• XWA-FREE #92-94

More will follow soon, and my next goal is 1000 CR :)

I've updated the older patches for TIE95 to add amongst others custom OPTs (The craft now actually look like they supposed to) and custom names in-flight. This has been done already to the A-9 Vigilance, Cloakshaped Fighter, TIE Dragon, TIE Phantom Mk.2 and TIE Scimitar, the TIE-IW patches will be next.
Besides these, I've also released the new Cloakshaped Fighter patch for XvT. :)

All these patches are available from the Patch Archive at the Science Office Site - give them a try:)

The Internet Office is pleased to announce the release of the SquadFirst Squadron Homepage Template, coded by our very own Alex Foley. After a little bit of delay, we've finally worked out all the bugs (we think) and you can now download the package, complete with full instructions at http://squadfirst.minos.net. If you find any bugs, please report them to FA Ari.

On a related note, the Internet Office is deeply sorry to see IOA Alex Foley resign this week due to lack of time available for IO matters. He served the IO loyally, and went from a simple HTML coder to a skilled PHP coder in months within the IO. He will be missed by the entire staff.

I've made new patches for TIE95 to level it with the new releases for XvT. This means you can now have the TIE Vanguard, TIE Drone, TIE Assault, TIE Protector, K-Wing, I-7 Howlrunner, Spectre Advanced Missileboat, TIE Experimental Mk.1 and TIE SentinelShadow in TIE'95 as well... And I added the TIE Phantom (Mk.1) already to TIE'95.

All these patches are available from the Patch Archive at the Science Office Site - give them a try:)

For our wealthier members, the Omega Squadron Store has opened up for business! It can be found at http://www.cafeshops.com/omegasquadron. Credit goes out to COL Sasquatch and EmpReach for setting it up.

The new Wing Commander for Wing VIII on the Colossus has finally been selected and approved. Many congratulations to Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Shadd!

I know it is late and almost nobody knew about it. However there is an EH only BSC War! Feel free to fly. This is the test fight for the Parallax Wars! Unfortunately my HDD Problem kept me from reporting this, however there is still time left!

XWA War
XvT War

A little Science Office competition for all to enjoy, even the Fleet Commander if he wants: The Science quotes Webhunt!
The science Office reports all start with a Quote... but they are all without references! Find the 15 references on the web and gain points. The one with the most points wins the medal(s) - an IS-SR for the winner and a IS-BR for the second place.
More information in the latest SCO report as well:)

For XvT: The E-W, A/X-W, SPEC and PHX have been updated while the T/e1, T/A(ssault), V-38 (Sentinel/Shadow), I-7, M-CRV, GSP and TIE Drone are new releases all together. New features are again that they no longer replace existing craft, all have .bat installers and their own OPTs and stats.
More information in the latest Science Office report.

From today on, I am back from my leave. The leave was long, (RL Stuff), but from now on I take over the Office again. Expect a detalied report on friday!

Small package:

• BoP-DB #1
• TIE-FREE #217

Battles have not been uploaded to stnet.pl mirror since FTP server is down. However you can still download all other battles from there.

17 missions today, and more to come very soon. Today I hope ;)

• XvT-TC #57-60
• XvT-FREE #134

Enjoy :)

Today, our very own Colonel Brucmack, best MP pilot of Emperor's Hammer achieve another milestone: 4000 FCHG points.
Congratulations Bruc, keep it up. I assume it won't take you too long to hit 5000.
Brucmack is the only pilot to hold top position in both FCHG and CR ranking and it is soon possible that he will be top HSer in EH. Ph33r!

P.S. Please return my calls Bruc!

The T/Pr, T/Dr, T/G, T/SB (formerly SB-III), A-9b, K-W, S/Y-W and M/A-W have all been updated to be on slot #11 (tienew2) and can now be installed with others that aren't on that slot. Several stats changes here and there, all new installers and the T/Dr and S/Y-W received new OPTs.
The Mobquet Transport and the M/FRT the Luggage have also been released for XvT and more patches are coming up shortly, also for XWA and TIE.

More on the patches is in the SCO report, the patches themselves you can get from the Patch Archive on the Science Office Site. If you encounter any missions with these craft that haven't been updated since yesterday, report it to the TAC. Report other bugs to me.

[ohh.. and its FA mBind... silly database ;)]

Big congratulations to Flight Officer, FA Priyum Patel who has been promoted to the rank of High Admiral, for his excellent service in Emperor's Hammer during last two years.

Congratulations Pri, keep it up!

This time very small package, but soon you will get huge XvT/BoP package.

• XWA-IW #33
• XWA-FREE #91

Vice Admiral Kyle Katarn is currently on emergency leave due to a hard drive failure. In the meanwhile, RA Autoris will take over COO duties so email him with any queries you may have.

The position of Wing VIII Wing Commander is now open to applications. All interested parties must be able to meet the following requirements:

- A successful tour as Squadron Commander (in the TIE Corps) for no less than FOUR consecutive months
- Intimate familiarity with all TC protocols and procedures
- No major HCI convictions within the last two years
- Familiarity with TIE (any version)
- Commitment to carry out the Wing Commander duties as detailed in the Training Manual

Applicants must have a quick email response time as well as being able to work with high level command officers and regular Flight Members on a regular basis. Specific skills such as webpage design etc, are desirable. Applications should be sent to Rear Admiral Indaro and Vice Admiral Krax.

Congratulations go out to Rear Admiral RogueWing, Commodore of the ISD Immortal, who has been promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral for his tireless work in supporting his ship and Battlegroup.

I'm pleased to announce the promotions of the following Officers:

- Colonel Stele Pellaeon, Wing II WC - promoted to General
- Rear Admiral Khameir Sarin, ISD Grey Wolf COM - promoted to Vice Admiral
- Major Tissaya Argat, Wing XIV WC - promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
- Major Drax Remlinger - appointed Wing XV WC

Congratulations to these people on their much deserved promotions!

Congratulations to the pilots of Wing XVIII who emerged victorious in their recent competition with the ISD Immortal. The final scores were:

Wing XVIII:
- Total: 51,469
- Average: 5,147

Wing XI:
- Total: 48,897
- Average: 6,985

1st Place- LT Kat Lyons (IS-SW)
2nd Place- CPT Filla (IS-BW)

Due to recent problems and complaints on our battle I've decided to order as follows:

1. Destruction of EH ships listen in Fleet Manual is forbidden (unless FCHG or CAB)
2. All EH vs EH battles are forbidden, unless some conditions met.
3. FCHG/CAB battles, when we loose IW ship, must be approved by IWTAC, DB ship by SHW, and so on.

You can find more details here. This does not affect battles already released and those in beta queue.

The historical record page now lists your medals, awarded after September 2000, along with the reason and who awarded it.

This time rather small package:

• XvT-TC #57
• XvT-FREE #130-133
• XWA-FREE #90

Enjoy! :)

ASF SC V concluded recently, this year's winners are:

Top Ship: ISD Intrepid
Top Squadron: Diamondback
Top Pilot: Commander Tvan'Oris

For full details on the final scoring, please visit http://ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=4416. Congratulations to the ISD Intrepid for retaining it's Flagship title and to the crew of the ASF on a well fought competition.

The big announcement from the flagship this week is that the SSSD
Sovereign League 2003 will begin March 15! That's right -- one of the
best competitions in the history of the Emperor's Hammer is being reborn.
And this time it will not only include the usual TIE competition, but
we're introducing XWA and XvT single-player divisions too! I have
appointed LC Todbringer, a longtime Sovereign pilot and veteran of the
previous Sovereign League seasons, to head up the competition. He will be
assisted by MAJ Artys, another top veteran, and perhaps other pilots.
They will handle the day-to-day operations and record keeping, and I will
be on hand throughout to assist them and help resolve any problems or
disputes.
As in its previous incarnations, the Sovereign League will run through a
regular season, with squadrons fighting for post-season playoff
positions. Each round will last two weeks, with pilots flying assigned
free missions. The surviving playoff teams will fly full battles in
several rounds of elimination. The winning squadrons will receive many
honors, and the winners of the individual top-gun contests will receive
medals and much recognition.
I'm also excited to announce that the Sovereign League will be open to
all squadrons in the TIE Corps! The squadrons of the flagship will be
proud to host fellow squadrons from throughout the corps that also desire
to participate.
Watch for the SSSD Sovereign League 2003 "Season Primer" memorandum
within the next week or two. In the meantime, you all know what to do:
Get ready to fly your flightsuits off!! :)

Congratulations to General Indaro who has been promoted to Rear Admiral and Commodore of the ISD Colossus.

The Science Office has released a patch to add the Modified Strike Cruiser (M/SC, the "Rebel Interdictor") to X-Wing Alliance. The OPT was made by CM Tim, patch by myself and AD Darkhill.

You can download the patch from the IW section in the Patch Archive at the Science Office Website. (oh.. and thanks DS for testing;P)

For those in our battlegroups who would like additional training in WoW atmosphere, LC Dax Corrin and I have entered us in 4 new WoW events that Battlestats.com is offering.

1: XWA Week of War XLVI and XvT Week of War LVI. You know all the rules.

2: Cloakshape Calamity: This is an XWA based war where only Cloakshape fighters will be allowed, all other matches will be deleted. EH members WILL be allowed to fly against each other. This will give us an opportunity to fly something other than the typical T/I matches we currently predominately use. Also, more opportunities to earn LoCs and DFCs. Please get the word out to all who own XWA for this one. War dates are this Friday, February 7th till Friday, February 14th.

3: Firespray Fetish: This is basically the same as the above, with Firespray craft the only allowed craft, all other matches will be deleted. Same rules apply, players from the same club WILL be allowed to fly each other. Dates for this event are February 14th-21st.  

4: For our XvT pilots, the Assault Gunboat Galore II starts this Friday. Dates for war are Feb 7-14th, same rules as XWA cloakshape and Firespray wars. EH members are allowed to fly each other. Only Assault gunboat matches are allowed, all other matches will be deleted.

I hope this gives our membership an additional opportunity to hone their MP skills so we may improve for the 2 main WoW events.

Vice Admiral Absolut Vodka has decided to step down as the Commodore of the ISD Colossus and take over command of Pi Squadron. My thanks and gratitude to him for all the hard work he put into his position. A new COM will be announced shortly - do not send applications unless asked to.

Tactical Office is proud to announce you greatest mission creation competition ever, called "Mission Creation Wars". All rules and details can be found here
But first you need to sign up, emailing me and my Command Attaché. Title your email "Mission Creation Wars".
Remember. There are great medals to win, but also you will have to face best mission designers of EH :)

This time I have something for people with graphics creation skills (again :P). All details can be found here. Try to be quick :)
Also I am looking for new TACA. This person will be responsible for creation different graphics for Tactical Office. Good awards for hard work. You must be familiar with creation of logos, backgrounds, layouts for webpages and banners. No other skills required, but HTML knowledge would be ok.
Send applications to me, and don't forget to cc my Attaché.

Congrats to winners!

TAC Competition #1
11..			Points:			..
Name	PIN	Sub Name	Gord	Mike	Total	Award
Ras Kronar	5053	tacbanner	9	9	18	IS-GR
Ras Kronar	5053	tacbanner2	6	8	14	IS-SR
Kettch	5243	tacfinal1	7	6	13	IS-BR

TAC Competition #2
11..			Points:			..
Name	PIN	Sub Name	Gord	Mike	Total	Award
Big Daddy	10101	Master of Tactics	9	9	18	IS-GR
Darksaber	4818	Master of Puppets	7	6	13	IS-SR
Darksaber	4818	Another on bites the dust	7	5	12	IS-BR

Expect more comps soon ;)

Some new COs have been appointed:

• VA Khaine, former CA:OPS, to OPS
• VA Keldorn, former SOD, to TO
• AD Tron to LO

Many congratulations go out to General Badlands who returns to take over the reigns of Wing XI for a second time. His previous tenure as WC was most successful and we expect more of the same this time. Congrats Badlands!