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[Agent 0 Fortune]

I used to call them
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxttrot, Golf, Hotel

But that way way back before ECM, when you could target mechs. Now I don't bother, it take stoo much time to type in a mech description and location in the chatbox

[Traigus]

SSrrm = with cheese
ECM = with mayo




SRM cat = Shortbusapult
SSRM cat = Shortbusapult w/ cheese

Raven = Turkey
RAven with ECM Turkey with mayo

[Mazrix]

Catapults:
-2 x Gauss: Gausspult
-SRMboat: Splatcat, splatapult
-Streakboat: Streakapult (formerly), fossilpult (nowadays)
-2 x ac20: ACpult

Cataphracts:
-2 x Gauss: Gaussphract
-5 x laser: Blue bomber

Raven:
-3L ECM: Craven

Commando:
-2D ECM: Nuisance
-3 x SSRM: Streakmando

Awesome:
-Any: toy

Atlas:
-ECM D-DC: DDC
-Non-ecm D-DC: what
-Others: non-DDC

Jaegermech:
-6 x MG + 2 x LPL: Lullermech
-2 x ac20: Ethanol, Puriss.
-2 x gauss: Koskenkorva

Centurion:
-Yen-Lo-Wang: The Wang

[Walk]

Some examples..

Alpha, SRM cat, full
Beta, streakcat, no arms
Charlie, AC/20 cat, low CT
Delta, AC/20 Jaeg, XL-Engine
Echo, missile boat, full
Foxtrot,Atlas, back armor gone
Gamma/Gulf, ECM Raven, low legs

Straight forward, simple, and no one ever has any issues with it.
Callsign, then basic loadout/Chassis, and last any important information concerning where to aim.

[Budor]

laser ************

another ppc ************

*****

dat srm *****

ecm ****

and many other variations...

[Mechteric]

Alpha... Dead
Bravo... Dead
Charlie... Dead
Delta... Dead
Echo... Dead
Foxtrot... Dead
Golf... Dead

[Source Control]

The game calls them out rather nicely for me. When I see an enemy, the game conveniently sends a message to everyone in the game, "Source Control has killed [insert enemy here]"

Honestly, I just say, "A1" (since EVERYONE running an A1 has 6 SRMs) or "K2" which assumes 2 AC/20s, or "3L"...

Most mech now a days are running the same configs. It's going to have Gauss, AC/20, SRM, PPC, or Large Lasers. Match the mech model number and you can pretty much guess what they are running.

[Stone Profit]

Blue Hymn, on 28 March 2013 - 08:21 AM, said:

Catapult with 6srm6 = Splat cat
Catapult with Ac20s = Boom Cat
Catapult with Dual Gauss = GaussCat
Catapult with conventional lrms = Stack Cat

Jagermech with 4ac2/ac5 = Jaeger
Jagermech with 2Ac20s = 20-Jaeger
Jagermech with 4UAC5s = Fail-Jaeger

Conventional Atlas = ddc, or d, or k

[Joseph Mallan]

Budor, on 28 March 2013 - 10:45 AM, said:

laser ************

another ppc ************

*****

dat srm *****

ecm ****

and many other variations...

Your military background is showing. That kind of language! Man

[Zphyr]

Blue Hymn, on 28 March 2013 - 08:21 AM, said:

Conventional Atlas = Fatlass

Define conventional...

I prefer just using Alpha, Beta, Charlie...

My group call zombie those with all limbs and side torsos gone. Like those pesky zombie cents, with only the CT and a couple lasers running around like headless chickens.

I don't say "splat", I say Splashcats are the main targets (I call mini-splash those with a little something other than SRM). As are DDCs. Or ravens (aka 3L). Or the Dual Gauss / AC20 (Cats or not). Missile Boats are any mech which main weapons are LRMs, be them a light or an assault.

[TruePoindexter]

Blue Hymn, on 28 March 2013 - 08:21 AM, said:

Just curious - what names do you call out to inform your team when you spot an enemy mech with a certain configuration?

For me, it goes like this:

Catapult with 6srm6 = Splat cat
Catapult with Ac20s = Boom Cat
Catapult with Dual Gauss = Snipe Cat
Catapult with conventional lrms = Missile boat

Jagermech with 4ac2/ac5 = Jaeger
Jagermech with 2Ac20s = Jaeger Bomb
Jagermech with 4UAC5s = Jaeger Nuclear f***over

Conventional Atlas = Fatlass

By military letter designation. I want them dead not admired.

[The Mech behind you]

Trollmando - Commando 2D with ECM and Streaks

[von Pilsner]

Founders Atlas = Fatlas
DDC = DDC

[Ngamok]

Use the standard military designations:

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Detla, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel

And then after that once I see what is what, then it's Alpha is a Splatcat, Charlie is a PPC Stalker, Echo is a Raven, Golf is dual gauss / AC20. Bravo is LRM Boat., Delta is a DDC, Foxtrot is a zombie cent, Hotel is a poptart.

[Blue Hymn]

Wow. Didn't expect so much variety out there on mech nicknames. xD I think it actually might be a good idea to come up with a thread that has some commonly used mech nicknames - to categorize targets and give some quick info whenever you need to describe a target - to kill, or to avoid.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Godswrath, on 28 March 2013 - 09:15 AM, said:

Honey badger...LOVE IT!

Honeybadger don't care