TARTARUS SQUADRON
WING XIII of ISD GREY WOLF
NEWSLETTER NO. 3
by CM Tomaas Banys


":) Ok people, this is your CMDR reporting. I have a lot to tell you all. Let's start from the beginning.

RECRUITMENT

I hereby declare recruitment lower priority. It's simple: we have a lot to do right now, and it is all about the citations. We currently have 7 pilots... 6, actually. LT Juan Cortes has to be declared AWOL, I'm afraid.

NEWS

1. We have a new COM! It is RA Khadgar! That's good, because he actually seems capable of fitting in this position (and we have Woobee!) >> respect!
2. We have a new pilot! COL Woobee stepped down from his position as GW COM and is our new flight member!!! Jee-ha!
3. LT DarkC has been veeeeeery carying about us. As well as most of the squad. COL Woobee does the competition preparations, Leslaw is doing some nice missions... but wait, where's the fiction?!
4. Many people stepped down. E.g. FA Kermee. Our beloved "Sci" has burned out. His CA was appointed news "Sci" - and it is VA Darkhill. (Etc, etc... what's happening? Many people I know get a break. Why?)
5. Another important thing. MAJ Marcin Szydlowski of Crusader Sq has agreed that a personal conflict between us is a bad thing and heard my explanations which satisfied him. We're no longer their #1 enemies, the only thing left to me is to say "sorry" to all of them. All thanks to LT DarkC. One more week and a medal for sure.
6. SL Nick Chi'cath has left our squadron.
7. SL Brian has been promoted to LT! Congrats!!!
8. CM Wes Janson has been appointed Phoenix CMDR! HA!!!

FICTION

Hmm... still no submissions. I think I'll be doing some fiction for myself if you don't want to. DarkC, you've done some nice stories. WRITE SOMETHING!

MEDALS

LT DarkC has received CoB for her excellent service in our Fleet. What could I say... she keeps telling me it's not about e-mails, but I think she likes it. I think I'll recommend her for a medal for overall superb performance.

PROMOTIONS

SL Brian has been promoted to rank of Lieutenant for his excellent performance in MP ladder versus LC Bruckmack.

TOPIC: MP FLYING

As in the week before, the topic tells everything. The OP: Supremacy is to conclude till 17th, we have to fly. Well, I want all pilots to try. To do this effectively, I must know your exact timezones and when you'll be able to compete. We can always work out some times with MAJ Death. E.g. I live in GMT +0100 timezone, so I have great trouble in settling times. But I try. You should too.
The next thing I will need is the speed of your Internet connection. E.g. I fly on an 28800bps, which sometimes gets its speed raise or drop by double. I want the same info from you. And I want it asap.

COMBAT RATINGS

Marksman 3rd - COL Woobee (19)
Trainee (1) - LCM Leslaw (2), CM Tomaas Banys (1)
None (0) - LT Callousness, LT DarkC, LT Juan Cortes, LT Brian

FCHG TRAIN

Paladin (300) - COL Woobee (307)
Gallant (200) – LCM Leslaw (232)
Cavalier (150) – CM Tomaas Banys (165)
Dragoon (100) - LT DarkC (113)
Lancer (25) – LT Callousness (33)
Grenadier (10) – LT Juan Cortes (18)
None (0) - LT Brian (0)

COMPETITIONS

Operation Supremacy
Started by Apr 20. They still fight. They use XvT and XWA. MAJ Death, CMDR of Avenger Squadron is the one to ask. It is a multiplayer competition. We will be proving our mettle against the ASF COMMAND! Do you hear me? The big brass! I want to show them we have the will to fight, even if we don't stand much against all those veteran officers they posess. Give them hard time, though. All details: http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=488; I expect every pilot who has XvT or XWA to fly. I will try my luck as well though I don't know how. Every joystick counts. More info: http://64.4.20.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=ba3ea0fdf6d2d93e99b5c7b1c7052bf7&lat=989530830&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2egeocities%2ecom%2fDeathVIP369%2fOP%2dSUP%2f1%2ehtml

LSF vs EH League War
Already started. It ends by May 16th. Fighters: XvT/XWA. Place: irc.nassery.org, channel #lsfvseh. Results will be posted at BATTLESTATS: www.battlestats.com ... one reminder: you have to get yerself an account at battlestats to take part in this one. But it pays off.

EH Ladder (SEASON II)
Ladder is on! Brian has already flew there. It's on till 4th of July (remember the significance of this day?) and it pays off even more. XWA, XvT, JK... I want everybody to try at least two matches there. Details: http://www.imperialacademy.org/ladder/join.asp ...

My uniform competition (REPOSTED FROM LAST WSR)
Simple and sweet. I need a new, good uniform. If I find the uniform nice and comfortable, the author will get an ISM. If not... well, there is always another try, isn't it? In general, I'd like it to be fully official and to bear appropriate markings. I want no crappy-looks.

Graphics and fiction competition (REPOSTED FROM LAST WSR)
Similar one. We really need some material for the webpage so we could outshine our mates from other squadrons. Have a look at the Crusader webpage I previously did (http://wolfmaster.4t.com) and think if you might get me something that would suit us now? ISM for most creative people. The same applies to the fiction writers. If it's good enough, ISM is yours.

TOURNAMENTS (aka COMBAT CALENDAR)

Sunday:
XWA Zone Sunday (XWA) the Zone 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
Monday:
Praetorian Competition (XvT, XWA) #praetorian 19:00 - 21:00 EST
Wednesday:
Greenwich Wolf Competition (XvT, XWA) #wingxiii 1:00 - 4:30 PM EST
Wednesday ASF Competition (XvT, XWA) #wingxiii 7:00 - 10:30 PM EST
Thursday:
Avenger Training (XvT, XWA) #avenger 8:00 - 11:00 PM EST
Saturday:
EuroLoC (XvT, XWA) #euroloc 10:00 - 11:30 AM EST
Kampfegemetzel (XWA) the Zone 1:00 - 3:00 PM EST

CONTACT INFO

Depends on who (or what) do you want to contact with. Just ask me.

SQUADRON ACTIVITY

I have again saw a stream of activity from some of you and completely nothing from other people. If you want to fly, we're for you. But if you neglect it or want to do something else, there are thousands of way to be productive. Just be honest, ok? Here goes the weekly ATR check:

Tartarus 1-1: CM Tomaas Banys: (that's me!)... Mhmmm... my joystick is still broken, however I did some free missions using "NV Joystick Emulator" for mouse and keyboard. I did FREE-BoP#1 and FREE-BoP#9. The next mission I flew was FREE-BoP#4, but... I played it on one of the previous files by mistake. Me clumsy. I also tried some TC-TIEs, but with no joystick it's damn hard. Done a pre-beta HTML work at TT webpage. Trained CT Calidus again. Recruited... I mean persuaded to join TC my friend, CT Dexter (currently Charlie Company). Did some fiction and have talked to MAJ Marcin Szydlowski a bit. Still, I could do better if I had not been swamped by those horrible exams!
Tartarus 1-2: LT Callousness: Nothing. Haven't seen him. Call, might you e-mail me? I don't want to lose you.
Tartarus 1-3: LT Brian: Just joined squadron. And already played a match with Bruckmack and done TC-XvT#1. Unfortunately... it was not the valid pilot file. But I expect it soon. Good job.

Tartarus 2-1: LT DarkC: Ace of the week again! She completed TC-TIE#15-20 and #23. Has phoned me twice. Helped me with handling the situation with MAJ Mike. kept in touch a lot. Great job. Medal coming, I would love you more if you would try some mp flying, ok? @-`-,- (a rose for you) ;)
Tartarus 2-3: LT Juan Cortes: Nothing this week. And we have a problem: he's AWOL because nobody has ever seen him in last 4 weeks. I will wait 48hrs for any kind of activity. If not, he's out.
Tartarus 2-4: CT Arcadius Calidus: He has only melees left to complete his training. Do them, dude!!! ;) A notice to all readers: he promised to join our squadron. He gave me his word. So as a sign of respect for that decision, I include him in the report. I want all pilots to help other cadets as much as possible.

Tartarus 3-1: LCM Leslaw: Some holonet transmissions. I was happy to talk to him again. His TC-XWA#11 finally was processed. Good. I also got a set of missions. They're good. I have some remarks, but that's for a separate e-mail. Anyways, good work! That's the spirit.
Tartarus 3-2: COL Woobee: Just joined us. A lot of e-mail traffic. Nothing besides. I want you, SIR, to move your shiny GUNBOAT out of the hangar and fly at least a patrol. You're supposed to be the ace here ;) Comment: I mean it, sir. I hope you'll be most active. You seem to be just the man we need for our squad, show it to people.

ROSTER

84th Imperial Starfighter Squadron: TARTARUS of WING XIII
CURRENT ORDERS/DUTY: PACIFICATION
COMMANDER: CM Tomaas A.J. WOLFMASTER Banys
NICKNAME: The Hellraisers
HOMEPAGE: *** none ***
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=36&v=0&s=1

FLIGHT I - SFS F2E TIE Interceptor
NICKNAME: Masters of Torment
MOTTO: Real Men don't need shields
[1] CM Tomaas Banys
[2] LT Callousness
[3] LT Brian
[4] TBA

FLIGHT II - SFS B2F2 TIE Bomber
NICKNAME: The Emperor's Shackles
MOTTO: Sending fools into pits of Tartarus
[1] LT DarkC
[2] TBA
[3] *** LT Juan Cortes ***
[4] TBA

FLIGHT III - Cygnus Starwing Xg-1a Assault Gunboat
NICKNAME: The Imperial Lunatics
MOTTO: Wake up and smell the burning rebels
[1] LCM Leslaw
[2] COL Woobee
[3] TBA
[4] TBA

COMMANDER'S OFFICE

Nothing I mumble today is worth your attention. Wait.. there's something: I know that CT Calidus is really an EH fanatic. Take example of him ;) - on one of our polish history classes he mentioned Ambassador Repnin (a russian politician working in Poland in 1772-1795) to be Ambassador Ronin. Hmm... interesting. Most fanatic. ":)

CITATIONS

Currently we hold the following (total of 4):

TC-XvT Battle 1 - The Verpine Encounter
TC-XvT Battle 2 - Capture of a Murderer
TC-XvT Battle 3 - Preparing for Battle
TC-XvT Battle 4 - Encounter with the Black Sun


Respectfully submitted,

CMDR/CM Tomaas A.J. WOLFMASTER Banys/Tartarus/Wing XIII/ISD Grey Wolf/Agressor Strike Force
Wing Commander's Own [March, April 2001]
ISMx2/CoB [CAVL] {IWATS-ICQ-M/1-SM/2}
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