BIG COMP HERE!!!! Let's Fly and win!
Wing XV Pilots,
You are now in a completely un-expected competition with no prior notice given.
Don't think it isn't organized, no, I have all details worked out.
The TO needs to approve this, but I'll go along anyways.
Start Date: 24/04/2001
End Date: 08/05/2001
Parties Involved:Wing XV.
Battles/Comps Used: Any EH Battle, and any Multiplayer Event recognized as a Fleet Competition by the Combat Operations Office, plus Operation: Supremacy (TO Approved Comp - #488).
Other Details: Two week Flying Competition for Wing XV.
We will go by a points system (for each pilot, not squadron):
1 point per Mission flown.
3 points per LoC won (and per Operation: Supremacy (Comp #488) victory).
2 points per Competition attended where no LoCs were won.
Squadrons will be rated as well:
5 points per Single Player Citation
7 points per Multiplayer Citation (where over half the Squadron has gone to a Combat Event).
* Each Citation earned only counts once, even if you lose it and regain it.
If anyone transfers during the Competition, their points stay with the Squadron they were originally with.
At the end, the scores will be tallied and the following awards will be given:
First Place: Iron Silver Wings (SW)
Second Place: Iron Star Bronze Wings (BW)
Third Place: Iron Star Bronze Wings (BW)
This is the especially cool part, thanks to Ender mBind for thinking this up: The winning Squadron will have the Commodore as un unofficial member of their Squadron for two weeks. He will post on the Squadron's message board, submit BSFs, etc. to the CMDR and do various other Squadron related activities.
Any activity starting as of today counts, not BSFs flown earlier and submitted during the Comp, not LoCs earned before the Comp but awarded during... I want this activity to reflect activity starting today. I didn't even tell the CMDRs, so I'm pretty confident there is no hoarding like in ASF:SC II.
It is your job to tell me about your points. Keep me informed.
Thanks,
Lieutenant Colonel Khadgar
Wing XV Wing Commander
WC/LC Khadgar/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard
SS/BS/PCx7/ISMx15/LoC-PSx37/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV [EXCR] {IWATS-PHP/1-SM/2}
We can win this one!
News:
TC Wide:
XvT Tactics online
The XvT Tactics course is now online. You can check it out at http://www.imperialacademy.org/xvttactics/. The course professor is MAJ Tarkin.
First EH Ladder season ends!
The first season of the ladder has finished. The winners are listed below:
Jedi Knight XvT XWA
1st Jae 70 Brucmack 40 Judge 179
2nd Zsinj and Apophis 20 Khaen 30 Demos 146
3rd Scoser-JK 14 Death 21 Strahd 75
Wing IX WC open to applications
This from Rear Admiral Ricaud, recently promoted to RelCOM:
With the appointment of a new Commodore of the ISD Relentless, it is now necessary for an equally-new Commanding Officer of Wing IX to be found. Effective immediately, the post is open to any and all interest individuals in the TIE Corps at the rank of Commander or higher, and with previous experience as a squadron leader. However, this will be no normal application procedure. Because the "Fighting Ninth" is an exceptional wing, recently winning the titles of TIE Corps Commander's Own and TIE Corps Battlegroups Flagship within the space of a month, it deserves an exceptional commander.
Thus, this appointment will not be decided purely or even largely on past experience, but ability. All candidates for the position of Wing IX Commander should write a short essay, with a minimum of 750 words, on the topic of "the nature of power within the TIE Corps" with particular reference to the post of Wing Commander. The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of where an officer's authority derives from, the limit to this, interrelational requirements with other positions with regards to WC, and how the efficient legitimacy of a command is established and maintained.
If it sounds confusing, you probably shouldn't think about applying. There is no right or wrong answer, all that I want to hear are your own theories of basically where a Wing Commander's power lies, how they maintain it, and how they should exercise and use it. The more intelligently and eloquently a discussion on the subject you can write, the better your chances.
All applications should be e-mailed to val.ricaud@btinternet.com and CC:ed to jarak@stny.rr.com. You may also send any questions concerning the application procedure and what is expected to the former of these addresses, or catch up with me on IRC as Ricaud in channels #Emperor's_Hammer, #TIECorps, or #ISD_Relentless. However, do please send formal applications in soon!
SCO resigns
Our Science Officer, Fleet Admiral Kermee, is stepping down from his position, but he says he will be staying behind long enough at least to assist the new Science Officer in getting started. Requirements for applying to this position will be posted shortly.
ASF News
Lieutenant Colonel Brucmack is stepping down because he wants to be a FM again. :) That means that Wing XIII is looking for a new Wing Commander. All applicants should send their apps to Rear Admiral Woobee and CC Vice Admiral Cyric and Lieutenant Colonel Brucmack.
The new BGCOM Intimidator for this month is LCM Michael of the ISD Greywolf!
Squadron News:
We have this comp with Cobra squadron..I don't quite get how this works..because Avenger squad set it up..but anyway, if anyof you can meet to fly a few MP rounds with memebers of Cobra within the next week or so, lemme know =)
Squadron Status: Most of you have contacted me within the last week, this is good, keep it up =) A few of you have noth though..and this is worrying me.
Activity:
LC Garik Hizad: Flew 2 Free-TIE's, and 3 MP matches, no wins
LT Victor Stalwart: no known activity, contact me!
LT Vaygen: standard contact
LCM Mike Fett: no known activity, I enjoyed reading your weekly emails, where did they go!?
CPT Raistlin: no known activity, contact me!
LCM Solor Werwax: still on leave??
SL Rayf Outlander: no knonw activity, you have 2 weeks, or you will be AWOL'd..please contact me!
LCM Ray Lazzak: Free-XWA #8, Free-XWA #9, Free-XWA #21, Free-XWA #22, wrote a flight report, attached
SL Wez Merino: contacted me, was helped with several questions
SL Chris Ball: contacted me, I think....or was it Khadgar..aww..sheesh..can't remember...
Roster:
MANTIS SQUADRON OF WING XV : Deep Strike
COMMANDER: LC Garik Hizad (Heartofgold42@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: Nocturnal Predators
MOTTO: We rest while you run, and attack while you sleep.
HOMEPAGE: http://mantissquadron.homestead.com/home.html
MESSAGE BOARD: http://mantissquadron.homestead.com/messboard.html
FLIGHT I - SUPA FIGHTER
Nickname: Monnoks
Motto: Strike to the Heart
Homepage: http://mantissquadron1.homestead.com/index.html
1) LC Garik Hizad (Heartofgold42@hotmail.com)
2) LT Victor Stalwart (rsearcey@tampabay.rr.com)
3) LT Delacroix Vaygen (d_vaygen@hotmail.com)
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - SKIPRAY BLASTBOAT
Nickname: Nightbeasts
Motto: We were banished by rebels, now we shall bring our revenge
1) LCM Mike Fett (boba.fett@aon.at)
2) CPT Raistlin (Deltron303o@aol.com )
3) LCM Solor Werwax (saznt.saznt@verizon.net )
4) SL Rayf Outlander (darkjediknight@subdimension.com)
FLIGHT III - TOSCAN FIGHTER
Nickname: Corellian Sand Panthers
Motto: The unlucky few who see us see nothing more......
1) LCM Ray Lazzak (lazzak2000@hotmail.com)
2) SL Wez Merino (jeffro884@hotmail.com)
3) SL Christopher Ball (Imperial_HQ@hotmail.com)
4) TBA
Squadron Citations (6):
TC-XWA Battle 2 - First Contact
TC-XWA Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
TC-XWA Battle 5 - Show of Force
TC-XWA Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
TC-XWA Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
IW-XWA Battle 22 - Abyssi Ianua - Gates to Hell
Misc:
I really suggest that you read LCM Lazzak's excellent flight report..it contains a rather humorous ascii war that he and I had over a few mails..makes good reading ;)
Until next week,
CMDR/LC Garik Hizad/Mantis/Wing XV/ISD Vanguard/
BS/PC/ISMx4/MoI/LoC-CSx5/CoLx2/CoB/OV [GALL]
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