SHIELD SQUADRON REPORT #24 16/6/03

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

* `Drake is now known as `Q
`gunman - What do you got for us, Q? Watch with laser? Car with stinger missiles? Miniature version of Snij?


MOMENT OF THE WEEK

* Aresis slaps Snij around a bit with a large trout
Aresis - :)
AD_Krax - I wouldn
Snij - poor trout
AD_Krax - 't do that, Aresis. In Snij...that's a mating call.
Aresis - .....
`gunman - rofl
Snij - naaaaah. it's not sunrise
* Aresis runs
Snij - try it again in 10 hours
Snij - rrrrrrrrowl
Aresis - someone remind me not to be online in ten hours
Aresis - :P
LCM_Ryke - u know aresis that could be reported as animal cruelty and inhumane punishement to the fish


SQUADRON NEWS

Message from the TO: The Training Office (under the sponsorship of the Imperial University) is launching a series of IRC colloquia – individual ‘online conferences’ that serve to educate and discuss matters of importance to our role as members of the Emperor’s Hammer and the internet community. These events will take the form of a presentation from professionals followed by directed questions and open discussion. I am calling for proposals for these events to focus upon (such topics can span Star Wars canon to matters of real-life relevance; literature, popular culture, music – the possibilities are essentially endless). Any such ideas or comments should be sent to me at to@emperorshammer.org.
-The forums have moved to http://theholo.net/mb/ and I have updated our roster accordingly.
-Seems you guys, like some important ppl coffCraycoff, don’t check our squadron’s MB. So I’m telling you now that we’ve beaten Crossbow on our squadron comp. Here are the results:

Shield Squadron

Gunman: 11,854
Powerslave: 8,873
Rollins: 5,124
Zept Leeartic: 0
Morpheus: 0

Total: 25,851
Average: 5,170


Crossbow Squadron

Dulcatos: 14,316
Mark: 326
Kurha Mehino: 0
Chibo: 0
Roulex: 0

Total: 14,642
Average: 2,928

We win, but Dulcatos is Top Gun, and he received a nice IS-BW for it. Something for him to remind us now that he is CMDR of Demon Squadron :)
-Sarn was promoted to Captain. A reward for a job well-done as Sword’s CMDR.


SQUADRON STATUS

-WC Own: we won’t this just with my flying and occasional highscores. Rollins and Powerslave also help, but I feel we’ll need some more to win it. So everyone get your acts together and show Cray what we can do :)
-Nicole Kidman Stalkers: Zept and Morpheus, tomorrow is the last day to send me your submissions. Come on, this comp doesn’t need much effort.
Here’s our next wing comp:
"Competition Without a Name" Competition:

Phase 0: Name the Competition
Come up with a name for this competition. Most creative and inspiring name will win. You can submit as many names as you want, however flooding my inbox will make me cranky, so try to be reasonable and put a little effort into your submissions. :) There won't be able medals awarded for this phase of the competition, but consider it extra credit points. ;)

Phase 1a: Single Player Flying - Participation
This is a simple version of an FCHG race. The 2 pilots who gain the most participation points (by submitting the most missions in the given time) will win 1st and 2nd place in this phase. The only restriction is that you cannot submit battles or missions you've already flown. Awards are IS-SW and IS-BW.

Phase 1b: Single Player Flying - Score
Pilots will fly one XWA Battle and one XWA Free Mission. The pilot who has the highest scoring plt file for the battle will win 1st place. The highest scoring Free mission submission will win 2nd place. If the person with the battle high score also has the free mission high score, then the 2nd highest free mission scorer will receive 2nd place. The battle and mission will assigned at the begining of the competition. Awards are IS-SW and IS-BW.

Phase 1c: Single Player Flying - Low Score
Pilots will fly one XWA Battle and one XWA Free mission. The pilot who submits the lowest scoring plt file for the battle will win 1st. The pilot who submits the lowest scoring plt file for the Free mission will win 2nd. If the same pilot wins for both the battle and the mission, then the 2nd lowest scoring pilot for the free mission will get 2nd place. Scores will only count as long as the mission was successfully completed and no EH rules are broken, specifically those concenring cheating. Just to clarify, the Tactical Office considers blowing up your own ships cheating when used to get higher scores. Since the object is to get lower scores, this shouldn't cause any problems. I personally have no problems with you blowing up whatever you want to get lower scores. The cheating rules I'm concerned with deal with blatant acts like editing pilot or mission files. The battle and mission will assigned at the begining of the competition. Awards are IS-SW and IS-BW.

Phase 2a: Multiplayer Flying - Participation
The pilots who successfully fly the most MP matches, regardless of score, will win this category. The only requirement is that the match was completed successfuly and there was a winner announced. This will recognize those who are giving it their best, even if they don't think they can win. Matches can be made any time, not just during official TC events, just as long as both pilots submit the results to me via email. Note that you can only fly the same pilot a certain number of times. Basically once one pilot wins 2 matches, those two can no longer play one another. The maximum number of times 2 people can play one another is 3, which would mean one person wins the 1st match, the other person wins the 2nd match, and one of them wins the 3rd. Awards are IS-SW and IS-BW.

Phase 2b: Multiplayer Flying - Score
The 2 pilots who have the most matches WON will win this category. This will encourage everyone to not only try to fly, but to put in the extra effort to really do a good job. Similar rules apply to 2b that are listed in 2a. You may only fly a person a maximum of three times, until you've won twice or lost twice. Scores must be submitted by both parties for full credit. Awards are IS-SW and IS-BW.

Phase 3: Make the WC Laugh
This phase is sort of open ended. Pilots can submit whatever they want, providing it's appropriate and doesn't violate EH Bylaws. The only thing required is the submission has to make the WC laugh. It can be a funny picture, story, joke, movie, sound file, etc. The limits on the type of submission depends on the limits of your imagination. The WC will choose the two funniest submissions and the winners will receive an IS-SR and IS-BR respectively.

Phase 4: Fiction
This will involve writing a short story based on a topic released by the WC. Stories should be no longer than 1000 words. Awards will be IS-SR and IS-BR. The topic will be released at time of competition.

Phase 5: Wing Banner Graphic
The object of this phase is to design a new Wing banner graphic. While I think the one we have now is nice, I don't think it looks like a banner-type image. I would like to have something resembling a seal, patch, emblem, banner, etc. Not just a picture with some flying ships and text. The winning submission will receive an IS-SR, and will be credited on the Wing IX and Relentless websites for your work. Second play will receive an IS-BR.

Phase 6: Paint the COM Green
For this phase, your objective will be to subdue RA Kalar and paint him green. The shade of green is your choice, though I prefer bright green or puke green. The pilot who submits the winning green COM will be summarily shot for gross insubordination, but will also receive a lifetime's supply of cheese-wiz. Second place will receive a big stick to the back of the head and a stern talking to. But seriously, this will be another graphics event. Your mission is to design an image of what you think our COM looks like painted green. Sounds silly doesn't it? Of course it does. Awards will be an IS-SR for 1st place and an IS-BR for 2nd place.

ACTIVITY REPORT

LC Gunman
-flew XWA-Free 101
-flew XWA-Free 102 (which was mistakenly bsfed as XWA-Free 43 by Cray)
-flew XWA-Free 68
Comment: I should have XWA-Free 86 soon, when I learn how to fly a X-Wing again. Also, this is my first week of my summer vacations, so my activity will rise.

MAJ Powerslave
-RL problems
Comment: His week was bad, but he’s back now.

CM Zept Leeartic
-RL problems

LT Morpheus
-no activity
Comment: I saw you online on Messenger. Why aren’t you flying? Please report to me.

LCM Rollins
-flew XWA-Free 101
-flew XWA-TC 22
Comment: Good enough.

SQUADRON ROSTER

SHIELD SQUADRON OF WING IX : Assault
COMMANDER: LC Gunman (ehgunman@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: Protectors
BANNER: shield.jpg
MOTTO: A neverending shield
HOMEPAGE: http://www.geocities.com/ehgunman
MESSAGE BOARD: http://theholo.net/mb/viewforum.php?f=108
FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Scutum
Motto: Be Quick or Be Dead!
1) LC Gunman (ehgunman@hotmail.com)
2) TBA
3) MAJ Powerslave (kallianiotis_kostas@hotmail.com)
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Ragnarok
Motto: When they were babies, they never left their cribs without a weapon.
1) TBA
2) CM Zept Leeartic (Zept_Leeartic@hotmail.com)
3) LT Morpheus (lord_cecil_@hotmail.com)
4) TBA
FLIGHT III - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Targe
Motto: And about those kids who liked to blow up and burn dollhouses? They grew up to be us.
1) LCM Rollins (rollinsxwa@yahoo.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA

Total: 5

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