Viper Squadron's Report #18, 3/07/03
CMDR's Thoughts
Greetings Vipers, again a week has passed and there are mainly good news and it's definitely more fun to write a report with several good news!First of all I want to welcome our two newest pilots, LC Timbal who joined the 1st Flight and CPT Psyko Prefekt who joined the 2nd Flight. With these pilots Viper has regained some of its strength and I'm sure Viper is now ready to challenge some other Squadrons and win them!
If you would like a special competition or have some ideas let me know!
Back to 7 pilots means also we got some of our Citations back. Most of you know that I do mainly MP flying and that I'am not very interested in SP battles. Anyway, I think it's a good idea to assign battles to everyone of you who would gain us more citations. Of course I need to know which platform you prefer(and own) to assign the battles to you that you want to fly. In my opinion it's no need to bug people flying XvT battles if they don't like XvT battles, because the main thing is that we have fun!
For me it's not important how many Citations a squadron have, more important is, how they increase. Squadron Citations are an indicator how well the pilots of the squadron work as a team and teamwork is important!
Next thing is communication. You can meet me and other people in #wingxiv (IRC undernet) and several other channels and have a nice chat about this and that. It's a funny thing and helps to get to know each other. Another thing are the MessageBoards, they are there to read and post. Of course you don't need to read all of them, but the wing related and squadron related MB should be visited once in a while.
No need to say that it's more fun to post something, if there are more people who reply.
There are many wingwide competitions on right now, and they are worth participating in. If you don't like shiny medals, well, that's no reason why not to participate, coz the more we participate, the more happier is our COM and thats a good thing!
So read the competiton section carefully and look if there is something interesting for you.
After some weeks with only one Flight Leader in Viper, I found a worthy person to do the job. Congrats Lieutenant Birch Sullivan to your new assignment to Flight Leader!!
Competitions
Wing Competitions
CR Race:(takes place every month)At the start of each month the COM will record the CR points of each pilot, and at the end of the month the COM will record the CR points of each pilot. The pilot with the most CR points gained will be the winner for that month! This will be like a MP ladder where the more MP activity you have the more likely your chances to win!(1st gets IS-SW, 2nd IS-BW)
FCHG Race:(takes place every month)
Each month the COM will record the starting FCHG points of each pilot. At the end of the month the COM will record the ending FCHG points of each pilot, and then will declare the 1st and 2nd place winners. This will be a form of a ladder competition, so the more flight activity you have the better your chances to climb the ladder and win!(1st gets IS-SW, 2nd IS-BW)
Fiction:(from 2/23/03 to 3/22/03)
The COM and Wing XIV Commander are seeking new storylines to adapt as plotlines for custom battles to be added to the EH Battle Center. Fiction should be restricted to the Intrepid and/or the ASF in general. Use of other EH authorized Ships is permitted provided they are only background and not the primary component of the story. Fiction should be a minimum of 10 pages in length.(1st gets IS-SR, 2nd IS-BR)
Training:(from 2/23/03 to 4/5/03)
Each week one of the six XvT Single Player Training Missions will be assigned to the Intrepid pilots to fly. They will submit a custom pilot file to the COM by the deadline given and the Top 1st and 2nd place pilots will be awarded medals for their performance. At the end of the six week basic training cycle the pilot that has won the most 1st place victories will be awarded an IS-SW! The purpose of this competition is to bring back the basics of SP flying and help increase the Intrepid's battle readiness and combat effectiveness!( IS-SW for Best pilot; IS-BW for Runner-Up. IS-SW for pilot that achieves the most 1st place victories during the training cycle.)
Intrepid vs Immortal MP Marathon:(from 2/24/03 to 3/10/03)
The ISD Intrepid and ISD Immortal will face off in a two week MP marathon where pilots from each Ship will setup and fly 1v1 and 2v2 matches. Matches must be made up of pilots from both Ships, and ALL matches must be reported to RA Wil Striker (wilstriker@kc.rr.com) and VA RogueWing (roguewing25@yahoo.com). Awards will be given for the Top Pilot and Runner-up in the 1v1 and 2v2 categories. Matches may be flown during authorized EH MP Competitions as listed on the Combat Operations Calendar, or at other times agreed upon by pilots from both sides.( IS-SW to Top 1v1 MP pilot; IS-BW to Runner-up 1v1 MP pilot. IS-SW to Top 2v2 MP pilots (2); IS-BW to Runner-up 2v2 MP pilots (2))
I heard on IRC that Wil complained that nobody is participating in the MP Marathon, so good chances to get some medals there!
TC/ASF News
* Many additional medals can be won in the WoW's thanks to our BGCOM VA Darksaber!! Best ASF pilot in WoW will earn a IS-GW! 2nd will earn a IS-SW! plus if you win the WoW you get another IS-GW or if you get 2nd place you will get an additional IS-SW. These medals will be awarded for every WoW in the next year starting with march and only to pilots of the ASF. Let's get it on!* Due to RL Military commitments, Vice Admiral Sarin has had to resign from his position as Grey Wolf COM. Hope you get back soon Sarin.
* RA Khadgar is the new Grey Wolf COM. Congrats! That also means that the WC spot is open. Applications should be sent to Darksaber and Khadgar.
* Congrats also to Rear Admiral SickMan who has been promoted to Vice Admiral for his excellent work aboard the Vanguard.
* The ASF won the March Madness, a MP competition versus the ATF. Congrats to all who participated and supported their battlegroups!
* Rear Admiral Autoris has resigned as Relentless Commodore and moved to the reserves due to RL military commitments. Make it back soon Autoris! At the moment no applications will be accepted.
* The SSSD Sovereign League 2003 starts very soon.
Wing/Ship News
* We need more participation in the Intrepid vs Immortal MP Marathon. Till now I am the only one who participated and due to the fact that I lost my match(*sigh*) the Immortal is leading and might win. So please, try to get a match to support the Intrepid. Matches can be flown out of comptimes, means 24/7!! Mail VA RogueWing and RA WilStriker and the pilot you flew against the score. If you are not sure how to set up a match, well just go to #isd_immortal and ask for a match.* The Intrepid is back to 45 pilots and the number still increases.
Squadron News
* CPT Psyko Prefekt has joined the squadron and allready flown some battles! Good work mate!* LC Timbal has joined Viper too, now we are the glorious seven!!
* CPT Gistenjunge has won the Viper Top Ace Comp for february =)
* Activity has risen lets increase it even more!
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Squadron Status
* Seems like Viper is in good shape and we're ready to do some fighting!Promotions/Awards
* LT Birch Sullivan got promoted Flight Leader of Flight 3! Congrats Sully* LT Birch Sullivan has been awarded the COB for completing more than 30 missions for the Emperor's Hammer. Good work Sully!
* CPT Gistenjunge got a DFC for winning the Vanguard Shield Comp!
New Pilots/Transfers
* CPT Psyko Prefekt has joined Viper. Lets rock!!* LC Timbal joined Viper at the same time. Welcome aboard!
Pilots on leave
* none.CMDR's Orders
* participate in the 5 comps which our Commodore Wil just made to get you some new medals!* Try MP!! We need more participation in the Intrepid vs Immortal comp and more activity in #ehcoc (IRC undernet) is appriciated too!
* use our MB at ehnet.org, communication is an important part of squadron life.
* join the wing 14 cantina on IRC, #wingxiv
* have fun
Squadron Activty
CMDR/CPT Gistenjunge: email/MB/IRC active; participated in the march madness(ASF vs ATF), 2wins in XWA, 1win 1 loss in XvT; participated in the XWA WoW (2losses); participated in other MP events (5 wins, 2 losses); updated squadron homepage;FM/LCM Fallien Skull: email active; completed XvT TC#19,31 and XvT FCHG#3 good work Fallien!
FM/LC Timbal: joined the Squaron, Welcome! email active.
FL/MAJ Exar Khaland: haven't heard from you the last week, how's the Flight page going? Please give a status report.
FM/CPT John Clark: no contact in the last week. Hey John, new XWA free's have been released(*hint*hint*)
FM/CPT Psyko Prefekt: joined the Squadron woohooo!! completed XWA TC#2,3,4; email active; nice job Psyko!
FL/LT Birch Sullivan: email active; completed IWATS SM/3(85%) and IIC/2(100%); completed XvT TC#1-10(47missions!!). Sully, you r0xx0rs! Keep on the good work!
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Squadron Roster
VIPER SQUADRON : StrikeCOMMANDER: CPT Gistenjunge (gistenjunge@gmx.net)
NICKNAME: The Venom of the Emperor
MOTTO: The silent bite in the night
HOMEPAGE:http://www.angelfire.com/scifi2/viper
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=88
FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: Sting of Death
Motto: Your destiny is chosen when we arrive.
Homepage:http://www.geocities.com/tcvipersquadron/
1) CPT Gistenjunge (gistenjunge@gmx.net) #8622
2) LCM Fallien Skull (special_agent52@hotmail.com) #5698
3) LC Timbal (timbalara@yahoo.com) #232
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Poison Providers
Motto: Time to run rebel scum.
Homepage: http://viper2flight.topcities.com/
1) MAJ Exar Khaland (LA@Manx.net) #651
2) CPT John Clark (robokiller20@hotmail.com) #7511
3) TBA
4) CPT Psyko Prefekt (vicechiefm@hotmail.com) #1277
FLIGHT III - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: Venom Flight
Motto: First to bite, last to die
1) LT Birch Sullivan (birchsully@hotmail.com) #10348
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA
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FCHG Ranking
Legionnaire [LGNR] (500 points)
* [722] CPT John ClarkCenturion [CNTR] (400 points)
* [470] CPT GistenjungeKnight [KNGT] (250 points)
* [295] MAJ Exar KhalandDragoon [DRAG] (100 points)
* [143] LCM Fallien Skull* [110] LC Timbal
* [108] CPT Psyko Prefect
Lancer [LANC] (25 points)
* [47] LT Birch SullivanCR Ranking
Top Ace 3rd (300 points)
* [339] CPT GistenjungeMarksman 4th (10 points)
* [14] CPT Psyko Prefect* [10] MAJ Exar Khaland
Trainee (1 point)
* [2] CPT John Clark* [1] LCM Fallien Skull
#Citations
TIE-TC Battle 10 - Battle for the DeathStarXvT-TC Battle 1 - The Verpine Encounter
XvT-TC Battle 2 - Capture of a Murderer
XvT-TC Battle 3 - Preparing for Battle
XvT-TC Battle 4 - Encounter with the Black Sun
XWA-TC Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
XWA-TC Battle 2 - First Contact
XWA-TC Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
XWA-TC Battle 4 - Privateer
9 Citations gained. Much battles have been flown this week, very good!!
rgds,
CMDR/CPT Gistenjunge/Viper/Wing XIV/ISD Intrepid
#8622