SHIELD WEEKLY SQUADRON REPORT #27

July 2, 2004

Alright, welcome to the 26th edition of the Shield Squadron Weekly Report!  First off, this report isn't late like some people think it is.  Friday reports seem reasonable, do they not? :P  and secondly, to everyone, Happy Canada Day!!!  True it was yesterday, but I'm still feeling the headache from it, so it makes it still appropriate :P

TIE CORPS NEWS

• Training Officer's assistant position open for apps
  18:12 - RA Drako [rswojc@poczta.wp.pl]
  I'm now accepting apps for the TOA position. Requirements are posted below.
  
  - Very good knowledge of english language
  - Clean HCI record
  - Lots of imagination
  - Creativity
  - Must be active
  
  Optional requirements:
  - Basic HTML/PHP knowledge
  - Ability to make GFX
  
  Applications please send to to@emperorshammer.org with "Make me the TOA" subject.



• Commendations of Loyalty
  22:44 - AD Alex Foley [ops@emperorshammer.org]
  I realize now that I made a minor mistake in all of this medal re-awarding. Everything has gone more than perfectly but for the Commendations of Loyalty that were added this year. I awarded some, but not all of them, and this has created a problem. So, I ask that all COM/WC duos send to ops@emperorshammer.org the listings of all their pilots that are owed CoLs, and I will add them into the database. PINs are always helpful. Please try not to double-award CoLs, because as we all know this is just something that will have to be reversed. Thanks in advance for cooperation!


• XWA Week of War
  12:57 - AD Khameir Sarin [khameir_sarin@yahoo.com]
  Go support the EH in XWA Week of War at Battlestats.com and the Zone. Defeat the evil and unruly zone clubs in an effort to prove the EH the dominant Zone XWA Force :p

WING NEWS

• BubbaX, our beloved COM, is on a Lave of Absence...again. :P


• CPT Lanident Tobri has been relieved of command of Sword Squadron.  CM Rommel takes his place, transferring from Hammer Squadron.


• Wing total at 29  (Recruiting needed)

SQUADRON NEWS

• Welcome CPT Aeolus to the Squadron!  I'll see about getting your Major rank restored :)


• New Squadron website is up and running and still undergoing improvements.  Check it out at http://www.minos.net/~tiger/shield/index.php.  If there is anything you would like to see added to the page, please do not hesitate to give me your ideas! :)


• Several of you had been bouncing emails.  I've sent out reactivation emails from the egroup and should hopefully be able to manually re-activate it all myself.


• Reminder : For continually updated status on Wing IX Squadron Citations, visit http://www.gysnet.com/index.php?wing=9  There are several citations possible because they only need 1 person to fly them.

SQUADRON COMPETITIONS

• Citation Run
  Start: June 23, 2004 at 01:00
  End: July 07, 2004 at 23:59
  
  Competition Name/Title : Citation Run
  
  Submitted by : CMDR/LC Tiger/Shield/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
  
  Start Date (mm/dd/yy) : 6/23/2004
  
  End Date (mm/dd/yy) : 7/7/2004
  
  Parties Involved : Shield Squadron of Wing IX, ISD Relentless
  
  Missions/Battles Used : TIE-TC Battles #63 and 64. XWA-TC Battles #36 and 37.
  
  Medals to be Awarded : IS-BW to the person with the highest average score in each platform.
  
  Miscellaneous Information : In an attempt to raise activity while simultaneously raising citation numbers for Shield, all members able to fly are encouraged to fly the above TIE battles. The pilot with the highest average score for the TIE Battles receives an IS-BW, as does the pilot with the highest average for the XWA Battles.
  
  Status: Running


• Any ideas for competitions can be sent to myself.  I'm always eager to hear new ideas!

WING COMPETITIONS

• Give the TCBG a new Motto. Give the TCBG a new Nickname.  Write a short fiction which details how you came to your choice of name big shiny.  Little work involved.  Simple isn't it?  http://www.ehtiecorps.org/competitions/details.asp?ID=1301



• Each week, MAJ Thorin Oakenshield will select one battle, and the person who scores the highest score on that battle will receive an IS-SW, and the runner up will receive an IS-BW.  This is an easy way to get some medals, and promote a little bit of activity.  To participate, simply send your BSF to myself instead of your CMDR.  Pretty easy :).  He is also trying to help squadrons by selecting missions that at least some of the squadrons need flown for citations!

  The first one will start on Friday (Jul 2nd) and last until Thursday (Jul 8th), but you're welcome to start flying for it now.  The first mission is XWA-TC#8.

 

• The Wing Commander's Challenge is, simply put, a tournament, placing each pilot against other pilots on the ship.  There will be six total rounds, each round lasting a week.  At the end of each week, points will be tallied up and standings will be created.  Rounds 1, 2 and 3 will simply be random pairings against members of other squadrons.  At the end of week 3, The top scoring pilot will receive a Iron Star with Silver Wings, and the runner up will receive a Iron Star with Bronze Wings.  Rounds 4, 5, and 6 will be in the form of a single elimination system.  Each round, the winners will advance, and the losers will be dropped from the tournament.  At the end of the Tournament, the pilot with the highest accumulated points will receive an Iron Star with Silver Wings, and the Runner-Up will receive an Iron Star with Bronze Wings.  The Winner of the Tournament will also win a Iron Star with Silver Wings, and the 2nd Place winner will receive an Iron Star with Bronze Wings (there will be no double awarding though, so medals will default down the chain :->)

  Each pilot will be paired up against another pilot, who according to their pilot records, play the same game platform (preference will be XWA, XvT, TIE, in that order).  These pilots will have a mission from that platform assigned to them.  The two pilots much then get together, and decide which avenue of approach they will take.  The pilots can of course choose to each fly the mission, the player with the highest score will win the round.  HOWEVER, the players may, if they choose, decide to settle the match in a battle against each other, playing multiplayer.  In this case, the 24/7 LoCs will apply, and the winner will also receive an LoC.  The decision is up to the pilots, and when a decision can't be reached, it will default to flying the mission.  Pilots are also allowed to do a best out of three scenario, if they both agree.

  Scoring

  Every match earns points for yourself, and for your squadron.  Here is how it breaks down (whether you play SP or MP)

  If you WIN your match, you win three points for your Squadron
  If you LOOSE your match, you win one point for your Squadron.
  If a match is defaulted (that is, one player does not make an effort to play the match), the player who is trying will be awarded 2 points, and the player who is not trying will earn 0 points.

  So, as you can see, participating and loosing is better for you and your squadron then not participation.

  Squadron Points

  Now, I've mentioned Squadrons... where do they come into this ?  Simple, the SQUADRON that accumulates the most points during the challenge will earn the title of Wing Commander's Own for the next month!

  Reporting

  Once you have completed your match (be it you both fly the mission, or you fly a MP match), here is what to do:

  If you flew MP, email the results to the COO for your LoC, and then email me the results (both pilots must email the results!)

  If you flew the mission, you can fly it as many times as you would like, and when you are satisfied with your score, send the BSF to myself.

  -NOTES-
  You need to keep me comprised of all your planning throughout the week.  If you can't get ahold of your opponent after a day or two, let me know that so you don't get screwed in the end.  If you agree you're flying SP, one of you email me, CCing the other one.  Same for MP.  This way, I know what you're doing, and know whos to blame if a match isin't played.

  Round 1 Begins on Today, but lasts until July 8th, because of the 4th of July.  This is to say, results must be into me by July9th, or you loose :)

  Round 2 Begins on July 9th, and will last until July 15th

  Round 3 Begins on July 16th, and lasts until July 22nd.

  Round 4 Will Begin on July 23ed, and the Elimination Pairings Will be Announced there!

  Elimination Info

  This part of the tournament will vary from 3 to 4 weeks, depending on participation.  The minimum will be 3 weeks, with the top 8 competing.  If 13 or more people score at least 5 points during the tournament, then it will be four weeks, with the top 12 competing (top 4 will receive a bye, byes are worth 1 point, but a win none-the-less)

  
  ROUND ONE PAIRINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS

  SIRION -VS- BRAD TACK (TIE) TIE-TC#119
  SEAN -VS- JAREK LA'AN (XWA) XWA-TC#1
  CRSEPE -VS- ROMMEL (XWA) XWA-TC#6
  TROW -VS- SPLOT (XWA) XWA-TC#11
  ZEPT LEEARTIC -VS- FAVDAUKER (XWA) XWA-TC#15
  NUNO -VS- MIKKEL FILLA (XWA) XWA-TC#20
  KELLER -VS- JARUUS (XWA) XWA-TC#21
  EPIC -VS- SAYO HIROSHO (XWA) XWA-TC#25
  VOORT SABINRING -VS- MOSH (XWA) XWA-TC#28
  TIGER -VS- AEOLUS (XWA) XWA-TC#33
  QETUO PAINBRINGER -VS- POWERSLAVE (XWA) XWA-TC#38
  MORPHEUS -VS- ROULEX (XWA) XWA-DB#3
  FOX -VS- IRONFIST (XWA) XWA-DB#4

ACTIVITY

LC Tiger

• JavaScript IWATS Course (still awaiting score)
• Improved Email/IRC/AIM/MSN Messenger presence
• Created new ship website.  (http://www.minos.net/~tiger/shield/index.php)
• Will be submitting pilot's BSF's shortly after report release
• Added CPT Aeolus to the Squadron Egroup and sent out reactivation emails for the bouncing few.

CPT Aeolus

• In contact

MAJ Powerslave

• No contact

LT Qetuo Painbringer

• No Contact

LT Morpheus

• In Contact
• Completed TIE-TC Battles #150, 151, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, and 220
• Completed TIE-FREE Missions #104, 105, and 106
• All those will be BSF's after this report *shudder*

LCM Roulex

• In contact
• Seen on AIM

CM Fox

• Having fun? :P
• In contact
• Completed XWA-DB Battle #4
• On leave until September, 2004

ORDERS

• Please keep in regular contact with me, even if you can only send a single email every week!
• Recruit!

ROSTER

SHIELD SQUADRON OF WING IX : Assault
COMMANDER: LC Tiger (eh_sw_tiger@yahoo.ca)
NICKNAME: Protectors
BANNER: shield.jpg
MOTTO: A neverending shield
HOMEPAGE: http://www.minos.net/~tiger/shield/index.php
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=78

FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Scutum
Motto: Be Quick or Be Dead!
1) LC Tiger (eh_sw_tiger@yahoo.ca)
2) CPT Aeolus (zexipher@yahoo.com)
3) TBA
4) LT Qetuo Painbringer (qetuo_lightbringer@yahoo.com)

FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Ragnarok
Motto: When they were babies, they never left their cribs without a weapon.
1) MAJ Powerslave (kallianiotis_kostas@hotmail.com)
2) TBA
3) LT Morpheus (lord_cecil_@hotmail.com)
4) LCM Roulex (nelsonfamily1@citlink.net)

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) CM Fox (fox3_7@yahoo.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA

TOTAL: 7

Squadron Citations (13):
TIE-TC Battle 1 - Capture of Zaarin
TIE-TC Battle 2 - Strike at Calamari
TIE-TC Battle 3 - New Dimensions
TIE-TC Battle 4 - Recapture Zaarins Technology
TIE-TC Battle 5 - Pirate Uprising
TIE-TC Battle 10 - Battle for the DeathStar
TIE-TC Battle 12 - Jedi Hunt
TIE-TC Battle 38 - Deepspace Syndicate
TIE-TC Battle 49 - Construct the Sovereign
TIE-TC Battle 55 - Double Threat
TIE-TC Battle 61 - Grand Admiral's Birthday
TIE-DB Battle 1 - Midnight Requisition
XWA-TC Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil

CMDR/LC Tiger/Shield/Wing IX/ISD Relentless
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