Welcome, welcome one and all to the latest edition of the Wing III report! Can anyone remember when these things were done on the weekends? ;-)
We've got lots of news to go over, including minor changes to TC.ORG, the beginning of the next XWA League, and the current standings of the Wing III Christmas Bash! So sit up straight and pay attention.
Wing III Stats
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Aleth - 8
Beth - 12
Gimel - 0 (Inactive)
Daleth - 9
Hey - 8
Vav - 0 (Inactive)
Jolly Old WC - 1
Total: 38 (-2 from last report)
Combat Response Ratings
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Aleth - CRR Level 0, 11/00 (Cannot Depreciate)
Beth - CRR Level 5, 10/00 (Expires 01/01)
Gimel - Inactive
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00 (Expires 01/01)
Hey - CRR Level 4, 11/00 (Expires 02/01)
Vav - Inactive
Position Moves (12.06.00 -- 12.19.00)
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- FM/SL Hexen, Aleth : Declared AWOL, removed from rosters
- FM/SL Seth Lionheart, Aleth : Declared AWOL, removed from the rosters
- FM/LT Tvan'Oris, Hey : Promoted to Lieutenant Commander!
- CMDR/CM Jaster Sadista, Aleth : Promoted to Captain!
- CMDR/MAJ Daniel Kamprath, Daleth : Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel!
Awards 'n' Stuff
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The Gold Star of the Empire (GS) has been awarded to :
- FL/CPT Werdna Elbee, Beth!!!
The Bronze Star of the Empire (BS) has been awarded to :
- WC/GN Sasquatch
The Medal of Instruction (MoI) has been awarded to :
- CMDR/CM Osan'gar, Hey
The Legion of Combat (LoC) has been awarded to :
- FL/CPT Werdna Elbee, Beth
Wing III News Headlines
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- Lots of stuff to go over today, beginning with a high level award for one of our pilots! Congrats go out to Werdna Elbee, who recently recieved the distinguished Gold Star of the Empire for his continuing work with the TC newsletter, 'BattleCry'!
- And let's not forget the latest round of promotions to go through the wing! Congrats to LCM Tvan'Oris, CPT Jaster Sadista, and LC Daniel Kamprath!
- Hey Squadron finally has a mission statement on the rosters, instead of 'TBA'. Hey is now Wing III's Interdiction squadron, which makes them responsible for hunting down and destroying / disabling any craft that attempt to flee the area of engagement. I understand that Hey's banner has been forwarded to SA Kawolski for posting at TC.ORG, but as of the time of this report, the banner has not been added yet.
- New Beth Squadron mailing list : Beth@emperorshammer.ca
- New Aleth Squadron mailing list : Aleth@emperorshammer.ca
- Unfortunately, Hey Squadron lost their recent competition with Ranger Squadron. I understand that the mission being flown, FREE-XWA #22, has been reported as buggy, and may have contributed to Hey's defeat. Still, LT Dan Jenkins was awarded the Hey Golden TIE for having the highest score in the squad.
- Squadron CMDRs, don't forget that Commendation of Loyalty time is upon us again! The system has been re-vamped by VA Wet Willy, after last time's rather lack-luster treatment of the CoL's. Each CMDR should send me a brief e-mail in which you list the 2 or 3 pilots in your squad that are most deserving of the CoL. I already have Sequoh's recommendations for Beth ...
- Former Wing III'er and now High Lord Ambassador Guy (HLAG) Quake has created a Free Mission that features several Wing III squadrons. If you own TIE CD, be sure to fly FREE-TIE #141.
- New Daleth Squadron Message Board : http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=115103
- The "5 Days of Daleth Training" competition ends tomorrow! All Daleth pilots, be sure to fly FREE-XWA #23 and send it in to LC Kamprath before the deadline! Don't forget, winner gets an ISM.
- This just in from LC Ford Prefect about a possible Sov-wide continuing competition :
"The competition will be run bi-weekly, held on the Undernet IRC channel #wing_i. From 2 pm CST to 10 pm CST, matches will be run and stuff...any pilot is free to challenge any other pilot, whether via IRC, e-mail, or whatever medium...a competition organizer must be contacted with the exact details of the duel, though, including the mission, the participant's, their e-mails, and the deadline for the duel. Any TC mission / battle may be used in these duels. All participants in duels must send their .tfrs to the main competition organizers before the deadline. The organizer then acknowledges the .tfrs, and announces a winner to the participants. After the competition has ended, Ford will count up all the results, including total wins and losses for all participants, and post the details on TC.org the next day. The competition will work in cycles...basically, four competitions per cycle (two months). At the end of each cycle, the top overall winners will be invited to challenge each other in a sort of champion's grudge match. In addition to the rewards entailed below, the overall cycle champion will receive an Iron Star, the runner-up a PC.
As for rewards...as LoCs are most a multiplayer medal and would get Ford lynched by the ASF, Ford's decided to opt for the regular medals, and praying like crazy that the TO allows the use of the Iron Star for this competition. Basically, the system goes...5 wins, an ISM. 10 wins, a PC. Continuous winning and high activity above ten wins may be awarded additionally, though
Ford hopes to deal with that as it comes up."
Basically, what we're looking at here is a revival of the old EH Ladder system of competitions, which should prove exciting. Be sure to check it out when it begins offically!
- An over-haul of the Wing III IRC meeting schedule is currently underway, spearheaded by CM Osan'gar. Thanks to everyone who has replied to the e-mail chain to state the best times for IRC communication! In the meantime, Osan'gar reminds us all :
"... I would like to inform everyone of the Wing III IRC meetings. They take place on the IRC channel, #wing_iii at 6pm GMT (1pm EST) on a Saturday."
The time may be changing soon, but try to show up just the same!
- New e-mail address for CPT Werdna Elbee, editor 'n' Chief of BattleCry : werdna_elbee@emperorshammer.ca
- The next round of the XWA League begins January 6th!!! All the info you need should be available at the new XWA League website : http://members.tripod.co.uk/eh_badlands/co2v2/lobby.htm
We did quite well in the last league, and I'm looking forward to a repeat performance. I know that most of you are itching to knock Ranger Squadron out of the top spot and claim the title of best XWA squad in the fleet! CMDRs, be sure to sign your squad up by contacting MAJ Badlands at this address : http://members.tripod.co.uk/eh_badlands/co2v2/lobby.htm
Lastly, a note about CRRs and the XWA League. For the purposes of competition, the XWA League is considered "challenging any other XWA squad in the fleet", which means you MUST have a CRR of at least Level 2 to participate. This will not be a problem for any Wing III Squad EXCEPT Aleth ... Jaster, your boys must have a CRR of 2 or greater before January 6th if you wish to take part. You may wish to contact me about this.
- While we're on the subject ... CRR depreciation!!! That's right, January will not only mark the beginning of 2001, it will also bring lower CRRs for Beth and Daleth. Beth's CRR will drop by one level (down to CRR Level 4) and Daleth's will drop one level (down to CRR Level 2). Once the CRRs have 'expired' in January, they will continue to be lowered by one level for each additional month that the squadron's fail to re-test. Hey's CRR will not expire until February. All this info is listed in every W3 report, just scroll up and look.
- CM Egg'Foo working on a new Daleth website! Stay tuned for details.
- Past reports can now be shown at TC.ORG, and I'm pleased to see that every CMDR in the wing has taken advantage of this new system. I'm proud to say that every Wing III Report since I have taken command has been posted. Special mention goes out to Daniel Kamprath, who has 49 Daleth reports online!!!
- The "Big" BattleCry #10 Competition has awards that go all the way up to the Silver Star of the Empire! All interested pilots should check out the website at : http://www.emperorshammer.ca/battlecry/
- Operation : BlackHawk has been canceled for re-tooling and elimination of inactive players. LC Sequoh Marden promises that BlackHawk II will be beginning soon, with updated rules, less resources, and a much larger playing area (more space between planets) ... !
Wing III Orders
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- Participate in the Wing III Christmas Bash! Here are the current standings :
HEY : 66 pts.
DALETH : 48 pts.
BETH : 25 pts.
ALETH : 7 pts.
Several interesting things to report on here. First of all, about 75% of Hey's outstanding score has come from one pilot ... LT Josh Popelka, who is flying like crazy!
Second, here's something you should all pay attention to. See Daleth's score? About HALF of that came from points that Daniel Kamprath earned by doing the Internet Scavanger Hunt. Squads who depend on flying alone are going to get a surprise if anybody out there wakes up and starts participating in the other catagories (Fiction, Hunt, and Mission Creation). They are worth MUCH more points! The Scavanger Hunt alone will take you about 10 minutes, -tops-. If every member of Aleth did the hunt, that squad could be in the lead right now.
Remember that the deadline is the 28th of December!
Here are the pilots who have particiapted so far (and so, the pilots who are eligable to recieve medals) :
ALETH
CPT Jaster Sadista
LCM Mayk Wolverine
BETH
CM Var Zoraan
CPT Werdna Elbee
LCM Cal Sinis
DALETH
LC Daniel Kamprath
CM Van
CM Rothmans
HEY
CM Osan'gar
LT Josh Popelka
LCM Tvan'Oris
That's 11 pilots out of 38 in the wing ... with almost a month of time given ... and with no participants AT ALL in the Fiction or Mission Creation catagories (and only Dan in the Scavanger Hunt catagory). Hmmmmmmm ...
Wing III Quote of the Week
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"Hello and welcome. Well, actually, I take that back. You're not welcome. I hate writing reports and I ran out of double-stuffed Oreo's to dip in my pina calata. I am not a happy bunny." -- CPT Jaster Sadista struggles with the burdens of command
Other notable quotes :
"Notice that a certain Squadron Commander of Hey couldn't complete the mission because it was too hard and didn't send in his file *Osan'gar turns around and starts shooting the creator of FXWA 21 for making the mission so hard.*" -- Osan'gar reveals his violent side
"Congratulations LCM Tvan'Oris! I'll most likely come to your promotion party and bring some friends from Beth, ok? There haven't been many promos for some time and I'm really looking forward to this party!" -- He may only drink fruit juice, but Sequoh is still the number one Bar Fly of Wing III ...
"Remember the drinks are on you, so get your wallet ready" -- Osan'gar informs newly promoted LCM Tvan'Oris about his new duties
"So then my first order as Lieutenant Colonel is :Clean up you quarters I will make a quarter inspection...hmmm...argh...what I'm talking here...All pilots report to the cantina immediatly!!!One of these famous Wing III parties is waiting for you , So party on!" -- The wise words of Wing III's newest Lieutenant Colonel, Daniel Kamprath
"Ultimately, this turns the CMDR into nothing but a glorified cheerleader." -- LC Ford Prefect comments on Flight Leaders doing BSFs. That's a frightening mental image, isn't it?
"The enemy of great is good." -- Anonymous
Misc.
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- Go visit the EH Imperial Store at CafePress.Com!!! I recently recieved my EH tee shirt, and it is very professionally printed. It looks like something you could buy off the rack in any fine clothing store. I highly encourage you all to help support the EH financially, and to add to your wardrobe at the same time ;-)
- This week's discussion topic : Which pilot of the Sov should be 'Scrooged' for the short story I'm working on??? COM/FA Kramer? WC/GN Wolly? FM/LT Renee D'Anclaude? Your opinion could make all the difference!
- WC's Cool New Toy of the Week : Roger Wilco, the audio chat-while-you-multi-player-game utility. Check it out at http://www.rogerwilco.com
- Alert to Evil Dead fans ... "Hail to the King" has released for PC and PlayStation! I've already beat it ... e-mail me for more details ;-)
That's going to wrap it up for this report. Until next time ... Fly High and Watch Your Six, gentlemen!
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