SSSD SOVEREIGN NEWS, 1-20-02

COM/VA Proton reporting for the SSSD Sovereign, flagship of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.

Wing commanders, pass this along to your squadrons.

**Proton emerges from T/F Desperate in the Sovereign's hangar bay, blinking his way through the ozone-rich smoke pouring off the scorch marks along the TIE Fighter's hull.
He is just back from the Return of the Rat Pack, round one, which was a loss for the Pack despite the valiant flying of COL Reaper, the only flag officer to join the commodore in the ill-fated combat run.
Suddenly dizzy and nauseated, Proton sags against bulkhead passage outside his quarters. He stumbles into his quarters and barks a comm-channel command to his droid assistant, Snippy: "Snip, quick ... I think it's the Gungan flu ... I need bacta and a bottle full of Imperial penicillin. ... Uuurrrgghh ..."
**

SOVEREIGN AND FLEET NEWS AND NOTES

-- Wing II wins the marathon event otherwise know as the SSSD Sovereign Mascot Power Battles! Now we all must endure the enhanced arrogance of the Mariachi Mini-Fords, but it was a contest very well fought and won by Wing II. Individual medals are being submitted by COL Ford Prefect. Ford did a great job on this comp and he will be rewarded as well. He was ably assisted by various judges. I appreciate the participation of each and every Sovereign pilot who competed, and I thank Ford and the judges for running one of the best and most enjoyable competitions ever seen aboard the flagship.
Results of the final round (TIE) and the final standings of the MPB are listed at the bottom of this report.

-- The new Wing I WC is ..... I've made my recc to the FO and am awaiting confirmation. This was a very rich field of candidates, and I appreciate each and every one of the applicants.

-- The Rat Pack vs. Wing I's CMDRs Jan. 1-15 -- Wing I beat the Pack. LC Andrzej Mezynski, CMDR/Alpha, was top gun and wins an IS-SW; COL Reaper was the top flag officer and also receives an IS-SW. Now it's on to round two, Rat Pacl vs. Wing II's CMDRs. We're flying TC-TIE Battle 192. Send tfrs to COL Reaper and myself. Deadline is Jan. 31.

-- Reminder, the Sovereign banner design contest, runs through Jan. 31. Send all entries to VA Proton at hullbreach@aol.com

-- Several new wing comps have started on the Sov recently. Among them, a Wing VI comp involving WAVs and trivia, the Wing III NYX comp and a new and improved Wing V trivia contest.

-- LC Jahan Kalar and 25 dorm mates cram into an elevator and bottom it out, getting stuck for an hour standing up, all squished together. Heh heh.

-- And, finally, how bout that St. Louis Rams DEFENSE!!

FORCE STRENGTH

-- The Sovereign's numbers are up this week due to some strong recruitment. Things are looking even better on the flagship. This is a great crew and I'm proud of these pilots.

SSSD Sovereign [192]
Wing I [33]
Wing II [29]
Wing III [34]
Wing IV [37]
Wing V [31]
Wing VI [27]
Omega Squadon [12]

CANTINA COMMENTS

"let's just re name the Sov to MD ark and charge all the blighter rent , all money goes to the drink alloance of all of wing V." -CM Kettch

"Gungan Flu eh, I knew you shouldn't have gone to that Gungan Brothel :P" --COL Reaper

"If he went to a Gungan Brothel, are you sure it's the Gungan "Flu"? Better get to the sickbay, they have creams and ointments that will clear you up in a day or two. LOL :P" --LC Aylius Khan

"corsair moved Attila to tantoinne just for you MD and her to have the use of the hutt plsuare room, hehe ;p" --CM kettch

COM/VA Proton/SSSD Sovereign
http://sov.imperialmight.com

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-- From COL Reaper, judge of the TIE round:
Well the deadline has been and gone. All the files (no more tfrs ever, please :P) have been counted and laserless scores noted. so without further ado here are the correct results this time.

63 LC Mini Minkus Wing IV - 307199
62 LC Halcyon Wing IV - 306576
60 LCM Hawky Wing IV - 305946
59 CM Ace Badger Wing IV - 305137
58 LC Andrzej Mezynski Wing I - 300929
57 CPT Keiran Wing IV - 299119
56 CPT Carl Lost Wing II - 296958
55 CM Jon Doe Wing II - 296837
54 CPT Jens Vigsted Wing II - 293672
53 LCM Philo Wing IV - 287760
52 MAJ Jon Doyle Wing II - 285334
51 MAJ Ixion Omega - 282772
50 LCM Stark Rhavyn Wing II - 281741
49 LCM Tempest Wing II - 278289
48 COL Darth Vader Omega - 271619
47 COL Stele Pellaeon Wing II - 266484
46 LCM Michael Perry Wing IV - 265696
45 LT Zyrax Wing II - 265056
44 COL Ford Prefect Wing II - 264774
43 LCM Fatboy Wing II - 244020
42 CM Kronar Wing I - 240797
41 COL Calezo Inkwolf Wing II - 235028
40 CPT Koriel Wing II - 221844
39 LCM Morte Scura Wing IV - 220757
38 LCM Liz Wing IV - 218388
37 CM Arcanian Stirner Wing III - 217713
36 LC Aylius Khan Wing VI - 215308
35 LC Freelancer Wing I - 212771
34 CM Eric Wing I - 206054
33 LT Nash Wing I - 205247
32 LC Sequoh Marden Wing III - 204016
31 CM Yun Wing III - 200945
30 CM Akira Vorsahyer Wing II - 195448
29 COL Gen Es'mith Wing VI - 194856
28 LCM KittenClaw Wing IV - 193973
27 COL Brian Omega - 189002
26 CM Gyssler Wing I - 182648
25 LT Szu Wing VI - 181342
24 CM Killer Wing I - 165547
23 LT Viper Wing VI - 158021
22 Algaron Wing II - 151277
21 LT Kronos Omega Wing VI - 149291
20 CPT Morth Wing IV - 145844
19 CM Tvan'Oris Wing III - 144348
18 LC Michael Emrys Wing II - 142737
17 COL Torres Wing IV - 139418
16 LT ObiVader Wing VI - 136595
15 LT Maw'la Wing III - 131668
14 LT Hobb Wing I - 129358
13 CM Seth Crimson Wing VI - 118724
12 LT Linoge Wing III - 104133
11 LCM Cahir Wing II - 103260
10 CM Jack Stone Wing II - 99494
09 LT HicRic Wing IV - 89537
08 CM Nurel Turr Wing IV - 87412
07 CM Josh Popelka Wing III - 85357
06 COL Ricardo Wing IV - 83465
05 CPT Talons Pryde Wing I - 76157
04 LT Dweezil Wing VI - 43762
03 LC Adolf Wing I - 34055
02 MAJ Malik Wing IV - 7621
01 LT TK-8148 Wing III - 6062

So the points total from this round are as follows

Wing II - 686
Wing IV - 567
Wing I - 274
Wing VI - 167
Wing III - 154
Omega - 126
Wing V - 0

So congrats to Wing II on winning the last round of Ford's Mascot Power Battles, and thanks to everyone who participated. (/me makes a mental note never to judge the T/F part of any of Ford's comps again :P)

-- From COL Ford, the final results (edited by VA Proton):

It's been a long and ardurous journey to reach the end of the Mascot Power Battles. Pilot performances of the highest caliber, name-calling, trash-talking and mascot brawling have been some various definitive points of this competition. Although the short list of contenders was established early on, most of the wings continued scrapping hard far into the competition, as evidenced by many high marks on the TIE portion of the comp.
Before Ford gives the results, he would like to thank all the Sov WCs who put in the effort and time to judge, as well as those who motivated their wings to excel in participation. Well-done!

So, the results!

In seventh place, licking his shorted fuses, tenderly poking his gaping
metallic holes and attempting to maintain what's left of his feathers is the Wing V Robotic Eagle! Wing V finished with 25 total points in the competition.

In sixth place, nursing his mangled mojo and consoling himself with a
half-eaten Reservist is the Wing VI Wacky Wampa! Wing VI finished up with 227 points.

In fifth place, already chain-smoking and complaining about 'rigged
events', the always bitter, sardonic and beloved TK-1512 of Omega Squadron! Omega represented themselves well with 319 points.

Wing I finished *fourth* overall, with Rick the Fighting Pink Elephant garnering 371 total points.

Now, the top three...

In third place, rubbing some IcyHot on his wounds, the till-belligerent
Sergeant Bash the Judo Yoda of Wing III! Wing III held the second place spot until the very last event, and rounded out the competition with 556 total points.

In second place, trying to fix a few shorted circuits is Harold the
Insidious Interrogation Droid of Wing IV! Harold and Wing IV stormed back after falling behind in the middle portions of the comp, and came close to taking the top spot with a heroic effort in the TIE division. The IVers finished up with an impressive 952 points.

Finally, in first place, the winners of the Mascot Power Battles, the
battered, bruised but victorious Mariachi MiniFords of Wing II!

::: The Sov explodes in a hideous cacophany of wild yells and castanets :::

Wing II - 1st
Wing IV - 2nd
Wing III - 3rd
Wing I - 4th
Omega - 5th
Wing VI - 6th
Wing V - 7th

Although Wing II led for most of the competition, they were still forced to overcome tough challenges from Wings III and IV before they were able to take the crown. However, when the dust settled, their garish visages were the only ones seen standing. And so, with 1093 total points, Wing II is declared the winners of the first Mascot Power Battles competition! Congratulations!

More congrats to all the pilots and wings who fought hard for their mascots and made this competition as fun as it was. Thanks, guys!

Finally, one last note to WCs...although medals for the top three pilots in each division will be awarded soon, if you feel if any of your pilots participated in a manner of particular excellence throughout this competition, please write some recommendations up for merit medals for the deserving pilots and send the recs to Ford to submit to OPS along with all the other medals.

::: begins grooving out to 'La Cucaracha' :::

WC-PROF/COL Ford Prefect/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign

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