CMDR/MAJ Troutrooper reporting in for ETA Squadron, 15 December 2000...

FLE-- "yes, Wap Eal?"
"Uhh...Where's TT?"
"I'm right here..."
"TT's a CPT, so either you're impersonating a superior officer, or
you're not TT. Since TT follows the rules, I think you're not him"
"I'll get to that. Just wait."

FLEET NEWS:
*Due to TAC/FA Striker's mysterious and sudden disappearing act, SA
Kawolski processed 350+ backlogged BSFs.
*Skill profiles are now available. Just login to TC.org and fill them
out. Be honest people cause I will use them in the future.
*AD AbsoluteK's server has been officially shut down. Luckily, the IO
has transferred all domains to another server (www.emperorshammer.ca
cause he's a canuck :). There is a lot more than I've put here, so
check out tc.org/news.asp for more info.
*TC reports are now available. Starting with this one, Ill put ETA's
WSRs up for viewing (no im not putting up the MSEs, they are for flag
officers only)
*And there will be a EH Poland meeting. Contact CM Marcin Szydlowski
for more info (and if anyone knows how to say his name, please tell me.
i cant for the life of me figure it out).

WING NEWS:
*WC/MAJ Chei-Ras has revealed the details of his competition. Since im
lazy, here it is in its entirety:

The thing I was long holding in my pocket. The Wing wide competition.
Taking into consideration the fact that
right now we have several other important issues then a competition I
have decided to cut it down a little bit.
Despite the planned three parts we will have but two. Behold ...

"Santa Colossus's tales or the Test of Power"

Another new year party is near. Colossus, driven by Commodore Ari was
placed away from the battlefield and into
the far system. There, hidden in the asteroid field Wing VIII pilot
started preparing themselves for the biggest party
of the year. The ship is already decorated with illumination and the
first group of gunguns and brand new
chainsaws ordered specially by the Wing Commander for more fun have
arrived onboard. And now, in these quiet
days, when the personnel is either heavy drinking or dead sleeping the
Wing Commander gathers a meeting. There
he shows the personnel his brand new improved Detoxification apparatus
(after the last one was tossed out of the
airlock after the first Colossus doctor resigned from his position) and
permits the pilots to degustate the brand new
Enhanced DropDown which unlike the normal Drop Down and its better
version the Advanced DropDown causes
you to see stampedes after the first shot ...
But only one squadron will be able to use this wonderfull apparatus and
drink the very limited Enhanced DropDown
on the New Year evening and it order to know which squadron will have
that honor Wing Commander called upon
the pilots for a Test of Power!

*The winning squadron will be decided upon the calculation of points
earned by individual squadron pilots

Week one ... beggining on the 18th of December

Outside the asteroid field there was a probe set sending distress calls
on the rebel frequency ... The call contains
information about a New Republic cargo ferry that is captured by the
Imperials. The cargo is, according the info
contained in the distress, loaded with valuable metals and minerals.
Shortly after two parties arrive ... the rebels
eager to save *their* cargo and a pirate strike force eager to lay
hands on the cargo. Little did they know about 5
squadrons hiding in the asteroid field ready to rip apart everyone who
enters the system.

Assignment - fly FREE TIE
Deadline - 24th of December
Points - 10 for the first place, 8 for the second, 6 for the third, 4
for the fourth, 2 for the fifth and 1 for everybody else
(special bonus of 10 points for 100% squadron participation)
Awards - PS for the best pilot, two ISMs for the second best and third
best
Submissions to: respective CMDR who will compile competition reports
for WC Chei-Ras attaching all pilot files to it
Week one n' half ... beggining on 21st of December

After the pirate and rebel debris that once was a combined strike force
is scattered across the system brave Wing
VIII pilots return to the Colossus in order to take part in the Arts
competition to show that they can not only pull
the trigger but also use their imagination. There are no strict rules
but Ramon, Wing VIII bartender was given an
order not help pilots stimulate their imagination by Drop Downs and
especially by these drink Commodore Ari
introduced a month ago ...

Assignment - write a short fiction or draw/compile an image on one of
the following themes: "Colossal New Year",
"Colossal headache" or "1st of January. Is there a doctor on the
Ship!?"
Deadline - 27th of December
Points - every submission gets 5 points plus bonuses: 10 for the first
place, 8 for the second, 6 for the third, 4 for the
fourth, 2 for the fifth (special bonus of 10 points for 100% squadron
participation)
Awards - PS for the first place and two ISMs for the second best and
the third best pilot
Submissions to: directly to WC Chei-Ras (cc COM Ari here please)

The official results will be named on the 28th of December and the
squadron commander who will ensure the highest
participation in the squadron (not less then 90% for both parts) will
receive a PC.

*COM/VA Ari gave everyone a swift kick to our collective butts. Time to
move on, people...
*MAJ Steve Strangelove, former Pi CMDR, is now the A-CMDR of Iota and
will soon be the (full) CMDR.

SQUADRON NEWS:
*Welcome SL Tryonne, ETA's newest assassin!! now that youre here, lets
get rid of that lame SL badge and replace it with a cooler LT one :)
"STOP!"
*sigh* "Yes XO?"
"WHO ARE YOU?!"
"Fine, here we go..."
*I was promoted. Dont ask me why.
*ETA's little comp (complete the 3 tasks) is still going...

ACTIVITY:
CMDR/MAJ Troutrooper:
*Got promoted
*Flew TC-TIE #54, 56, 82
*Finished his 7th semester of college (one more to go!!!!)
*Wrote a sum total of 23 pages for 2 papers and 15 pages for exams
*Spammed the EH and TC MBs
*Active on IRC
*Bored as heck, but enjoying having no work
-> I love school, especially when its over :)

FM/SL Tryonne:
*Promoted to SL
*Assigned to ETA 1-2
*Working on his first battle
-> LT Tyronne...sounds cool, huh?

FL/LCM Tyler:
*Working on the webpage
*reported in
-> mmmm...fun with HTML...

FM/LCM Nic Rety:
*Flew TC-TIE #25
*reported in
-> Prehaps that transfer will go through...?

FL/LCM Wap Eal:
*Still out
-> FIGHT THE MAN!

FM/LT Alain Dindareanu
*Absent...
-> Are you still with us AD?

--> Yeah, the holidays are here. But before the holidays, we have
finals. Both really drain the TIE Corps of activity, as witnessed by
this WSR. I must offer my apology, as I was dragged down by finals this
week and will be dragged down by parents next week (going home for the
first time in a year :).

Therefore, I now proclaim the rest of December as a holiday for ETA!

Before everyone runs out the door however, I want to remind all of you
that WE ARE GOING TO WIN THE WC's COMPETITION!! This means that ALL of
you must fly FTIE #119, which is attached (as a random fact, this
mission was created by my first CMDR, CPT Devlin). I would also like to
see suggestions posted to the ETA egroups list re: ways to get better
scores on it (for our newer pilots: use ions and be accurate).

So your tasks this week (read: what you must do before i let you go out
and play) are:
1. Fly FTIE #119
2. Write a short piece of fiction and/or draw a graphic, both relating
to the Colossus's New Year
3. Post suggestions on ETA's egroups re: mission hints for FTIE #119

Happy holidays!!

note: even though I wont be as active as normal these next few weeks, I
will still be active enough to do normal, CMDR stuff. So keep sending
me those tfrs!

CMDR/MAJ Troutrooper signing off...



MAJ Troutrooper

ETA SQUADRON OF WING VIII : Assassination
COMMANDER: MAJ Troutrooper (troutrooper@yahoo.com) - #3610
NICKNAME: The Unseen
MOTTO: We ascend to honor through the powers of the body, mind and
spirit
HOMEPAGE: http://eta.squadron.org/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.sitepowerup.com/mb/view.asp?BoardID=118895

FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Spirit Flight
Motto: Success is the only option
Homepage: http://etaflight1.moonfruit.com/
1) MAJ Troutrooper (troutrooper@yahoo.com) - #3610
2) SL Tyronne (pkeely@prodigy.net) - #5712
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Body Flight
Motto: Fierce when provoked
Homepage: http://eta2.moonfruit.com/
1) LCM Tyler (james@jptyler.freeserve.co.uk) - #4260
2) LCM Nic Rety (plumberbutt@go.com) - #4234
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Mind Flight
Motto: Mantis Hunters
Homepage: http://etaflight3.moonfruit.com/
1) LCM Wap Eal (WAldam@t-online.de) - #3709
2) LT Alain Dindareanu (cracky90@musician.org) - #5534
3) TBA
4) TBA


Total: 6

Squadron Citations (17):
TC-TIE Battle 18 - Interception
TC-TIE Battle 30 - Save the Emperors Archives
TC-TIE Battle 32 - Assassinate the Fleet Commander?
TC-TIE Battle 48 - "Ski Hoth" - Star Wars Mercenaries
TC-TIE Battle 67 - The Siege of Maltar
TC-TIE Battle 77 - Verpine Encounter, Part One
TC-TIE Battle 78 - Verpine Encounter, Part Two
TC-TIE Battle 108 - Unexplored Territory
TC-TIE Battle 113 - Raid on Casserine
TC-TIE Battle 123 - Strengthen the Emperor's Hammer
TC-TIE Battle 128 - Operation Yridia Alpha
TC-TIE Battle 138 - Battle of the TIE Interceptor
TC-TIE Battle 152 - Relentless Training
TC-TIE Battle 154 - Spies!
TC-TIE Battle 155 - The Supplies War
TC-TIE Battle 156 - EH Wrestling Extravaganza
BHG Battle 1 - The Hunt Begins

*gasp!* Citations! See what happens when we have 6 pilots :)


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