- NEWS
* Squadron:
- First battle in Sovereign Wargame - details below, also in my previous mail ;)
- Battles of the month February edition released - details below.
- There is wing wide competition going on - details as always below ;)
- Be ready for another squad vs squad flying competition - details soon.
- This week medals - I got three: IS-BW for competiton vs Mem, IS-SW for BOTM and OV for full year of service ;)
- Reminder: Wing III IRC metting is at 8pm GMT on Sundays. The channel is of course #wing_iii
* Fleet:
Tactical Office Regulation #1
Due to recent problems and complaints on our battle I've decided to order as follows:
Destruction of EH ships listen in Fleet Manual is forbidden (unless FCHG or CAB)
All EH vs EH battles are forbidden, unless some conditions met.
FCHG/CAB battles, when we loose IW ship, must be approved by IWTAC, DB ship by SHW, and so on.
You can find more details here. This does not affect battles already released and those in beta queue.
New historical records feature
The historical record page now lists your medals, awarded after September 2000, along with the reason and who awarded it.
New battles and free missions
This time rather small package:
XvT-TC #57
XvT-FREE #130-133
XWA-FREE #90
Enjoy! :)
ASF Supremacy Competition Results
ASF SC V concluded recently, this year's winners are:
Top Ship: ISD Intrepid
Top Squadron: Diamondback
Top Pilot: Commander Tvan'Oris
For full details on the final scoring, please visit http://ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=4416. Congratulations to the ISD Intrepid for retaining it's Flagship title and to the crew of the ASF on a well fought competition.
Sovereign Squadron League
The big announcement from the flagship this week is that the SSSD Sovereign League 2003 will begin March 15! That's right -- one of the best competitions in the history of the Emperor's Hammer is being reborn. And this time it will not only include the usual TIE competition, but we're introducing XWA and XvT single-player divisions too! I have appointed LC Todbringer, a longtime Sovereign pilot and veteran of the previous Sovereign League seasons, to head up the competition. He will be assisted by MAJ Artys, another top veteran, and perhaps other pilots. They will handle the day-to-day operations and record keeping, and I will be on hand throughout to assist them and help resolve any problems or disputes. As in its previous incarnations, the Sovereign League will run through a regular season, with squadrons fighting for post-season playoff positions. Each round will last two weeks, with pilots flying assigned free missions. The surviving playoff teams will fly full battles in several rounds of elimination. The winning squadrons will receive many honors, and the winners of the individual top-gun contests will receive medals and much recognition. I'm also excited to announce that the Sovereign League will be open to all squadrons in the TIE Corps! The squadrons of the flagship will be proud to host fellow squadrons from throughout the corps that also desire to participate. Watch for the SSSD Sovereign League 2003 "Season Primer" memorandum within the next week or two. In the meantime, you all know what to do: Get ready to fly your flightsuits off!! :)
Colossus Commodore Appointed
Congratulations to General Indaro who has been promoted to Rear Admiral and Commodore of the ISD Colossus.
Modified Strike Cruiser for XWA released
The Science Office has released a patch to add the Modified Strike Cruiser (M/SC, the "Rebel Interdictor") to X-Wing Alliance. The OPT was made by CM Tim, patch by myself and AD Darkhill.
You can download the patch from the IW section in the Patch Archive at the Science Office Website. (oh.. and thanks DS for testing;P)
New Battlestats Hosted Comps held in the Zone!
For those in our battlegroups who would like additional training in WoW atmosphere, LC Dax Corrin and I have entered us in 4 new WoW events that Battlestats.com is offering.
1: XWA Week of War XLVI and XvT Week of War LVI. You know all the rules.
2: Cloakshape Calamity: This is an XWA based war where only Cloakshape fighters will be allowed, all other matches will be deleted. EH members WILL be allowed to fly against each other. This will give us an opportunity to fly something other than the typical T/I matches we currently predominately use. Also, more opportunities to earn LoCs and DFCs. Please get the word out to all who own XWA for this one. War dates are this Friday, February 7th till Friday, February 14th.
3: Firespray Fetish: This is basically the same as the above, with Firespray craft the only allowed craft, all other matches will be deleted. Same rules apply, players from the same club WILL be allowed to fly each other. Dates for this event are February 14th-21st.
4: For our XvT pilots, the Assault Gunboat Galore II starts this Friday. Dates for war are Feb 7-14th, same rules as XWA cloakshape and Firespray wars. EH members are allowed to fly each other. Only Assault gunboat matches are allowed, all other matches will be deleted.
I hope this gives our membership an additional opportunity to hone their MP skills so we may improve for the 2 main WoW events.
Colossus COM Steps Down
Vice Admiral Absolut Vodka has decided to step down as the Commodore of the ISD Colossus and take over command of Pi Squadron. My thanks and gratitude to him for all the hard work he put into his position. A new COM will be announced shortly - do not send applications unless asked to.
Missions Creation Wars!
Tactical Office is proud to announce you greatest mission creation competition ever, called "Mission Creation Wars". All rules and details can be found here
But first you need to sign up, emailing me and my Command Attaché. Title your email "Mission Creation Wars".
Remember. There are great medals to win, but also you will have to face best mission designers of EH :)
Tac Competition #3 & TACA sought.
This time I have something for people with graphics creation skills (again :P). All details can be found here. Try to be quick :)
Also I am looking for new TACA. This person will be responsible for creation different graphics for Tactical Office. Good awards for hard work. You must be familiar with creation of logos, backgrounds, layouts for webpages and banners. No other skills required, but HTML knowledge would be ok.
Send applications to me, and don't forget to cc my Attaché.
New CO appointments
Some new COs have been appointed:
- VA Khaine, former CA:OPS, to OPS
- VA Keldorn, former SOD, to TO
- AD Tron to LO
- ACTIVITY
(1-1) CMDR/CPT Keller
- Command stuff
- Flew TIETC#33, 34, 36, 38, 49, 50, 51, 52
- Communication activity
(1-2) LT Dark Iceman
- No activity
(1-3) LT Thunder
- Communication activity
(2-1) LCM Pokemaster
- Working on squadron's webpage
- Communication activity
(2-2) LT Streck Dara
- No activity
(2-3) LT Jasio
- Back from leave
- Flew XWATC#11
(2-4) LT Vissan
- On leave
(3-1) LCM Apophix
- Flew XWAFREE#86
(3-2) CM Nic Rety
- Volunteered to write a fiction based on wing wide competition
- COMPETITIONS
--- Sovereign Wargame: Operation Outrageous Fortune
Rules are here: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=3967
Game stopped due to forthcomming battle:
1. SP: TIEFREE#145 and XvTFree#57 should be sent to your superiors and me.
2. MP: all pilots who want to participate, let me know ASAP.
--- February's Battles of the month:
TIE-TC 183 (Defection of Kusanagi)
XvT-TC 31 (Pirate Scouts)
XWA-TC 24 (The History of the SSSD Sovereign)
Remeber to send your pilot files to LC Philo (cnwilde@pacbell.net) and AD Proton (hullbreach@warpmail.net). Deadline is Feb. 28.
--- Wing wide flying competition:
020/4/02 Opening Date
02/11/02 Closing date
Fly free xwa 88
--- New face for Aleth: http://www.emperorshammer.net/competitions/details.asp?ID=194
--- Aleth's best of the best: http://www.emperorshammer.net/competitions/details.asp?ID=195
- ROSTER
ALETH SQUADRON OF WING III : Strike
COMMANDER: CPT Keller (ehkeller@o2.pl)
NICKNAME: Dark Talons
MOTTO: Fortune Helps the Brave
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=44
FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Black Wraiths
Motto: Wrapped in shroud of Darkness we take your life essence
1) CPT Keller (ehkeller@o2.pl)
2) LT Dark Iceman (jcm417@cox.net)
3) LT Thunder (cruse_jesse@hotmail.com)
4) TBA
FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Shades of the Serpent
Motto: We come from Oblivion and the Empire is right behind us
1) LCM Pokemaster (shadowx@twcny.rr.com)
2) LT Streck Dara (arikosk@netti.fi)
3) LT Jasio (nuandek@wp.pl)
4) LT Vissan (viciek@poczta.onet.pl)
1) LCM Apophix (apophixuk@yahoo.co.uk)
2) CM Nic Rety (plumberbutt@go.com)
3) TBA
4) TBA
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Total: 9
Squadron Citations (10):
XWA-TC Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
XWA-TC Battle 2 - First Contact
XWA-TC Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
XWA-TC Battle 4 - Privateer
XWA-TC Battle 5 - Show of Force
XWA-TC Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
XWA-TC Battle 11 - Heroes of the Immortal
XWA-TC Battle 26 - Experimental Tie Evaluation
XWA-TC Battle 27 - Battle of Corellia
XWA-IW Battle 27 - Rion's Shadow Campaign: Tactical Withdrawal
Respectfully submitted,
CMDR/CPT Keller/Aleth/Wing III/SSSD Sovereign