Hey Squadron Report for August 27th through 30th, 2003.

Hey Hey! Time for another Hey Squadron Report! I was unavoidably detained last night, but in a good way. Since this report is only three or four days after the last, there's not a lot to cover, but let's do it!

SQUADRON NEWS
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I'm officially calling Top Ace for this month a draw. I attempted fly the remaining missions Tuesday afternoon, but mission number four pretty much gave me the finger. XWA wouldn't load the flight portion and my whole computer locked up and I had to restart. September's battle will be an XWA-IW battle, but I haven't decided which one. I'll let you all know as soon as possible.

I haven't gotten back to work on the squadron website. I had intended to work on it some Wednesday, but wound up going to a buddy's apartment. I frustrated him no end when we went air-to-air in Toy Commander multiplayer on his DreamCast. I swear, it must have taken about fifiteen minutes for him to shoot me down at one point. Too bad he still beat me three to two that game.

I think that about covers Squadron News for this report.

WING NEWS
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Read Thorn's report when it comes out. :P

FLEET NEWS
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Friday · August 29 · 2003

Oath of Loyalty results
13:55 - FA Marcin Szydlowski [tac@emperorshammer.org]
We have results:
X-Wing:
1. Locke Setzer - IS-GR

X-Wing vs Tie-Fighter:
1. Choosh and Pickled Yoda - IS-GR

Congratulations to winners. Battles have been added (or will be soon) to TacDB and will be released soon.

Thursday · August 28 · 2003

EH Racing League
01:23 - AD Keldorn Cochrane [gmf@kweeky.net]
An announcement for Lieutenant Commander Rem Somnos:

Announcing the EH Racing League. On September 1st DarkFyre on #ehcoc will be able to handle XWA multi-player racing. Players will be able to participate in one on one to free for all heats. DarkFyre will of course handle the scoring.

Check out the EH Racing League website at www.ehracingleague.minos.net for details. Bot commands can be found on the RULES page, and also check out the tournament schedule. WCs, and BGCOMs have the opportunity to create a graphics comp for the floating cup for their respective Wings and Battle groups. *hint hint*

Wednesday · August 27 · 2003

Virus warning
09:31 - FA Marcin Szydlowski [tac@emperorshammer.org]
If you have been receiving a lot of emails recently with "returned mail" in topic, then you can be infected with W32/Sobig-F virus. I have been infected myself, so if you have received any emails from pbmike@klub.chip.pl, ingore them and delete them right away (I never send from this addy).

I have visited Sophos website and they have simple cure. Download their latest patch and run C:\SOPHTEMP\RESOLVE.COM -DF=SOBIG.DAT -NOC (unzip patch to SOPHTEMP directory on C:. (win9x).

To find out more, visit their website.

Open Commodore Positions
09:21 - HA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Vice Admiral Jahan Kalar has decided to retire as Commodore of the ISD Relentless. As with former ImmCOM, COL RogueWing, Kalar was a fine Flag Office who's presence will be missed.

This means that applications are now being accepted for two Commodore positions in the Battlegroups (Immortal & Relentless). Applicants should be able to meet the following requirements:

Good online presence - e-mail, MBs, and some IRC (particularly meetings if possible)
No HCI convictions within the past 12 months
A successful command history in the TIE Corps (to include a tour of at least two months as a Wing Commander or six consecutive
months as a Squadron Commander with two different Squadrons)
Ability to work with the entire Chain of Command
Excellent working knowledge of all EH & TC protocols and policies (including the Fleet Standing Orders)
Specific long and short term goals for your ship, Battlegroup and constructive contribution towards the TIE Corps as a whole
Technical skills (HTML, mission design etc) are beneficial but not mandatory
You may include up to two references, at least one from a current or former superior (obtain permission from these individuals first. No, you can't ask me or Krax). As a Commodore, it will be your task to look out for your ship's long term welfare including it's growth and activity. You will be required to work with the Wing Commander on an almost daily business handling ship affairs. A good COM can mean the difference between the ship's success or failure and is not a job to be entered into lightly.

Applications should be sent to High Admiral Priyum and Admiral Krax Tarnisar before Tuesday 2nd September and should have the subject "Rel/Imm COM Application".



'Apostasy' Competition
09:16 - AD Keldorn Cochrane [gmf@kweeky.net]
The small-scale 'Apostasy' competition is still underway; submissions shall continue to be accepted until Friday 12th September 2003.

Full details can be found at: http://www.emperorshammer.ca/comps_apoastasy.html

This is an excellent opportunity to showcase those sterling talents I know you all secretly harbour - while also being rewarded for them.

Tuesday · August 26 · 2003

Tactical Officer back from leave
14:20 - FA Marcin Szydlowski [tac@emperorshammer.org]
Yes, I'm back. Report on Friday. Next few days I will spend catching up. Expect HSs approved very soon, more competitions, some results, etc :)

Sovereign Squadron League Results!
11:12 - HA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
The SSSD Sovereign Squadron League 2003 has concluded after several months of heavy competition and now it is time for the winners to celebrate their victories and collect their rewards. The champions are the elite Omega Squadron in the TIE and XWA divisions, and Diamondback Squadron in the XvT division. Many congratulations to General Sasquatch and Lieutenant Colonel Gidda and their pilots for registering these outstanding accomplishments. Also, thanks to all pilots of all TC ships who participated in this exciting competition. Finally, thanks to the tireless judges of the SSL, Lieutenant Colonels Todbringer and Gidda and Major Artyis, for their hard work throughout the event. Complete results of the SSL will be posted on the Sov Web site at http://sov.minos.net

Sunday · August 24 · 2003

Flight Officer Back
10:20 - HA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Ok, wipe away those tears folks, I'm back. First off, my sincere apologies for this unexpected absence...a culmination of deadlines and serious computer problems all conspired to keep me off line for the past week.

Anyway, the majority of updates are now complete. Those that aren't, I'm afraid will need to be resent to me since I ended up losing a significant portion of my HD during the troubles. Again my apologies for this.

In other news, I'm sorry to report that Vice Admiral RogueWing has decided to step down as Commodore of the ISD Immortal and take up a FM's position in Ghost Squadron. RW was one of the finest Flag Officers to grace the TIE Corps and I'm very sorry to see him go. The Flight Office extends its thanks for all the work he's put into his Battlegroup and Ship.

Starshatter
05:45 - VA Kyle Katarn [Kyle.Katarn@isdcolossus.com]


I know this is a bit off topic, but look at this site.

http://www.starshatter.com

After this Game is finished, then there could be an Imperial MOD made for Star Wars. This game is especially made for MODers. The MOD that comes with Starshatter itself seems a bit superficially! However if there is a good Imp. SW MOD made this could help the EH very much!

SQUADRON ACTIVITY
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LC Josh Popelka: CMDR Stuff
E-mail activity

CM Dan Jenkins: E-mail activity

LT Derek Klivian: E-mail activity

SQUADRON ROSTER
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HEY SQUADRON OF WING III : Interdiction
COMMANDER: LC Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: The Demon Guard
BANNER: hey.jpg
MOTTO: Darkness is our element.
HOMEPAGE: http://hey.minos.net
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewforum.php?f=60

FLIGHT I - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Enraged
Motto: You play with fire, you're gonna get burned!
1) LC Josh Popelka (ehj_popelka@hotmail.com)
2) LT Doctor Evil (SNLskitman@aol.com)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - TIE ADVANCED
Nickname: The Hot Hands
Motto: So good we ought to be illegal
1) CM Dan Jenkins (captaindan1412@hotmail.com)
2) LT Maaereck Steil (helio_9@earthlink.net)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - ASSAULT GUNBOAT
Nickname: Blades of Desire
Motto: Beautiful to behold, sweet to the touch, death to our enemies!
1) TBA
2) TBA
3) LT Derek Klivian (jay@aldertonfamily.com)
4) SL Mirax Klivian (alicia@aldertonfamily.com)

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Squadron Citations (2):
XWA-TC Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
XWA-TC Battle 17 - Secrets and Lies: The Exile

SQUADRON ORDERS
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Fly! Fly for Top Ace in September! I'll do my best to pick a not so buggy battle this time!

Communicate! Send me or the squadron e-mail. Use the messageboard. It's all good.

Write fiction/create graphics! Website's still kinda Spartan.

Take IWATS Courses! They look good on your ID Line and you learn stuff.

Have fun!

MISCELLANEOUS
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Well, got my nice full version of MAGic on Wednesday morning. Pretty sweet to be able to sit back and let the program read my e-mail outloud, though EH/TC stuff is a bit strange with the rank and position abbrevations. I think I tired the blasted computer out at some point during this week's Sov News because the voice slowed down something fierce. The voice slowed down and changed pitch. I might have to look into upgrading my system RAM on my XP machine as well. I've actually been able to type faster than the computer will display and considering how rotten my typing has gotten in the past year or so, that's really something.

As for last night's unavoidable delay, my roommate moved in last night. Cool guy, gamer. Also I got picked up by a girl I knew last year and went to her apartment, had a few beers. Her apartment's within walking distance of the dorm I live in, so I might have to bomb in on her once in a while. Huh, that's a new experience for me. Never been able to just drop in on someone unanounced before, living in the country for most of my life and not being able to drive.

Oh yeah, now that I think about it, I payed for gas for the first time in my life on Monday night. By that I mean that I walked into a gas station and payed the cashier for gas, not that I've never given anyone money for gas.

I think that about covers it for this week.

Thanks,

Lieutenant Colonel Josh Popelka
Hey Squadron Commander
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