Sin Report # 35 (2018-03-08)

This report was submitted by CMDR/LC Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


Sin Squadron
SIN WEEKLY SQUADRON REPORT #35
SIN CMDR: LC Hav Antiel
REPORT DATE: 7 March 2018
SQUADRON COMMANDER'S CORNER
The big news this week is that CM Michael LeRoy has joined us from the Reserves. He'll be flying in Flight II as Sin 2-3. In fact, he's already started flying, having earned seven Legions of Skirmish last week. That's what a commander likes to see!

Imperial Storm continues this week, and the Warrior's forces are battling the TCCS for control of Scarus. Our assignment this time is XWA-free 96. AD Plif's orders: 'We need the highest scores possible not just to overcome the TCCS, but to maintain as much of our force as possible.'

Sin is making strong progress on Project 659: we're up to two Squadron Citations, and Alpha is within striking distance. For more information and an updated leaderboard, check the Project 659 section below.
SQUADRON NEWS
  • CM Michael LeRoy joins us as Sin 2-3. Welcome!
  • March Project 659 assignments have been posted. See the section below for links and details.
  • Imperial Storm continues. Our assignment this time is XWA-free 96.
  • CM Rando and LC Branet sweep the top two spots in TCPL Round 4. Nice flying, Sinners!
  • LC Branet finishes 4th in TCAI Week 9.
  • LC Branet finished 1st in Week 9 of TCoR.
COMPETITIONS

I will summarize competitions that apply to Sin in this section, but you should always check the Competitions Center and Combat Center for full details on all competitions.

  • Project 659
    Each month, fly the SP battles indicated in the Sin Weekly Squadron Report and earn bonus points for high scores and fastest submissions.

  • TIE Corps on Patrol
    For 2018, TCoP is moving to every other week. VA Pete Mitchell is taking the TCoP helm this year, so please note that BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London one every other Monday starting January 15.

  • TIE Corps Pilot League
    Like TCoP, the Pilot League is a single-player comp taking place every other week. The difference here is that pilots have a rolling handicap. Each round, the pilot with the highest handicap score (expressed as a percentage of the high score) in each platform will earn 4 points. The next highest score will earn 3, the next highest 2, and all other submissions will earn 1. If the winning pilot in a platform also beat the high score (without the handicap added), that pilot will earn 5 points for that platform. There are more details about the handicap calculations on the competitions page, but needless to say, I'm very excited about this one!

  • Imperial Storm - A New Hope
    This is the turn-based map campaign that the WARDs have been working on for some time. Battle teams led by the Warrior, Hammer, and TCCS battle for dominance over systems on the map. Be on the look out for SP and MP assignments, pilots.

  • TIE Corps on Recon
    Submit a screenshot each week from one of Star Conflict's multiplayer game modes (Domination, Beacon Hunt, PvE, Team Battle, and Combat Recon). Iron Stars are awarded weekly and monthly based on unique criteria for each game mode.

  • TIE Corps vs AI
    Submit a screenshot each week from Star Conflict's Player vs. AI modes. Iron Stars are awarded weekly and monthly based on unique criteria for each game mode.

  • Wing II Commander's Escort Flight / Warrior Commodore's Escort Flight
    These are MP and SP versions of the same comp: fly enough missions to rank among the top four on the Warrior for the month to earn points. Iron Stars are awarded to the top four every month with a quarterly bonus. For the Commodore's Escort Flight, LoCs and LoSs are summed for the total.
PROJECT 659
Let's keep earning those Squadron Citations, Sinners. Every month, I'll announce a battle for TIE Fighter, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance. Your mission is to fly those battles before the end of the month.

Every battle BSF earns you one point; the first pilot to submit the BSF for each assigned battle earns a bonus point, and additional bonus points are awarded for ?80% of the existing high score and a further bonus point if you beat the high score. I'll keep track of points and award IS-BWs for every 5 points and IS-SWs for every 20 points.

CURRENT STANDINGS
Pilot Battles Bonus Points
CM Rando 3 5 (fastest submission x3, high score x2) 8

With three battles and two new high scores, CM Rando has earned his first IS-BW for Project 659!

MARCH ASSIGNMENTS
PLATFORM BATTLE HIGH SCORE 80%
TIE Fighter TIE-TC 165 404,655 323,724
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter XvT-TC 111 381,993 305,594
X-Wing Alliance XWA-TC 12 87,302 69,842

How were these battles selected? The following criteria were used:
  1. Fewest number of BSFs needed to earn a Squadron Citation
  2. Highest average rating in the Battle Center
  3. Fewest bugs
ROSTER
Sin Squadron - Long-range Support
The Unrepentant - 'Sin like you mean it.'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior

Flight I - Missile Boat Mk.II
Hell's Own - 'We are as good as they say.'
[1-1] LC Hav Antiel
[1-2] MAJ Nebular
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
[1-4] MAJ Spiffy the Chicken

Flight II - Missile Boat Mk.II
Hell's Wrath - 'Reinforcements have arrived.'
[2-1] CM Rando
[2-2] MAJ Xavier Sienar
[2-3] CM Michael LeRoy
[2-4] TBA

Flight III - Missile Boat Mk.II
Winged Hell - 'Not even hell stops us.'
[3-1] LC Earnim Branet
[3-2] TBA
[3-3] TBA
[3-4] GN Exar Kit
ACTIVITY
Flight I

[1-1] LC Hav Antiel
  • Flying: 36 SP missions flown, Project 659
  • Non-flying: Warrior Trivia, weekly Discord meeting
  • Communication: email, Telegram, Discord
[1-2] MAJ Nebular
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[1-4] MAJ Spiffy the Chicken
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
Flight II

[2-1] CM Rando
  • Flying: 2 SP missions flown, TCPL, Project 659, Imperial Storm
  • Non-flying: IS-SW (x3), IS-BW, new uniform
  • Communication: email
[2-2] MAJ Xavier Sienar
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: TAC duties
  • Communication: email
[2-3] CM Michael LeRoy
  • Flying: LoS (x7)
  • Non-flying: Joined Sin Squadron as Sin 2-3, new uniform
  • Communication: email
Flight III

[3-1] LC Earnim Branet
  • Flying: LoC (x5), LoS (x26), TCPL, TCoR, TCAI
  • Non-flying: IS-SW (x2), IS-BW (x3)
  • Communication: email
[3-4] GN Exar Kit
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
CLOSING COMMENTS
There are lots of active opportunities to fly, Sinners; TCoP, TCoR, TCAI, TCPL, Imperial Storm, and Project 659 are all on-going and regularly awarding medals. I'm pleased with the activity I'm seeing from our flight leaders, but I hope there's something out there that might coax our veterans into a bit more activity. What say you, Sinners?

For Sin,

CMDR/LC Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior

GS/SSx3/BSx5/PCx4/ISMx5/IS-5GW-8SW-18BW-2GR-8SR-30BR/MoI/MoC-2doc-2poc-3goc-3soc-20boc/CoL/CoB/LoAx9/OV-3E [CNTR] [none] [none] {IWATS-BFM-CA-CBX-COE-CTW-HIST-MCBS-SC-SFW-SM/4-STM-TT-WIKI-XWAC}

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