Delta Report # 57 (2013-12-01)

This report was submitted by CMDR/COL Anahorn Dempsey/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer


  Delta Squadron Weekly Report #57 2013.12.01 

This week in the report:

  • Commander's notes
  • In the headlines this week
  • Joke of the week
  • Squadron activity report
  • Important Competitions
  • Delta's End of Year Bash
  • Squadron roster
  • Medals and promotions
  • Wrapping up
     
  •   Commander's notes

    The last 30 days of this year have finally begun. Which means that as soon as I'm done with this report, I'll move on to the Monthly Squadron Evaluation and see what medals y'all should receive. I'm pleased to say I've seen good activity levels from everyone!

    The motto and flight nickname for Flight III were changed this week on request of its Flight Leader, Enjoy your new motto guys!

    On a side note - congrats to LC Elwood the Brave - This week I had planned a last ditch flying effort to steal Ace of the Month from him. But then I saw the lead he had and went back to watching Doctor Who instead. That's only the second time this year someone bested me....

    Now for the more important things: I really am enjoying the way trivia is going. This week we had a very close race in which LCM Jaorrus Morraus came out on top, even though he only got his answer in first on ONE day. I think that means everyone has a good chance of winning even if you're not the fastest! Congrats to you on your first victory!

    The Returnee's Activity Hunt has ended with a total of 5 submissions. They have been sent out to the TC CS for grading, and I'm hoping to be able to announce the results in a week or two. Can't wait to start reading...

    Now - last time you read one of my reports (the last one I hope), I mentioned another squad competition to end the year on. Said competition has now been submitted and pending approval, but I'm assuming that won't be a problem. See the Delta's End of Year Bash part of this report. This competition will be running all month, and if there is enough participation, I can up the 1st place medal to a Silver addon, meaning TWO people get shinies instead of the usual just one...!

    To close off this report, here's the final tally in the Delta's FCHG Points Hunt competition. This week, CPT Nutrientman earned 2 pts, and CPT Clark earned 1 point. This means the total tally now stands at CPT Kronar and myself (6p) (so an IS-SW for him), GN Pellaeon, CPT Nutrientman (5 pts) (so both earn an IS-BW), and a good showing from CPT Kroan (4 pts), CPT Clark (3 pts) and COL BubbaX (2 pts). Your medals are on the way.

    PS: I do have to admit - I'm surprised I got a shared first place in this since flying missions doesn't earn me any points anymore. Go me :)
     

      In the headlines this week

  • Elwood the Brave wins Ace of November
  • Promotions all around
  • TC database takes another leap forward with a huge backup received from GA Ronin
     
  •   Joke of the week

    A kindergarten teacher is trying to explain to her class the definition of the word "definitely".
    To make sure the students have a good understanding of the word, she asks them to use it in a sentence.

    The first student raised his hand and said, "The sky is definitely blue".
    The teacher said, "Well, that isn't entirely correct, because sometimes it's grey and cloudy".

    Another student says, "Grass is definitely green."
    The teacher again replies "If grass doesn't get enough water it turns brown, so that isn't really correct either."

    Finally, Billy raises his hand and asks the teacher "Do farts have lumps?"
    The teacher looked at him and said "No...But that isn't really a question you want to ask in class discussion."

    So Billy replies, "Then I definitely just shit my pants."
     

      Squadron Activity report

    You know the drill - this just shows who did what, assuming I know of it. Usually I will. If you did something that should have been here - send me an e-mail :)

  • COL Anahorn Dempsey
    FCHG rank: Archon (4729 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   IRC activity
        »   running the weekly trivia
        »   running other squadron and TC wide competitions
        »   recommended a load of medals :)
        »   flew 24 missions - eat my ion dust! (XWATC 4,5,6,7,9)
        »   TAC stuff

  • GN Gilad Pelleaon
    FCHG rank: Tesserarius (1225 pts)
        »   no contact

  • CM Shado Fenn
    FCHG rank: none (0 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   5 rounds of weekly trivia

  • CPT John T. Clark
    FCHG rank: Knight (281 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   5 rounds of weekly trivia
        »   flew 1 mission (TIE free 218)
        »   released FL report

  • LCM Jaorrus Morraus
    FCHG rank: Gallant (237 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   5 rounds of trivia
        »   winner of Weekly Trivia #158
        »   participated in the Returnee's Activity hunt competition

  • COL BubbaX
    FCHG rank: Aquilifer (614 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   3 rounds of weekly trivia

  • CPT Ras Kronar
    FCHG rank: Paladin (388 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   1 round of weekly trivia

  • COL Aticus Jade
    FCHG rank: Grenadier (13 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   IRC activity
        »   1 round of trivia

  • CPT Nutrientman
    FCHG rank: Legionnaire (484 pts)
        »   e-mail contact
        »   IRC activity
        »   flew 2 missions (TIE free 240,284)
        »   2 rounds of weekly trivia
     
  •   Important Competitions

    Competitions are the livelihood of this thing we do for fun. I encourage all of you to enter as many competitions as you want to/can. And just let me know about it! Don't forget to check out the website for more information.

  • Delta's Weekly Trivia
    Each day of the week (Mon-Fri) you will receive an email with a trivia
    question, same as before. 3 pts for the first correct answer, 2 pts for
    second and 1 pt for 3rd. At the end of the week, the one with the
    most points wins the shiny. As usual, there's extra shinies available for
    accumulating set amounts of points.

  • Delta's End of Year Bash
    Another squad competition to generate some activity and medals. See section below this one for details.

  • Ace of the TIE Corps
    Each mission flown during a month will count towards your score, with shinies for the top 3 pilots.
    At the end of the year, the TC's Top Gun will win a rare IS-PW!

  • MP Ace of the TIE Corps
    Each multiplayer victory flown during a month will count towards your score, with shinies for the top 3 pilots.
    At the end of the year, the TC's Top Gun will win a rare IS-PW!
     
  •   Delta's End of Year Bash

    I hope this is something for everyone....

  • part 1: IWATS
    Once again I will attempt to educate you all with some IWATS
    (IU included) activity :)
    * Complete any IWATS/IU course you want for 1 pt
    * Complete the assigned IWATS/IU course for 2 pts
    * Highest points total at the end of the month wins
    * This week's assigned IWATS/IU Course: Wookiee Studies

  • part 2: mini runon
    I started a small run-on on the Message Boards: The History of Dellyn Tow.
    There's an introductory post to set a frame of reference.
    * Submissions should be no longer than 10 lines
    * You can't make 2 submissions in a row.
    * Everyone who makes more than 10 submissions gets an IS-BR

  • part 3: That's my kill
    Just hoping to generate some flight activity here! Each flight activity counts, but flying the assigned mission
    earns extra credit. Extra credit is awarded once a week, so not 3 points for flying all 3!
    * Each SP mission flown earns a point, each MP mission flown earns a point
    * Each SP battle flown earns an extra point, each mission HS earns an extra point
    * Completing the assigned mission earns a bonus point
    * This week's assigned missions:
          TIE free 256: Tides of War
          XvT free 201: We Owe Him One
          XWA free 139: Espionage

    Medals to be won depend on participation - if enough people participate I can award a Silver Ribbon/Wings addon for the winner, with a medal as well for the runner up. If participation is too low, only the winner gets one and that will be a Bronze Ribbon/Wings addon.
     

  •   Squadron roster

    Delta Squadron
    Squadron mission: Reconnaissance
    Message Board: http://www.emperorshammer.org/messageboard/viewforum.php?f=128
    Motto: Celerant mortalis
    Base: ISD-II Hammer
    Website: http://deltasquad.emperorshammer.org
    Nickname: Razor of Retribution
    Squadron reports: http://www.emperorshammer.org/unitreports.php?id=145

    FLIGHT I: The Razor's Edge - Novaculum mortalis

    CMDR COL Anahorn Dempsey
    TBA
    FM GN Gilad Pelleaon
    FM CM Shado Fenn

    FLIGHT II: The Razor's Touch - Strike first - strike once

    FL CPT John T. Clark
    FM LCM Jaorrus Morraus
    FM COL BubbaX
    FM CPT Ras Kronar

    FLIGHT III: The Razor's Gleam - And in a flash it ended...

    FL COL Aticus Jade
    TBA
    TBA
    FM CPT Nutrientman
     
      Medals and promotions

    Jaorrus Morraus: IS-BR
     
      Wrapping up

    Another fine week, my pilots. Although every week that passes saddens me as I seem to be losing more and more FCHG points every week. Stay away from my mission high scores!

    CMDR/COL Anahorn Dempsey/Delta/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
    MoH/ICx2/GOEx2/GSx4/SSx5/BSx12/PCx6/ISMx3/IS-3PW-34GW-19SW-31BW-3PR-12GR-9SR-33BR/MoI/MoT-40rh-48gh-9bh/LoC-CSx8-Rx4/DFC-Rx2/MoC-3doc-2poc-5goc-4soc-32boc/CoLx6/CoEx3/CoB/OV-6E
    {IWATS:MCBS-XAM-XMD-TM/1/2/TM/3-XTM/1-MP/2-AMP-XWAI-BFM-TT-XTT-SFT-CTW-AT-SU-CM2-MD1-DT3-ARTY1-VS4-ST-SC-SEA-SD-SZ-SR-AIR-CC-SFW-WPN-XWAC-ESET-ISET-TIE-SMA-AWAK-BWAK-XWAK-YWAK-SN4}
    {IU:C/TC, C/DB, C/DIR, S, UL, CRD, EJE, TD, REP, WM, FT, IO, INST, MI, BTL, LDR, WD, AIM, ICQ, MS1, TLN, ASP, BX, CSS, CBX, DW, FLA, LIN, GFX, IBX, JS, WIKI, PHP, VBS, XML, MAN1, MAN2, WKS, INO, HIST, INO, INTEL, PRER, GR, SPW, HAD, GHA, THR, OSS, M/1/2, SM/3/4, IIC/1/2/3, IA, ARG/1, STM}
     


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