Espilon Report #012


CMDR/CM Sandor Clegane reporting in for Epsilon Squadron on December 11, 2001:

]]>SQUADRON NEWS<[[

We have had a very slow week. I have been busy with RL and CMDR issues.

This weeks Ace of the Week goes to…LCM Corsair. Congrats on your fourth Ace of the Week.

I have implemented a few “Command” type positions in the Squadron. The Executive Officer has yet to be announced, but Congrats to LCM Corsair on his appointment to Operations Officer. He has already started off with a nice new Competition. Check the COMPS Section. LCM Corsair has gone through the trouble of setting up the Comp, so lets fly it.


Be sure and check out the Squadron web page: http://epsilon.freehosting.net, I have added a message board, and started a Run On. Let’s all try to post.



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SSSD SOVEREIGN NEWS, 12-9-01

COM/VA Proton reporting for the SSSD Sovereign, flagship of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.

Wing commanders, pass this along to your squadrons.

FROM THE SSSD SOVEREIGN SOURCEBOOK

This week, the Sov Sourcebook highlights the various mascots being fielded in the Mascot Power Battles competition:

-- (COL Firebird) Wing I's mascot is Rick, the Pink Elephant. Forged from the psychic energies of inebriated Wing I pilots, Rick the Pink Elephant is thephysical manifestation of our anger and hatred. Visible only to the extremely drunk, the nine ton elephant roams the halls of Wing I silently, munching on an occasional lieutenant and crushing the
occasional starfighter.

-- (COL Reaper) Wing IV's Mascot is an old interrogation droid who goes by the name of Harold. He can usually be found in my office, filing all that damn paperwork that we WCs have to do :P When not doing all the work I can't be arsed to do, he floats around the corridors of Wing IV's quarters randomly annoying pilots by jabbing them with a small electrical probe.
He's a great help come promo or award parties when he is able to bring
over the drinks and tidy up after us, not to mention the cuban cigar
dispenser, I had to fit after forgetting mine far too many times :P
Harold also has a much darker side. This usually remains hidden thanks
to the reprogramming by the boffins in the Imperial Tech Labs. However this can be activated by remote control. Once this is done his original
programming kicks back in. The effects are not pleasant.

-- (GN Devin) Omega Mascot: TK-1512. An old, belligerent stormtrooper. He reminds me of a meaner version of Clint Eastwood from "Unforgiven", and is rarely seen without a cigar in his mouth, a whiskey bottle in one hand and a blaster in the other. His motto is "I've
killed more people than you've met". If it wasn't for the fact that there were some incriminating photographs of him, taken by a young pilot named Devin (hey, I was young once), he'd much rather slit our fly-boy throats than serve us drinks - and he routinely lets us know that fact every time we order something other than whiskey. It is an adventure to drink in our cantina - we never know if the stuff will be poisoned. But despite the fact he hates us, he has come to respect us some (and we him), and that's why we haven't introduced him to Bob the Airlock quite yet. He has also come in handy on several occasions, most notably helping us to slip all the pilots of Wing II super-laxative disguised as ewok jerky (ed. note - read the story, foo!). The man may lose this contest, but that's OK with him - he knows where we all sleep, and that's comfort enough.

-- (COL SickMan) The Wing V Eagle, a 10 foot robotic Eagle, capable of flying and armed with deadly talons (ooo)
Also is capable of breathing fire and is partial to a bit of kung-fu.

-- (LC Jahan Kalar) Our Mascot is Sergeant Bash the JudoYoda. Although the Jedi Master Yoda was thought to be the only member of his race, there was in fact at least one other Yoda. Sergeant Bash chose not to follow the path of the Jedi, he instead decided to fight in ultimate style fighting matches for money to build what he calls "the ultimate weapon." Although currently in the employ of Wing III, Sergeant Bash is only loyal to himself and we never know what he will do next. He also has a fondness for beating up LTs and SLs (and anyone else) that makes fun of his size. While he pretends to be offended by these insults, he actually just wants an excuse to dispense some mayhem. Which is why he hangs out around cantinas looking for fights. He is younger than the Jedi Yoda and has a full head of hair and bright green skin. He is currently in the brig for what can only be described as "hitting the Wing Commander in the face" but will hopefully promise to behave so he can compete in this competition.

-- Ford, I can't find any details on the Wing II Mariachi Minfords, so if you have some details, send them and I will include them in next week's report. Aylius, same with the Wing VI mascot -- if there is any info available on your mascot, send it in.

SOVEREIGN NEWS AND NOTES

-- The new Sovereign Web site has debuted at sov.imperialmight.com. The basic design is by LCM Alex Foley and the main graphic was created by a former Sov pilot, Stone Darkstar. The site is sparse on content but I will be continuing to work on it.

-- Flag officers collected some snazzy hardware this week for their excellent work on behalf of their wings and the Sovereign:
PC to LC Aylius Khan
BS to COL Sickman
BS to LC Jahan Kalar
BS to COL Reaper
BS to COL Ford Prefect

-- Mascot Power Battles, TIE mission design round in progress. Results of graphics round:
1st - MAJ Manijak of Omega Squadron
2nd - COL Inkwolf of Psi Squadron
3rd - LCM Tim of Kappa Squadron
4th - CM Akira Vorsahyer of Theta Squadron
5th - LCM Stark Rhavyn of Theta Squadron
6th - COL Dave of Omega Squadron
7th - CM John "Backfire" Doe of Sin Squadron
8th - MAJ Janich of Omega Squadron
9th - LCM Arcanian Stirner of Aleth Squadron
10th - GN Compton of Omega Squadron
11th - COL Sasquatch of Omega Squadron

MPB standings after graphics phase:
Wing I - 45
Wing II - 295
Wing III - 309
Wing IV - 246
Wing V - 25
Wing VI - 60
Omega - 166

-- LCM Jack Stone's Ultimate Scramble, an FCHG race that runs into the new year. WCs' make sure your wings' BSFs and-or summaries are making their way to Jack.

-- In conjunction with Wing V's recent competition vs. Wing VIII, I flew TIE Battle 169, defeating the commodore of the Colossus, VA Mell. The good commodore of the Col never turned in a tfr and then issued a litany of excuses for not flying (chiefly, he said he was "too busy" (his words) to fly the comp because he was promoted to Battlegroups commander). He also pointed out he was no longer ColCOM, I guess meaning the COMvsCOM challenge, which *he* had proposed, was no longer important. With due respect to VA Mell, I spelled the outcome f-o-r-f-e-i-t and am claiming the winnings: The one-month renaming of the losing ship's motto.
Old ISD Colossus motto: Always defending the empire in the first line of battle
New ISD Colossus motto: Except our ex-commodore, who is busy decorating his new, cushier office
Battlegroups old motto: Victory is Power, Victory is Strategy, Victory is the Battlegroups
New Battlegroups motto: Victory is, uh, I was too busy to fly

-- Aleth Squadron begins its ... poetry competition? :) :
http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=1038

FORCE STRENGTH

SSSD Sovereign [208]

Wing I [35]
Wing II [35]
Wing III [40]
Wing IV [41]
Wing V [30]
Wing VI [26]

Omega Squadon [12]

CANTINA COMMENTS

"Get that thing away from me Proton, you sick bastard!!! I don't need any lasers fired up my rectum today, maybe you should send that over to the Omega flight deck, as you know many of them are also of advanced age and may have need of some special examinations. :P" -CPT Darknyte

COM/VA Proton/SSSD Sovereign
- New TC uniforms issued by Operations Office, we have dress uniforms now:
http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~howlader/ops/manual/index.htm

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]]> COMPETITIONS <[[

- Epsilon vs. Pe! Fly XWA-TC 25! Also, Fly TIE-TC 134 on MEDIUM DIFFICULTY! The Competition Starts 07 December 2001 and ends 21 December 2001. The Highest Scorer in each Platform receives an Iron Star-Bronze Wings. The Winning Squadron is determined by the Average of the Two Highest Scorers in the Squadrons.


- Mascot Power Battles! Complete the trivia sent out by the Wing Commander, if you need a copy let me know.

-Jack’s Ultimate Scramble:As posted by LCM Jack Stone;
Key Dates:

Nov. 1st: Competition begins at midnight no matter your time zone.
Every Wednesday after: Progress reports to be handed out 11:59:59
December 31st: Final battles to be received
January 1-4: final scores posted, Wing Champions determined
January 5th, The Final Showdown: The six Wing Champions compete in the ultimate test, it has been decided that if all pilots have XWA, the Showdown will be held in #Airlock54 at 17:00 EST (5:00 PM)

Now the Rules:
1. All battles must be received between the exact times of 00:00:00 November 1st
and 23:59:59 December 31st
2. Wing Champions must respond to the Showdown invitation on January 4th
(seperate from the final scores) or else Wing Runner-Ups will be declared Wing
Champions
3. All pilots should submit at least 4 battles and/or free missions each week
4. Battles previously flown for database may be reflown for the competition.

Regulations:
1. Absolutely no person may use invulnerability or unlimited weapons unless I
rule it nessacery to use them
2. Any battle found using the above violation will not be counted for anything
and will be stricken from the record
3. Wing Champions must participate in the Final Showdown.

Medal Awards:
Wing Champion: IS-SW
Wing Runner-Up: IS-BW
Showdown 3rd: IS-BW
Showdown 2nd: IS-SW
Showdown 1st/Sovereign Champion: IS-GW


- Sovereign Web Page design contest… visit http://sov.imperialmight.com for rules!

]]> SQUADRON ACTIVITY <[[

CMDR/CM Sandor Clegane
- Maintained/Updated Squadron Web page
- Management of Squadron Paperwork


FM/CPT Roger
– On 2 weeks Leave

FL/LCM Corsair
- Maintained Contact
- Epsilon Ace of the Week

FM/LT Tom Magi-Ster
- Has contacted me via email.

FM/LT Fieldmarshall
- Contacted via email, is having some game platform problems, but hopes to have them resolved soon.


]]> EDUCATION <[[

None this week

]]]>EPSILON FCHG RANKING’s<[[[

1. CPT Roger (LGNR) 505 points
2. LCM Corsair (GALL) 248 points
3. CM Clegane (GALL) 225 points
4. LT Tom Magi-Ster (GREN) 20 points

BSF’s Submitted: 0 (-5)

]]> FINAL THOUGHTS <[[

With the loss of LCM Zoron, we now have a Flight Leader position open. I am not going to post anything yet, as I am in the process of implementing an XO and OPS for the Squadron. The XO will be my 2nd in Command. The OPS will be the 3rd in Command, and will be responsible for organizing Squadron Comps. The XO will run things when I am away, and keep me in line when he/she thinks I need it. J


SQUADRON ROSTER
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EPSILON SQUADRON OF WING I: Strike
COMMANDER: CM Sandor Clegane (sclegane@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: The Spitting Terrors
BANNER: epsilon.jpg
MOTTO: I will show you fear in a handful of dust...
HOMEPAGE: http://www.epsilon.freehosting.net

FLIGHT I - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The Spitting Tigers
Motto: May they hate, if only they fear.
HOMEPAGE: http://www.espiloni.8m.net
1) CM Sandor Clegane (sclegane@hotmail.com)
2) TBA
3) CPT Roger (r_ljungholm@hotmail.com)
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: The Blistering Bengals
Motto: The sound of our advance is the sound of your death.
1) LCM Corsair (chewie111@hotmail.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) LT Tom Magi-Ster (tomasz.manko@cardif.pl)

FLIGHT III - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: The Black Sheep
Motto: Death is a journey, we are the travel agents.
1) TBA
2) TBA
3) LT Fieldmarshall (ehfield7@home.com)
4) TBA

Total: 5

Due to having less than 6 Members we lost our Squadron Citations.

Respectfully submitted,

CMDR/CM Sandor Clegane/Epsilon/Wing I/SSSD Sovereign
CoB [GALL] {IWATS-AIM-CBX-ICQ-M/1/2-SM/2}