(09.09.01)
Introduction
This marks my last report as Phantom CMDR. Next weekend I will leaving for University, and I will be leaving the EH days sooner. Please, there is no need to cry. I'm sure a good replacement will be found, and there will plenty for you to do over the next couple of months to take your mind off my departure.
Nuno Promoted To LT
Congratulations to the newly promoted LT Nuno. He was awarded this promotion for sending in a pilot file for the Phantom Vs. Gimel competition, so not only has he helped himself to LT, but helped us raise or score for the competitions. So Nuno, well done and thank you :o)
BeeGee's Challenge Starts
The Cantina Run has been renamed, but the layout is pretty much the same. Over the following 2 months, you will get the chance to write fiction, design missions, create art and fly for the Empire! You'll already have a e-mail about this, so I won't bore you with the details, but this is the summary of the first round...
Round I - Fiction
To get this competition started, we need to see some creative juices flowing .. and I don't mean in lava lamps. Each pilot is to write a story based on the events at this years Imperial Storm Exercise. Now , don't get me wrong, I'm not expecting a fully detailed report about what actually happened (that's my job :P ) Instead, I am asking more for possibly.. what should've happened, what may have happened before or after the battles that actually did take place. I am leaving this very open, and the only requirements that I NEED to see, are actual names of planets and people that were directly involved with the exercise. Anything submitted that doesn't fit this guideline will be disqualified!
Pieces of fiction should be a minimum of 500 words, and a maximum of 1500, and must be turned in by the ships Commodores to me by Sept. 22nd. Judging will be done by myself and another individual (to be named at a later date :P ) and each story will be graded 1-10. The top 4 submissions will be awarded bonus points for their ships, as well as medals for the top 3 (see below for more details). Iron Stars-Gold Ribbons are very rare, and indeed a very sought after medal.. only 8 people in the TC have one!
To establish the winning ship, I will add all the points up and figure out the ships average based on the # of pilots onboard at the time of the rounds end date (Sept.22). The only exception to this equation will be pilots who are on excused leave, or pilots which are recently assigned to the ship ( 1 week ), in which case the Commodore should include that in his report . Any questions? ASK ;)
For information on the Imperial Storm II campaign, including the results, the planets and the ships involved, you will be able to find them at the official Imp Storm website at http://www.btinternet.com/~spellfire/impstorm.html
Falcon wins WC's Own
The words taste bitter in my mouth, but we only came second to Falcon Squadron in this wing competition. Con...<sigh>...congratulations. Still, we fought hard and it was another close battle between our two squadrons.
Better news is that the Topgun was our very own LCM Deimos!!! He wins a IS-SW, while runner up CPT Gord Darkonian wins a IS-BW.
COM's Own
Until Thursday 14th September, we must all fly FREE-XWA #14 "Assault on Churba Shipyards". We have to do remarkably well to defeat the rest of the Immortal's great squadrons, defend out title and hopefully become Immortal Ace Squadron. On an individual level, the Topgun gets a IW-SW, and the runner-up a IS-BW. You have your orders. Please carry them out ASAP.
Phantom Vs. Gimel
Over the past week, Phantom has been challenging Wing III's Gimel Squadron in competition. We had to fly FREE-XWA #8 by today. The results will be sorted tomorrow, so if you are very lucky you may still have the chance to fly before I check my inbox tomorrow. We'll also get to see who gets the IS-BW by tomorrow too.
...and finally
Congratulations to our WC for getting promoted to General. General is probably the hardest rank to get in the EH (Grand Admiral exluded) and GN Badlands is very deserving of it.
Battle listing: new sorting
02:09 - FA Striker [striker@tiecorps.org]
Some changes in the battle center: battles and missions are now
sorted by game platforms, rather than subroups. A little reminder, pilots are
able to fly any battle, not only those from his subgroup; for example, a TIE
Corps pilot can fly an Infiltrator Wing battle.
New battles' abbreviations...
03:59 - FA Striker [striker@tiecorps.org]
I guess some will yell at me for changing the
things they were used to, but battles, now sorted by platforms rather than
subgroups, have new abbreviations, subgroups and platforms are swapped. For
example Xwing Alliance TIE Corps Battles change from TC-XWA to XWA-TC. ID, BHG
and CAB battles gain a "TIE-" addition to their abbreviation.
These measures are aimed to develop subgroup battles; the
Tactical Office is not only the Tactical Office for the TIE Coprs, but for the
entire Emperor's Hammer even if some subgroups have some active Subgroup's TAC-like
office (well, only IW and maybe DB..).
These measures may seem useless and only bringing more
confusion, but it makes more sense to classify battles per platform than
subgroup, as a pilot would not choose the battles or missions he will play
because it's a TC or a DB battle, but first because it is a TIE or an XWA
battle. Remember that all pilots can play any battle, TC, IW, DB etc even if
they are not members of these subgroups.
A thread on the Mission
Creation Message Board has been posted for your comments.
Flight Office Report
05:35 - FA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
This week's FO report has been released and can be found here.
It contains all the latest news from around Fleet, plus all the details on the
recent spate of promotions and retirements.
Reopening of the EH Polling Center
20:00 - AD Ramos [Magedon42@aol.com]
The Logistics Office has relaunched the Emperor's Hammer Polling
Center. The new URL is http://iw.ehonline.org/LO/polls/polls.asp ! The way this
new Center will work is to create different accounts for each EH Member to track
their votes and also to determine different statistics from different, wings,
ships, and subgroups. The EH Member will eventually be able to place his
history, his Imperial Census response, and his poll answers, along with trivia
submissions, poll ideas, and different file logs into one large database through
the administration feature. This is the hallmark site in EH Record Keeping and
Archival purposes. Special thanks goes to Vice Admiral Crusader for creation of
the polling center. It has been a long time coming but the EH Polling Center is
back along with the rest of the Logistic's offices statistical suites. Go to the
site and get your self an account today! Be part of the EH's History, a part
that will be remembered.
Change in mIRC/2 marking
15:54 - HA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]
From now on, if you copy-paste the example code for aliases and
popups into questions 9 and 10, you will be marked incorrect for it. You MUST
come up with your own alias and popup based upon your own ID line.
EH Domain updated
22:23 - SA Kawolski [absurefire@aol.com]
Grand Admiral Ronin
has updated the EH
Imperial News Center with news on the latest fleet news and other Star
Wars info.
EH Ladder Reopens!
17:35 - HA Astatine [jpboyce@indigo.net.au]
After a long downtime, the result of a massive recode, the EH
Ladder is back up. You can check it out here
Tactical Manual updated to version 1.5
09:54 - FA Striker [striker@tiecorps.org]
The Tactical
Manual has been updated to reflect the changes in submissions procedures
and requirements, and in the internal structure of the Tactical Staff.
The Tactical Manual
contains all information related to custom mission requirements and submissions,
to the structure of the Tactical Staff, as well as the Emperor's Hammer cheating
policy, mission editors and authorized game updates. It is a must see for
anything related to official Emperor's Hammer custom missions.
Wing Commander Appointments
04:01 - FA Priyum Patel [spellfire@btinternet.com]
Congratulations to the following who have been promoted to fill
the vacant Wing Commander positions:
Wing IX - Colonel
Dan Malaktos
Wing XVIII - Major Fenn Logan
Wing XIX - Major Charles Spencer
Orders
- Write fiction for the BeeGee's Challenge
- Fly FREE-XWA #14 for the WC's Own competition
- Attend IRC as often as possible. Remember that as well as #emperor's_hammer and #tiecorps, there is also an #ISD_Immortal room. If you need any help getting on IRC and using mIRC (or whatever) mail me.
- Post on the Phantom Message Board more often. It can be found in the Squadron Forums on http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/
- Recruit!!! If I can do it, ANYONE can!!!
- Give me some BSFs to do. If there are
any missions you haven't flown, then get flying. If you've completed them
already, then why not go for the highscores as they may be useful in a
future competition.
CMDR/CPT Werdna Elbee (79):
02/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
03/09/01 - Awarded MoI for assisting training
04/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #27 (+1)
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #14 for comp (+6)
Comments: This week EHVOGUE comes out. Considering I'm going to have to
release it a couple of days late proves how much work there has been for me to
do on it. Nevertheless, I was still able to do a bit of flying but I haven't
even scratched the surface of all the new XWA missions. That's partly because
I'm addicted to Rogue Squadron right now, as I want to finish it before I
leave for university.
FM/LCM Jari (126):
02/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #12 for comp (+6)
03/09/01 - Went on leave (can't fly)
08/09/01 - Awarded a PC
09/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
09/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #14 for comp (+6)
Comments: Jari has been away for most of this week but he still found
time to fly for all the competitions, getting some very good scores in
each.
FM/LT Nekura (63):
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #14 for comp (+6)
Comments: This report lies. I had this pilot file on my hard drive. In
reality, I think Nekura is AWOL. It won't be official until a couple of weeks
though, so call in Nekura!!!
FM/LT Nuno (3):
09/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for competition (+3)
09/09/01 - Promoted to LT
Comments: It took a few days for Nuno to send in a pilot file, but I
eventually got it and was able to promote him to LT. I've seen in on IRC too,
although he was a bit quiet. Speak up...we won't bite!
FL/LCM Mark (167):
02/09/01 - Flew TC-TIE #17 (+4)
02/09/01 - Flew TC-TIE #31 (+5)
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #14 for comp (+6)
08/09/01 - Awarded an ISM
09/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #18 (+5) with HS
Comments: As well as making sure he flew for the competitions, Mark
has also been flying for fun. He's also been communicating on pretty much
everything he can.
FM/LT Bobecc (79):
02/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #10 (+6)
02/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #10 (+6)
03/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #18 (+5)
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
07/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #16 (+5)
07/09/01 - Went on leave
08/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #17 (+6) with HS for one mission
08/09/01 - Awarded a PC
08/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #16 (+1)
08/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #15 (+4)
Comments: Like most new pilots, Bobecc is getting stuck into as much
flying as possible. It hasn't stopped him posting regularly on the message
boards though.
FM/LCM Rollins (136):
06/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #18 (+5)
06/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
08/09/01 - Awarded a PC
Comments: A slow week from Rollins, but still a good one. He's also been
sighted on the message boards when he's not flying.
FM/LT Ezop (28):
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
09/09/01 - Flew TC-XWA #1 (+4)
Comments: Ezop is constantly flying for the competitions, as well as
flying for fun when he can.
FL/CPT Gunman (41):
02/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
07/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #14 for comp (+6)
Comments: It's been a slow week from GM, but he made sure he took part
in the competitions.
FM/LCM Marek (89):
03/09/01 - Went on leave (can't fly)
08/09/01 - Awarded an ISM
Comments: Marek has been away for most of the week, so I can't really
make a comment.
FM/LCM Deimos (87):
03/09/01 Re-flew FREE-XWA #12 for comp (+6) with HS
08/09/01 - Awarded an ISM
08/09/01 - Awarded an Iron Star - Silver Wing
Comments: Deimos worked hard to regain his HS for a competition
mission, but not much other flying this week. Deimos is regularly in the
Phantom and Immortal message boards though.
FM/CM Spearhawk (171):
02/09/01 - Flew FREE-XWA #8 for comp (+3)
04/09/01 - Passed IWATS XAM course with 92% (+4)
08/09/01 - Awarded an ISM
08/09/01 - Awarded an ISM
Comments: Now Spearhawk has become a CMDR in the DB, he has even less time
for us. Still, he's getting pilot files in for the competitions, visiting #isd_immortal
and doing as much as he can.
PHANTOM SQUADRON
OF WING XI : Assassination
COMMANDER: CPT Werdna Elbee (werdna_elbee@hotmail.com)
NICKNAME: Murder Incorporated
MOTTO: They'll Never See Us Coming
HOMEPAGE: http://vogue.ehonline.org/phantom/
MESSAGE BOARD: http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=35
FLIGHT I - TIE PHANTOM
Nickname: The Unseen
Motto: Slip Into The Darkness Of Space
1) CPT Werdna
Elbee (werdna_elbee@hotmail.com)
2) LCM Jari
(jari77@poczta.onet.pl)
3) LT Nekura
(kornguy13z@yahoo.com)
4) LT Nuno
(NunoMiguelPassos@hotmail.com)
FLIGHT II - TIE PHANTOM
Nickname: The Eclipsers
Motto: Swift As Lightning We Strike Unseen!
Homepage: http://www.theeclipsers.prv.pl
1) LCM Mark
(mamrotek1@wp.pl)
2) LT Bobecc
(bobecc@hotmail.com)
3) LCM Rollins (ehclone1@yahoo.com)
4) LT Ezop
(mrghost@priv.onet.pl)
FLIGHT III - TIE PHANTOM
Nickname: Promisers Of Death
Motto: Now You See, Now You Die!
Homepage: http://w1.183.telia.com/~u18312284/
1) CPT Gunman
(ehgunman@hotmail.com)
2) LCM Marek
Jaros (marek169@poczta.onet.pl)
3) LCM
Deimos (deimos_001@hotmail.com)
4) CM Spearhawk (leonlj@telia.com)
Total: 12
Squadron Citations (14):
TC-XWA Battle 2 - First Contact
TC-XWA Battle 3 - The Darkon Mystery
TC-XWA Battle 4 - Privateer
TC-XWA Battle 5 - Show of Force
TC-XWA Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
TC-XWA Battle 7 - Assault on Chimera
TC-XWA Battle 8 - Hammer to Anvil
TC-XWA Battle 9 - Defection of Kusanagi
TC-XWA Battle 10 - The Phare Encounter
TC-XWA Battle 11 - Heroes of the Immortal
TC-XWA Battle 13 - Hammer to Anvil Part II
TC-XWA Battle 14 - The History of the ISD Immortal
TC-XWA Battle 15 - Nasty Surprise
IW-XWA Battle 22 - Abyssi Ianua - Gates to Hell
Werdna Elbee
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* CMDR/CPT Werdna Elbee/Phantom/Wing XI/ISD Immortal [CAVL]
GS/SS/PCx3/ISMx8/MoI/MoC-2BoC/LoC-PSx29/CoL/CoB/LoAx7/OV-2E
{IWATS-IIC/1/2/3-M/1/2-CBX-SM/2} T/D-"Morning Glory"
* DJK Werdna Elbee (Krath),
SC/DC-KC/(BNB) {SA:CORE}