COM/AD Proton reporting for the SSSD Sovereign, flagship of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.
SOVEREIGN AND FLEET NEWS AND NOTES
-- Sovereign Squadron League, second round of the playoffs is under way, deadline Aug. 1. Pilots, fly TIE-TC 204, XvT-TC 59, and XWA-TC 33.
-- GN Stele Pellaeon's General's Summer Patrol comp is into its sixth week. Details at:
http://users.pandora.be/dweezil/patrol/
-- From RA Autoris: XWA Week Of War LI it starts 02:00 PM, Fri July 25 and ends 02:00 PM, Fri August 01 additional information can be found at
http://www.battlestats.com/games/xwa/war/info/?wow464 any Questions can be
referred to COL Dax Corrin eggpine@hotmail.com or myself RA Autoris
Maximus Autoris@adelphia.net.
-- Commendations of Loyalty. WCs, please get me your recommendations no later than the first or second week of August, so we can beat the deadline. I already have recommendations from GN sasquatch and LC Wolverine.
-- The Rat Pack was defeated 12 points to 7 in a multiplatform match vs. the ATF flag officers. We won the TIE and XWA raw points battles, but they won the XvT and overall place/scoring, so there you have it. The Rat Pack is retreating to the auxiliary hangar until such time as more Rats consider flying. Congratulations to GN Sasquatch for picking up the IS-BW as top scoring Rat in this comp, and my thanks to LC Wolverine and COL Es'mith for also flying.
-- Reminding, the Sovereign Summer Caption Contest. Medals can be collected here by all you clever little ones:
http://www.minos.net/~proton/caption.html
-- The Flight Office, with input from the battlegroup commanders, is working on a new training and activity regimen that will be based on the fleet's squadron and wing objectives. Want to know really what role your Missile Boat flight should have in a Close Support assignment? Stay tuned, this project should give us all an opportunity to tear back into the basics of TIE combat.
-- Imperial Storm IV planning has picked back up, with some changes to the victory conditions. In summary, the Sov will have chances to achieve a minor or a major victory in the wargame, by eluding the other three task forces and-or reaching Aurora or annihilating one or more of the three enemy task forces. I will be sending out more details to the flag officers and wargame gurus such as Jon Doyle and Freelancer this week. Most importantly, everyone please pay attention to IS IV developments, because there will be lots of opportunities for line pilots to make a difference in XWA multiplayer skirmishes and-or TIE and-or XvT single-player fights.
SOVCOM'S CORNER
There was no Sov report last week because I was on vacation and spent most of my time doing other stuff.
First, I participated in a "water parks" tour where we went to various waterslide parks each day. I got really sunburned, ate a lot of bad food, spent too much money and probably lost 5-10 pounds. Oh, and I think I jacked up my back really good on one of my wipeouts =/
Otherwise, I made the fateful step of getting Star Wars Galaxies. I'm completely whupped on this game. I figure the flight expansion will be really good for the TIE Corps and the Sov, so I can justify my new addiction as "research." ;)
So far, here is a list of my favorite things about SWG:
-- You get to kill jawas.
-- You get to kill gungans.
-- You get to kill Rebels.
-- You get to work with fellow Imperials to do the above activities in massive force.
-- You get to heal your mind by dancing like a foo' in the cantinas and listening to lots of musicians.
-- You get to buy and shoot stuff like DL-44 blasters and Tusken rifles, and you get to build camps, homes and even palaces like the EH PA.
-- You get to hang out with friends in the EH. For instance, last night, I stopped by GN Sasquatch's house near Bestine. While I was waiting for Sas (Conscarr in the game) I killed a bunch of vermin around his front door. Sas showed up with his droid, Snippy (hey, where did he get that name?), and I watched Sas and Snippy kill a foolish Rebel attacker. Then we killed some more aggressive creatures who intruded upon our campsite, and Sasquatch passed along some of the knowledge he has picked up in the game (He has had it for two or three weeks longer than me, and he's more clever than me anyway).
-- You get to run around Tatooine, Corellia, Naboo, etc., in whatever kind of getup you can imagine, track down and afford.
Those of you who get SWG, please watch for me and let's party. I'm Escalante Gallows in the game, and I'll most likely be seen in my head-to-toe Tusken raider getup.
FORCE STRENGTH
-- Give a big Sovereign welcome to these new or returning pilots:
FM/LCM Bob-Fett/Sin 2-2
FM/CPT Jaster Sadista/Aleth 3-3
FM/LT Colin Graves/Delta 2-3
SSSD Sovereign [151]
Wing I [26]
Wing II [33]
Wing III [30]
Wing IV [42]
Wing V [19]
Omega [10]
SHIP COMPETITIONS
-- Sovereign Squadron League, second round of the playoffs is under way, deadline Aug. 1. Pilots, fly TIE-TC 204, XvT-TC 59, and XWA-TC 33.
-- Sovereign League Graphics Grab. Deadline is Aug. 31. See Sov MB for comp details. So far there are *no* submissions.
-- Sovereign Summer Caption Contest. Details:
http://www.minos.net/~proton/caption.html
SHIP COMMUNICATIONS
IRC channel: #SSSD_Sovereign
Message board:
http://boards.minos.net
The SSSD Sovereign Cantina Song:
http://www.minos.net/~proton/drink.html
COMBAT DEBRIEFING OF THE WEEK
"I recall it being pretty straight forward, apart from the first mission which is an anal dwelling butt monkey of a mission with loads of MUTR's." -LC Brandon
CANTINA COMMENTS
"Thats pretty damn hot guys (soutrh korea ,not a good place at the
moment) But i share the commanders concern ,wouldnt want to lose contact
with you Kahooli(your monkeys been putting drinks on my tab by the way)" -LT Arlins
"Arlins...it is true he's been putting drinks on your tab...but he brings them to me a lot of times. Thanks. I have my monkey well trained." -LCM Kahooli
" *yanks the pencil out of his ear, hurls it at Proton's eye*
Actually no, the cold shower didn't wake me up. I'm still pretty damn
tired. Wild night last night :P" -MAJ Zekk Terrik
"Screw resisting and just give in! SWG is too big and seductive for you to resist!! You know it. I know it. So get your ass to your software store and buy the damn thing! >:P " -AD Joe
" Luke : "I'll never join you!!!"
Vader : "Screw resisting and just give in! Who's your daddy? That's right ... VADER'S your daddy! You know it. I know it. Now jump your ass down that shaft, foo!"
;-)
(Couldn't resist ... !) " -GN Sasquatch
"Forgive me Seth I couldn't bloody resist.
Maybe it's telling you your in a class by your self... Hmmmmm ya think" -CM Viper
"Okay everybody, you're all taking orders from a very deranged mind here! Now, I want you all to get in here and do 243.87 one handed pushups! Once you're finished, I want you to do 243.87 no handed situps! Oh okay, forget that. All I wanted to say is ALL COME INTO THE WC OFFICE!!! Why? BECAUSE I FOUND THE WC'S HIDDEN STASH OF CHURBAN BRANDY!!!" -LT Derek Klivian
" I don't like the monthly fee either, but ... it's a necessary evil with
MMORPGs. And besides, it's the LAST thing you will think about once you
actually start playing. Believe me." -GN Sasquatch
" Bah! I don't mind a little good natured teasing about the "Valley Girl" incident, but ... I NEVER had any "Rebel Days" ... ! ;-) " -GN Sasquatch
"Thats it!
STOP STEALING MY PAN!!!
/me WHACKS Hobbie and Mirax with an \_______/========= Electrified Flaming
Radioactive Frying Pan" -LCM Pokemaster
"Oh my. You do frighten me very much sometimes. Now get Galacrack and get on the Chilastra server already!" -GN Compton
"You cannot resist. The lure of running around with your own DL-44 blaster is too much for you!" -GN Compton
"*WHACKS poke with his own \_______/======== frying pan with a lot of steel
ball bearing and a toaster all glued to it.*
THIS ONE IS MINE YOU INSIGNIFICANT LCM WHATEVER YOU CALL IT!!!
I love being WC, it gives me the feeling of power. DIE INSUBORDINATE
INFERIOR!!!" -LT Derek Klivian
"WHY YOU LITTLE............
starts choking hobbie like homER chokes bart" -SL Mirax Klivian
"Something is very wrong with Carl :P" -Zekkie
"Be more careful Manny, and get well soon! And no Grue, we will not be amputating his foot so that you can have it ;-)" -GN Sasquatch
" /me mocks." -HA Priyum
"I weep that you are all so young that you do not remember the Mr. T
cartoon.
I pity the foo." -GN Devin
"That smell is blood? I thought it was Grue's feet!!! :P " -LC Brandon
"*waves hand in very Jedi-like motion at Ace*
You want to go home and rethink your life. You want to give us all our
drinks back. You want to go and shove your head down a toilet for thinking
such blasphemy." -LT Derek Klivan
"Yay! I'm a *star officer*!! Whatever that means. :P " -LC Nurel Turr
"Means you give Proton something to do when his significant other's not around." -LT Ric Gravant
"Nevertheless, this report will probably suck. Therefore, don't even bother sitting and opening another can of beer, coz this is going to be short." -LC Mayk Wolverine
":: wondering what kind of buzz would result from attacking a Rebel "Hippy commune" ::
:: sharpening the blender's blades :: " -CPT Night Grue
"I thought all Rebels lived in Hippy Communes ... ?" -GN Sasquatch
"He leaves for a few months and comes back with a whip...and already using it. That is what I like to see. Let's order whips for all of the squadron commanders...and keep in mind they are not to be used for S&M purposes." -LCM Kahooli
"I'd like to remind people of Proton's Personal Directice PPD #153.1,
which states (and I quote):
No whips may be used for any purpose against subordinate officers or
for any purpose assaulting noncoms or superior officers. Any and all
whip related "whippage" shall henceforth only be authorized for one
"Ballista", of the SovCOM's personal staffing pool. As Ballista holds
no rank she stands outside of these rules and may whip whomever she
is ordered to, should the SovCOM order her to."-LC Freelancer
"Didn't she get her groove back or something?" -LC Mike Chistu
"But you have to admit... Mike's delivery of that joke was just Stella.. Purely Stella........ STTEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAA!!!!!!!!" -LC "A Streetcar Named" Freelancer
"That's so much funnier if you can picture Freelancer as Ned Flanders. Ah,
the Simpsons. Will you ever cease to be funny?" -LC Mike Chistu
"Just give me the cow, and a chainsaw. I'll carve off the parts I want...
AND RIDE THE REST HOME!!!" -GN Compton
"I see it now.. Sas promoting people in Omega just so he can get free drinks and get his character totally $#!^ faced.. Bwhahahaha" -AD Joe
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you up I can)
"Damn...knew there was reason coffee was invented." -COL Torres
"Puns happun (pun intended)... Whether counting from pun to ten, you'll be able to pun the pun pun, pun pun punpun, PUN!" -LC Freelancer
"It has finally happened. A message string that I have no ability to add any constructive comments to. Why puns? Why oh why puns. I cannot reply to this grammatical discussion." -LCM Kahooli
"Yahoo! Way to go X!!!
Now let's go do some damage to his credit cards!" -GN Devin
"Think i might stick to milk for now, Proton seems quite protective of
his booze of late and I'm quite fond of my...cujoles...and their current
location :P." -LC Brandon
"Bring on the Mil%ing Twilek Girls!" -CPT Night "Suave" Grue
"I want every Omegan and Emeritus (and also the Cow) to drink until everyone lays stunned to the floor ... everyone except Grue and Sprite or ... bah ... milk drinkers (since I doubt they can be stunned by their drinks anyway)." -COL Ixion
"Hey ... if I give booze to drink at the Cow, does it produce alchoolic milk? Since this milk should be as rich in nutrients and calcium as the original, I guess we could settle the milk issue in this way ... ? Or more simply, what about adding booze to the milk?" -COL Ixion
"*COL Jon was wandering throughout the Sovereign on a routine inspection of
the Psi, barracks. If you watched carefully you could see him shaking his
head*
everyone who knew him could tell he was being nostalgic, remembering the
times of the regular parties in the Psi barracks the daily Scorpion attacks,
the bulk head door entrance that was always shut, the escape route to the
hanger. never a dull, moment." -COL Jon Doyle
"YAY my wingmate returns. Ummm hold on lemme just give my rear shields more power :P " -CM Drak
"Party started ever since I found Thorn's churban brandy.
Heh heh heh, I'm on fire. GEEZ!!!!! IT BURNS!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" -LT Derek Klivan
"You know, it's nice to know I've had some effect on the ocassional woman.
One of the girls I went to school with told me this afternoon that after she
sent out my invitation to the reunion, I was in a dream she had. I was just
kinda there, but hey, I was there! I can die happy now. ;P " -LC Josh
"After enduring what was quite possibly the single worst night I have had in years, I am now sitting here on my computer, in my underwear, drinking Mountain Dew and eating beef enchiladas. Don't do drugs, kids. I'm serious." -MAJ Zekk Terrik
"TOO ... MANY ... PUNS ... MUST ... REACH ... AIRLOCK!!!!!!!!" -MAJ Talons Pryde
"Anyways.. Nice to be back.. And Grue.. Get that corpse out of my bunk!" -CM Ras Kronar
"Yeah, spank us more!! ;P " -CPT Keller
"Keller, you like being spanked, do you?? :D" -LT Zeth
"Depends on who spank me ;)" -CPT Keller
"Ok, leave spanking and start drinking. As usual I need to heal my head with some drinks ;)" -CPT Keller
"I can't forgot that. The sound of opening can wakes me up. It is better than alarm clock ;)" -CPT Keller
OFF-TOPIC QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"For me, the greatest thing in the world is laughs. Laughs are excitement.” -Bob Hope, 1903-2003
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