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The SSSD Sovereign bridge crew buzzed about its duties, all hands on deck to direct the flow of hundreds of fighter craft surging forth from the swarming hangar bays of the flagship.
Commodore Proton passively observed flight after flight of the gleaming machines of Imperial death stream from the massive mothership, on their way to attack huge incoming fleets of Rebel, pirate, mercenary and smuggler fighter and capital craft.
Proton gazed to starboard, then port, watching smaller but equally impressive numbers of TIE craft zooming out of hangar bays on the ISD Colossus and other Emperor's Hammer TIE Corps capital ships.
The admiral grinned maliciously, and eased back into his luxurious command chair, picking up his 44-ounce tumbler of Yukon Jack on the rocks and tossing back a few more proof's worth.
Proton nodded to himself. The mighty squadrons of the SSSD Sovereign and her sister ships of the TIE Corps would deal swift death to the EH's miriad enemies rushing upon the fleet.
The SSSD Sovereign Squadron League 2003 was on ...
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COM/AD Proton reporting for the SSSD Sovereign, flagship of the Emperor's Hammer Strike Fleet.
SOVEREIGN AND FLEET NEWS AND NOTES
-- Combat has begun in the SSSD Sovereign Squadron League 2003! LC Todbringer, competition director, points out that as many as 108 medals will be awarded during the SSL season. With bragging rights and all that hardware at stake, there's plenty of reason for all squadrons to fly their hardest. And it's not too late to sign up, any non-Sov squadrons that might be interested. If you want to get in on the action, e-mail me and LC Todbringer. Note: All Sov squadrons are automatically entered.
The first round runs through March 28:
TIE Fighter Division: TIE Free 215 - Minos Cluster, Pi Squadron;
X-Wing Alliance Division: XWA Free 75 - Tarentum on Patrol;
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Division: XvT Free 120 - XanPatrol.
-- Operation Outrageous Fortune, another battle, another Red Dragon fleet victory in the space combat. Ground operations are under way for control of the affected planet. Overall, Blue Falcon Fleet is hurting, but still has significant firepower -- the wargame remains up for the taking.
-- In a battle of the titans, Teth Squadron defeats Sigma Squadron. Congratulations to Teth, and well-fought, Sigma. This was the first time Sigma ever lost a competition since it was reactivated in 1999.
-- Now Sigma challenges Omega. Wow! Watch for sparks here too.
-- LCM Sirik Xirok of Delta Squadron has crafted a trivia competition that will be conducted in Wing I. Disappointingly, other wings were not interested in this, which was pitched originally as a Sov comp. Congrats to Sirik for staying with it.
-- The Sov Web site, at http://sov.minos.net, has been updated with posting of the SSL rules and results pages and the updated Sov Policy / Standing Orders. Once I complete the new Links page, the site will be in compliance with Internet Office requirements.
FORCE STRENGTH
-- Give a big Sovereign welcome to these new or returning pilots:
FM/LT Maverick/Pe 2-3
FM/CM Primeous/Mem 3-3
FM/LCM Mulder/Epsilon 2-3
FM/LT Dagger/Rho 2-2
FM/LCM Jari/Cheth 3-2
SSSD Sovereign [173]
Wing I [29]
Wing II [35]
Wing III [33]
Wing IV [43]
Wing V [32]
Omega Squadron [9]
SHIP COMPETITIONS
-- Sovereign Nighthawk Multiplayer Competition, each Friday night in
#ehcoc on IRC, 3 to 6 p.m. eastern time.
-- Sovereign Squadron League, round 1 under way. Pilots, fly free missions TIE 215, XWA 75 and-or XvT 120 and send the pilot file(s) to your CMDR by March 28.
-- SBOTM for March: There is none -- the SBOTM is on hiatus for the duration of the Squadron League season. Watch for the return of the SBOTM in September.
SHIP COMMUNICATIONS
IRC channel: #SSSD_Sovereign
Message board:
http://boards.minos.net
The SSSD Sovereign Cantina Song:
http://www.minos.net/~proton/drink.html
COMMAND RANT OF THE WEEK
"1) Fly FREE-TIE 215 or I'll eat you! ::Rico gnashes his teeth and gives
Lamed the Crazy Eyes::" -COL Ricardo
COMBAT DEBRIEFINGS OF THE WEEK
"The only real beef I have is that once the 'ambassador' is rescued and his ship makes the 'Jump', your wingmen and the other T/A's all run off too, leaving you to face a ravening pack of X-Wings and Y-Wings." -LC Mickk Emrys
"Suddenly a large Screeching sound breaks the silence, COL Jon runs
down the hall and into the hanger where he finds LT Willis dismounting from
his Gunboat which was sprawled on the hanger floor with large scrape
marks in the plaststeel behind it.
LT Willis Jumps down
"Yeah, I think I got a picture of that from Sovereign Hangar
Security......
(note, you can see the sparks from his GUN scraping the hangar floor)
Btw, that is actually him doing it in an MP flight." -GN Stele Pellaeon
"Most Frustrated Pilot of the week, more like. I did the first mission of TC-TIE 4 three times before it penetrated my thick skull on how to do it. I then suceeded! And went into hyperspace seconds before the last primary objective was complete." -LCM HicRic
"not my fault, my modem came unplugged, yes I have cable you jealous b******s. All I have to say is how can 7 troopers lose to 3 troopers and an AT-PT? It's
not logical." -MAJ Jack Stone
TRASH TALK OF THE WEEK
"Wing I have been having a rather silly and rather pointless discussion on their MB's. it has completely fallen apart with random quotes from Monty python. The challenge for this wing, is to get as many different ppl posting NI! on this thread http://www.ehnet.org/mb/viewtopic.php?t=4045 b4 another wing I member posts something." -COL Jon
"Ei-Ei-Ei-O
Through the Squadron League we'll go,
When we win the title,
This is what we'll sing,
We are Champions,
We are Champions,
Mini Minkus King!
Oi!" -COL Mini Minkus
"However, it is useful for when some eejit starts drivelling on about Citations being a rally good indicator of activity, and how the Sov don't have no one with a load of citations, you get to smack aforementioned eejit with us, huzzah!" -COL Mini Minkus
"Schmiggiddy, schmiggiddy schmack 'em." -GN Compton
HYPERDRIVE FAILURES OF THE WEEK
"I'm kinda back from leave...I only have Internet access at my local library, because my parents picked the best time in the world to CHANGE THE KITCHEN FLOOR! And since my dad's PC (the one with DSL) is right next to the kitchen, we have to close it down in fear of killing it with dust and things. So until I get my new ciramic tiles...you guys have about half a hobbit WC:P " -LC Frodo
"Greetings everyone. This week was quite good and active week. Active especially for me, while I was constantly being drunk since last Friday (which ended today with a huge hangover). This is my explanation for lack of this report until the time you're reading it, which is now.." -MAJ Mayk Wolverine
"Today my fever got below 39 C degrees so I am able to sit to the report.
Thank you Ace for information about my semi leave.
What was the most weird thing is that during my almost-halucinations last night I was trying to write a report or to get my thoughts together and CPT Malik was somewhere there making a tetris game out of my thoughts... Sheesh. People, do not get a flu with over 40 degrees at night;)" -LC Aeishline
CANTINA COMMENTS
"Now for such a celebration we are going to need something special. Inky Can
you set up AS&M up with the Job of keeping LSD &B occupied for a while? I
think it's about time we got Wing I into more trouble. Does anyone know
where we can get those Mission impossible faces from, we will need 1 looking
like Freelancer and 1 like Argon Viper. For this Party we need some special
booze, so it's off to Proton Secret Stash. (I think we can get the location
from some WTE agents I've managed to bribe).
We Also need some wookie bouncer, a few twileks, a paddling pool, a large
quantity of water (don't worry it's not for drinking) and allot of soil from
the nearest planet. We could also do with a pair of Chippendales for our
female members. (and perhaps a chocolate gungan) - no briefing officers
allowed ;)" -COL Jon Doyle
"I don't see the two as comparable. It's like comparing Lucy and homo
sapiens. Yeah, sure, they've got stuff in common, but the one just
won't work with the other." -LC Freelancer
"Psi 3-1???
JON! HE TOOK MY SPOT!
KILL HIM!
Heh." -CPT Zekk
"Hmmm, did I remember to congratulate the new Lieutenant? (Looks in empty glass) Nope, guess not.
Congratulations, Lietneant Fett!
:D " -COL Inkwolf
"Thanks for a welcome! :) My liver's fine - so far, at least. Although given
the amount of liquor it's tortured with, I'll keep your warning in mind! ;) " -LC Todbringer
"The money will run out far sooner than the drinks...damn LCM salary :P But thanks anyways :) Milk and pop for all! :P " -LCM Halcyon
"Eeee, You better get back to flying, coz poetry isn't obviously
your strong side ;) " -Wolvie
"Yeah, you wanna know what MY power diet is? Captain Morgan & Diet Coke. I can lose 3 pounds in a day if I only eat once and drink those all day." -GN Compton
"Oh no. The Lake o'Beer aboard the PLT Dagger, although one of the Fleet's most guarded secrets, is very real. Although I think Devin and I may be the only two people in the Fleet who still have the access codes." -GN Compton
"What kind of rank do I need to pull to get those codes from you lushes?
With all the deadbeats on the flagship forever trying to raid my private
booze supplies, having a beer lake as a backup reservoir (haw!) would
resolve this problem." -AD Proton
"I'm with Proton on this one.. though, id rather have it filled with some type of Schnapps, beer tastes like crap and its not strong enough.. >:P " -VA Joe
"Tastes like crap?! Friggin' infidel!
There's something special in having a custom built lounge/pool raft with a built in beer tap... If I wasn't going back to shore for the constant pee breaks (I am NOT going to pee into the lake o' beer!), I could spend days at a time out there. Floating in a Homer-like stupor of drooling glee." -GN Devin
"Er, yes, the report does say you're still a lieutenant, Halc. So, I can
either admit I made a mistake, or I can demote you.
/me looks at his "What Would Palpatine Do?" bracelet.... :P " -LC "Look I so old to young eyes?" Philo
"And a Happy St. Patty's Day to ye!
Or as my 3/4 Irish writing partner calls it: Welcome to amateur night.
The Inquisitor (that's my Wife, former INQ White Tiger for you new guys) will be so proud of me when I tell her that I waited until AFTER 12 noon to start drinking. 'Course I started off with an Irish Car Bomb (at least I think that's what it's called when you drop a shot of Jameson into a pint of Guinness), so who knows what shape I'll be in when she gets home." -GN Compton
"Bob! Howareyadoin, Bob! Who's a precious kitty! Yes, he is ...
(*Bob leaps through the air, attaching himself to Sas' face*)
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGH!!! Get him off, get him off, GET HIM OFF!!!" -COL Sasquatch
"*reaches for his crowbar*
Wait...no...
*gets his video-camera instead*
...keep screaming Sas, we can send this in for EH's funniest home videos,
then we can all retire :P " -CPT Psyko
"Oh, yeah, I suppose I'm back too. Ain't you guys glad? Had a good time
in Canada, even made some money at the craps table. So... yeah. I'm
feelin' lucky, so my superiors had better watch out!" -CPT Flelm
"Geeks are all who where not with us. The party was coooooooooooooooool." -CM_Per-Aa
"What, what, what, what,... What's with all the greek-speak?!?
FL/LC "It's all greek to me!" Freelancer
"Well, you could always try and get your sorry arse demoted again, Halcy. >:P " -COl Mini Minkus
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