Sin Report # 9 (2018-11-25)

This report was submitted by CMDR/COL Earnim Branet/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


SIN SQUADRON REPORT

Sin Squadron

SIN SQUADRON  REPORT N°9 - 25/NOV/2018

SIN CMDR: COL Earnim Branet
REPORT DATE: 25 November 2018
COMMENTARIES
THE NEW EMPIRE (Continuation)

V.
 
Darkness inside the Tie was almost absolute. The switchboard was only lightly illuminated, and through computers’ screens all control data of the ship were reflected. Simultaneously, the tactical orders and the attack plan were being reflected on my helmet, which indicated that I should go along with my other companions.
 
I was assigned to Gamma 3-2 wing, whose leader was Lieutenant La Forge, with position 3-1. O’Ryan took position 3-3, Sublieutenant Eldanor position 3-4 and Sublieutenant Stack position 3-5. Lieutenant Von Predator had the most difficult mission. He was assigned to discharge space bombs near the propelling nozzle of the rebel frigate. The rest of us was assigned to attack the laser turrets with torpedoes, which were defending that position. We had to do it before Lieutenant Von Predator got loose the bombs in order to leave him the way free. The clearness of these orders being recorded in my brain was marvellous. I was perceiving the complete meaning of the operations, as well as the possible options in case of they couldn’t be fulfilled.
 
Our squadron’s leader, Captain D.T. Hammer, wouldn’t attack with bombers. He would have the mission of intercepting and escorting the bombers, clearing the way to the enemy’s frigate. The other squadrons would do the same.
 
While receiving this information, I heard a loud noise and perceived a vibration in my ship. Then I felt the sensation that it was slowly being moved…
 
- Pay attention gentlemen! Put in operation your propelling system – Von Predator was strongly heard through our headphones- I was told that our fighter-bombers have disarticulated the new rebel attack. It’s our turn now…
 
At the moment, I felt my aircraft got free, which I could verify through my instruments.
 
- OK, my fellows – Von Predator answered- you can now activate the special sight in your helmets.
 
Darkness disappeared. An amazing panoramic sight was spread out in front of me and my surprised senses. The whole outline of my spaceship became translucid in a 360º range, leaving the switchboard visible only as it was suspended in vacuo.
 
Dozens of Ties slid in the space in perfect formation all around me. Far away, I could see intermittent lightnings as white and thin wounds in the darkness. A battle was taking place in front of us.
 
I had no time to feel the vertigo. While I quickly slid across the space along with our squadrons, the sensors in my spaceship started compiling all the information around me. This information started being processed by my mind through the increased senses of my helmet. A short sight of the Intrepid was displayed and I could observe many serious damages on the destroyer’s hull. They were produced by the impact of several torpedoes. This vision fleetly analysed the numerous fragments floating around the Intrepid, which turned on themselves, and around the destroyer as if they were small worlds. A shiver crossed my spine when I identified the origin of these pieces. Some of them were rests of uncountable carbonized and wrung imperial Ties and enemy’s fighter-bombers. But others were the inert bodies of numerous pilots, which lost floated in the space…now their unexpected sepulchre…
 
The vision was interrupted by Captain D.T. Hammer’s voice, who got in touch with our squadron through subspace wave.
 
- Attention, bombers, this is Gamma leader. Adjust your shields to maximum and on alert. Tracking system on line and objective identified…
 
- This is Gamma 3-2, shields to maximum and on alert –I answered- turning on the tracking sensors.
 
- Gamma 3-3, shields activated and establishing objective…
 
- Gamma 3-4… shields to maximum… objective identified and tracking system on line…
 
- This is Gamma 3-5, shields to maximum and objective fixed… tracking system on line…
 
- OK, Gamma 3…-D.T.Hammer answered- these are last instructions… You must assume evasive attitude… I repeat, evasive. Everybody has to fulfil his objectives. Once your bombs have been discharged, you must immediately return to the Intrepid along with the other fighter-bombers in order to reload and start a new attack wave. This is very important since we don’t have many bombers to answer the attack of the enemy’s frigate. Gamma 3-1… from this moment you have independent command on your attack wing. Gamma leader over…
 
Silence came back all around. Far away, the distinctive silhouette of the enemy’s frigate started being seen. Numerous flashlights surrounded it and small dark shapes could be seen around it. I adjusted my sensors to maximum. Against the endless and dark further end of the space, some of these flashlights were blended with the twinkle of the stars. Meanwhile, I could notice some groups being loose among the small shapes surrounding the frigate, which came quickly against us.

To be continue.........................

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Greetings.

CPT Rando obtained the first place in TCoP week 22 and 23 in the three categories, and the first place in TCPL week 22 also in the three categories. Congratulations! In the evaluation of the Month of October, GN Ric Hunter received the PC medal, CPT Rando and COL Branet received the BS medals. Also CPT Rando, GN Ric Hunter and COL Branet received medals for their participation in the Commodore's Escort Flight and Wing Commander's Escort Flight competitions. Excellent work sinners!

Do not forget that the FL position of wing three of our squadron is vacant. Any member of the Tie Corps who is interested in this position will be very welcome. Just send your request to my e-mail ehbranet@yahoo.com with a copy to RA Hav Antiel (havantiel@gmail.com), and AD Plif (plif346@gmail.com) indicating your interest. Take this opportunity to gain experience and rank within the TC, in addition to being members of one of the best squadrons of the Warrior!.

SQUADRON AND EH NEWS
- CPT Rando obtained the first place in TCoP week 22 and 23 in the three categories, and the first place in TCPL week 22 also in the three categories. Congratulations!
- Our Warden of the Imperial Archives, COL Phoenix Berkana reminds us to send him all those fictions written by us and we want to publish in our profiles.
- Please all give a hearty welcome to SL SL8c8 who joined Theta this week, fresh from his pilot training.
- Trivia Grand Tour: Season Two, Week Sixteen is running. It's a movie screenshot week, so the answers will all be the name of the movie the screenshot came from. Head over to http://tc.emperorshammer.org/timetest.php?testid=392921.
- Our AD Plif has extended an invitation to the entire TC to participate in a Multiplayer event. The day of the event will be on Thursday of each week. Time: 5:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Mountain, 7:30pm Central, 8:30pm Eastern. Duration: Up to the players; could be an hour, could be a few hours. Where to meet: Discord's Hangar chat. We hope that most of you can participate.
 

COMPETITIONS

I will summarize competitions that apply to Sin in this section, but you should always check the Competitions Center and Combat Center for full details on all competitions.

  • Project 659
    Each month, fly the SP battles indicated in the Sin Weekly Squadron Report and earn bonus points for high scores and fastest submissions.

  • Commodore's Library
    Each month in the commodores report their will be a new theme listed. Write at least a paragraph about the theme to participate. Winner will get the title of Commodore's Librarian and will choose the next theme for the report.

  • Top Muse
    Each week submit your idea to AD Pete Mitchell for participation.

  • Wing II Commander's Escort Flight / Warrior Commodore's Escort Flight
    These are MP and SP versions of the same comp: fly enough missions to rank among the top four on the Warrior for the month to earn points. Iron Stars are awarded to the top four every month with a quarterly bonus. For the Commodore's Escort Flight, LoCs and LoSs are summed for the total.

  • TIE Corps on Patrol
    For 2018, TCoP is moving to every other week. VA Pete Mitchell is taking the TCoP helm this year, so please note that BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London one every other Monday starting January 15.

  • TIE Corps Pilot League
    Like TCoP, the Pilot League is a single-player comp taking place every other week. The difference here is that pilots have a rolling handicap. Each round, the pilot with the highest handicap score (expressed as a percentage of the high score) in each platform will earn 4 points. The next highest score will earn 3, the next highest 2, and all other submissions will earn 1. If the winning pilot in a platform also beat the high score (without the handicap added), that pilot will earn 5 points for that platform.

  • TIE Corps on Recon
    Submit a screenshot each week from one of Star Conflict's multiplayer game modes (Domination, Beacon Hunt, PvE, Team Battle, and Combat Recon). Iron Stars are awarded weekly and monthly based on unique criteria for each game mode.


  • TIE Corps vs AI
    Submit a screenshot each week from Star Conflict's Player vs. AI modes. Iron Stars are awarded weekly and monthly based on unique criteria for each game mode.


  • Wing II Commander's Escort Flight / Warrior Commodore's Escort Flight
    These are MP and SP versions of the same comp: fly enough missions to rank among the top four on the Warrior for the month to earn points. Iron Stars are awarded to the top four every month with a quarterly bonus. For the Commodore's Escort Flight, LoCs and LoSs are summed for the total.

 

PROJECT 659
The Project 659 competition continues! The pilots of Sin have all the month of November to complete these battles for the platforms TIE Fighter, X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, and X-Wing Alliance.

Every battle BSF earns you one point; the first pilot to submit the BSF for each assigned battle earns a bonus point, and additional bonus points are awarded for ≥80% of the existing high score and a further bonus point if you beat the high score. The points will be tracked and an IS-BW medal awarded for every 5 points and an IS-SW medal for every 20 points.

NOVEMBER ASSIGNMENTS
PLATFORM BATTLE BSFs Needed
TIE Fighter Tie-TC 6 2
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter XvT-TC2 2
X-Wing Alliance XWA-TC2 2

How were these battles selected? The following criteria were used:
  1. Fewest number of BSFs needed to earn a Squadron Citation
  2. Highest average rating in the Battle Center
  3. Fewest bugs

Before this competition we had 0 citations. Now we have the following:

SQUADRON CITATIONS EARNED: 10

TIE-TC 233: The Adventures of Darby the Love-Bot
XvT-TC 14: Orion Base Crisis
XvT-TC 64: The Shire and the Mastery
XvT-TC 111: Praetorian Squadron - Installation Strike
XvT-TC 121: Mystery in Space - Part 1
XvT-ID 1: Corporate Sector Incident
XWA-TC 4: Privateer
XWA-TC 12: Imperium Deception
XWA-TC 43: Wing XVI: Predation
XWA-TC 48: Pirates of the Correllian


Let's complete these battles, win some beautiful and honorable medals and increase the number of citations for our squad!

 

ROSTER

Sin Squadron - Long-range Support
The Unrepentant - 'Sin like you mean it.'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior


Flight I - Missile Boat Mk.II                            
                          
Hell's Own - 'We are as good as they say.'

[1-1] COL Earnim Branet
[1-2] LT Garuth Dahala

[1-3] MAJ Wondra

[1-4] TBA

Flight II - Missile Boat Mk.II
Hell's Wrath - 'Reinforcements have arrived.'
[2-1] CPT Rando

[2-2] MAJ Xavier Sienar
[2-3] LT Kiba
[2-4] TBA

Flight III - Missile Boat Mk.II
Winged Hell - 'Not even hell stops us.'
[3-1] TBA
[3-2] LT Jaxx
[3-3] GN Ric Hunter
[3-4] GN Exar Kit


ACTIVITY

Flight I

[1-1] COL Earnim Branet
  • Flying: Flew 06 SP missions, 23 LoS, 05 LoC
  • Non-flying: IS-SW, IS-BW, BS, MoC-boc, Trivia Grand Tour, TCoP, TCPL, TCoR, TC vs AI.
  • Communication: E-mail

FCHG rank: Centurion (1,625 points)
Combat rating: Officer 1st (374 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Ace Ranger 4th (2,535 points)


[1-2] LT Garuth Dahala

  • Flying: None.
  • Non-flying: None.
  • Communication: None.

FCHG rank: none (0 points)
Combat rating: none (0 points)
COOP/PvE rating: none (0 points)

[1-3] MAJ Wondra
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None.

FCHG rank: Gallant (240 points)
Combat rating: Officer 1st (343 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Private 1st (137 points)

Flight II

[2-1] CPT Rando
  • Flying: 03 SP Missions (With 01 Highscores!!), Good Work!
  • Non-flying: IS-SW, BS, MoC-soc, TCOP, TCPL
  • Communication: E-mail
FCHG rank: Optio (1,391 points)
Combat rating: Marksman 3rd (58 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Private 4th (29 points)

[2-2] MAJ Xavier Sienar

  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None

FCHG rank: Aquilifer (501 points)
Combat rating: Officer 2nd (278 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Gunner's Mate 4th (158 points)

[2-3] LT Kiba
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None

FCHG rank: Hussar (57 points)
Combat rating: Trainee (9 points)
COOP/PvE rating: none (0 points)

Flight III

[3-2] LT Jaxx
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None

FCHG rank: none (0 points)
Combat rating: none (0 points)
COOP/PvE rating: none (0 points)

[3-3] GN Ric Hunter
  • Flying: Battle completed : None.
    Non-flying: IS-BW, PC.
  • Communication: None.

FCHG rank: Gladiator (3,266 points)
Combat rating: Marksman 1st (139 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Beginner (2 points)

[3-4] GN Exar Kit
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None

FCHG rank: Tesserarius (1,039 points)
Combat rating: Officer 1st (371 points)
COOP/PvE rating: Private 4th (29 points)

 

CLOSING COMMENTS

That's all for this week. The month is about to end so I invite the squad members to complete all the battles they can during the Week. (Especially those of the Project 659 competition).
Be active, is more fun!

For Sin!

CMDR/COL Earnim Branet/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior
SSx8/BSx20/PCx13/ISMx15/IS-13GW-79SW-190BW-3SR-4BR/LoC-RS-TS-IS-CSx3-Rx4/LoS-PSx5-CSx7/
DFC-Rx1/MoC-1doc-2poc-2goc-2soc-16boc/CoLx2/CoB/LoAx4/OV-14E [CNTR] [Officer 1st] [Ace Ranger 4th]
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