REPORTING COMMANDER: Commander EvilGrin. Squadron Commander
TO: Inferno Squadron, HA Anahorn Dempsey - Challenge's Commodore
DATE SUBMITTED: 20th October 28 ABY

Welcome all! A bittersweet week here from the Inferno CMDR's desk! One of our own, CPT Sparky has been offered command of his beloved Kappa Squadron! Massive congratulations are in order and I'm sure it'll be an incredibly successful command, if his skills as FL within Inferno are anything to go by. So yes, it is bittersweet that we are losing him as our flight 3 FL, we're also very proud of him for gaining his first command! This means of course that flight 3 is currently in need of an FL, accepting applications via email - looking for a short summary of what you feel would make a good FL, bribes of coffee and chalquila also accepted.

It's been a busy week for us here with transfers in and out of the squad. We sadly bid farewell to CPT Drake as he has requested to be transferred to the Reserves. Inferno owes a lot to Drake for getting the squad started and laying the foundation - we hope to welcome you back to the fold soon! In better news we welcome two returning veterans into our squadron! A huge welcome to GN Master and LC Kadon Beir! They both have very storied histories within the TC and it's an honour to house them in our squadron, welcome aboard!

Levels of activity have reduced since last week, which isn't that big of a surprise as the initial launch fever for Squadrons has settled down to a smoulder from a roaring inferno - normal activity will resume across the board and things will normalise. The main takeaway from this at the moment is that even though the number of LoCs are down overall, the number of active pilots in our squad is up and we are currently sitting at having 8 out of 10 pilots active this week - a far cry from where the squad was a month ago.

Flight I - TIE Interceptor
Nickname: The Flaming Banthas - 'Save the Milk for when the job is done. There is warmth in Duty.'

[1-1] CM EvilGrin

• Flying:MP Shootout Event & Squadrons - 68 LoCs, 1 LoS
• New Combat Rating: Officer 2nd -> Officer 1st
• Non-flying: Running Empire's Wrath tournament, organising & assisting weekly MP Shootout, Trivia for the challenged
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: SS

[1-2] LT Setroc

• Flying: Squadrons - 8 LoCs
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

[1-3] COL Mell Kerrigan

• Flying: MP Shootout Event & Squadrons - 6 LoCs
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

[1-4] LT Freddo

• Flying: Squadrons - 4 LoCs
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

Flight II - TIE Interceptor
Nickname: Heat Wave Racers - 'Fire so strong in our hearts, they are engulfed before they even know it.'

[2-1] LCM ERiSi

• Flying: MP Shootout Event & Squadrons - 15 LoCs
• New Combat Rating: Trainee -> Certified -> Marksman 4th
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Discord, Email
• Awards: none

[2-2] LT WoofWolffe

• Flying: none
• Non-flying: Trivia for the challenged
• Communication: Discord
• Awards: none

[2-3] LT Dekar Jansen

• Flying: none
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Discord
• Awards: none

[2-4] Slot open

FLIGHT III - TIE REAPER
Nickname: Oven Masons - 'Death is no longer cold, for we carry our flame wherever we go. Inferno Infinite!'

[3-1] Slot open

[3-2] GN Master

• Flying: Battle completed : XWA-IW 8 (5 missions) & TIE-TC 231 (4 missions)
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

[3-3] LT Dougal Ceallaigh

• Flying: MP Shootout Event & Squadrons - 20 LoCs
• New Combat Rating: Certified -> Marksman 4th
• Non-flying: none
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

[3-4] LC Kadon Beir

• Flying: Squadrons - 3 LoCs & 2 LoSs
• Non-flying: Updated uniform
• Communication: Email, Discord
• Awards: none

Inferno Squadron Competitions:
Wielder of the Inferno: To be named the best pilot of the month over here at Inferno, you have to compete on all platforms, pvp, pve, and single player. Winner will be the 'Wielder' of Inferno, the symbolic representation of our pride and fearlessness.

Inferno first past the post: For the release of Squadrons, here are some initial goals for Inferno Squad members!
First past the post to level 20 - IS-BW, First past the post to level 40 - IS-SW, First to complete Operation Challenge (complete 20 daily challenges) - IS-SW

Hitting the upper tier of ranks in Squadrons will be an achievement worthy of reward, any member meeting the below requirements will be rewarded:

Achieve Legend rank - IS-BW, Achieve Galactic Ace rank - IS-SW

Challenge Competitions:
Challenge Pilot of the month (SP/MP): One point per mission flown for the SP part of this competition, and 1 point per LoC/LoS for the MP part of this competition. Stats will be taken from the killboards.
Trivia for the Challenged: One trivia question every weekday - points awarded to all, and whoever has most points at the end of the week wins an IS-BR. Every month, the highest scoring pilot wins an IS-SR, and every pilot with 40 points or more wins an extra IS-BR.
Dempsey's Weekly Screenshots: Every week, the report will have a screenshot. Not necessaarily from a Star Wars movie. First Challenge pilot to send the correct answer to the mailing list wins.

TIE Corps Competitions:
Raise the Flag 2020: Biggest EH Competition of the year and running for the entire September. Any and all activity counts! We have until the 30th to get into gear, let's get some!
The Empire's Wrath: Organized by Myself, 1v1 Tournament held on the XvT and XvT BOP platform. This competition is already underway, but you can watch it all unfold at: Empire's Wrath Tournament Brackets
TC PvP Shootout: Organized by AD Miles, COL Horus and Myself. On every Saturday starting at 6:00 PM Eastern/11:00 PM GMT, a PvP shootout will take place. The COO and COOA are the main points of contact. Voice communication is preferable but not required. Game hosting will be directed through GameRanger

A full list of active competitions is available at the TIE Corps Competition Center.

Notable Events:
The TIE Pilot's Podcast: Hosted by COL Zekk Terrik and CM Jack Wynand.
LT MrShub Star Wars Streaming: Hosted by LT Shub, streaming regularly every Tuesday and Thursday.
Alejandro's Youtube Corner: A place where Alejandro uploads regularly videos of his activities with the modded XWA.

For a full list of all streaming and youtube channels be sure to check the #streams channel on our Discord (flagged as pinned messages).

An auspicious week indeed with some storied veterns joining our midst, albeit a relatively quiet one otherwise. We'll start fanning those flames very soon with some Squad Competitions, so be on the look out for them. For now though, enough blethering, time to get back into the cockpit and burn our enemies to cinders! Inferno Leader out.

CM EvilGrin
CMDR-COOA/CM EvilGrin/Inferno/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
SS/BS/PC/ISM/IS-3SW-9BW-3BR/MoI/LoC-RS-TS-CSx8-Rx1/LoS-CSx5/DFC-Rx3/MoC-1soc-2boc
[Lancer] [Officer 1st][Qualified] {TCCORE-COE}