Rho Report # 64 (2021-08-19)

This report was submitted by CMDR/CM fr0Zen/Rho/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


RHO WEEKLY SQUADRON REPORT #64

REPORTING OFFICER: Commander Adom 'fr0Zen' Wietu, Squadron Commander
DATE SUBMITTED: 08.18.2021

SQUADRON COMMANDER'S CORNER

('Even worse this time,' grumbles Wietu.

'What did they hit?' inquires the Commodore.

'LT Davalorn's engines. His power has been inoperative for the entire week in his competition craft. We still can't straighten out the motherboard. All our simulators were right here with the ships. We had watch doubled, and set up makeshift barracks. We compared all our duty and personal logs for any relevant details - nothing to report from that effort.  My only conclusion is they got in, somewhere between the time my orders went out on the fleet wide comms and the time where we had the hangar set and on lockdown,' replies the Rho Commander.

'War Games are just about over. Best clear it all out, get back to routines and operations - and keep efficiencies sharp because Raise the Flag will be here before you know it.'

'Understood, sir.'

The Commander closes the holo-vids, cracks his knuckles, and pivots to the keyboard.)

 

He begins composing this week's message on the terminal.


Greetings, as per ever, my Comrades in Black.

Settle back into your private cots, lads.  We're clearing out the rest of the simulator equipment as I write to you, and returning to our regular shift rotations and standard protocol duties.

The Imperial Storm III War Games are practically over.  We didn't win. But we did show - especially in the first pair of battles - the level of force we can bring collectively.  The prowess demonstrated gives me great hopes about our chances in the larger, and much broader Raise the Flag competition.

We'll all be hearing plenty about that soon, but for the moment and to the benefit of our newest pilots, the Raise the Flag event will give every skill and option a stake in winning.  There will be something for a specialist of every type to help us collectively dominate and bring the win to the Warrior and Rho Squadron once again.

Between this current moment and the start of the Raise the Flag event, I wish to return everyone's attention in full force to 'Project Sovereign.'  The next section of this report will provide details in full - including a special analysis of the complex project that provides a step by step guide to participating.

In short, we have the honor of helping establish salaries and a market of goods.  Clearly the tides of war in the Galaxy are turning in our favor, since we are seeing resources such as these available to improve our day to day lives.  Your dedication to the Empire is being rewarded more than ever. 

Until a new Emperor is seated and the Rebellion is forever crushed!

SQUADRON NEWS
  • I want to make the focus of the week ahead be driven by 'Project Sovereign.'  Play the games, enjoy the company, but try every day to make one requisition to the system.
  • As an overview, our pilots choose an item to purchase; the item is then approved and given to the pilots' inventories.  Salaries are based on rank and activity.
  • We are in the 'proof of concept' stage - testing the principal idea outside of the website in order to drive ideas and test scenarios.  Rho Squadron is one of only six squadrons assisting, and we have 2.5 months remaining in the test to do our part to make this project become a living, lasting feature for the Tie Corps. 
  • More or less, all we're asking our pilots to do is to send one email per day to make a request in the manner described.  After your first effort, it should seem a reasonably straightforward process.
  • Please contact fr0Zen for any questions or clarifications. 
  • Follow these steps:
    • Visit this google sheet
    • Note the following tabs which are important for pilots:
      • Totals = shows current balance (salary - expenses)
      • Pilots = shows salary breakdown (All the way to the right side - column AC)
      • Price List = items available for purchase and their cost
      • Pilot Purchases = purchases already made
    • Decide what to buy
      • Check the Price List, decide the items and the quantity
      • If CMDR approval is required, seek the approval of your CMDR first (Email or Discord)
    • Make a purchase
      • Send email to project_sovereign@googlegroups.com, cc adomwietu@gmail.com
      • Include items and quantity and your pilot name
    • Have Fun! More important than purchasing might just be helping us think of other items to add to the Price List!
  • An additional more detailed step by step walkthrough can be found at this google document
COMPETITIONS

The full list of current competitions can be found here in the Competitions Center.

ROSTER
Rho Squadron - Strike
Skid Rho - 'Shields won't save you.'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior

Flight I - TIE Interceptor
Antiel's Aces || 'Show 'em who the bad guys are.'
[1-1] CM fr0Zen
[1-2] LT KoolAidMan
[1-3] LT FamePlane
[1-4] LT Westric Davalorn

Flight II - TIE Interceptor
Parjai Flight || 'We are born to die. We live to be remembered.'
[2-1] CPT Jarion Renalds
[2-2] LT Brent Hebris
[2-3] TBA
[2-4] LT ossusplayz

Flight III - TIE Interceptor
Emperor's Will || 'Speed Kills'
[3-1] MAJ RedTaz
[3-2] LCM Cray “Teash” Xerious
[3-3] LT kevinbackroom
[3-4] TBA
ACTIVITY

Flight I

[1-1] CM fr0Zen

  • Flying: 13 LoC, Starcross Dogfight League, 3P0 Fleet Battle League, SPL 5v5 Dogfight League
  • Non-flying: Staff for Starcross Dogfight League; New Combat Rating achieved : Elite 4th
  • Communication: Discord

[1-2] LT KoolAidMan

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

[1-3] LT FamePlane

  • Flying: 2 LoC 
  • Non-flying: Staff for Starcross Dogfight League
  • Communication: Discord

[1-4] LT Westric Davalorn (SQXO)

  • Flying: 9 LoS
  • Non-flying: New COOP/PVE Rating achieved : Private 2nd
  • Communication: Email, Discord

Flight II

[2-1] CPT Jarion Renalds

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

[2-2] LT Brent Hebris

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

[2-3] TBA

  • Flying:
  • Non-flying:
  • Communication:

[2-4] LT ossusplayz

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

Flight III

[3-1] MAJ RedTaz

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

[3-2] LCM Cray “Teash” Xerious

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

[3-3] LT kevinbackroom

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

[3-4] TBA

  • Flying:
  • Non-flying:
  • Communication:
So What Else this Week?

So this is the part where I admit I didn't do my best this week at balancing activity in my personal life with flight time and making sure to bring my Rho teammates in to participate.  As noted in the fiction above, well, LT Davalorn was out of commission this week but for more legitimate reasons - his power supply fried.  With the supply chain issues for PC parts, we're hoping he'll be back in action this next week - but it will be almost two weeks that he was unavailable due to that issue.

In the end though, we have had a productive summer of growth and I expect to see a nice uptick activity this fall, especially as a couple of our veteran pilots finish wrangling some real life changes and our newer pilots settle into their fall school rhythms.

CLOSING COMMENTS

I am feeling enthusiastic about the opportunities and rewards to be had for us all with 'Project Sovereign.'  After the sometimes divisive realities of ship vs. ship combat of the War Games, I look forward to this opportunity as a way to rebuild camaraderie across the fleet - while contributing towards a major feature of our economy and lives out here protecting the frontier from Rebel Scum.

Send in those purchase requests! I would love to see one daily from every pilot! And I would especially love to see - and build a list - of your ideas for what else shoud be available through the Quartermaster's depot.

CM Adom 'fr0Zen' Wietu
CMDR/CM fr0Zen/Rho/Wing II/ISDII Warrior

CMDR of the TCCOM's Escort Squadron


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