Rho Report # 6 (2022-07-05)

This report was submitted by CMDR/CPT Westric Davalorn/Rho/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


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RHO SQUADRON REPORT #6

REPORTING OFFICER: Captain Westric Davalorn, Squadron Commander
DATE SUBMITTED: 07.05.2022

SQUADRON COMMANDER'S CORNER

(Studying his datapad as he walks down the hall towards the simulator room, Captain Westric "Dav" Davalorn comments over his shoulder, "The 'ReMob' numbers are looking good, but we'll need to make a concerted push if we're going to achieve our goals."

Nix, the Rho Squadron astromech droid, whistles in agreement with Dav's assessment as he follows the Rho Commander down the hall.

Dav rounds the corner and enters the simulator room.  He hangs a hard right towards the section of simulator pods reserved for Rho Squadron for the duration of 'ReMob'.  Just as he reaches the group of pods, one of the hatches opens with a hiss.  Out steps the Rho Squadron Executive Officer, Commander Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan.

"Ossus," Dav acknowledges as he walks past, but then stops in his tracks as he notices the younger man's appearance.  "Kriff, man!" Dav exclaims. "How long have you been in there?!"

Ossus rubs the dark circles under his eyes.  "I don't know," he responds, patting down his disheveled hair, "A few hours?"

Dav glances over the XO's shoulder at the simulator pod data readout. "It says you started up the simulator on 7/4."

"Yeah, so?" responds Ossus, scratching at the stubble on his chin.

"Today is 7/5," clarifies Dav. "Take a break and hit the refresher.  We need you fully functional for the rest of 'ReMob'."

"Yes sir," yawns the XO.  He tosses a salute and heads for the exit.

Dav continues through the group of pods, checking the data readouts.  He notices a group of pilots at the other end huddled together in discussion and approaches. Lieutenant Colonel Adom "fr0Zen" Wietu is standing in front of the group, discussing tactics with some of the newer pilots: Lieutenants Bronx Bluar, Chudan, Rotarg Kradak, Vraal Spag, and ReconNine.

Spotting Dav approaching, fr0Zen calls out "Attention!"  The rest of the pilots snap to attention. "As you were," Dav responds.  "Thank you all for your contributions thus far.  I look forward to grabbing some more simulator time with all of you.  Carry on, fr0Zen."  The Pantoran veteran nods and resumes his lesson on dogfighting.

Dav walks back through the simulator pods and exits into the hallway.  He continues down the hall to his office.  He walks through the door, sits down behind his desk, and turns to the data terminal to begin composing his next report.)

Pilots of Rho Squadron,

We are over halfway through the fourth annual Squadron (Re)Mobilization.  We have made significant progress on several goals, but have not yet completed any of them.  Bear in mind that our ability to requisition new fighters or request an update to our mission profile hinges on our success in "ReMob".

Speaking of success, please join me in congratulating Rho XO, Commander Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan, for achieving first place in the PvE Killboard for the 6th month of the Imperial Calendar with 265 victories!

Please also congratulate Flight Leader Tiran Marr of Flight III on his recent promotion to Lieutenant Commander!

We have picked up three new recruits since the last report.  Sub-Lieutenants Chudan, Vraal Spag, and ReconNine have been assigned to Rho 8, Rho 14, and Rho 15, respectively.  All three have recently been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant!

Lastly, Lieutenant Varnin Goldsbane has been out of contact for some time and has been declared missing in action.

That's all the news I have for now.

For peace and order throughout the galaxy!  For the Empire!

SQUADRON NEWS
  • Squadron (Re)Mobilization 4 is scheduled to end on July 15th.  Let's keep the momentum going and hit as many goals as possible!
  • Congrats to CM Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan for getting first place for the June PvE Killboard!
  • Congrats to Tiran Marr on his promotion to LCM!
  • Please welcome Chudan, Vraal Spag, and ReconNine to Rho Squadron and congratulate them on their recent promotions to LT!
  • LT Varnin Goldsbane has been transitioned to inactive status and is no longer on our roster.
  • The participation details below represent the range of time since the last report on 06.20.2022. Therefore, the details cover 06.20.2022 - 07.04.2022.
COMPETITIONS

Squadron (Re)Mobilization 4

All TIE Corps squadrons are assigned the following tasks:

  1. Complete 20 battles from the Battle Center with a score at least 59.50% of the battle's high score
  2. Complete 100 free missions from the Battle Center with at least 59.50% of the high score
  3. Submit 60 battle or mission reviews with at least 30 words each, must have completed the mission or battle during Squadron (Re)Mobilization 4
  4. In each of 10 separate SC and/or SWS won matches, have one of your squadron's pilots score 15 or more player kills
  5. Complete 25 PvP matches with another member of your squadron on the opposing team
  6. Win 50 PvP matches with another member of your squadron on your team
  7. Win 100 MP PvE matches with another member of your squadron on your team
  8. Submit 8000 words of fiction

Signal Scramble Infection

Before VA Marenta's time as the Warrior Commodore, she used her faithful TIE Reaper, BESSIE, during a mission in which her com circuitry was corrupted and led to cascading and repetitive damage. Being the brilliant logistician she was, she decided to appropriate her vessel from Inferno Squadron and bring it with her to the ISDII Warrior. Unfortunately, it still has the bug of a strange frequency being transmitted into her ship. The messages are simply random 3, 4, and 5 letter combinations repeated for approximately 2 standard weeks before the letter combinations change again. In an effort to help figure out what the messages mean, Marenta has tasked the Warrior to make up phrases for the letter combinations and polling the fleet to determine which is the most likely. Every 2 weeks VA Marenta will generate 3, 4, and 5 random letter combinations and create a Google Form to allow personnel onboard ISDII Warrior to fill out with a time frame of 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, the responses will be put up in a poll where the Warrior members will vote on the responses provided. The members voting will NOT be able to see which phrase was submitted by which member. After a 2 week voting period, to keep the submissions along the same time period as the voting, VA Marenta will announce the winners. Each season will have 6 full rounds of entries/voting/results. Example: VTK Vocal Tauntauns? Kill! FTWN Free The Wookies Now! VAAAS Vacations At Alderaan Are Stupid

Squadrons Feats of Strength I

There are EIGHT feats of strength with increasing difficulty. Settings: Squadrons, Fly Solo FB vs AI (with AI pilots ON) Duration: 30 mins Map: Yavin

Level 1: Play as Imperial and destroy the Enemy Calamari Cruiser on Easy Level 2: Play as New Republic and destroy the Enemy ISD on Easy Level 3: Play as Imperial and destroy the Enemy Calamari Cruiser on Medium Level 4: Play as New Republic and destroy the Enemy ISD on Medium Level 5: Play as Imperial and destroy the Enemy Calamari Cruiser on Medium without reinforced hull Level 6: Play as New Republic and destroy the Enemy ISD on Medium without reinforced hull Level 7: Play as Imperial and destroy the Enemy Calamari Cruiser on Medium Ironman (No deaths) Level 8: Play as New Republic and destroy the Enemy ISD on Medium Ironman (No deaths)

In case of a tie, two players reaching the same level, their position will be determined by the time they took to complete their last level. Example: managed to reach level 3 but never completed it, your best time for level 2 will be used to determine any ties with other players.

Each attempt will need to be either video-recorded (streamed) or spectated by a judge. Judges' names to be announced.

The Challenge with Words

After a particularly bad batch of Chalquilla was distributed by Inferno Squadron, medical was inundated with severely hungover and somewhat illiterate members of the fleet. The tanks had been infected with a spore that ate sugar and spit out alcohol, like yeast. But, this spore also had a side effect, it secreted a neuro inhibitor that ate away people’s knowledge. To help “stimulate” some learning, Inferno, along with the medical crew, have started sending out word puzzles to help the members of the fleet regain some of their lost knowledge.

At the beginning of every month, VA Marenta will generate a word search and post the link along with announcing the previous month’s entrants. Each month, the puzzle will be related to something specific like planets, people, craft, manufacturers, wars, a movie/book/series, etc. Each puzzle will be 50 words and the site will keep track of all submissions.

This competition will utilize the time test on the website in lieu of using the first-entrant on the host site.

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

ROSTER

Rho Squadron - Strike
The Steam Rhollers || 'Strike First, Strike Hard, No Mercy'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior

Flight I - TIE Interceptor
Antiel's Aces || 'Remember the Past, Forge the Future'
[1-1] CPT Westric Davalorn
[1-2] LT Ayre
[1-3] LCM Cray Xerious
[1-4] LT Bronx Bluar

Flight II - TIE Interceptor
Dagger Flight || 'Death Comes on Dagger Wings'
[2-1] CM Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan
[2-2] CPT Jarion Renalds
[2-3] CM FamePlane
[2-4] LT Chudan

Flight III - TIE Interceptor
Emperor's Will || 'In Peace, Vigilance - In War, Victory - In Death, Sacrifice'
[3-1] LCM Tiran Marr
[3-2] LC fr0Zen
[3-3] Vacant
[3-4] LT Rotarg Kradak

Flight IV - TBA
TBA || 'TBA'
[4-1] Vacant
[4-2] LT Vraal Spag
[4-3] LT ReconNine
[4-4] Vacant

ACTIVITY

Flight I

[1-1] CPT Westric Davalorn

  • Flying: 4 LoC, 58 LoS, 21 TIE-F missions, 1 TIE-TC battle
  • Non-flying: 21 TIE-F reviews, 1 TIE-TC review; New Fleet Commander's Honor Guard ranks: Grenadier, Lancer; Flight Certification Wings awarded: 13th Echelon; New Combat Rating (MP PvE) rank achieved: Campaigner 1st; Signal Scramble Infection; Updated INPR
  • Communication: Email, Discord

[1-2] LT Ayre

  • Flying: 1 LoC
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: Discord

[1-3] LCM Cray Xerious

  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: Signal Scramble Infection
  • Communication: Discord

[1-4] LT Bronx Bluar

  • Flying: 15 LoC
  • Non-flying: New Combat Rating (MP PvP) rank achieved: Marksman 4th; Flight Certification Wings awarded: 2nd Echelon; Signal Scramble Infection
  • Communication: Email, Discord

Flight II

[2-1] CM Alexandre “ossusplayz” Morgan

  • Flying: 182 LoS
  • Non-flying: New Combat Rating (MP PvE) ranks achieved: Campaigner 1st, Ranger 4th; Flight Certification Wings awarded: 12th Echelon; Signal Scramble Infection; Updated uniform
  • Communication: Discord

[2-2] CPT Jarion Renalds

  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: Encyclopaedia Imperia Wiki updates
  • Communication: Discord

[2-3] CM FamePlane

  • Flying: 2 LoC
  • Non-flying: Squadrons Championship League Staff; Squadrons Championship League Twitch Caster
  • Communication: Discord

[2-4] LT Chudan

  • Flying: 4 LoC
  • Non-flying: New promotion: Lieutenant (LT); New Combat Rating (MP PvP) rank achieved: Trainee
  • Communication: Discord

Flight III

[3-1] LCM Tiran Marr

  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: New promotion: Lieutenant Commander (LCM); Signal Scramble Infection
  • Communication: Discord

[3-2] LC fr0Zen

  • Flying: 38 LoC
  • Non-flying: Squadrons Championship League Team Captain; Updated uniform
  • Communication: Discord

[3-3] Vacant

[3-4] LT Rotarg Kradak

  • Flying: 4 LoC
  • Non-flying: New Combat Rating (MP PvP) rank achieved: Marksman 4th; Flight Certification Wings awarded: 2nd Echelon
  • Communication: Discord

Flight IV

[4-1] Vacant

[4-2] LT Vraal Spag

  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: New promotion: Lieutenant (LT); Signal Scramble Infection; Updated INPR
  • Communication: Discord

[4-3] LT ReconNine

  • Flying: 1 XWA-F mission
  • Non-flying: New promotion: Lieutenant (LT); 1 XWA-F review
  • Communication: Discord

[4-4] Vacant

CLOSING COMMENTS

I personally thank each of you that have contributed to our progress during "ReMob".  Let's rally up and finish strong!

CPT Westric Davalorn
CMDR/CPT Westric Davalorn/Rho/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


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