Sin Report # 13 (2017-08-27)

This report was submitted by CMDR/CPT Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior


Sin Squadron
SIN WEEKLY SQUADRON REPORT #13
SIN CMDR: CPT Hav Antiel
REPORT DATE: 27 August 2017
SQUADRON COMMANDER'S CORNER
With the help of some RS allies on Discord, I set up the Emperor's Hammer Ship Patcher on my gaming machine. Now I can finally go back and complete those TIE-TC missions that require patches. In my first three missions using the EHSP, I have flown an X-Wing, a Y-Wing, a Z-95, and the very quirky A-9 Vigilance. I haven't flown a rebel alphabet fighter since the mid '90s, so it was a very unusual feeling to see my hexagonal TIE viewscreen replaced by the canopy bars of an X-Wing.

I don't fully understand the purpose or history of the A-9, but it has been exciting to see new ships in TIE Fighter after 20+ years of flying with the same craft list. I'm not sure why CM Howie decided to send four A-9s without warheads to destroy five rebel cap ships in TIE-TC battle 37, but it sure was frustrating. Also, I haven't yet figured out exactly how many laser cannons the A-9 has; the in-game version uses the TIE Defender cockpit, and it appears as though the A-9 has five lasers and one ion cannon, making it difficult to link the lasers.

Looking through the patch archive makes me excited to encounter more unique craft. I'm particularly interested in seeing the E-Wing in action, but I'm also really anxious to see some of the EH-specific craft like the Sovereign, Ender mBind's modified freighter the Luggage, and Dempsey's personal ship, the highly modified Delta-class DX-9 Stormtrooper transport Andromeda (although I can't seem to find the patch for that one at the moment). I know the glory years of the Science Office creating custom craft are probably history now, but I still dream of someday earning the right to have my personal ship, the Pink Bantha, join the ranks of EH lore. A boy can dream, right?
SQUADRON NEWS
  • LT Rando swept TCoP once again and earned two new high scores!
  • Warrior Trivia is back!
  • LOKO Round 2 is live. Send your picks to the AD/COL Mark Schueler.
  • New WARD fiction competitions are live. Deadline is 30 August for both comps.
  • MAJ Earnim Branet shared a video demonstrating his Star Conflict technique.
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.

  • The Price of Sin - This is a weekly competition with a separate IS-BW awarded to the pilot earning the greatest number of LoC/LoS/or highest number of SP missions flown. Minimum criteria for award is 2+ pilots participating across any of the 3 categories.
ROSTER
Sin Squadron - Long-range Support
The Unrepentant - 'Sin like you mean it'
Wing II - ISDII Warrior

Flight I - Missile Boat Mk.II
Warbringers - 'Victory through superior firepower'
[1-1] CM Hav Antiel
[1-2] SL Adwan Yokcha
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
[1-4] MAJ Spiffy the Chicken

Flight II - Missile Boat Mk.II
Demons - 'Reach out and take hold of glory'
[2-1] MAJ Xavier Sienar
[2-2] TBA
[2-3] COL Wraith
[2-4] TBA

Flight III - Missile Boat Mk.II
Hellspawn - 'Strike at the heart'
[3-1] MAJ Earnim Branet
[3-2] LT Rando
[3-3] TBA
[3-4] GN Exar Kit
ACTIVITY
Flight I

[1-1] CM Hav Antiel
  • Flying: 110 SP missions flown, New FCHG rank: Tesserarius [TSRS]
  • Non-flying: MoC-doc, Warrior trivia
  • Communication: email, Telegram, Discord
[1-2] SL Adwan Yokcha
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[1-3] MAJ Wondra
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[1-4] MAJ Spiffy the Chicken
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
Flight II

[2-1] MAJ Xavier Sienar
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
[2-3] COL Wraith
  • Flying: None
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: None
Flight III

[3-1] MAJ Earnim Branet
  • Flying: 3 SP missions flown, LoC (x2), LoS (x20), IS-BW, Price of Sin victory (SP, MP)
  • Non-flying: Uploaded YouTube video for Star Conflict, MoC-boc
  • Communication: email
[3-2] LT Rando
  • Flying: 2 SP missions flown, new mission high score (x2), LoC (x5), DFC, CoB, IS-BW, new FCHG Rating: Lancer [LANC]
  • Non-flying: None
  • Communication: email, Discord
[3-4] GN Exar Kit
  • Flying: LoC (x3)
  • Non-flying: MoC-boc
  • Communication: email
CLOSING COMMENTS
Flight III remains one of the most exciting flight groups in the TIE Corps at the moment. MAJ Branet continues to chalk up impressive Star Conflict numbers, LT Rando delivered a back-to-back sweep of TCoP (with two more high scores to boot), and GN Exar Kit earned a respectable number of LoCs despite some RL issues. Flight III, your drinks are on me this week. Keep it up!

For Sin,

CMDR/CPT Hav Antiel/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior

SS/BSx3/PCx3/ISMx4/IS-2GW-4SW-9BW-2GR-7SR-19BR/MoI/MoC-2doc-2poc-2goc-2soc-16boc/CoB/LoAx9/OV-3E [TSRS] [none] [none] {IWATS-BFM-CA-CBX-COE-CTW-HIST-MCBS-SC-SFW-SM/4-STM-TT-WIKI-XWAC}

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