Strategic Operations Office Report #41.5

Date Submitted: 29 May 2018
From: SOO/VA Pete Mitchell
To: TCCOM/FA Pellaeon
CC: Entire TIE Corps Fleet

Fiction/News

Note: This is the same fiction as in report #41.

Anytime VA Pete Mitchell had a spare moment in the past day, his mind wandered… “Why is Pell having a meeting with the Grand Admiral on such short notice?  He normally only had quarterly meetings with Rapier, and once in a while Rapier would show up for a surprise inspection of the fleet, but Pell never went to Rapier like this…  Oh well, back to the task at hand…”

Pete pondered how best to transport Pell to the SSSD Sovereign.  It wasn’t too far away, but the fastest route wasn’t through territory that the Emperor’s Hammer had the tightest grip on.  Pirate, and even Rebel attacks were not unheard of.  There was the long way around, but this sounded urgent.  Pete hit the button for his intercom to his assistant, “Captain, please radio Admiral Plif and his squadron commanders.  Have them meet me in my office ASAP.”  CPT Cal Sinis was very efficient; he knew they would be here quickly.  Pete chimed in to CPT Sinis again, “Also, please cancel the Chalquila and the entertainers tonight.  Well, take the delivery of the Chalquila, but please reschedule the entertainment and make sure I am not interrupted.”

As expected, three hours later, there was a knock on his office door.  “Come in.  It’s open.”

CM Aldaric opened the door and COL Mark Schueler entered followed by LC Hav Antiel, AD Plif, and finally CM Aldaric. 

“Gentlemen, welcome, and thank you for making it over quickly on such short notice.  FA Pellaeon is going to depart to the Sovereign tomorrow and meet with the Grand Admiral.”

“Why is he having an unscheduled meeting with Rapier?” asked Aldaric.

“Commander, please don’t ask questions you know I can’t answer.  Now, Theta will carry the Fleet Admiral to his destination and escort him.  Kappa should be the forward guard and travel the route half an hour ahead to make sure everything is clear.  Sin will stand by on Ready Five in case anything happens.  That is, as long as it is ok with you, Plif.  Sorry, I’m reverting back to old days, when I commanded the Flagship.”

“It’s ok.”  Responded Plif. “That’s basically what I would have done anyway.  We will make sure the TCCOM gets to the Sov quickly and safely.” 

“Thank you Admiral, that’s all I need to hear.  Good luck and dismissed.”

The Warrior leaders then about faced and left.  Once the door closed, VA Mitchell couldn’t help but say, “I have a bad feeling about this.”  He, however, could not place his dread and whether it was the reason for Pell’s meeting, or the journey to it that bothered him…

This report is basically adding the results of TCPL, plus a couple news items I missed in 41. 

In Imperial Storm, we have another 3 way battle, which will be the last of Imperial Storm!  The battle is for control of Vultur.  First, the TCCS has suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Warrior, again!  Next the Warrior will defend against the Hammer. 

All medals from April’s MSE’s have now been awarded and I now have a new shiny Silver Star!  In addition, the Commendations of Loyalty have made it in!

The big news is that we have a new Captain in our midst, Captain Rando!  Congratulations, it is well deserved!

On a sadder note, we had four AWOLs this past week.  LC Quincy Nelson, LT Alixandr Archangelmann, LT CrazyCarl and LT Teemer have left us for the reserves.

Finally, RtF is only a few days away, so you should be ready by now!

Medals

Silver Star of the Empire:

VA Pete Mitchell

LC Hav Antiel

Commendation of Loyalty:

VA Pete Mitchell

AD Plif

MAJ Keth Aalith

CPT Rando

LC Repulsor

LC Hav Antiel

FA Pellaeon

GN John T. Clark

GN Anahorn Dempsey

AD Miles Prower

GN Elwood the Brave

COL Gyssler

Iron Star with Gold Wings:

GN Anahorn Dempsey (TCoR)

COL Gyssler (TCPL)

Iron Star with Silver Wings:

GN Anahorn Dempsey (TCoR)

LC Earnim Branet (TCoR)

CPT Rando x 3 (TCPL x 3)

COL Gyssler x 2 (TCPL x 2)

LC Earnim Branet (TCPL)

Iron Star with Bronze Wings:

COL Gyssler x 4 (EoP x 4)

LCM Steve Dermody (EoR)

LC Earnim Branet (TCoR)

CPT Rando (TCPL)

COL Gyssler x 2 (TCPL x 2)

LC Earnim Branet x 2 (TCPL x 2)

Iron Star with Silver Ribbon:

GN Pickled Yoda (TGT)

Iron Star with Bronze Ribbon:

CM Aldaric (TGT)

Medal of Communication Diamond Oak Cluster

COL Phoenix Berkana

Medal of Communication Platinum Oak Cluster

GN Coranel Both

COL Mark Schueler

LC Hav Antiel

CM Rando

Medal of Communication Gold Oak Cluster

GA Rapier

CM Witcher

GN Gilad Pelleaon

Medal of Communication Silver Oak Cluster

VA Pete Mitchell

GN John T. Clark

MAJ Shado Fenn

LCM Steve Dermody

COL Hawkins

LC Repulsor

Medal of Communication Bronze Oak Cluster

FA Pellaeon

AD Silvius

AD Miles Prower

MAJ Narven Task

COL Horus Blackheart

LT Dilandau

MAJ Jedgar

LCM Milo Antu

COL Talons Pryde

GN Anahorn Dempsey

CPT Tygra Shadowclaw

LT Mazr Donir

COL Impulse

LT Aval

LT Mingdug

GN Elwood the Brave

COL Gyssler

LC Kyle Kroan

LT DarkSith_99

AD Plif

GN Gilbert H. Frown

GN Pickled Yoda

LC Michael Emrys

CM Aldaric

GN Dunta Polo

COL Crsepe

LCM Rachel Drakon

COL Len Eode

MAJ Xavier Sienar

LT Jack Wynand

LC Earnim Branet

New Uniforms

LT DarkSith_99

SOO Competitions

TIE Corps on Patrol 2018:

Round 11 Assignments:

TIE-Free 278: Report Retrieval

XvT-Free 205: Fallen Heroes

XWA-Free 130: Razor’s Kiss

BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London on Monday June 4.

Rules:

It’s a new year, so this will change a little.  Every TWO weeks, there will be a free mission from each of the major SP platforms (TIE, XvT, XWA) assigned.  Pilots will fly each mission that they choose and BSF the battles to the TC database and forward the BSF email to Pete Mitchell.  If the pilot has earned a high score, BSF it and also send the pilot file to Pete Mitchell in case the BSF is not approved in time. 

Each week the pilot with the highest 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 earned a high score, that pilot will earn 5 points for that platform.  Points will accumulate for the week, month, and year for more awards.

Awards:

Annual:

IS-PW/GW/SW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the year.  (at least 5 participants)

IS-GW/SW/BW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the year in each platform (at least 4 participants)

Monthly:

IS-GW/SW/BW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the month (at least 3 participants).

Weekly:

IS-SW/BW for 1^st and 2^nd total points for the week (at least 3 participants).

IS-SW/BW for 1^st and 2^nd in each platform (at least 2 participants).

TIE Corps Pilot League 2018:

Round 10 Results:

TIE-Free 33: Katarn #1 – Current HS: 57,720

XvT-Free 12: The Collision – Current HS: 54,410

XWA-Free 19: Attack at Abaddon – Current HS: 19,385

Overall:

May Results:

Annual Standings:

Round 11 Assignments:

TIE-Free 36: Danman #1 – Current HS = 82,156

XvT-Free 14: Destroy Rebel Base – Current HS = 114,240

XWA-Free 20: Sneaky Rebels Die – Current HS = 17,945

Rules:

This competition is similar to TIE Corps on patrol, but it is handicapped to make it accessible to more pilots.  Every TWO weeks, there will be a free mission from each of the major SP platforms (TIE, XvT, XWA) assigned.  Pilots will fly each mission that they choose and BSF the battles to the TC database and forward the BSF email to Pete Mitchell.  If the pilot has earned a high score, BSF it and also send the pilot file to Pete Mitchell in case the BSF is not approved in time. 

BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London on June 11.   

Each week the pilot with the highest handicap score (expressed as a % 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.  It is possible for a pilot to be the only pilot to beat the high score, and not win that platform.  If for example, pilot A got 90% of the high score and has a 25% handicap for a total of 115%, and pilot B got 105% of the existing HS (and earned a new HS) with a handicap of 5% for a total of 110%, Pilot A would win the platform for the week for 4 points and pilot 3 would only earn 3 points. Points will accumulate for the week, month, and year for more awards.

Handicaps will be calculated as follows:

The average score in the platform as a percent of the high scores will be calculated as an average of all scores on that platform since the beginning of the League (avg).  The handicap will be calculated as the difference between the average and 100%.  For example, if a pilot’s average score in TIE is 75% of the HS, his handicap will be 100%-75%=25%.  If a pilot then scored 85,000 pts on a mission with an existing HS of 100,000 points, his handicap score would be 85% + 25% = 110%.

*The first round any pilot flies in any platform will not have a handicap added as the pilot will not have an average.  Therefore, the first round, there are no handicaps, only scratch scores. 

**I reserve the right to create a maximum handicap.  At this point, it is 75%. 

Awards:

Annual:

IS-PW/GW/SW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the year.  (at least 5 participants)

IS-GW/SW/BW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the year in each platform (at least 4 participants)

IS-GW/SW/BW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd most improved averages over the year in each platform (at least 4 participants, must have flown at least 10 missions)

Monthly:

IS-GW/SW/BW for 1^st 2^nd and 3^rd total points for the month (at least 3 participants).

Weekly:

IS-SW/BW for 1^st and 2^nd total points for the week (at least 3 participants).

IS-SW/BW for 1^st and 2^nd in each platform (at least 2 participants).

TC Competitions

Ace of the TIE Corps 2018

MP Co-Op Ace of the TIE Corps 2018
MP Ace of the TIE Corps 2018
TIE Corps on Recon - 2018

TIE Corps Vs. AI 2018
COO's Star Wars Challenge; Episode IV
COO Riddle 2018
COO Monthly Assignment: SC

COO Monthly Assignment: EABFII

TIE Corps on Patrol 2018

TIE Corps Pilot League – 2018

Trivia Grand Tour: Season 1

TC/EH Combat Events

COO's Monthly Challenge 2018 - January

EH vs RS – We’re still Fighting!

Career Awards Requirements

FCHG:

Dragoon - 100 points - ISM
Knight 250 points - PC
Aquilifer 500 points - BS
Executor 2000 points - SS
Imperator 5500 points - GS

Combat Rating:

Marksman 1st 100 points - ISM
Officer 1st 300 points - PC
Veteran 1st 600 points - BS
Ace 1st - 2000 points - SS
Tan 5000 points - GS

CoOp/PvE:

Private 1st 100 points - ISM
Gunner's Mate 1st 300 points - PC
Campaigner 1st 600 points - BS
Master Ranger 1st - 2000 points - SS
Top Ace Ranger 5000 points - GS

SOO's Activities

Medals recommended: 12

Medals approved: 26

Competitions approved: 4
Uniforms approved: 1

SP Missions: 1

MP Matches: lots

Star Conflict
Mail activity
Telegram

Discord

Conclusion

RtF is four days away.  Give your significant others (wives, girlfriends, boyfriends, cats) lots of love now, so you can say good bye for a month!

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