TIE Corps Commander Report #7

Date Submitted: August 21, 2018
From: TCCOM/AD Pete Mitchell
To: Entire TIE Corps Fleet

Fiction

Continued from TCCOM Report #6…

“We found it Admiral!”

“The bomb in your quarters?”  Asked RA Hav Antiel.

“No, well, yes, but that’s not what I meant.  Thanks for lending me the bomb squad for that, by the way.”  COL Hawkins was talking very quickly.  “We found out how the bombs are getting on the ship and where they are coming from.”

“Excellent!  Well, spill!”

“Well the explosives come in with our shipments of booze and cleaning supplies.” 

“I’ve never understood why those come together…”

“Oh, they are made by the same company.  They are basically the same thing, just different bottles.  Anyway, while the booze is promptly taken and consumed, the cleaning supplies are left to the droids.  A decoy droid also came in on one of the shipments and has been planting the explosives.  We tracked the explosives down to a new employee at the delivery company.  He escaped from the pirate platform we destroyed two months ago.  Apparently his entire family was killed.  He goes by Taser Face. His real name is Steward Pigg.  We have tracked him to a platform near the Lycos system”

“Excellent!” Hav Antiel stood up.  “Let’s give him some old school Imperial justice!”

“I can’t wait.  I assume Kappa will be involved?”

“Definitely.  And Sin Squadron.  You both deserve your revenge.  I’d offer it to General Frown, but I doubt he’d leave his office even for this…  If you would pass the word on to CPT Aldaric, I’ll contact CM Kiba.  We meet in the briefing room in an hour.  You’ll run the briefing, of course.”

“Aye, Aye, Admiral!”  COL Hawkins saluted and left the Hav’s office. 

……….

In the hangar of the Warrior, all the squadrons were lined up.  AD Pete Mitchell, AD Plif, and RA Hav Antiel stood facing them.  Pete Mitchell spoke first.  “I would like to congratulate the entire ship for tracking down this murderous pirate, Stewart, and delivering justice.  It was a true team effort.  That being said, I would like to specially recognize COL Hawkins for his excellent investigative work.  Please step forward to receive a Silver Star of the Empire!”

“During the battle, there was also one pilot who’s quick thinking, leadership, and bravery stood out and saved the day.  When the pirate, abandoned by everyone on his platform, suddenly decided to ram the bridge of the Warrior, this pilot immediately saw the maneuver, and took quick and decisive action.  This pilot, with little regard for his own life nearly rammed the pirate’s Correllian transport with a hail of torpedoes and evaporated him, saving Admiral Antiel and the Warrior.  Please step forward Captain Aldaric and greet the wing as Major Aldaric!  I believe both of these heros have some drinks to buy us now!”

News

First, congratulations and thank you are in order for MAJ Aldaric, who was just promoted! (though for slightly different reasons than in the fiction)

We also had new SL join the fleet.  Welcome to SL Shawn Erso!

In TIE Corps Pilot League, CPT Rando swept the field!  We had very solid participation, though, keep it up!

AD Plif has published the 5^th edition of the Commodore, so take a read!  The link is on the news page. 

In the Top Muse Competition, I have chosen a winner for this week (out of 4 entries), but will not announce it until next week, so the plot remains a surprise.  As these past two weeks have been a bit of a long fiction, I am a week behind, so you have one week off from the competition.  Feel free to submit new ideas for a deadline of September 2. 

Promotions

CPT Aldaric to MAJ

CT Shawn Erso to SL

Transfers

SL Shawn Erso to Alpha 3-2

Open Command Positions

Alpha Flight Leader

Theta Flight Leader

TCCOM Competitions

TIE Corps on Patrol 2018:

Round 17 Assignments:

TIE-Free 259: Interceptor Escort

XvT-Free 187: Saving VA Master's Father

XWA-Free 119: House Tridens: Meeting

BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London on Monday August 27.

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 16 Assignments:

TIE-Free 66: The Battle of Yavin – Current HS  = 56,346

XvT-Free 25: Steal Rebel Warheads – Current HS = 129,770

XWA-Free 35: Routine Patrol – Current HS = 15,660

Overall:

August Totals:

Annual Standings:

Round 17 Assignments

TIE-Free 68: Murdock #1 – Current HS = 64,898

XvT-Free 31: Warlord's Plunder – Current HS = 68,081

XWA-Free 36: Capture Rebel Cruiser – Current HS = 10,892

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 September 3.

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).

 Top Muse:

Competition runtime:  Through the end of the year.

Units involved: All active TC members

Competition medals:  

IS-PR/GR/SR for the remainder of the year (4+ entries)

IS-GR/SR/BR for the month (4+ entries)

IS-SR/BR weekly (3+ entries)

Description:    

This is the easiest fiction competition ever! You only need to come up with an idea, not write a whole fiction out. Each week, please submit your idea for the short weekly fiction in the TCCOM report each week by Sunday at midnight GMT. Your idea can be as simple as a sentence or more of an outline. Do NOT write a whole fiction. The winning idea will be turned into a work of fiction by the TCCOM for his report. The author of the winning idea will win an IS-SR and 2 points towards the annual and monthly standings. The second best idea will earn 1 point towards the annual and monthly standings.

Ideas will be judged on criteria such as: originality, relevance to recent events and previous TCCOM fictions, ease of turning into a short fiction, and other whims of the TCCOM. Any ties for the monthly or annual totals will be broken by selecting the best idea over the time period as judged by 3 members of the TIE Corps Admiralty Board that are not part of the tie.

How to participate: Each week, email your idea directly to me. 

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

TIE Corps on Patrol 2018

TIE Corps Pilot League – 2018

Top Muse

Reviewing the Line

Securing the Line

Trivia Grand Tour: Season Two

TC/EH Combat Events

COO's Monthly Challenge 2018 - January

EH vs RS – We’re still Fighting!

Weekly Hammer PvP Shootout

Weekly TC PvP Shootout

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

TCCOM's Activities

Medals recommended: 9

SP Missions: 0 (0 MTD)

MP Matches: 79(144 MTD)

EABF2 – MP

Star Conflict

Mail activity
Telegram

Discord

Conclusion

I want some MSE’s and I want them now!

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Ace of the TIE Corps 2017