TIE Corps Commander Report #9

Date Submitted: September 4, 2018
From: TCCOM/AD Pete Mitchell
To: Entire TIE Corps Fleet

Fiction

AD Pete Mitchell walked briskly into the conference room on the ISDII Challenge.  His fellow TC admirals were all there, as well as a few CMDRs that could make it.  The remainder filled their empty chairs with holograms.

Gentlemen, I am a bit short on time right now, so let’s make this quick.  Run down the line…

AD Plif started. “Operations are on track and the operational fleet is at 98% capacity.”

FA Silvius chimed in. “Combat training continues and all but the newest pilots are exceeding standards.”

AD Miles Prower was next.  “The Hammer is ready to vaporize any enemy, or the Warrior, whichever happens to be in our way…”

RA Hav Antiel spoke, “The Warrior is ready for any Challenge from within the fleet or outside of it.”

“Thank you all, now for the commanders.” AD Mitchell kept the meeting moving.

“Alpha is ready, and our pilots are getting a bit bored with just training.  We’d like some real action.”  COL Horus Blackheart exclaimed.

“That will come before long, Colonel.” Pete responded.

“Delta is also raring to go, Sir.” COL Phoenix Berkana’s hologram commented.

“Epsilon is awaiting orders.” GN Elwood the Brave’s hologram said.

“Kappa will be ready as soon as we sleep off a little extra Kappa Hype, Sir” MAJ Aldaric’s hologram noted.

Pete chuckled, “I should expect no less.”

CM Kiba then spoke up, “Sin is in fine form, and ready for action!”

GN Jarek La’an wrapped it up with “Theta’s bus is chugging along…”

“Excellent.  As it seems the fleet is ready for action.  We are looking at where our attention is needed around the territories, or if the time is ripe for expansion.  Think on it, and get back to me next week.  That is all.”  Pete got up and walked out in a hurry. 

News

First, congratulations are in order for Darksith_99, who is our newest LCM!

Next, welcome SL Garuth Dahala to the fleet and Sin squadron!

On the sad side, MAJ Talon Jade has left us for the reserves. 

In the Top Muse Competition, there was only one entry from COL Impulse this round, so he will get an IS-BR, though it is a bit of a complicated idea for me to write about here. 

In TCPL, CPT Rando again took the cake for the week with two new high scores on the XvT and XWA missions.  COL Gyssler got him on the TIE mission though!

AD Plif’s competitions surrounding the new XvT-146 are now over and results should be published shortly.  There were several BSF’s and two reviews entered. 

Hammer’s MSE has now been processed and only MoC’s are remaining.  I will get to them shortly.  Meanwhile, August MSE’s are running more on schedule, so far.  Let’s keep it that way. 

Promotions

LT DarkSith_99 to LCM

CT Garuth Dahala to SL

Transfers

MAJ Talon Jade from Alpha 2-1 to Reserves

SL Garuth Dahala from PLT Daedalus to Sin 1-2

Open Command Positions

Alpha Flight Leader

Theta Flight Leader

TCCOM Competitions

TIE Corps on Patrol 2018:

Round 18 Assignments:

TIE-Free 253: Save the Alcohol

XvT-Free 184: Spoils of Supremacy

XWA-Free 116: Imperial Historical Mission:02AY

BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London on Monday September 10.

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 17 Results:

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 = 10,082

Overall:

Round 18 Assignments:

TIE-Free 71: Pif #2 – Current HS = 55,529

XvT-Free 32: Attack on the Dreadnaught War Hammer – Current HS = 74,924

XWA-Free 37: Revenge on the Immortal – Current HS = 26,365

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 17.

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: 23(23 MTD)

EABF2 – MP

Mail activity
Telegram

Discord

Conclusion

Let’s wrap up MSE’s early so we can have some time where we aren’t working on them!

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