TIE Corps Commander Report #16 |
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Date Submitted: November 4, 2018 |
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Fiction |
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“Ok, time to get to work gentlemen!”
said CM Den Darkhill over the comm
channel. “First drill. Flight 1 vs Flight 2, head to head. “Roger, Flight 2 headed out” “Mitchell, on my wing” “Roger, I’m there” LT Pete Mitchell followed low and to the
right of Darkhill approaching Flight 2. “Commander, we have 6 new scanner
contacts 6 klicks out. Make that
12. Repeat, a whole squadron just came
out of hyperspace, Sir. X-wings and
Y-wings” reported Five. “I knew you’d try to wiggle your way out
of going head to head, 5! Alright,
drill over, move to intercept. Let’s
see what these guys are up to. Flight
1 with me on the wishbones. Flights 2
and 3 on the X-wings” “Roger that. They are targeting us.” Said Five CM Darkhill
responded calmly. “Roger, assume
hostile. Engage.” “Shoot first and ask questions later, I
like it!” exclaimed Pete. Pete continued his path to the Y-wings. Darkhill chimed
in on the flight channel. “I’ve got
the leader.” Pete clicked his mic in
affirmation. “I’ve got the
second. Almost in range.” Pete lined up his Y-Wing in his sights, and
watched the range numbers. When it hit
1.6, he fired his lasers. He tracked
his shots right into the opposing fighter, and just as he saw the first one
hit, his fighter shook and alarms went off. “*&$&%! Get out of there Pete!” Pete had already jinked
and got out of the line of fire and cursed himself. Checking his systems, he read 30% on his
shields. All other systems checked
out. “I’m ok. Down to 30% shields, though.” “What were you thinking, going straight
on with a Y-Wing like that?! They may
be slow, but they have shields and firepower.” “Sorry, Sir. It won’t happen again.” Pete had already circled around behind his
attacking Y-wing and lined up his shot again.
A couple seconds of firing turned it into a ball of fire. “Much better angle of attack, Pete. Try linking up your lasers and ion systems,
though. You’ll deal more damage and
not have to linger on target.” “Roger.”
Pete had found his next target and was circling around. He was head to head again. “Ok, let’s try this again,” he said to
himself. Pete did a barrel roll, then
one in the opposing direction while lining up his sights and took a
shot. Hit. He rolled around again and almost lined up
another shot, but ran out of distance.
He quickly rolled and pulled his craft around behind the Y-wing and
took another shot that obliterated it.
“Woohoo, that’s two!” Just then his missile lock alarm went
off. “Crap!” Pete spun into the X-wing targeting him as
a concussion missile just missed him and circled around for another
pass. Immediately, Pete lined up his
shot and fired a volley at the X-wing, snap rolled to dodge its shot, and
fired again. The X-wing blew into
pieces. Pete had no time to celebrate
as the missile was on his way back, and they didn’t load countermeasures for
this training mission. He was able to
dodge it one more time, circle, and blast it with his lasers, though. “Nice moves, Pete!” Yelled CM Darkhill
over the squad channel. “That is why
you are here!” “Remaining hostiles bugging out, sir,” reported
Five. “Let them go, but track their trajectory,
so we can figure out where they came from.
Alright, men, let’s head back to the cantina. Pete is buying!” |
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First,
please congratulate Nel Folling
on his promotion to LT! In TCPL, we had a TIE again with CPT Rando and COL Gyssler! This past Thursday, I finally got to fly
a bit and I joined Plif, Rando, and Miles for a bit of Coop XWA. Miles only made it for one, but we definitely
would have lost that one without him taking out the mission critical
containers! Another month is in the books, so it’s
MSE time again! Let’s get those in
fast! Finally, I will start another leave on November 6 as I pack up my desktop and drive across the country. I’ll be back on the 19th. I’ll still be somewhat available, but working off my laptop with limited time. Of course, Plif will take charge as I’m out. This should be the last full leave for a bit. |
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Nel Folling to LT |
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Open Command Positions |
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Sin Flight Leader Alpha Flight Leader x 2 Theta Flight Leader |
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TCCOM Competitions |
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TIE Corps on Patrol 2018: Round 22 Assignments: XvT-Free 177: Natural Selection:
Act I BSF emails/pilot files will be due by 5 pm
Pacific/8 pm Eastern/1 am London on Monday November 5. 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 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the year.
(at least 5 participants) IS-GW/SW/BW for 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the year in each platform (at least 4
participants) Monthly: IS-GW/SW/BW for 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the month (at least 3 participants). Weekly: IS-SW/BW for 1st and 2nd
total points for the week (at least 3 participants). IS-SW/BW for 1st and 2nd
in each platform (at least 2 participants). TIE Corps Pilot League 2018: Round 21 Results: TIE-Free 81: Khaine
#1 – Current HS = 61,764
XvT-Free 39: Capture the Mole
– Current HS
= 75,300
XWA-Free 40: The Capture of Firizon – Current HS = 13,498
Overall:
October Results:
Annual Standings:
Round 22 Assignments: TIE-Free 82: Farewell to Renegade - Current HS = 34,092 XvT-Free 40: Death of a Jedi - Current HS = 41,400 XWA-Free 41: Strike at Firixon - Current HS = 15,985 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 November 13. 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 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the year.
(at least 5 participants) IS-GW/SW/BW for 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the year in each platform (at least 4
participants) IS-GW/SW/BW for 1st 2nd
and 3rd 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 1st 2nd
and 3rd total points for the month (at least 3 participants). Weekly: IS-SW/BW for 1st and 2nd
total points for the week (at least 3 participants). IS-SW/BW for 1st and 2nd
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. |
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TC Competitions |
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MP Co-Op Ace of the TIE Corps 2018 TIE Corps Vs. AI 2018 TIE Corps on Patrol
2018 TIE Corps Pilot
League – 2018 Top Muse Trivia Grand Tour: Season Two |
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TC/EH Combat Events |
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COO's Monthly
Challenge 2018 - January EH vs RS – We’re still
Fighting! Weekly Hammer PvP Shootout Weekly TC PvP Shootout |
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Career Awards Requirements |
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TCCOM's Activities |
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Medals recommended: a bunch SP Missions: 0 (0 MTD) MP Matches: 19(19 MTD) Email Telegram Discord |
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At least I
got to fly a bit! Now, moving starting
November 6! Ace of the TIE Corps 2017 |