Gamma Squadron Report

Weekly Report #14 – Submission date: December 4th 2011

Introduction

Welcome to another Gama report,

November has ended, but only now we’ve seen results from October’s MSE. Yours truly has been awarded with a Palpatine Crescent once more, and LC Mark Schueler has been awarded the Imperial Security Medal for that month’s activities. Congratulations to us!

It’s not all good news. With the approval of the SOO, I’ve decided to move CPT Viper to a Flight Member position, until the time comes that he is once again able to perform as this position requires. I’d like to thank CPT Viper for trying. We all know that even that can be hard enough.

Applications for Flight 2 Leader are being accepted as of now. Requirements for the position are to be active in all competitions this squadron takes part. I don’t require Flight reports, but you’re free to do it if you want to.

Today is the final day of the third week of the TC Flying Comp, and, once again, our participation is lacking. Hopefully more of you can submit your files before the deadline. If you go fly now, you’ll still have plenty of time to complete all 3 missions. Zosite, Crsepe, Dante and CPT Viper, it would be really nice to see a bit of participation coming from you. All others have participated in one round or another.

Once again, we’re not looking for high scores here, although if you think you can get them, go for it! But it’s really important to fly the missions, even if you do it on easy, etc. That will grant valuable points for YOUR squadron.

Current standings put Delta on top, with us in second, but with Epsilon right on our tail. Yes, we’re in danger of even losing the second place, and that sucks.

As November has ended, so did another round of Master’s Mission of the Week – Redux. Once again, there were no submissions throughout the month, and thus no one is eligible to win any medals. Since this competition has failed to attract any activity in the last couple of months, I’ve decided that it won’t be renewed for next year. Since it’s scheduled to end at the end of 2011, We have a month to go. I’ve decided that the assignment for the whole month will be a TIE Battle, for which TIE-TC 240: Survival has been chosen. You have until new years eve to fly it.

News

* October MSE Awards are out: Dan = PC; Mark = ISM! Congrats!

* Flight 2 Leader position is now open for applications!

* TC Flight comp is nearing third week completion. Go fly those missions!

* Mission of the Week to be discontinued. Assignment for all December: TIE-TC 240!

Activity Reports

COL Daniel Bonini
FCHG Rank: Centurion (2248 points)
- Flew TIE-Free 284 for MotW – 1 mission!
- Flew TIE-Free 251 for TC Flying comp – 1 mission!
- Flew XvT-Free 211 for TC Flying comp – 1 mission!
- Flew XWA-Free 125 for TC Flying comp – 1 mission!
- Awarded Palpatine Crescent for October Monthly Wing Evaluation!
- Discussed computer issues
- Usual CMDR activity
- E-mail activity
- Message Board activity

LC Mark Schueler
FCHG Rank: Optio (1733 points)
- Flew TIE-Free 282 for TC Flying comp week 2 – 1 mission!
- Discussed computer issues
- Awarded Imperial Security Medal for October Monthly Squadron Evaluation!
- E-mail activity

CPT Viper
FCHG Rank: Optio (1560 points)
- Moved to Gamma 1-3 position
- No activity

CPT Crsepe
FCHG Rank: Legionnaire (408 points)
- No activity

LC Tempest
FCHG Rank: Tesserarius (1012 points)
- Flew TIE-Free 251 for TC Flying comp – 1 mission!
- Discussed computer issues
- Awarded IS-BR for being named The Black of Black in October/2011!
- E-mail activity

CPT Dante
FCHG Rank: Knight (294 points)
- No activity

CM Impulse
FCHG Rank: Aquilifer (596 points)
- Flew TIE-Free 251 for TC Flying comp – 1 mission!
- Discussed computer issues
- E-mail activity

COL Zosite Konstyte Styles
FCHG Rank: Imperator (6264 points)
- No activity

COL Viper Pred
FCHG Rank: Tesserarius (1389 points)
- Discussed computer issues
- E-mail activity

Competition Center

* TC Flight Comp
From the SOO: With a duration of 4 weeks I will post an XvT/XWA/TIE Free mission to complete within 7 days at the beginning of every week, with points awarded for participation, and bonuses for high scores and squad participation.  The rules have already been looked at by CMDRs and a few minor changes have been made to bring you this shiny new polished version...

Pilot file submitted = 2 Points per pilot
Submitting Files for all 3 Platforms (per week) = 3 Point (Bonus)
Highest Score for Platform (peer week) = 3 Points (XWA/XvT/TIE) (Bonus)
50% Squad Participation (per week) = 2 Points (Bonus)
100% Squad Participation (per week) = 4 Points (Bonus)

Weekly Award: - IS-GW for Highest Score per Platform
Final Award:      - IS-PW for Pilot scoring 2 or more Weekly Top Scores
                           - IS-GR for every participating member of winning squadron
                           - IS-SR for every participating member of runner-up squadron

Winning squadron will be awarded the honorific of "TCCOMs Own" to be held until next competition.
Winning CMDR will be awarded the honorific of "Wing Commander" (not the position, but as a "Senior CMDR" title)
Not the most complicated comp idea in the world, but I hope we will see some activity generated.

Submissions of pilot files will as usual be to CMDRs, with CMDRs sending me their personal files.  I will update a scores table on this e-mail group and the MB every week, and announce the next weeks missions the same way. 

Assignments:
TIE-Free 251
XvT-Free 211
XWA-Free 125
Deadline: December 4th

Scoreboard (as ended week 1):

* Master's Mighty Mission of the Week! - Redux
Start Date: February 28, 2011
End Date: December 30, 2011
Participants: So we must begin our long journey... Towards the lands of Awesomeo... Towards greatness....
Awards: Highest scorer after 4 rounds will win a IS-BW Any pilot who scores higher than me after 4 rounds will also receive a IS-BW. Medals only available to pilots within Gamma Squadron. Any entries from other pilots are welcome.
Description: In an effort to promote good missions, lots of medals and good old competitive spirit each week I’m going to nominate a free/battle/map. After four weeks (end of each month) the scores will be totaled. Highest scorer will win a medal as well as any pilot who beats my own score.
Comp Admin: COL Daniel Bonini (replacing COL Master)
Stats
This month’s assignment: TIE-TC 240
Fly it, and allow me to place your name on the board below!

Last month’s scoreboard:

* Points are based on the sum of each mission’s percentages relative to its high score.

* The Black of Black
Start Date: February 28, 2011
End Date: December 30, 2011
Groups involved: Honor must be paid. With blood... With sweat... With tears.... Become the greatest... or fall forever...
Awards: IS-BR end of each month.
Description: Pilot of the Month type competition. Winner will be decided based on (but not limited to) activity, awesomeness and worth to the TIE Corps.
Comp Admin: COL Daniel Bonini (replacing COL Master)
Stats

* 9 million bicycles
Start Date: December 31, 2010
End Date: December 30, 2011
Groups involved: TIE Corps, Dark Brotherhood
Awards: IS-PR for TC, Cr-D for DB
Description: There are 9 million bicycles in Beijing... Well, there used to be. As rumour has it, this rock will hit 7 BILLION people in 2011. So here’s a crazy comp: kudos and shinies and everlasting bragging rights to whoever gets closest to the date he newspapers report 7 billion. Take a shot now :)
Comp Admin: HA Anahorn Dempsey

* 2011 Ace of the TIE Corps
Start Date: December 31, 2010
End Date: December 30, 2011
Participants: TIE Corps
Awards: IS-PW/GW/SW/BW
Description: As usual - whoever flies most missions in 2011 wins.
Comp Admin: HA Anahorn Dempsey
Stats

Quotes of the Week

1 – LC Mickk Emrys: “I don’t have any problems at all..... but then I am lucky enough to have a copy of TIE ’95 :)”

LC Tempest: “I have a copy of it, too, but how is that lucky? :P”

I could even tell what the answer was before he said it :P

Dark Lord of the Week

The highly prestigious title of Dark Lord of the Week is only given to the person who has most advanced the success of the Squadron, amused the CMDR, or slipped me the most $5 notes in a brown paper bag. This week's winner is:

Mark Schueler, for being the only one of my pilots who was awarded a medal for October

Ewok of the Week

Yub Yub!

Every story has a hero, every journey has a first step, every Fleet has a pilot who's about as much use as an ashtray on a speeder bike. This weeks's Prize Ewok is none other than:

CPT Viper, for wasting a good opportunity...

Gamma’s Roster

Gamma Squadron - Long-range support
Message Board - http://eh.stryfe.net/viewforum.php?f=130
Motto - No motto
Base - ISDII Hammer
Site No site established yet
Banner No Banner yet.
Nickname No nickname

Flight 1
1) COL Daniel Bonini
2) LC Mark Schueler
3) CPT Viper
4) TBA

Flight 2
1) TBA
2) CPT Crsepe
3) LC Tempest
4) CPT Dante

Flight 3
1) CM Impulse
2) COL Zosite Konstyte Styles
3) TBA
4) COL Viper Pred

Conclusion

There is still time to turn this around, but three or four of us just won’t cut it....anyone up for a big finish this week?

November MSE will be submitted later today.

Have a good week!

Respectfully submitted,

CMDR/COL Daniel Bonini/Gamma Flight 1-1/Wing I/ISDII Hammer [CNTR] [Officer 4th]
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{IU:C/TC, WM, ICQ, CBX, LIN, IBX, HIST, SM/3, IIC/1}
{IWATS:TM/1/TM/3-MP/1/2-AMP-XWAI-BFM-TT-XTT-CTW-WPN-XWAC}