THUNDER SQUADRON WSR #5
TO: High Admiral Anahorn Dempsey, Commodore ISDII Challenge
FROM: Major Tygra Shadowclaw; Commanding
DATE: 2020-12-20
SUBJECT: Thunder Squadron Weekly Report

SQUADRON NEWS
Welcome Thunder Pilots to this week's report!


COMPETITIONS AND EVENTS


Thunder TIES on Tour

Every two weeks Maj Shadowclaw will select a TIE FREE mission from the compendium, pilots will then have two weeks to fly said mission with BSF submissions due by midnight of the end date of the round (GMT).
Top scorer for each round earns 3 points, 2nd place earns 2 points and all other submissions earn a pilot 1 point.

5 points is worth a IS-BW, 10 points a IS-SW, 15 a IS-BW, 20 a IS-SW and so on.

This weeks is TIE TC Free 4



Thunder Trivia

one trivia question every weekday - points awarded to all, and whoever has most points at the end of the week wins an IS-BR.
Every month, the highest scoring pilot wins an IS-SR, and every pilot with 40 points or more wins an extra IS-BR.
Additionally there are incentive IS-BRs awarded at 50, 100, 250 and every further 250 points.


Monday starts Week 52

Week 51’s winner is LCM Kongo

Answers to Trivia Week 49:

How many “Dewbacks” were in the original 1977 theatrical cut of the first Star Wars movie?

2

Which species stole the plans to the Death Star?

Bothans

Which bounty hunter in “The Empire Strikes Back” is wearing an old costume from a Doctor Who episode?

Bossk

What episode of Doctor Who was Question 3 from (Name please)?

The Tenth planet

Winner for this week was Lt Crawl! Great job.


Answers to Trivia Week 50:

What is the middle name of the actor that plays Luke Skywalker?

Richard

One of the Asteroids in 'Empire strikes back' was rumored to be a potato. This is wrong. What was it made out of?

Potatoes. (Trick question)

List the names of the other three actresses considered for the role of Princess Leia before it was offered to Carrie Fischer.

Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep, Cindy Williams, Glenn Close, Angelica Houston, Terri Nunn, Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner, Sissy Spacek, Sigourney Weaver, Farrah Fawcett, Kim Basinger

What was the name of the candy bar that was tied-in to the Empire Strikes Back movie merchandise?

Chocolate Han Solo in Carbonite Sugar Cookie

Winner of Trivia Week 50 is Commander Aval. Nice Job

Challenge Pilot of the Month

One point per mission flown for the SP part of this competition, and 1 point per LoC/LoS for the MP parts of this competition. Stats will be taken from the killboards. As of this month, the PvP and PvE parts will be split.

December SP standings:

• HA Dempsey: 163 missions
• LC Phalk Sturm: 62 missions
• COL Stryker: 45 missions
• COL Silwar Naiilo: 21 missions
• LT Turel: 14 missions
• LCM Richlet: 1 mission
December PvP standings (top 10):

• COL Stryker: 41 victories
• COL Silwar Naiilo: 36 victories
• CM EvilGrin: 31 victories
• LT Angel: 19 victories
• LT EchoVII: 19 victories
• LCM TI-40026: 18 victories
• COL Horus Blackheart: 17 victories
• LCM Dynamus: 15 victories
• LCM ERiSi: 12 victories
• LCM Richlet: 7 victories
December PvE standings:

• GN Elwood the Brave: 280 sorties
• HA Dempsey: 93 sorties
• COL Stryker: 22 sorties
• LT Ryan Hawkins: 2 sorties
• MAJ Talon Jade: 1 sortie

Nice to see some of our pilots( LT Angle and LCM Dynamus) in the report here from the Challenge.

Challenge ship-wide competitions:

• Challenge Pilot of the Month (SP/MP) (SP/MP flying)
• Dempsey's Weekly Screenshots (trivia)
• Trivia for the Challenged (trivia)


SQUADRON ACTIVITY
FLIGHT I - TIE PHANTOM MK.1
Nickname: Thunder Warriors - 'Bring the Thunder'

Thunder CMDR: MAJ Tygra Shadowclaw

On Discord/Email
Played SWS
Played Jedi Fallen Order
Admin work for WSR
Thunder 1-2: LT Crawl

On Discord/Email
Participated in the Trivia

Thunder 1-3: LT Angel

On Discord/Email

Thunder 1-4: LT Rick Skyward

On Discord/Email

FLIGHT II - TIE PHANTOM MK.1
Nickname: Lightning Raiders - 'Feel the Thunder'

Thunder 2-1: LCM Dynamus

On Discord/Email
Participated in Thunder trivia
New Combat rank of Marksman 2nd class
2x winner of the Challenge trivia
14 LoC’s ! Outstanding work.
Thunder 2-2: LCM Mo Kongo

On Discord/Email
Participated in Thunder trivia

Thunder 2-3: LCM Mazr Donir

On Discord/Email

Thunder 2-4: LT Nemo Barbarossa

On Discord/Email

FLIGHT III - TIE PHANTOM MK.1
Nickname: Rolling Thunder - 'Fear the Thunder'

Thunder 3-1: CM Aval

On Discord/Email
Participated in Thunder Trivia

Thunder 3-2: LT Bel Ferrin

Quiet his week

Thunder 3-3: COL Impulse

Quiet this week. (Keep breathing Colonel)

Thunder 3-4: TBD


ROSTER
COMMANDER: Major Tygra Shadowclaw
NICKNAME: Stormbringers
MOTTO: Swift, Silent, Deadly
FLIGHT I - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Thunder Warriors
Motto: Bring the Thunder
[CMDR] MAJ Tygra Shadowclaw
[1-2] LT Veritas Crawl
[1-3] LT Angel
[1-4] LT Rick Skyward

FLIGHT II - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Lightning Raiders
Motto: Feel the Thunder
[2-1] LCM Dynamus
[2-2] LCM Mo Kongo
[2-3] LCM Mazr Donir
[2-4] LT Nemo Barbarossa

FLIGHT III - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Rolling Thunder
Motto: Fear the Thunder
[3-1] CM Aval
[3-2] LT Bel Ferrin
[3-3] COL Impulse
[3-4] TBD

COMMANDERS CORNER
I am still out of it. That's why this report is late.

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