THUNDER SQUADRON WSR #45

TO: Vice-Admiral Silwar Naiilo, Commodore ISDII Challenge
FROM: Lieutenant Colonel Tygra Shadowclaw, Commanding and Commander Legion X, Finest Executive Officer in the Fleet
DATE: 09-19-2021
SUBJECT: Thunder Squadron Weekly Report #45

SQUADRON NEWS

Welcome Thunder Pilots to this week's report!

It's another quiet week before the storm (or is that after the storm). Still we are inching closer to RtF. This came out a day later than I wanted it to. Gotta point out that our most active member this week was our very own Flight Leader Commander Dynamus! Nice! Parts of this report may have reverted in colour and now blends with the back ground. If that is the case just highlight the whole email to see the entire report.


COMPETITIONS AND EVENTS

Thunder Trivia:
Competition runtime: 07/01/2021 - 09/30/2021 (0 days left)
Units involved: Thunder
Competition medals: IS-BR, IS-SR
Description: Same as ever: 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.
ON HOLD UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE



Documentation Challenges

Competition ID#: 3322
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: COM-COOA-IOA/VA Silwar Naiilo/ISDII Challenge
Competition runtime: 09/14/2021 - 09/30/2021 (2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: ISDII Challenge

Competition medals:
IS-GR / SR / BR / CR

Description:
It appears that someone spilled chalquilla all over the filing cabinet that houses personnel files. The SOO is coming by before Raise the Flag starts to inspect all of the ships, and I'm going to need a hand putting things back together.

Visit the Encyclopaedia Imperia, sign up, and create a page for yourself. It could be as simple as your uniform and assignments, like our TCCOM's, or as elaborate as our ex-COM Dempsey's.

The articles I find most arbitrarily interesting will win an IS-GR through BR. Articles which contain at least two paragraphs, the biography template, and links to their current squadron and ship will earn an IS-CR.

Quick, before John T. Clark finds out!



Challenge’s Poetic Proficiency

Competition ID#: 3312
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: FL-SQXO/LCM Xylo Pethtel/Eagle 2-1/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
Competition runtime: 08/15/2021 - 11/14/2021 (1 month, 16 days left)
Unit(s) involved: ISDII Challenge

Competition medals:
IS-GR/SR/BR as described below

Description:
The Challenge is a great place to chat, play games, and even write stories with one another. But sometimes a little bit of rest and solo reflection time can be healthy, too. If you can find your way back to your bunks through the messes of bottles, of course.

If you’re an aspiring artist of words looking to flex your figurative finageries or simply want to try your hand at some harmonious lyrical happenings, you’re invited to prove the Challenge’s Poetic Proficiency.

Your task is simple. Every round, a general prompt will be given about something on the Challenge, her pilots, her crew, her history, or sometimes more Star Wars in general along with a poem type. You then write your heart and soul, or liver and Chalquilla, into a poem of the given type which will then be reviewed by your fellow competitors and a winner elected by vote. The stage is set, the stars spinning soliloquies, and the floor is yours. Practice your picturesque poetry and may the best be laid to rest and reflect.

There will be 6 rounds running from 2:01 AM EST Sunday, to 2:00 AM EST Sunday 2 weeks later, e.g., August 15th to the 29th. This is to get as many people involved as possible and give you all the time you need to get those Creative Challenge minds a churning.

The winner of each round’s voting will receive an IS-SR with the runner-up earning an IS-BR. At the end of the competition, a Poetic Champion of Words will be chosen by behind-the-scenes judges for the best overall prose in all metrics by which it can be measured. This Champion will then earn themselves an IS-GR.



Trivia Grand Tour Season Seven

Competition ID#: 3310
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: TCCOM-IOA-EDR/HA Plif/TC-1/ISDII Warrior
Competition runtime: 08/02/2021 - 12/27/2021 (2 months, 27 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
IS-PR/GR/SR/BR as described below

Description:
Each week on Sunday evening (usually), Plif will send out a link pointing to five trivia questions for everyone to answer. The trivia questions will come from the canon Star Wars Universe. Responses are due the following Sunday before Plif releases the next set of questions.

Bonus questions may be sent out intermittently, either attached to a normal week or coinciding with a holiday or special event. Answering these questions will count towards the participation rewards, but not the weekly/monthly/overall awards.

== Point System ==

It's pretty mathy, but the formula is:

# Correct + (5 / Time in Seconds) * 1.5

The intent is for all players to earn points based on how many correct answers they provided and the amount of time it took to provide those answers while still providing the most points for players that provide all five correct answers.

Example: If GN Frown answered all five questions correctly in 45 seconds, he'd earn 5.167 points that week. If LC Tempest answered two questions correctly in 35 seconds, he'd earn 2.214 points that week.

For any participant that has access to more than one database PIN, uses both to access the trivia and the second entry has a significantly quicker time than the first, the second entry will not be eligible for any time-related scoring bonuses.

== Weekly Awards ==

First place weekly from the Corps - IS-SR

Second place weekly from the Corps - IS-BR

== Monthly Awards ==

First place monthly from the Corps - IS-GR

Second place monthly from the Corps - IS-SR

Third place monthly from the Corps - IS-BR

== End of Season Awards ==

Note: For the End of Season awards, each player's average will be the sum of their best 19 weeks, meaning that their lowest two weekly scores will be dropped.

First place overall from the Corps - IS-PR and the title Trivia Grand Tour Season Seven Champion

Second place overall from the Corps - IS-GR

Third place overall from the Corps - IS-SR

Fourth place overall from the Corps - IS-BR

== Participation Rewards ==

IS-CR for every 50 correctly answered questions.

IS-SR for correct answers at the following landmarks:

327 - Docking bay aboard the Death Star where the Millennium Falcon was captured (and later “escaped”)
725 - The odds against surviving a night on the frozen surface of Hoth

IS-GR for correct answers at the following landmark:

1138 - In honor of The Maker

Participation totals are carried over from comp IDs 2623, 2696, 2741, 2869, 2893, 2947, 2957, 2979, 3003, 3038, 3047, 3053, 3055, 3103, 3222, 3244, and 3266



Spot The Difference

Competition ID#: 3307
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: CMDR/CPT Wreckage/Sin/Wing II/ISDII Warrior
Competition runtime: 08/01/2021 - 10/01/2021 (3 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
1st Place: IS-SR x1
2nd Place: IS-BR x1
Every 20 correct answers: IS-CRx1
End of the 'season' (August & September)
1st place: IS-GR x1
2nd place: IS-SR x1
3rd place: IS-BR x1

Description:
Every week you will be presented with two photos. They are the same exact photo except for 5 differences. You have to answer what those 5 differences are.

+1 point per correct answer.
Score ties are settled by the time it took to solve it (shortest time being best).



Crossword Challenge

Competition ID#: 3301
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: FL/CM Solohan50/Lambda 3-1/Wing I/ISDII Hammer
Competition runtime: 07/05/2021 - 09/30/2021 (2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
At the end of each month:
IS-GR - 1st place
IS-SR - 2nd place
IS-BR - 3rd place
IS-CR - All other completely correct submissions

Description:
Alright pilots, strap into your fighters and drink your Bantha milk, it’s time to show off your knowledge with a crossword puzzle. Every month a new crossword puzzle will be created with a specific theme. Complete the crossword puzzle and email a screenshot to Solohan50@gmail.com. Winners will be determined by the number of correct answers. In the event of a tie, winners will be decided by how quickly the screenshots are submitted from the time the puzzle is published.



COOP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021

Competition ID#: 3276
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: TCCOM-IOA-EDR/HA Plif/TC-1/ISDII Warrior
Competition runtime: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW monthly
IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW for the year

Description:
Every Legion of Skirmish earned gives the pilot a point on the Multiplayer Coop Kill Board and the top three pilots at the end of the month earn medals. Yearly, the top four pilots earn medals.

IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW for top 6 monthly, at the end of the year the top 10 pilots win IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW. The top pilot at the end of the year also receives the title of COOP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021.



MP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021

Competition ID#: 3275
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: TCCOM-IOA-EDR/HA Plif/TC-1/ISDII Warrior
Competition runtime: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW monthly
IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW for the year

Description:
MP Ace of the TIE Corps is going to have to work a little bit differently in 2021 with Star Wars Squadrons in full force and a similar competition being run by the COO for that game.

Every Legion of Combat earned gives the pilot a point on the Multiplayer Kill Board. Counting just the points earned from games OTHER than Star Wars Squadrons, the top three pilots at the end of the month earn medals. Yearly, the top four pilots earn medals.

IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW for top 6 monthly, at the end of the year the top 10 pilots win IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW. The top pilot at the end of the year also receives the title of MP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021.



The Challenge with Words

Competition ID#: 3274
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: FL-ROA-SQXO/COL Marenta/Inferno 3-1/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
Competition runtime: 04/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
IS-GR for first and second correct submission
IS-SR for third, fourth, and fifth correct submissions
IS-BR for sixth through tenth correct submissions
IS-CR for completing the puzzle after the first ten entries.

Description:
Description: After a particularly bad batch of Chalquilla was distributed by Inferno Squadron, medical was inundated with severely hungover and somewhat illiterate members of the fleet. The tanks had been infected with a spore that ate sugar and spit out alcohol, like yeast. But, this spore also had a side effect, it secreted a neuro- inhibitor that ate away people’s knowledge. To help “stimulate” some learning, Inferno, along with the medical crew, have started sending out word puzzles to help the members of the fleet regain some of their lost knowledge.

Method: At the beginning of every month COL Marenta will generate a word search and post the link. Each month the puzzle will be related to something specific, planets, people, craft, manufacturers, wars, a movie/book/series, etc. At the beginning of the month, COL Marenta will announce the winners of the previous month and send out the next month’s puzzle.



SP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021

Competition ID#: 3240
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: TCCOM-IOA-EDR/HA Plif/TC-1/ISDII Warrior
Competition runtime: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW monthly
IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW for the year

Description:
Every Single Player mission flown earns the pilot a point on the Kill Board and the top three pilots at the end of the month earn medals. Yearly, the top four pilots earn medals.

Each mission only counts once for the year, but missions flown in previous years can be reflown for points on the Kill Board (but not additional FCHG points). The Kill Board statistics on the TIE Corps website are final.

IS-GW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW for top 6 monthly, at the end of the year the top 10 pilots win IS-PW/GW/GW/SW/SW/SW/BW/BW/BW/BW. The top pilot at the end of the year also receives the title of SP Ace of the TIE Corps 2021.



COO's Star Wars Squadrons Episode VII - 2021

Competition ID#: 3235
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: COO/FA Miles Prower/TC-3/VSDII Aggressor
Competition runtime: 01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: TIE Corps

Competition medals:
Monthly:
IS-GW for 1st place pilot
IS-SW for 2nd place pilot
IS-BW for 3rd place pilot OR 1st place pilot when there are less than 3 pilots placing.

Annual:
IS-PW for 1st place pilot
IS-GW for 2nd place pilot
IS-BW for 3rd place pilot

Description:
Pilots,
Welcome to the 2021 refresh of the COO's Star Wars Challenge.

Platforms Involved:
Squadrons

Objective:
Accumulate the most missions in a Squadrons approved multiplayer platform. You may submit PvP battles (Legion of Combat) or PvE battles (Legion of Skirmish). You have from 00:00 GMT on the first day of the month to begin and your submissions must be approved by the Combat Operations Office no later than 23:59 GMT on the last day of the month.

At the end of the month the totals will be tallied for each pilot's LoC and LoS scores and totaled into a sum. The top three scoring pilots will receive the respectively monthly reward based on ranking.

There will also be an ongoing annual ranking so you are encouraged to continue participation. The top pilot will be given 3 points for that month towards that ranking, reduced to 2 or 1 if there are less than 3 pilots participating each month. At the end of the year, the top three pilots overall will receive the annual awards.



Firebird Squadron Training

Competition ID#: 3189
Competition status: approved
Submitted by: CMDR-WARD/GN Stryker/Firebird/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
Competition runtime: 10/19/2020 - 12/31/2021 (3 months, 2 days left)
Unit(s) involved: ISDII Challenge

Competition medals:
IS-CW for most wins in a session, IS-BW for attending three events. IS-SW for attending the most events in six months. IS-GW for attending the most events in a year.

Description:
Every two weeks, Firebird will assemble for Multiplayer Training! Star Wars Squadrons, EA Battlefront 2, and others; let's try to get full flights working together!

Pilots will be awarded an IS-CW for most wins in a session, IS-BW for every 3 events attended, IS-SW for attending the most events in six months, and an IS-GW for attending the most events in a year.




SQUADRON ACTIVITY

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

Thunder CMDR: LC Tygra Shadowclaw

Email /Discord
Admin Work

Thunder 1-2: COL Impulse

EH Command staff stuff

Thunder 1-3: LT Ryuzokin

Email / Discord
Updated INPR
ISM x 1 (Aug MSE award)

Thunder 1-4: TBD

TBD

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

Thunder 2-1: CM LegionX

Email/Discord
Admin Work
PC x 1 (Aug MSE Award)

Thunder 2-2: CM Neko

Email / Discord

Thunder 2-3: TBD

TBD

Thunder 2-4: LT The Dice Goblin

Quiet

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

Thunder 3-1: CM Dynamus

Email / Discord
LoC x 8
ISM x 1 (Aug MSE Award)
LoS x 4
IS-SR x1 (Winner of Week Eight - Trivia Grand Tour)
Flight Certification 7th Echelon

Thunder 3-2: TBD

TBD

Thunder 3-3: CM Iam Thinking

Email / Discord

Thunder 3-4: LT Green

Email / Discord


ROSTER


Thunder Squadron - Assassination
of Wing X of the ISDII Challenge


COMMANDER Lieutenant Colonel Tygra Shadowclaw
NICKNAME Stormbringers
MOTTO 'Swift, Silent, Deadly'
WEBSITE http://wiki.emperorshammer.org/Thunder_Squadron ; http://thunder.isdchallenge.org/
MESSAGE BOARD http://discord.com/invite/MSxYV8a
REPORTS https://tc.emperorshammer.org/showreport.php?id=1&nid=40
BATTLEBOARD https://tc.emperorshammer.org/battleboard.php?sqn=40

uniform patch


FLIGHT I - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Thunder Warriors
Motto: 'You've been Thunderstruck'
[1] LC Tygra Shadowclaw
[2] COL Impulse
[3] LT Ryuzokin
[4] TBA



FLIGHT II - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Lightning Raiders
Motto: 'Feel the Thunder'
[5] CM LegionX
[6] CM Neko
[7] TBD
[8] LT The Dice Goblin



FLIGHT III - TIE PHANTOM MK.I
Nickname: Rolling Thunder
Motto: 'Fear the Thunder'
[9] CM Dynamus
[10] TBD
[11] CM Iam Thinking
[12] LT Green


COMMANDERS CORNER

WORDS FROM OUR CMDR, LTC Tygra Shadowclaw:
I will be depending on the Flight leaders to step up. You're in a position of leadership which means you have some additional duties beyond that of a standard Flight member.

For those that haven't taken the TIE CORE course from the Imperial Academy, please do so. By not taking it you will limit yourselves to the Rank of Lieutenant and no higher. The course is not difficult and can be done in 30 minutes.


Questions, Comments? bring them to me. Complaints? Take them to your XO!

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable. -Dwight D. Eisenhower



CMDR/LC Tygra Shadowclaw/Thunder/Wing X/ISDII Challenge
BSx5/PCx9/ISMx10/MoC-3doc-4poc-4goc-4soc-31boc/MUA-Rx2/IS-2SW-1BW-4SR-23BR/LoC-CSx7-
Rx2/LoS-TS-CSx7-Rx2/CoLx2/CoB/OV-24E [Aquilifer] [Marksman 4th] [Private 1st] {TCCORE-
SM/2/3/4-TM/1-XAM}

Assassins