Wing III/SSSD Sovereign

    Welcome one and all to yet another glorious Wing III weekly report! And it's only late by about ...

 

    (*Sas looks at his watch*)

 

    ... hmmm. Three days.

 

    (*Frank punches Sas in the midsection*)

 

 

Wing III Stats

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Aleth - 10
Beth - 12
Gimel - 0 (Inactive)
Daleth - 9
Hey - 8
Vav - 0 (Inactive)

Party Animal of the Outer Rim - 1
Total: 40 (No change from last report)

 

 

 

Combat Response Ratings (CRRs)

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Aleth  - CRR Level 0, 11/00 (Cannot Depreciate)
Beth   - CRR Level 5, 10/00 (Expires 01/01)
Gimel  - Inactive
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00 (Expires 01/01)
Hey    - CRR Level 4, 11/00 (Expires 02/01)
Vav    - Inactive

 

 

 

Position Moves (11.26.00 -- 12.06.00)

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::None::

 

 

Awards 'n' Stuff

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The Imperial Security Medal (ISM) has been awarded to :

- FL/LCM Cal Sinis, Beth

- FM/LT Joran Dax, Beth

 

 

Wing III Extended Training

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- FM/CM Rothmans, Daleth : Passed IWATS Squadron Management II (84%)!

 

 

Wing III News Headlines

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- Kind of a slow week for all of us here in good ol' W3 ... I think it's just that time of year. But I've been around long enough to know that December comes in slow and goes out exciting! A lot of us will be on break or vacation to celebrate the holidays soon, and with all that free time, I'm expecting you all to participate in the W3 Christmas Bash! More on that below in the orders section.

 

- The Sovereign Squadron League quarter finals have ended, and some more squadrons will be eliminated from competition as soon as the scores are compiled! So stay tuned everyone who placed a bet, because we will have some updated news soon!

 

- Hey Squadron has been participating in a competition with Ranger Squad of the ISD Immortal, which will be ending later today. ISMs will be awarded to everyone who flew in the winning squad! Of course, I'm sure that Hey will be the winners of those ISMs ;-)

    I'll report the final standings in the next report.

 

- Here are the final results of the Beth vs. Hey competition :

 

Beth Squadron

7364 - LCM Cal Sinis
7047 - LT Joran Dax
6514 - LC Sequoh Marden
5897 - LCM Loor
5281 - LCM Shield
  191 - CPT Werdna Elbee

6420.6 - Average points

 

Hey Squadron

1. LCM Seth Rommel - 5750
2. LT Josh Popelka - 4551
3. LT Tvan'Oris - 4170
4. LT Dan Jenkins - 2210

Average = 3336.2

 

    Beth Squadron wins this round, with a higher average score of about 6500k! Nice work, guys. Cal Sinis and Joran Dax were each awarded the ISM for having the two highest scores in the competition, and LCM Seth Rommel was awarded a Hey Squad Golden TIE for having the highest score from Hey.

 

 

- The Beth Mineracing competition was called off on account of lack of participation. Strangely enough, this comes after Seq announced early in the race the scores for the only two pilots to fly so far ... Sequoh himself and I. Well Seq, I guess they knew they could never beat us, and they just gave up ... ;-)

 

- MAJ Daniel Kamprath has scheduled a Daleth Squad internal competition to begin on Dec. 16th! Stay tuned, more news on this as it becomes available.

 

- Recently, I began a paper that I have dubbed, "The Sovereign Research Project". Details follow :

 

    I'll cut right to the chase ... what I would like to do is to compile a historical document about the creation and the service to date of the SSSD Sovereign and the 'Triad' support platforms. I've noticed that we have lots of numbers and stats about the great ship (courtesy of the Sov homepage and the EH Fleet Manual), but I have yet to ever discover the story behind the creation of the Sov, and the individual officers who were involved, both fictionally and in RL.

    What I have in mind is a kind of written documentary that details the life of the mightiest weapon currently in use by the EH. I'd like to mix actual facts with just a bit of creative license (read : very little), and create a document that's equally interesting for the people who already know the story, all the way down to Sub-Lieutenants that have just stepped onto the ship for the first time. With the help of some of the people getting this e-mail, I know we can make that a reality.

    I have in mind a project that would proceed in 4 steps :

 

Phase 1 : Gather Info. Obtain information on EVERYTHING about the Sov from ANYONE who feels like sending it in.

 

Phase 2 : Verify, step one. Compile the info and have it officially approved, perhaps by the creators of the Fleet Manual. It may even be necessary to have the info verified by the GA himself, if it comes to that. I don't want to print anything that contradicts anything else, or causes someone to think to themself, "Wait ... that isn't right".

 

Phase 3 : The Drafting Process. This is the real 'meat' of the project, where the history is typed up and polished. Most likely the longest phase, and also the most enjoyable ;-)

 

Phase 4 : Verification, step two. After a final draft is complete, it will need to be read and verified to become 'official'. I am unsure, but this may again need to pass through the office of the GA.

 

 

    I am trying to get the project off the ground right now, which puts me squarely in phase 1 ... and that's where you can be the most help!

    You should know that one of the major reasons I want to do this is because I don't have much info on the Sov, other than what the websites say, which isn't much. So, I need a huge flood of info to turn up in my inbox. YOU can help in two ways.

    First, if you have any info about the Sov, anything at all, feel free to send it my way. Don't worry if you can't remember the source you got it from, or if it seems obscure or unmeaningful ... remember, everything will be verified for authenticity. Just send that info in! And it can be anything. ANYTHING. The name of your old squad CMDR. Perhaps a former Commodore's name (I'd love to try to interview some of those guys). Maybe you're even aware of some of the major pieces of the puzzle, such as who originally had the idea to use a Sov class SSD as the EH's new flag ship. Maybe you can remember when the Avenger was still the flagship. Basically, anything you want to send in WILL be used, if it passes verification by the higher-ups.

    Second ... here's the step that can be done by everyone. Be sure to pass on this call for info! You never know who might have a piece of the puzzle floating around in their brain or on their hard drive, so try to distribute this e-mail among other pilots as widely as possible.

 

    Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated, and all who contribute data or assistance WILL be credited.

 

 

     I've already got some great facts from confirmed sources such as the EH Fleet Manual, the online Star Wars technical commentaries at TheForce.Net, the EH "Imperium" page, a few of the old newsletters, not to mention several 'sourcebooks'. It's hardly surprising that the Sov has had a very interesting life, and I'm very much looking forward to setting it all down on (virtual) paper. I'll keep you all posted.

 

 

Wing III Orders

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- First off : Go vote for the SSSD Sovereign as the best ship in the EH!!! Use this URL to go enter the voting booth, and remember to beware of punch cards and pregnant / hanging chads : http://www.ehnet.org

 

- The 'Place your Bets' competition continues, with more news on the way as soon as the quarter final results are announced : http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=244

 

- THE WING III CHRISTMAS BASH!!!

 

    Ah, it's that time of year again! Christmas carols play over the Sov's PA system, the Rebels are easier to shoot down because they're even more intoxicated on EggNog than usual, and Frank's handing out candy canes BEFORE he beats people senseless. It must be the holidays! And we're gonna celebrate with a Wing-wide comp that lasts all month! You should have PLENTY of time to participate in at LEAST one division (hint, hint).

    The Christmas Bash will pit each W3 squad against the others. Certain activites will gain your squad a certain amount of points, and the squad with the most points at the end of the competition wins. Simple, right? Here are the catagories :

 

FLIGHT

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    This one is very simple. Starting right now, each FCHG point earned is worth one point for your squad in the Christmas Bash. Flying 5 free missions will gain 5 points for your squad, etc etc.

 

FICTION

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    Creating a good piece of fiction is considerably harder than flying missions, and is worth more points. Each fiction submission must be at LEAST 300+ words, and MUST contain a plot that involves 1) The Emperor's Hammer (Preferrably Wing III), and 2) Christmas. Remember, you are not limited to the traditional story form of fiction. Feel free to write a haiku, poem, parody, etc etc. Each piece of fiction that meets these requirements will get your squad 30 points, which means you can get as much points as you would by flying 30 different missions.

 

INTERNET SCAVANGER HUNT

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    This is a new catagory that I think you guys will have fun with. Below you will find a list ... you must search for these items on the internet, then send me an e-mail in which you give a URL where the items can be found. Submissions will be judged according to SPEED and QUALITY ... you may get it in first, but if you send in URLs for a bunch of thumbnail picks, you probably won't win. Without further delay, here are the items to be searching for :

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    Frank looked entirely too pleased.

    The furry little psychopathic ewok had become very familar with his new role as "WC Assistant" over the past week, and now he seemed to have a new trophy. He walked into General Sasquatch's office with a confident stride, and casually tossed a long piece of metal on the desk.

    Intrigued, Sas examined the lump of metal, and looked up to see that one of his numerous Assault Hamsters (TM) had climbed onto his desk as well. This particular fellow had a small camera strapped on his back. The hamster saluted in that odd way that only a hamster can, and then it attached the camera to the desk viewer and began to show the recently recorded footage of Frank's activites.

    It was pretty standard fare, at first ... mostly footage of Frank terrorizing the pilots of Wing III. One particularly interesting scene showed Frank dodging as someone fired proton torpedoes at him. Then the view changed to an empty hallway ... eventually, a probe droid floated into view, whistling and beeping quietly. Upon closer inspection, Sas noticed that it was Snippy, the personal probe droid of MAJ Proton, Wing V's wing commander.

    "Well well well ... it seems that someone has taken an interest in you guys," Sas said to Frank and his smaller partner.

    Suddenly, the scene on the desk viewer changed into chaos. Frank appeared out of no where, and jumped on the back of Snippy the probe droid. A brief struggle ensued ... Snippy managed to break free and escape, but not before Frank had snapped off one of his metal legs. Sas noticed that the lump of metal that Frank had tossed on his desk was, in fact, Snippy's missing leg.

    "Well done Frank ... well done, Hamster #2645," said Sas. He picked up the metal leg, and handed it to the small hamster ... at once, four more hamsters appeared on the desk to help carry the leg.

    "Make sure that this leg finds its' way back to MAJ Proton. And be sure that you are not seen while delivering it. Somehow, I doubt that anyone in Wing V will be happy to see you."

 

*****

 

    Welcome, pilots of Wing III, to this week's report! Have a seat and we will begin.

 

 

Wing III Stats

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Aleth - 10
Beth - 12
Gimel - 0 (Inactive)
Daleth - 9
Hey - 8
Vav - 0 (Inactive)

Frank's Boss - 1
Total: 40 (No change from last report)

 

 

Combat Response Ratings (CRRs)

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Aleth  - CRR Level 2, 10/00
Beth   - CRR Level 5, 10/00
Gimel  - Inactive
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00
Hey    - CRR Level 4, 11/00
Vav    - Inactive

 

 

Position Moves (11.21.00 -- 11.26.00)

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::None::

 

 

Awards 'n' Stuff

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The Medal of Tactics with Red Hammer (MoT-rh) has been awarded to :

- MAJ Jeffery Domm, Hey

 

 

Wing III News Headlines

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- The big news this week is the resignation of AD Sarriss from the position of Flight Officer. The good Admiral listed minor RL health problems as one of her reasons for departure. I think we can all agree that Sarriss did an outstanding job during her time as TCCOM! Sarriss' CA, AD Theodore, has been appointed to step in and become the new Flight Officer. Congrats, AD Theodore, we are sure that you will do an excellent job.

 

- CMDRs, take note : It's that time again! The end of the month draws close, and that can only mean one thing ... MSEs!!! Remember, your squad's MSE is due on the last day of the month, which would be Thursday.

 

- Tired of standing in line at the mall? Don't know what to get your relatives for Christmas? Looking for a gift for that special someone? Well, the EH Imperial Store is there for YOU! Be sure to stop by EH.ORG and click on the link entitled, "Imperial Store". Inside, you will find tee shirts, coffee mugs, mouse pads, etc., all with the stylish and distinguished EH logo! Makes a great gift, and a terriffic conversation piece. Remember, proceeds go to the EH, and who among you doesn't want to own an EH tee shirt???

 

- Aleth Squadron has a Combat Readiness Test scheduled to begin tomorrow, which will last until Dec. 3rd. Aleth CMDR Jaster Sadista has apparently finished his system for challenging a TIE squadron (although he isn't giving away any details), and plans to challenge a Wing II squad as soon as the CRT is over ... assuming that an acceptable CRR is achieved ...

 

- Frank the psychopathic kung-fu ewok was recently spotted terrorizing the Wing III IRC meeting on Saturday! Assault Hamsters are still investigating the evidence that this "Frank sighting" was actually a hoax by Werdna Elbee ...

 

- Attention, participants in the "Place your Bets" competition! Here's the latest from GN Wolly :

 

Ladies and gents,
we're proud to announce the results for the SL2K Pre-Qualifying round!

Congratulations to all qualified squadrons, they are as follows:

Inferno Squadron - 772.176 (9/11 entries)
Cyclone Squadron - 496.005 (5/6 entries)
Gamma Squadron - 475.927 (7/9 entries)
Kappa Squadron - 381.867 (5/5 entries)
Yod Squadron - 308.152 (4/10 entries)
Nun Squadron - 251.663 (4/8 entries)
Rho Squadron - 234.121 (3/4 entries)
Thunder Squadron - 232.556 (3/8 entries)

A big "sorry" to the remaining four squadrons:

Psi Squadron - 231.186 (4/9 entries)
Kaph Squadron - 179.675 (2/4 entries)
Mem Squadron - 115.805 (2/4 entries)
Theta Squadron - 99.451 (1/6 entries)

Thanks a bunch for your participation and time!

The Quarter Finals will start at November 26th! 16 squadrons, top eight will
continue, lowest eight will be out! Laserless scoring will be in effect,
"Florida ruling" not. Details will be announced on Sunday, November 26th.

 

    So, four squadrons have now been eliminated ... tough luck for anyone who bet on Psi, Kaph, Mem, or Theta. Stay tuned for more details as they become available!

    (WC's note : Psi ... what happened?!)

 

- After transferring back to Aleth Squadron, LCM Yun's activity has been quite high! In fact, Yun started a run-on e-mail story that is still going strong, having been added to by several Aleth pilots already. Nice work, guys ... keep up the good work!

 

- Hey Squadron is scheduled to challenge Ranger Squadron in an all out grudge match which will last from Nov. 29th to Dec. 6th! FREE-XWA #22 will be flown, and the top four scores from each squad will be added together to compute the final score for each squadron. Good luck Hey, and be sure to do your best to uphold the honor of Wing III and the Sov!

[ http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=246 ]

 

- Over the last few months, I have noticed that general activity in the wing has increased nicely. As a result, I would very much like to engage in another wing vs. wing competition sometime in the future. In order to do this, I want each squad to have AT LEAST CRR Level 3 or better, to qualify for wing vs. wing activites. Perhaps we can challenge the Immortal again, and actually give them some competition this time >:)

 

- Unofficial results for the Hey Squadron FCHG Competition :

 

1. LT Josh Popelka - 29
2. LT Tvan'Oris - 18
3. LT Renee D'Anclaude - 5
4. LT Dan Jenkins  - 1

 

    Congratulations to LT Josh Popelka, who will recieve the Golden TIE for his efforts.

 

- Remember, Wing III IRC meetings are at 1:00pm EST in room #wing_iii on UnderNet! I understand there was quite a turnout for the meeting yesterday, although the deadbeat WC failed to show up >:\

 

- New Hey Squadron message board : http://relentless.stardestroyer.org/cgi-bin/board/forums.cgi?forum=9

 

- The Beth MineRacing competition has seen a disappointing turn-out, consisting of only Seq and myself ... and my time doesn't even officially count! ALL Beth pilots (yes, even you, Werdna) are encouraged to fly the mission before tomorrow (if possible) and try to earn that ISM!

 

- Beth CMDR Sequoh Marden reports that a new Combat Readiness Test is probably in Beth's immediate future. All Beth pilots, prepare for a drill!

 

- Daleth CMDR Daniel Kamprath has promised a new Daleth competition to take place in December! Details forthcoming.

 

- The Beth vs. Hey competition will end tomorrow, and here are the current standings :

 

Beth Squadron:
7047 - LT Joran Dax
6514 - LC Sequoh Marden
5897 - LCM Loor
5281 - LCM Shield
  191 - CPT Werdna Elbee

4986 - Current average points
 

Hey Squadron:
5750 - LCM Seth Rommel
4551 - LT Josh Popelka
4170 - LT Tvan'Oris
2210 - LT Dan Jenkins

3336.2 - Current average points

 

    Get flying, Hey pilots! You're running out of time ...

 

 

 

Wing III Orders

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- The "Place your Bets" competition continues, and it will not end until the Sov SL does (obviously). Stay tuned!

 

- Wing III Christmas Bash is right on schedule and will begin on December 1st. You may expect an e-mail on that day which will outline all aspects of the competition. The tentative deadline (subject to change) is December 21st, shortly before Christmas itself. Get pumped!

 

 

 

Wing III Quote of the Week

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 "He's gonna go nuts ... Couldn't Sas have you executed or something for eating his assistant?" -- LT Josh Popelka warns everyone against the unwise decision of trying to eat Frank

 

Other notable quotes this week :

 

"(Osan'gar ... hits Frank with a bottle of beer) Oh no, what have I done, I've wasted some beer!" -- CM Osan'gar, at the W3 IRC meeting

 

"Due to the upcoming holiday, I will be on a leave to visit with family starting immediately and lasting until tomorrow night.  And Sasquatch, if I hear one more "The Turkey's going on leave" joke, you'll be Pit Diving with Joe." -- FA Kramer takes a short leave, but not before issuing a warning. How did he know???

 

"Looks like we've a new pet to play with straight from End...*without any warning Frank, the Psychopathic Kung-Fu Ewok, jumps on Sequoh's head, hits him a few times and jumps away again*    The next night you hear crys of pain coming out of the CMDR's quarter, but then everything is quiet again and you decide to participate in the next comp. that your poor CMDR doesn't have to cry all night..." -- It's difficult being a CMDR, as LC Sequoh Marden shows us here ...

 

"Sasquatch is deluded, as usual." -- WC/MAJ Proton, during the latest Wing V report. How did he know???

 

" 'Tis all for this week. Keep up the activity, or Frank will come visit you late at night!" -- CM Jaster Sadista ends the latest Aleth report on a spooky note

 

"I won't lie to you...I'm not sure if I'm going to play! Basically, I really, really, really, really HATE mine missions so I'm not too interested." -- CPT Werdna Elbee is brutally honest about the Beth MineRacing competition

 

 

Misc.

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- WC's Editorial : The opinions expressed within are not neccessarily shared by the pilots of Wing III or by anyone else on the Sov ... but they COULD be!

 

    As I'm sure everyone knows by now, LucasArts has decided to cancel "Dark Forces III : Obi-Wan" for the PC. Instead, we can now only hope that the game will be released for a 'next generation console', most likely PlayStation 2 or the Nintendo GameCube (yes, that's actually its' name ... "GameCube"). Let's just add this to the list of dumb ideas that have come out of LucasArts lately.

    I'll admit that I was unsure if "Obi-wan" would be a good game anyway, simply because LucasArts has failed to make a decent Episode One game so far. With the exceptions of "X-Wing : Alliance" and "Escape from Monkey Island", when was the last time LucasArts even released a good game, anyway? Surely, I was not the only person who groaned in agony when LEC announced their games currently in production, and the list included such sure-fire stinkers as "Star Wars : Demolition" and "Super Bombad Racing".

    But "Dark Forces II" was very good, and so we all held our breath and hoped that "Obi-wan" would live up to its' potential. But now, LucasArts has announced that they won't even release the game for the PC! Why??? Let's face it ... LucasArts has NOT had any great success at their attempts to create console-only games. Anyone remember the incredibly horrible "Masters of Teras Kasi" for the PSX? LucasArts needs to forget about consoles and return to where they used to do the best : PC gaming.

    LucasArts was a shining jewel in the crown of computer gaming for so long, that it is actually painful for us, the fans and game players, to sit back and watch the company fall off into obscurity and ruin. But that's exactly what has happened to such one-time-giants as Sierra, and it looks like LucasArts is trying to follow the same path. The decision to cancel "Obi-wan" for the PC is just one of many signs lately, and they all point to the same thing. All good things must come to an end, and the reign of LucasArts has, unfortunately, ended.

 

    Okay, I'm finished. Agree? Disagree? Be sure to e-mail me, and hey, remember to CC your squad mates. Discussion is good for the soul ;-)

 

 

- This week's discussion topic : Wookies -- What good ARE they, anyway?

 

 

    Okay, that wraps it up for this week! As always, be sure to fly high and watch your six!

 

<Salute>
WC/GN Sasquatch / Wing III / SSSD Sovereign
[BSx3] [PCx11] [ISMx9] [MoT-gh] [CoB] [LoA] [OV-2E] [IWATS-SM-TT-TM-M-IIC-GFX] [GALL]
M-T/A 'Silhouette'
Wing III - Phantoms
"We are your Grim Reaper"

    General Sasquatch sat in his chair and tried to look comfortable, but that's hard to do when Fleet Admiral Kramer is giving you "the look".

    "You wanted to see me, Sir?"

    Kramer didn't waste any time. "Sas ... what the heck are you doing?"

    "Erm ... excuse me?"

    "I mean," the admiral explained, "that Wing III is the only wing aboard the Sov that is missing a certain something. Here, take a look at these shots that were taken by the security cameras."

    Kramer brought up some pictures on his desk viewer, and turned it around so that Sas could see it. "Do you see these? These are normal scenes from a typical day in any wing except for yours."

    Sas looked at the pictures carefully. The pilots didn't seem very comfortable; in fact, they seemed rather uneasy. Some were even borderline terrified.

    Kramer punched a key, and some new images appeared. "And here are the latest shots from Wing III. Tell me, what is wrong with this picture?"

    Displayed on the viewer were some very normal activities of Wing III pilots ... drinking in the cantina, prepping in the ready room, practicing in the simulators. They seemed fairly normal.

    Kramer slammed his fist down on the desk. "Where's the terror? Where's the fear? We both know what this is a result of. You are the only wing commander on this ship who has yet to enlist the aid of an 'assistant' -- a specialist in fear and manipulation. Your pilots are much too secure in their well-being. You have until the end of the week to find some terrorists ... I mean, assistants ... or you'll be spending your free time in The Pit with MY special little helpers. Dismissed."

 

****

 

    "So let me just get this straight ... your name is D'ave, and you you are qualified to be my assistant because you graduated from typing school?"

    Sasquatch looked at the guy in front of him, and then glanced down at the credientials spread across his desk. This was the twentieth applicant today, and he didn't look any better than the nineteen others that had come before him.

    "So Dave ... "

    "That's D'ave," the unpleasent little man said indignantly. "Accent on the 'D'."

    "Yeah, sorry. So ... D'AVE ... are you aware that this job would require several random acts of violence from you on a daily basis?"

 

****

 

    Hours later, Sas was still running applications through the shredder when a small furry mammal ran into his office. Two things were surprising about this; first of all, the door had been locked. Second, the small furry mammal was an ewok.

    Immediatly, Sasquatch responded as any Imperial officer should. He screamed, "EWOK!!!" and pulled out his blaster.

    Several painful moments later, it became apparent that maybe that had not been the best course of action to engage in. Surprisingly, the ewok kicked the blaster out of Sasquatch's hand and proceeded to tackle, pummel, and pin the wing commander to the floor.

    "Eeee chuda!" said the over-grown rodent, and then it produced a business card, which it held right in front of Sasquatch's eyes. The card read :

 

FRANK

The Galaxy's Only

Psychopathic Kung-Fu Ewok

For Hire

 

    Scribbled on the back of the card was a short note :

 

    "You need an assistant, I need to lay low for a while. I think we can come to an agreement. Keep the credits coming and I will be totally loyal. Nod your head if you accept. Say one thing about Endor or my loser, Rebel-loving brothers ... and I will break your neck."

 

    Wisely deciding not to mention Endor, Sasquatch asked, "So ... do you understand Basic?"

    Frank nodded his head yes, adding "Eeee nowa!"

    "But you can't SPEAK Basic?"

    Now Frank shook his head no. "Jub jub!"

    Sasquatch reached out and shook the creature's hand. "I have no problem with that. Welcome aboard!"

 

****

 

 

    Okay, here's the part where the report begins in earnest. Greetings pilots of Wing III and welcome to this week's briefing! After many months of searching, I have chosen an 'assistant', and I want you all to give a warm welcome to Frank the psychopathic kung-fu ewok! Don't mention Endor around him. You will be seeing a lot of Frank in the future ... he will be assigned mostly to squads that are failing to live up their "full potential". This little fuzz-ball has mastered every martial art known to man, a few that aren't known to man, and I think he's even partially trained in the dark side of the Force. You have been warned.

 

    Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I have a crate full of Assault Hamsters on the way? You'll be seeing a lot of them in the future as well >:)

 

    Enough chit chat, on to the good stuff!

 

 

Wing III Stats

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Aleth - 10

Beth - 12
Gimel - 0 (Inactive)
Daleth - 9
Hey - 8
Vav - 0 (Inactive)

Chief Executive Guy - 1
Total: 40 (+3 from last report!!!)

 

 

Combat Response Ratings

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Aleth  - CRR Level 2, 10/00
Beth   - CRR Level 5, 10/00
Gimel  - Inactive
Daleth - CRR Level 3, 10/00
Hey    - CRR Level 4, 11/00
Vav    - Inactive

 

 

Position Moves (11.12.00 -- 11.21.00)

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- WC/COL Raith Sienar, Wing XIV : Transfers to Beth Squadron!

- FM/SL August Gladius, Aleth : Promoted to Lieutenant!

- FM/LCM Yun : Transfers to Aleth Squadron!

- CMDR/CM Rothmans, Wing XV : Transfers to Daleth Squadron!

- FM/LT Matt Dabbs, Gimel : Transfers to Aleth

- FM/SL Hexen, Gimel : Transfers to Aleth

- FM/LT Renee D'Anclaude, Gimel : Transfers to Hey

- FM/SL Praba, Gimel : Tranfers to Hey

 

 

Wing III Extended Training

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- FM/LT Josh Popelka, Hey : Passed IWATS mIRC 1

- FM/LT Josh Popelka, Hey : Passed IWATS mIRC 2

 

 

Awards 'n' Stuff

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The Silver Star of the Empire (SS) has been awarded to :

- FM/COL Raith Sienar, Beth

 

The Imperial Security Medal (ISM) has been awarded to :

- CMDR/CM Osan'gar, Hey

- FM/LT Mynock, Aleth

- FM/LT Joran Dax, Beth

- FM/LT Josh Popelka, Hey

- FL/MAJ Jeffery Domm, Hey

 

The Medal of Instruction (MoI) has been awarded to :

- FM/LT Scoser, Aleth

 

The Commendation of Bravery (CoB) has been awarded to :

- FM/LT Tvan'Oris, Hey

 

 

 

Wing III News Headlines

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- First of all, congratulations are in order for Beth Squadron, who now have a FULL SQUAD of twelve pilots! Nice work, Beth! Now you guys can start recruiting for the other squads ;-)

 

- Second, Commendations of Bravery. Remember that any pilot who has completed 30 or more combat missions is eligable to recieve the CoB. It's been a while since we checked on this, so CMDRs be sure to double-check your roster and make sure that everyone who should have one, does. Report to me if a pilot should have one but does not.

 

- The Aleth vs. Beth competition ended, and here are the results :

 

Beth Squadron:
7436 - LT Joran Dax
7244 - LCM Loor
6742 - MAJ Sequoh Marden
6547 - LCM Shield
5942 - CPT Werdna Elbee
3026 - LCM Cal Sinis
2647 - LT Psylocke
Averaged:  6992.25 points

Aleth Squadron:
5285 - LT Mynock
5226 - CM Sadista
2790 - SL August
Averaged:  3325.25 points (fourth score counted as 0)

 

    With a higher squadron average, Beth was declared the winner! Nice job, guys. Congratulations go out to LT Joran Dax and LT Mynock, the high scorers from each squad. These two fine pilots recieved the Imperial Security Medal for their efforts.

 

- Gimel Squadron (sometimes known as "Gimmel") was officially de-actived. 'Nuff said, on to better news.

 

- Pre-qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Sovereign Squadron League has ended! To the best of my knowledge, no official results (ie - announcement from GN Wolly) have been released yet. More to come ... I'm sure that those of you that placed bets will be watching very closely!

 

- Time for a brief retraction! In the last wing report, I indicated that Hey Squadron would be awarded a CRR of Level 6 ... that information was incorrect. Hey tested using a Free Mission instead of a battle, which means they were instead awarded a CRR of Level 4 -- the highest they could achieve under the circumstances. Great work, Hey! 100% participation is VERY impressive.

 

- Hey Squadron intra-squadron competition continues! Objective is to earn as many FCHG points as possible before the deadline, with a Hey Squad Golden TIE to be awarded to the winner. LT Josh Popelka was last reported to be in the lead ...

 

- Beth Squadron is also running an intra-squad competition, using the old "mine racing" mission from TO competition #3. The objective is to destroy the mines as quickly as possible, with the winner being the pilot with the fastest time. This intrigued me so much that I will be unofficially taking part myself. Deadline is November 25th!

 

- The latest edition of 'BattleCry' has been released by our own CPT Werdna Elbee! Be sure to read it at : http://battlecry.ehnet.org/

 

- CM Osan'gar and LC Sequoh have started a Beth vs. Hey competition! The top five scores from each squad will be averaged; the squad with the highest average will be pronounced the winner. ISMs to be awarded to the top two overall scorers! Mission to fly is FREE-XWA #21, deadline is November 27th. [ http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=241 ]

 

- CM Jaster Sadista is refining a process to allow Aleth to compete against TIECD/95 squads! More news on this exciting development as it becomes available.

 

 

 

Wing III Orders

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- Well, we had a fairly decent turn out for the Wing III 'Place your Bets' competition! Here are the pilots who have successfully placed their bets on the winner of the Sov Squadron League, in the order I recieved them :

 

CMDR/MAJ Daniel Kamprath

FL/LCM Nurel Turr

FM/LT Psylocke

CMDR/LC Sequoh Marden

CMDR/CM Osan'gar

CMDR/CM Jaster Sadista

 

    Only time will tell which of these officers wins the ISM! I'll keep you posted with all the latest from the Sov SL play-offs.

[ http://www.imperialacademy.org/compdetails.asp?ID=244 ]

 

- Are you ready for December? I hope so, because December 1st will mark the beginning of the month-long "Wing III Christmas Bash" competition! Expect this baby to be multi-catagory, with boosted rewards going out to anyone who can win more than one catagory ... !

 

 

Wing III Quote of the Week

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"Its nice to be back and ironically under the command of my replacement ..." -- COL Raith returns home to Beth Squadron

 

Other notable quotes this week :

 

"I was wondering if you had any funny or embarrassing stories you could tell us about Seq, Werdna, and Var from way back when they were just LTs." -- Cray Mikalen tries to dig up some juicy stories from before Seq was drinking milk and fruit juice

 

"The US is so screwed up. We can't even count right. Don't even get me started on Florida." -- CM Jaster Sadista, reporting from yesterday in a galaxy that's not very far away ...

 

"Now when COL Raith have joined us, is it partytime again?" -- LCM Loor has booze on his mind

 

"Basically partytime has never ended and because of my recent promo and Sas' promotion to GN it should still continue for a while - let's just hope we aren't attacked during this time, but in case they come to the Wing III cantina we could still scare him away with our Wing III drinking song.. *Seq starts to sing: What do you do with a drunken rebel.....*" -- Words of wisdom from Sequoh, the new LC

 

"Yeah, Raithy was my CMDR a while back when Beth was first growing up." -- CPT Werdna Elbee recalls some past memories

 

"AND last but not least, For best in show:  Aleth!!!!!! oh, we're not in it, are we." -- LCM Nurel Turr tries to bet on Aleth

 

"I always though these bets where illegal in the imperial army, because one time they made bets if one pilot could disassemble his TIE and build it together again - and he failed... I remember the Wing's command staff was not very pleased with that...." -- Sequoh reminds us all to bet responsibly ;-)

 

"Welcome to the both of you to Aleth Squadron.  I am LCM Nurel Turr, the XO of this derelict (Kidding guys!) outfit.  We are just a bunch of average guys trying to make it in RL and EH life, ok, some of us aren't average.  We aren't the best, but we do have heart." -- LCM Turr welcomes Aleth's newest refugees from Gimel

 

"Ooompa-Lumpa Duupadee Doo,
  I've got another riddle for you.
  What do you get when your in Wing III,
  Getting paid a veeeery minimal fee,
  Spending all day shooting down Rebels,
  And then for fun, looking at pebbles,
  Spending all day eating tortes?"

-- Jaster has been in the cantina for FAR too long!

 

"See the Wing III report (if it ever comes out, SAS!)." -- Well, you're reading it aren't you, JASTER! ;-)

 

"No way, Sasquatch, you'll need all that historical detail when you compile your memoirs! You know, the coming tome, 'General Sasquatch, Big Strong Foot of the Emperors Hammer.' " -- Retired WC Gallows has come up with the perfect title for my book!

 

"I know some CMDRs who are going to be running laps on the Sov--on the outside!" -- WC Inkwolf prepares for keel-haulings!

 

"Buy the new Pentium IV so you can reboot faster." -- Anonymous

 

"Fifthly, Sov pets.  Speaking of Crusher, Psi Squadron over in Wing II wins the prestigious "We talked trash to FA Kramer and now have Napoleon [FA Kramer's giant Arowana -- Sas] to deal with as a result" award.  What are YOUR squads doing to incur my wrath? 
Latest standings are:

Wing I - Dark Troopers on constant patrol, no resistance encountered.  ATR
Silencer and T/D Sleipnir always being shined by lazy pilots.
Wing II - Napoleon recently reassigned.  Constant uprisings, conflicts, and
chaos.  A veritible warzone.  Rexcruitment on the rise.
Wing III - ScorpTroopers on detail.  Sightings of a large, fur covered mammal
reported - no actual evidence to confirm.  Investigations continue. 
Wing IV - ScorpTroopers on detail recently recalled.  Comfy Chair installed
and operating nicely.
Wing V - Spy Rats gathering information on "Snippy" . . . formulating plan of
attack.  Candyland and Jaded Strumpet still recovering from Pit escapades.
Wing VI - Due to clerical error, Wing VI is still getting a full Wing's
rations. Strangely, Crusher (my Hutt Secretary) has taken up residence in the
Ra Squadron Barracks to compensate.  S/He promises to investigate the "error"
and find LC Joe (missing, presumed "Pit Diving")"

-- FA Kramer reports on the current 'status' of the Sovereign ;-)

 

 

 

Misc.

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- This weeks discussion topic : If those Bothan spies were so great, then why did so many of the little buggars have to die to get some simple plans to the Rebels?

 

 

    Okay, that's gonna wrap it up for this weeks report. You know the routine ... until we meet again, Fly high and watch your six!!!

 

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