"Space, The Outer Rim.
These are the reports of the Imperator Class II Star Destroyer Vanguard...
Its continuing mission to suppress strange alien worlds. To wipe out alien
life and rebellious populations. To boldly keep on appointing new CMDRs,
WCs and COMs!"
<salute>
Last time I wrote
one of these I didn't have a clue that this time would be my last
one, things move fast in the TC so they say... well not my reports: they're
usually a bit late, so lets get on with it:)
1.
You all got the
messages telling you VA Blade resigned and I got promoted to COM I gather.
Ofcourse it was obvious that the Wing Commander position came free with
that... and I've known that: First I got flooded with private messages
on IRC and then I received many well written applications for the post.
After the two CMDR positions I already had to fill this same weekend this
was again a very difficult decision: about everyone applying would be a
very good choice and their sometimes very professional applications proved
that... The requirements I had were various, our new BGCOM - and in fact
the Training Manual - demand that command positions in the ASF are taken
by Multi Play pilots, and personally I also wanted somebody I knew and
trusted to be the right WC without getting our Squads into another turn
of command because of all the changes already (sorry CMDRs) :-\
After a lot thinking
I would like to announce that the new Wing XV Commander is Maj. Khadgar,
formally of Valkyrie Squadron onboard the Grey Wolf (but also my old FM/SL
in Krayt Flight III ;-) ). I've known Khadgar all his TC career and he
has repeatedly proved to be very active and reliable. Also he came very
highly recommended. Congratulations Major! Party will be in the Officers
Mess this evening - drinks are on Khadgar and....
2.
...LC DS-61-4 and
Maj. Fondor, our new CMDRs in the Wing!
Both used to be
at that position before (in Echo Squadron), which they both filled excellently
enough to get promoted to Wing Commander (DS-61-4 to Wing XV Commander
even), so I have full faith in them making the Echo and Python Squadrons
the top squads in the fleet once again.:)
3.
On another note,
Blade's Renaissance Competition has come to a close and actually it gave
me quite some work trying to update and fix the scores... Some mistakes
might have crawled in, I'm very sorry about that. Personally I'm very happy
about the activity shown by all the participants, with Python and Mantis
ending so close it was quite a thrill when counting. Perhaps we'll do this
again some time in the future:)
And now for the
results:
Pilots:
1. FL/CM Mareek/Python
[195]
2. FM/CPT 007/Mantis
[54+15x2+10=94]
3. FL/LCM Ray Lazzak/Mantis
[30+8x2+5=51]
4. FM/LT Strahd/Mantis
[8+10+2x15=48]
5. FM/LCM Zero Pain/Echo
[33]
6. FM/LT Damon Kast/Python
[30]
7. FM/CM Fraggle_Hawk/Python
[10+3x5=25]
Squadrons:
1. Python [250]
2. Mantis [227]
3. Echo [33]
This means Mareek
will be COM's Own for the next Month, including PC and being able to add
that to your IDline, and the participating Python members Damon Kast and
Hawkie will receive a ISM each. Your medals will be awarded ASAP. This
doesn't mean I don't appreciate especially the group effort by Mantis that
did very well indeed. I dare to say Mantis looks surely to be back in business:)
(And I guess winning the Ship's top in the ASF:SCII was enough for Echo
this month;) )
Fleet
News:
General TC News:
- Recently, Naval Commander, Vice Admiral
Bargon resigned. Bargon will be missed and we all wish him well in whatever
he chooses to do now.
- In the Flight Office Report, the FO has
reinstated the TCCOM Award and given the January, 2001 presentation to
Wing XIII. Details are found in the report but, please give your congratulations
to VA Cyric and all the officers of the GW.
- Theo has promoted VA Xanos Goatham Zorrixor
to the new NAVCOM. Under his leadership, the FO expects to see the Naval
Corps continue to grow and increase its activity. Congratulations VA.
- VA Goatham is looking for a new host for
the CapShip Night, for there currently is nobody available to host it.
It runs every Sunday from 2:30 EST until 4:00 EST. If you are interesting
in helping out, please apply to rgoatham@aol.com and joe_pohosky@btinternet.com.
There is no need for you to be a member of the Naval Corps, so TC members,
please feel free to apply.
- the new CA:TAC's have been selected; Congratulations
to the newly promoted Rear Admiral Arso Slyth and the newly-returned to
action Admiral Havoc!
- Former WC, now RA Troutrooper, has been
promoted to the Commodore position aboard the ISD Colossus. Many qualified
people applied to VA Jarak and myself, but TT has been entrusted with the
task of returning the COL to her recent glory. Thank you all and goodluck
TT.
- Former Vakyrie CMDR Brakka has been chosen
by VA Pel to be the new Wing XIV. Congratulations!
Wing
News:
General Wing News:
- COM/VA Blade has resigned to a FM/COL position
in Yod Squadron.
- Former Wing XV Commander is promoted to
COM/RA Ender mBind.
- Former Valkyrie FL CPT Khadgar is promoted
to our new Wing XV Commander, congratulations!
- CM Mareek won Com's Protector in the Vanguard
Renaissance Competition, congratulations.
- Python Squadron won WC's Own in the Vanguard
Renaissance Competition, congratulations.
- Please Welcome FM/SL Delak Krennel to Python
Squadron. Show him around the ship a bit and make sure he has a good time
here:)
- CM Fraggle Hawk - Python CMDR - has
resigned to a FM/CM post in Python. Although short, his time as CMDR has
been a successful one and perhaps we'll see him as a Wing XV CMDR again
in the future?
- Former Avenger FM/Maj Fondor has been promoted
to Python CMDR. He used to be Echo CMDR in the past, something he did well
enough to get promoted to Wing Commander, so I bet he'll do fine;-) Congrats!
- In another surprise action, MAJ Archon,
Echo CMDR, has resigned his post as CMDR.
- Former Echo FL/LC DS-61-4 has been promoted
to Echo CMDR. He used to be at that position before, which he filled excellently
enough to get promoted to Wing XV Commander, so I have full faith in him
making Echo Squadron one of the top squads in the fleet once again. Congratulations!
- First edition of "the Vanguard" has been
mailed to all of you. Also available via the ViB site.
Medals:
FM/CM Mareek [DFC+LoCx12]
WC/LC Ender mBind [LoCx3]
Promotions:
FM/MAJ Fondor to CMDR/MAJ Fondor
FL/LC DS-61-4 to CMDR/LC DS-61-4
WC/LC Ender mBind to COM/RA Ender mBind
FL/CPT Khadgar to WC/MAJ Khadgar
Wing
Squadron Status:
ECHO SQUADRON: VIP Escort.
Commander: LC DS-61-4 (Mortis703@aol.com)
Page URL: http://echo.squadron.org/
MB URL: http://pub11.ezboard.com/fasf4062isdvanguard
Squadron Citations (6):
TC-XWA Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
TC-XWA Battle 2 - First Contact
TC-XWA Battle 3 - The Darkon
Mystery
TC-XWA Battle 4 - Privateer
TC-XWA Battle 5 - Show of Force
TC-XWA Battle 8 - Hammer to
Anvil
Status: 8 out of 12 positions filled.
No
report received as of yet (but hey, DS has only been at it since this weekend:)
) FM/LCM Zero Pain/Echo has been very active though, flying a lot. Archon
has also returned to active duty as a pilot now, so I bet next week there
will be quite a report:)
SCORPION SQUADRON: Reconnaissance.
[Inactive]
Commander: TAB
Squadron Citations (0):
MANTIS SQUADRON: Deep Strike.
Commander: LC Garik Hizad (Heartofgold42@hotmail.com)
Page URL: http://mantissquadron.homestead.com/home.html
MB URL: http://mantissquadron.homestead.com/messboard.html
Squadron Citations (8):
TC-XWA Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
TC-XWA Battle 2 - First Contact
TC-XWA Battle 3 - The Darkon
Mystery
TC-XWA Battle 5 - Show of Force
TC-XWA Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
TC-XWA Battle 8 - Hammer to
Anvil
TC-XWA Battle 10 - The Phare
Encounter
IW-XWA Battle 22 - Abyssi Ianua
- Gates to Hell
Status: 7 out of 12 positions filled.
"Activity is fairly good, let's see if you can clinch that Vanguard Renaissance
comp!" Especially CPT 007 (participated in several online comps, Awarded
CoB, Free-XWA #14, #13, #20,#21,#22,#23,#24 IW-XWA #26, #24) and LCM Lazzak
(awarded CoB, TC-XWA #11, IW-XWA #22) have been doing great work! Mantis
is a very close second indeed:)
WASP SQUADRON: Assassination.
[Inactive]
Commander: TBA
Squadron Citations (0):
HORNET SQUADRON: Interdiction.
[Inactive]
Commander: TBA
Squadron Citations (0):
PYTHON SQUADRON: Interdiction.
(WC’s Own)
Commander: MAJ Fondor (Fondor_bhaal@hotmail.com)
Page URL: http://www.pythonsqd.com/
MB URL: http://www.coolboard.com/msgpost.cfm?msgboard=41209031262784&idDispSub=81299250849214
Squadron Citations (11):
TC-XWA Battle 1 - Avenger Encounter
TC-XWA Battle 2 - First Contact
TC-XWA Battle 3 - The Darkon
Mystery
TC-XWA Battle 5 - Show of Force
TC-XWA Battle 6 - Enemy Defector
TC-XWA Battle 7 - Assault on
Chimera
TC-XWA Battle 8 - Hammer to
Anvil
TC-XWA Battle 9 - Defection
of Kusanagi
TC-XWA Battle 10 - The Phare
Encounter (new!)
IW-XWA Battle 22 - Abyssi Ianua
- Gates to Hell
IW-XWA Battle 24 - Rion's Shadow
Campaign: Seeds of Corruption
Status: 10 out of 12 positions
filled (!). Well, Major Fondor is already settled in apparently: WC's
Own and winning the Renaissance Competition on arriving ( ;-) ) and his
first Python Squadron Competition will be starting on the 7th of February
already! "LoC-Fest- LoC-Fest is a multi-player competition involving
all of the COO sanctioned events. The goal of this competition is
to gain the most amount of points. Here is how you will gain points:
1 point- participate in online competition w/o winning LoC.; 2 points-
winning a LoC; 3 points- defeat a squadron mate at anytime. You must
email me the results and have the loser confirm it. If you defeat
a squadron mate at a COO event you will win 3 points for defeating him
and 2 additional points for the LoC.; 10 points- winning a DFC" Fondor
will be participating, but not eligible for the medal to be awarded (IS-Copper).
Please also welcome FM/SL Delak Krennel to the squadron:)
Squadron
Fiction:
Python Story: Days and Leave
of Hero’s Past and Present
by: CM Fraggle_Hawk (fraggle.hawk@freeuk.com)
It was a hot day that day with the sun beating
down on yellow fields Bakua but even on this peaceful scene two small speeding
dots race towards the docks.
Hawk clicked his foot back on the throttle
sending the speeder bike that little bit fast, with small beep Hawk raised
his hand up to his ear ‘Yeah what’s up?’
‘Hey Hawk slow down a bit, this isn’t a Damm
Bomber you know and that Bar isn’t going anywhere’ Throttling back Hawk
leant backwards letting the wind catch his hair ‘ Yeah Yeah Bender im slowing
down but that Bar better be open when we get there you old space dog’
Bender and Hawk pushed back the rusty door
‘what a beautiful new smell you discovered Hawk’ Bender said with a cheerful
smile, with a punch to the arm Hawk let out with one of his lopsided smiles
‘But look mate at the wonderful crowed that hangs out here all these colours
and shades’.
With a shake of the head they both took a
seat near the bar, The bar was long with a mist hanging around the floor
towards the back of the bar there was few Sabac games going on and Two
Droids severing drinks.
‘Sir what would be you’re pleasures’ Said
the bright green droid, Hawk nodded to Bender ‘We take two Mango floaters
my dear droid and my good friend Hawk will have a bowel of those lovely
Bakua candy’s’
With a bow the droid went off.
After a few drinks Hawk leaned over to Bender
and started to point towards the bar, looking towards the bar all Bender
could see was a larger orange and white female wookie shaking his head
he thought to him self “ Ok Hawks losing his taste in women big time O
dammit he getting up who could think Mango would do such thing to a man”
Dusting off his loose fitting jacket and
feeling his blaster hanging off his thigh Hawk ran his fingers through
his hair “Ok here goes let hope my smile wins the day”.
‘Hey lady’s can I buy you girls a drink’,
the young dark hair women turned round ‘I don’t drink with Imps and if
you want my Hairy friend to ripe you’re arms off you sit back with you’re
mate’ Hanging his head low Hawk looked back at her ‘How did you guess was
it the Imperials boots’, She held his hand and looked at Hawk face ‘Look
you look like a nice bloke but you’re a Imp, Ok and please can you leave
me alone’
Standing up against the bar with a smile
on his face Hawk let out a longer breath ‘I knew you would like me’, with
a shake off the head she look back at him and wave her hand then with a
giant ‘GROAAAAARRR’ the Female Wookie launched Hawk flying across the bar
into table “mmmmm next time il pick the girl without a Wookie as a side
kick” with that he closed his eyes and smiled.
The fresh air filled the old Mod Yt-1700 and
smell of a roasting meat raised Hawk from his dreamless night, falling
out of his bunk Hawk strap his blaster on his thigh and walk into the sunlight.
Sitting at the fire Bender turn the meat
over, looking over towards his friend who was still having problems standing
up ‘Over here Hawk, Lunch be ready soon and yes lunch you sleep the whole
day away’
Dropping his ass on the grass Hawk took a
long deep breath of the fresh roasting air ‘Ok Ok Bender leave off my back
still hurts from that Damm Wookie’
As the two of them sat down to a nice lunch
of Meat and flatbread watching the rolling waves push upon the beach ‘This
nice landing spot you pick Hawk, im guessing you were hoping for some female
company this Leave’ said Bender with piece bread munching in his mouth,
‘Hey don’t worry Bender old buddy im glad
you join me on his trip as you could see from last night I need someone
to drag me home’ with smile Bender watch the sky and the sea while Hawk
muck around on top of the ship.
Half the day had past and the night was creeping
in it had been a lazy day for pair of Imp jocks but from inland a bright
light was glowing and becoming bigger and bigger till the out line of a
transport could be made out ‘Hey Hawk you better get out here looks like
we got visitors’ ‘Ok Ok Bender you deal with them I will be out in a few’.
With that the Transport settle down about
10 foot away from the ship with that Bender back away towards the ships
landing ramp while watching four troopers and what looked to be a New Republic
Pilot in full dress uniform.
Bender looked on the new group coming up
to him ‘Hey Hawk you should be honoured we got a Rebel pilot out here in
full dress uniform’
Rebel pilot rested his hand on the old YT-1700
‘Is this the Ray Of Light and where is the Captain of his vessel?’ Looking
the pilot up and down Bender reply ‘What’s it to you’,
The Rebel wave two troopers to stand next
to him ‘Well I will tell you, for a start there a reason there a space
dock, so why did you jerks land by the beach il tell you why you landed
on the beach because you didn’t want be seen’.
Peering out of the Ship Hawk caught a glace
at one of the Troopers “Bender was right the first time these were Rebels
and not locals” checking his blaster he made sure it was fully charged
‘Ok seeing that you got all the answers Sir pilot why don’t you tell us
why we are here’
With that comment the two remaining Troopers
took up next to there speeder bikes, patting his Blaster the Rebel pilot
began to speak ‘Ok well we know who you are and I have to admit iv follow
you’re career Commander Hawk and you have done well for self but back to
why we are here’ Bender unclip his holster ‘what would that be then Reb’
‘Ok then you’re here to cause trouble and
we don’t want trouble so pack up you’re gear and head out’, Bender nodded
‘fair that fair ok we be leaving then’, Rebel pilot wave to his troopers
and they start heading for the transport ‘You are a very wise Wing Commander’.
At that moment Hawk exit the ramp, Out the
corner of Bender eye he notice Hawk go red and with a flip of the wrist
Hawk blaster was aiming towards the Rebel pilot within a moment Bender
had jump behind cover and saw Hawk fire glowing burst into the back of
one off the Rebel troopers while shouting at the Rebel pilot “fire fight
that all we needed when we could just flown out of here what hell was wrong
with Hawk”.
The Rebel pilot had jump behind the transport
by now and had started firing back at Hawk ‘I knew when you saw me Baby
Brother you wouldn’t had been able to hold that blaster down’ Hawk let
one more shoot off into a trooper head ‘Shut the Hell up you ruined our
mother life and didn’t help mine you piece of two bit punk im going to
waste you’
Bender let off a shot spinning one of the
troopers round and over there speeder bikes “did I just hear what I though
I heard that Hawk brother that rebel his brother ok that explain it but
how hell are we going get out of here”, looking across to Hawk ‘Hawk get
into that ship of yours and that a order’.
Blanking Bender Hawk ran forward basting
away at where his Brother was hiding, Bender pop his head up and smashed
his hand into dirt ‘Damm you Hawk’ flash of burning laser blast by Bender
head sending him hiding under the bank again.
Stepping out from behind the transport Hawk
brother let out a stun blast into Hawk sending Hawk who was already running
at full speed towards him into a tumbling roll which ended up with Hawk
going head first in a pile of dirt, ‘Fraggle Fraggle my baby Brother why
couldn’t you follow me instead of following after our father, Hey you behind
the that bank of sand Get up you got three hours to leave before I have
to come after you, after all you have kill three Troopers’, With that the
Rebels gather up there dead and Hawk brother lefted some thing by Hawk
body.
Clearing up the camp Bender started to load
the speeder’s up into the ship, looking across at Hawk who had start to
come around ‘Hey Hawk you better get the ship up and ready for take off
we only got 30mins before we have to get of his rock’, Hawk check him self
over pick up his blaster and headed into the ship ‘Yeah Yeah im going im
going’.
The Black Yt-1700 rose from the ground blasting
the sand and the grass up and around the ship the red strip running along
the middle of the YT-1700 caught the sun sending rays of light off the
hull,
Then with a sudden Roar the blue ion engines
roar and the ship fled for space leaving the Blue and Green jewel of Bakua
alone.
‘This is New Republic Defence force you are
to stop and lower you’re shields for boarding, on which you’re ship the
Ray Of Light will be impounded and you we be jail for killing of three
NR troops’
Hawk and Bender look a each other, Laying
a Hand on Hawk shoulder Bender began to speak ‘Ok mate il get to the gun
turret you get that R7 of ours to plot a hype rout out of here’ Hawk looked
up at his old time friend ‘You readed my mind mate and im sorry about the
mess I made down there’, Climbing into the gun turret Bender shouted back
‘Don’t worry mate you’re the one who got the Wookie pissed off’.
Darkness of space was lighted up with glowing
bolts of laser fire as the small YT-1700 jink and zip across space with
three X-wing in fast persuade and a coverrte trying to block the tiny YT-1700.
‘This is New Republic Colonel Hawk stand
down now you know Il do it Ray Of Light stand down………..Pride Sun Open fire’
Throwing the ship on to its side Hawk equal
the shields out ‘Bender pal you got a clean a shot’, Bender swung his chair
around targeting the nearest X-wing with a small touch of the trigger he
sent out glowing green bolt into snub which turned into a fire ball of
burning metal.
‘Hawk minus one snub mate but SHIT Damm it’,
The ship rock hard ripping Bender from his chair sending across the floor
and knocking the ship into a hard spin ‘Bender you ok pal that Coverrte
taken a intester In us, were not getting out of this one till its gone’,
Bender pick him self up ‘ok time to show them what his old bucket got Hawk
im leaving it to you’.
On the bridge of the Pride Sun Captain Jama
look to his commander ‘Ok Commander full power to the engines lets take
that transport head on’
Lt at the scanner turned to Captain Jama
‘Sir that YT-1700 got Camo and its opening up’ Captain look down at the
young Lt ‘Well spotted Lt, full to port Commander’ Then in shock wave the
full bridge crew watch as six torps came hunting in towards them ‘Commander
I told you full to port’ Looking back at his Captain in shaken and sad
look ‘Captain we are full to port’ with those last words the torps blue
streaks pounded against the shield and them crushing into the hull with
flames licking up and across the whole length of the ship.
With that the burning hull of coverrte lighted
the darkness of space up ‘YESSSSS, Hawk you did it you really did it’ Bender
was jumping up and down in his seat, ‘Bender you kept us alive with you’re
hot hand on that turret, but I think you should get down here quick’.
Making his way down to the cockpit Bender
notice faint smoke coming from there, peering in he look at burning control
panel and blood covered pilot ‘Hawk Hawk are you ok’ Hawk looked up at
Bender ‘Of course im Ok now put his Damm fire out while I make the jump
to hype space, its just a cut to the head’, The Small YT-1700 zoomed past
the floating hulk of metal and smashed into hype space.
Two Hours had past and the repairs were finished
no more smoke and Bender had finish patching Hawk head up ‘Hey Hawk so
what’s that thing you’re brother lefted you?’
Hawk started digging through his pocket ‘mmmmm
let me have a look here it is it wrap up’, Bender leant forward while Hawk
unwrap it ‘I guess you don’t get on with you’re brother do you Hawk’, Hawk
held it up to the cockpit light ‘So what is it Hawk?’ saided Bender showing
signs of boredom in his voice.
‘Well Its my father watch he gave to my brother
just before he went off for Imperial training, I guess my brother thought
I deserved it more for well you know beening in the Imperial Naval’.
Bender and Hawk look at each other and smiled
‘where next my old Bender’, looking at Hawk and then back at the R7 in
the corner ‘Well my old friend I was thinking a trip to Smuggler Moon and
stop off and strafe the Grey Wolf on the way’ Looking at R7 and then back
at Bender ‘You got my vote to both, Ok R7 plot a course to GW and Bender
make some grub.
The Black and Red YT-1700 throttle up and
glided off into space and then from behind the tiny ship a Hugh white Star
Destroyer glided along side, ‘This is ISD Vanguard to Ray Of Light you
lazy Bums get you’re ass in here we got a war to fight’.
you can read over the current
story/download the last mission at http://www.gimmie.tudelft.nl/homes/blok10b/ender/vib/
Other
Information:
Meetings.
- Fleet-wide meeting on IRC-Undernet channel
#emperor's_hammer (every Saturday at 5PM GMT)
- TIE Corps meeting on IRC-Undernet channel
#tiecorps (It's every Sunday at 9PM GMT)
- Don't forget our own IRC-Undernet channel
#Vanguard it's a fun place to be after all:)
Messageboards.
- Emperor's Hammer Message Board - http://www.tiecorps.org/ehmb.asp
- TIE Corps Message Board – http://www.tiecorps.org/mb
- Aggressor Strike Force Message Board -
http://www.tiecorps.org/mb/view.asp?b=21&v=0&s=0
I think that's it
– If I've forgotten anything, let me know via email (use only a.c.w.t.zwegers@bk.tudelft
for official TC/Wing mails.) or ICQ (9706474)
All these reports
are online now as well: you can reach them via the Wing's roster on the
TC database. This one will hopefully be posted on there too by Maj. Khadgar.
For the last
time from this spot, good luck and have fun. Be a good Wing for our new
WC. And Khaddy: Congrats again and success.
<salute>
COM/RA Ender mBind/Wing
XV/ISD Vanguard
GS/SiS/BS/PCx3/ISMx12/LoC-PSx65/DFC/CoL/CoB/OV
[HUSS]
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