COO REPORT
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 COO REPORT #6 |
FROM: COO/RA Hawkins
DATE SUBMITTED: 7th November 2015 |
| TALES FROM THE AGGRESSOR |
The blue and white-tinged tunnel collapsed around them as the stars streaked past his cockpit. The
fighters that made up the squadron flickered into view as they reverted to realspace. They floated in open space as
the enemy squadron dropped out of Hyperspace opposing them, a mixture of Imperial and Rebel
Starfighters.
“Set shields double front and throttle up. Let’s engage the enemy,†he called off. “Flight Two, engage their
bombers†he ordered as the two Missile Boats broke formation and streaked towards the Y-Wings.
“Flight three, engage their Fighters on the right flank.†The three TIE Advanced fighters peeled off next, making
their way towards the screaming TIE Interceptor that made their way across the gap in what was already heating up
with stray laser blasts.
“Flight One, you’re on me. We’re engaging fighters on the left flank but let’s keep an eye on Flight Two and make
sure no fighters break off to get behind them.†The remaining three TIE Defenders ships peeled off as they soared
across towards the A-Wing’s.
The beeping tone coming through the helmet changed to a steady tone and concussion missiles raced out from both
sides of the conflict towards their targets like powerful lasers. Flares and chaff’s fired simultaneously as
fighters across the board began a chaotic dance at avoiding the concussion missiles. One of the TIE Advanced in the
squadron beeped off of the scanner to indicate their simulated destruction while a TIE Interceptor from the opposing
squadron went dark at the same time.
“Heavy ordinance is out, boys. Shift power to your lasers and take them down,†shouted the squadron
Commander.
“Hey boss, this lag is awful. Let’s withdraw and try again,†whined one of the pilots from Flight Two. “Cut the
chatter and your whining! And you better not make us look bad or you’ll lose your booze privileges for a week!â€
roared the Commander.
An explosion rocketed half a klick off his aft as one of his TIE Defenders finished off an A-Wing just as another
one of his TIE Advanced exploded under the combined firepower of two TIE Interceptors.
“Hey Boss, sorry to interrupt your kill streak, but is that an H-type Nubian yacht I see drifting at the edge of the
system?†asked one of his veterans in Flight Three, a chuckle escaping through the comm signal. “What’s a Nubian?â€
asked one of the pilots, an inexperienced Lieutenant. Rolling his eyes, the Commander yelled into his comm, “Shut
the f—.â€
“Hey Boss, break off!†interrupted his wingmate. “You got a Slim on your six!†He banked hard and saw the A-Wing out
of the corner of his eye make the turn as well, keeping the lock on his ship. Laser blasts flashed across his
viewport and splashed against his shields and he zeroed back on to his weakened TIE Defender. He transferred energy
from his lasers to his shields and began barrel rolling to dodge the latest blasts.
“Where are you Tie pilots?! I need some help here,†he yelled.
“Hey! It’s TIE, not Tie!†growled ones of the TIE Advanced pilots who’d been knocked out earlier in the
match.
“Here boss!†snapped one the pilots, pulling his Missile Boat behind the A-Wing. The warning tone turned solid and a
pair of concussion missiles fired off, blowing the smaller Starfighter into bits.
Balancing his shields between Fore and Aft, the Commander took a glance down at the scanner. He was down to three
ships, his TIE Defender wingmate and the Missile Boat that had come to assist him. The last icon on his scanner
flashed out as his wingmate flew through the explosion of the last Y-Wing.
“Good works, boys. Surviving pilots get extra booze rations for the week. Those of you that were taken out, extra
Simulator time this week. And enjoy your Legion of Combat medals that will be waiting for us upon arrival.†Opening
up a Comlink to the opposing Squadron commander, he congratulated him on a match well played before setting a course
back to their Imperial Star Destroyer command ship.
The squadron opened up on the throttle, pouring shield and laser energy into their Engines. After all, there was a
keg waiting for them to celebrate over, and they had to prep for another round of combat the next day.
Submitted by GN Coranel Both
There's an IS-BR up for grabs for the first correct identification of the squadron in this story in a 'Name That Squadron'
Competition!
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| NEWS |
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An interesting week! The new COOA settles in, a new mini-competition, my first round of medals approved.
All very interesting! So, what's the news this week?
THE COOA SETTLES IN
LT Silvius has settled in already and has begun processing screens and is doing well getting the hang of his new
role! Please send him many, many complex screens to process. He needs keeping busy. Ok... He's made a brilliant
start... Just compare to the number of screens I processed this week compared to the previous ones!!
STAR CONFLICT - UPDATE & DREADNOUGHT
I have now been appointed as the controlling officer for the TC Star Conflict Corp. My first big thing will
be to set up use of our new dreadnought! AD Plif has set up a competition to choose a name, which you can find here:
Christening the
Drednought. Thanks to Plif for all his efforts getitng this beast constructed, and all those pilots who
submitted the iridium for its construction.
COO FICTION COMPETITION - "Name That Squadron"
This week's fiction has been submitted by Coranel Both. In the story, he has cleverly disguised a
Squadron from the TIE Corps, either commissioned or decommissioned. There's an IS-BR up for grabs for the
first correct identification in a 'Name That Squadron' Competition!
I've not got another fiction lined up yet, so
if you would like to submit a story, especially one with a competition idea attached, please email me.
NEW COMPETITIONS
As announced in the last report, in addition to the usual batch of Combat Events and Competitions, AND the
competition above, there are two new and noteworthy competitions this month! We are eagerly awaiting
our first submissions for these competitions!
Star Conflict: Pyrrhic Victory
The first was suggested by our new COOA, LT Sivlius. The Star Conflict: Pyrrhic Victory is a chance to recognise those matches
where you fly yourself ragged, achieve great things, but due to the vaguries of random team selection, still suffer
a loss! So, in the spirit of the '300 Spartans', those losses can now be recognised for the piloting achievements
they represent. This competition will recognise the highest Efficiency scored in a match that was otherwise a loss.
This is an email entry competition, so email
me at nedius@gmail.com with your
submissions, So, remember to screenshot those losses, and submit your best!
Combat Center Banner Competition
The second competition is the beggining of the revamp of the Combat Center. Currently, the Combat Center banner looks like
this:
And I think it's time for a renewal. So, the Combat Center Banner competition has been created! Your challenge is
to design the Combat Center a new banner/headline image. This is a two month competition - so plenty of time to come
up with and develop your ideas, and we can start the new year with a new image for the Combat Center! Once you've
come up with your entry, please email me at
nedius@gmail.com with your submissions, So,
remember to screenshot those losses, and submit your best!
AVENGER SQUADRON
We are still discussing various ideas for Avenger. One that is gathering a little steam is treating it as at
least a position of honour, and allowing it to be added to signature lines as a symbol of mulitplayer activity. Top
pilots would be rankedas CMDR and FLs. The current trend is getting it added to the MP Rating part of the sig - so
it may appear as [Marksman 2nd - AVENGER/FM], or something along those lines. Must get round to asking Dempsey about
that.
One - The problem with the current Avenger Squadron is that it's based on the same criteria as MP Ace of
the TIE Corps and MSE awards are also based on the same activity, so you can't award Iron Stars or Merit Medals for
being in Avenger Squadron the way it is now. So, change it. Turn Avenger Squadron into a dueling society where
pilots have to establish a 1v1 history against other TC pilots. The TC pilots with the top twelve dueling records
are Avenger Squadron members, at risk of losing their spot if other pilots are more active duelers than they are.
Records would have to be based on both win/loss ratio and overall matches played to make that work. The problem is
that this would only really work for XvT and XWA and all of the MP issues with those platforms. You can duel in SC,
but it might be weird (or might not?). Avenger Squadron members earn Iron Stars based on how long they've remained
members of Avenger Squadron and their position within the squadron.
Two - Make Avenger Squadron membership based on XvT and XWA MP only. Avenger Squadron members earn Iron
Stars based on how long they've remained members of Avenger Squadron and their position within the squadron.
Different from the previous idea because win/loss ratio isn't a factor , it's not just 1v1, and MP PvE would also
count.
Three - Turn Avenger Squadron into a recognition program for TCoR and COO competition/event participation.
Some number of points for each week/month/competition participated in, more points for winning. At the end of the
year, Avenger Squadron pilots would receive Iron Stars (or merit medals?) based their point totals.
Please, discuss these ideas by replying to this mail, and email me if you have any other ideas on how to move Avenger forward!
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| COO COMPETITIONS |
This Month's Competitions:
A strong start to the MP Combat Event and Competitions, as ever! LT Silvius will be taking the lead in promoting
the Pyrrhic Victory Competition - so remember to save those defeat screens!
COMBAT EVENTS
COO Monthly
Challenge 2015: - whole TC
This Combat Event will be for the coveted DFC. Your goal will be to submit a victory
screenshot with the highest number of kills plus half assists (rounded down) you can get in one round of Star
Conflict's Domination or Team Battle modes. Processed by the COO and COOA via the normal MP submission
process.
October Standings:
Top 3 ranked pilots:
1st - FA Woody
2nd - MAJ Nolij
3rd - GN Coronel Both
COMPETITIONS
MP
Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC
The Multiplayer Kill Board will used to keep track of points. Each LoC earns you a point for the competition,
and a DFC counts for 5 points. Whoever scores most points win. The numbers on the MP KillBoard at the end of the
month are the numbers that are tallied. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc.
At the end of the year the top 3 pilots with the most points will receive IS-PW/GW/SW. XWA, XvT, Star Conflict, and
Freelancer-Freeworlds are the authorized platforms for this competition.
October Standings:
Top 3 ranked pilots:
1st - LT Silvus - 32 Points
2nd - AD Pellaeon - 23 Points
3rd - COL Rau Aznable - 20 Points
MP
Co-op Ace Of The TIE Corps - whole TC
The Co-op Kill Board will used to keep track of points. Each LoC earns you a point for the competition.
Whoever scores most points win. The numbers on the MP KillBoard at the end of the month are the numbers that are
tallied. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc. At the end of the year the top
3 pilots with the most points will receive IS-PW/GW/SW. XWA, XvT, Star Conflict, and Freelancer-Freeworlds are the
authorized platforms for this competition.
October Standings:
Top 3 ranked pilots:
1st - LT Silvius- 32 Points
2nd - MAJ Len Eode - 29 Points
3rd - FA Woody - 28 Points
Star Conflict: PvE
Efficiency: - whole TC
This competition is to achieve the highest single Efficiency in any PvE battle. The winner at the
end of the month will be the pilot with the highest single Efficiency achieved. Processed by the COO and COOA via
the normal MP submission process.
October Standings:
Top 3 ranked pilots:
1st - FA Woody
2nd - MAJ Nolij
3rd - MAJ Drachen
Star Conflict:
Pyrrhic Victory: - whole TC
In some battles, the odds are simply insurmountable, and victory beyond even the reach of the greatest TC pilots.
However, in defeat you force the foe to face such a heavy cost, that their victory is hollow.
In the spirit of Thermopylae, this competition is to recognize those battles where you fly your heart out, rack up
kill after kill, score objective after objective - yet victory remained elusive.
To Enter, you must submit a screenshot via email at nedius@gmail.com showing
your highest Efficiency in a match that was a Defeat.
You may submit one screen for the competition. However, you may update that screen if you subsequently score a
higher EFF. If there are three participants then IS-GW/SW/BW, if only two IS-SW/BW, etc.
October Standings:
Top 3 ranked pilots:
1st - NONE
2nd - NONE
3rd - NONE
Combat Center
Banner: - whole TC
This competition marks the beginning of the revitalization of the TC's Combat Center. It needs a major update and
overhaul! So, to get you involved, your challenge is to:
Design a new banner or header image for the Combat Center.
You may submit as many entries as you wish - each successful entry will be entered into the final running.
Entries should be emailed to RA Hawkins at nedius@gmail.com. If there are three participants then IS-GR/SR/BR, if only two IS-SR/BR,
etc.
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| OTHER COMBAT COMPETITIONS |
TIE Corps on Recon
2015 - whole TC
Hammer's MP Pilot
of the Month - Wing I
Sinner's
Delight - Sin Squadron
Epsilon MP Ace of
the Month - Epsilon Squadron
Thetan
Aces - Theta Squadron
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| AVENGER SQUADRON |
For Avenger Squadron this year, we will be taking the top 12 pilots from the yearly total section of the
MP Kill Board. Should I ever make it to the list, I will be removed and the next one in line will be the 12th
member.
FA Elwood the Brave
HA Anahorn Dempsey
CM Doc
AD Pellaeon
LC Iceman
MAJ Ulrich Drachen
VA Plif
CM Hellionexus
CPT Nolij
MAJ Wraith
MAJ Wondra
GN Dunta Polo
The Future of Avenger Squadron
I would like to invite those pilots who are present, past or aspiring members of Avenger Squadron to
submit suggestions for developing and improving the squadron. With the hope of new gaming opportunities following
the new films, there could well be new opportunities do explore. As mentioned above, please email me if you have any ideas on how to move Avenger
forward!
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| COO'S ACTIVITIES |
Mail activity, Telegram chat
Competed in Warrior Trivia Round III
Flew SC missions
Flew 2 TIE-Frees, 2 XWA-Frees - all competition entires.
Took leadership of SC Corporation from COL Crsepe
Played Star War Commander
Won IS-BW (x2) for last week's TCOP, IS-BW for 3rd place LOTKO
Won IS-SR for THIS week's TCOP
Processed LoC and LoS - (97 in total)
Completed 5 IU Courses - GMR, OSS, THR, GHA HAD, and SC
Submitted competition for approval (approved)
Submitted medal recommendations for end of month competitions (all approved)
Audio pack processing for XWiTF
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| AND FINALLY... |
Ok, so that brings us to the end of this week's report! Please check those competitions! I'd especially
encourage you to support Lt Silvius with his first competition (Pyrrhic Vicotry) and to help revamp the Combat
Office with a snazzy new banner! Thanks all!
respectfully submitted
RA Hawkins
COO-TCT-TCS/RA Hawkins/TC-4/VSDII Aggressor
SSx2/BS/PCx3/ISMx7/IS-8SW-21BW-2GR-2SR-16BR/MoI/MoT-4rh-4gh/LoC-CSx2-Rx4/LoS-IS-CSx2-
Rx2/MoC-1poc-1goc-1soc-6boc/CoLx2/CoS/CoB/OV-16E [LGNR] [Marksman 2nd]
{IWATS-BFM-MCBS-MP/2-SFW-SGBMC-TM/1/3-TT-WIKI-XWAC-XWAI}
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