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* KAPPA SQUADRON REPORT * MAJ Tempest * July 5th, 2003 *
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Welcome to the newest Kappa Squadron report. A little late I know, but
as I said before, it's exam period.
Nevertheless, I managed to fly FT 218, what can't be said about all of
you... it didn't really matter for this round of the SL, as we are in
the playoffs anyway, but please keep in mind that the new assignment
is a whole battle, not just a single mission. So start flying it asap,
please. I'll also do so as soon as I can find some free time for it
and send out some tips.


Squadron News
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- I started bringing the Kappa site up to date again, but I'm not
finished yet... please be patient with me.


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Squadron Orders
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- Fly TIE-TC 169 (attached) for the Sovereign League, Playoff Round 1.
Deadline is July 15th.
Please note that this are NOT the usual two weeks, but just ten
days, and for a full battle. So get flying ASAP.
With his Mac-TIE, Shimir had problems flying TIE battles in the
past, so it might be, if he's not able to solve the problem, that we
don't get his help during the rest of the comp. :(
Even more important that the rest of you do their best. I count on
you.


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Squadron Activity
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MAJ Tempest/Kappa 1-1

07-03-03 Played TIE-Free 218 for the SL
- IRC and mail activity
- CMDR stuff

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LT Zyrax/Kappa 1-2

- IRC and mail activity

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COL Astarosta/Kappa 2-1

07-03-03 Submitted TIE-Free 218 for the SL

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LCM Shimir Sheerelk/Kappa 2-2

06-28-03 Submitted TIE-Free 232 for the GSP
07-04-03 Submitted TIE-Free 63, 72 and 84, and three missions of
TIE-TC 147 for the GSP

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COL Jan Wemmel/Kappa 2-3

No activity reported.

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MAJ Algaron/Kappa 3-1

No activity reported.

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Miscellaneous / TC News
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- Calling all PHP Developers! (HA Ari)
As excerpted from Internet Office Report #98:

"Alex Foley has organized another new service for the EH. Using the
source code from www.pastebin.com, he has created the brand new EH
Code Collaboration (CC) site at http://code.minos.net, with help
from Xander Drax on a great design. The CC is a place for you to
post any code you're having trouble with and have your fellow PHP
developers help you work out the bugs! Just make sure to include any
comments about what's wrong at the top!

I'm also happy to announce that the planning stages of EH Wargames
are nearly over. Today marks the beginning of the CODING STAGE.
After some heated debate about which type of database we will use, I
have concluded that PostgreSQL will best suit our needs. I am also
putting out the call for ALL PHP DEVELOPERS in the EH. We need
coders! You should have at least some experience with creating
database-driven applications. Don't worry if you're not familiar
with PGSQL - it's very similar to MySQL in terms of actual syntax,
and the differences aren't hard to learn. If you're interested in
helping out with PHP coding of EH Wargames, send an e-mail to
ari@tiecorps.org with how long you've been coding PHP, when/how you
can be contacted (especially on IRC), along with any and all example
sites you can give with your work. Not everyone will be accepted,
because there are certain levels of experience we may need. Please
do apply, though!

However, I do want to encourage all PHP developers to send me an
e-mail anyway with their skills and experience, so as to create an
informal developer's network. That way whenever I need to contact
someone to do a PHP project, I can have email addresses readily
available. So please, even if you're not interested in EHW, e-mail
ari@tiecorps.org."

- Wing XX WC (HA Priyum Patel)
A new Wing Commander for Wing XX on the Subjugator has finally been
selected and approved. Many congratulations go out to Major TK-7764!

- Avenger Recruitment Competition (COL Dax Corrin)
Have you ever thought you had what it takes to be an Avenger? Now's
your chance to prove it! The first-ever Avenger pilot recruitment
competition will begin July 7th. Open to both XvT and XWA divisions,
this will pit the best MP pilots in the fleet against each other to
win invitations to join the best. This is open to all pilots in the
EH. IS-GWs will be awarded to top pilots in each division, IS-SW to
2nd place, and IS-BW to 3rd. The top finishers in each division, if
not in Avenger already, >:P, will be invited to join. You do not
have to accept the invitation to win the medals or participate.

There will be a round-robin to determine the top 8 finishers in each
division, which will then battle double elimination to determine the
top guns in each division! Enter by emailing eggpine@hotmail.com and
letting me know what division you wish to enter. You may enter in
both divisions if you wish. Enter by July 5th, and first-round
matches will go out July 7th. Good luck to all!

- XWA Mission Tutorial (VA RogueWing)
The new XWA Custom Mission Tutorial site is now up. Written by VA
RogueWing, it shows detailed steps on how to create new custom
missions for XWA. Each step includes pictures for easy reference.
This site was written for people who have never done any mission
editing before, and should be fairly easy to follow. It can be found
at http://www.minos.net/~immortal/noob/index.html

- Emperor's Hammer Mission Compendium hits 3000 missions online!!!
(AD Marcin Szydlowski)
I have been waiting for this moment for a very long time. And now,
my dream came true. 10 minutes ago, I have added 3000th mission to
our mission compendium, and we have achieved another great
milestone: 3000 missions online. Since I took over the TAC, I have
set TAC3K as my primary objective. And, after 6 months, I have
finally achieved it. Of course it would not be possible without hard
work and dedication of entire Tactical Staff, and Tactical Officers
before me. I would like to thank the following people:

Former Tactical Officer: SA Kawolski and HA Striker, FA Starlion
Former Tactical Coordinators: Drako, Gord Darkonian, Tissaya Argat,
Mark Schueler, Pellaeon, Enahropes, CrazyR2 (and all those I forgot)
My Tactical Staff: Philo, Styles, Apophis Kuma and Master (your
cookies are inbound)
And all people who supported me by testing and correction and of
course submitting new battles and free missions
I really appreciate your hard work and I herby set another goal for
my office: TAC5K! When will we hit it? I have no idea. It took me 6
months to release 700 missions, so we will see. And now, let's
celebrate!!!! Drinks on me!!!

- New battles and free missions (AD Marcin Szydlowski)
I have just added some more battles that brought us to TAC3K!!!!

XvT-TC #74-77
XvT-FREE #148
TIE-TC #212

- FO's History Competition (HA Priyum Patel)
I noticed the other day my lack of an Imperial Pilot Navy Record
(INPR). Now I know I wrote one many moons ago under the constant
bugging of my then CMDR, General Sasquatch (now Elite Omega CMDR),
but finding it proved unsuccessful. So rather than rewriting it, I
thought it might be interesting to get members of the TIE Corps to
submit their own versions, with awards going for the best entries.

Submissions can be serious or humorous, the only criteria is that
they be in good taste and have a good amount of content. Send them
attached as either .doc or .txt files to spellfire@btinternet.com by
July 13th. After this I'll decide on the winning entry and post all
submissions for viewing.

Sponsored by the Training Office

- Wing XIII WC (HA Priyum Patel)
Many congratulations go out to Major Hev Randrowan, who for the
second time takes over the reigns of Wing XIII as it's Wing Commander!


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Squadron Roster
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KAPPA SQUADRON OF WING II : Escort
COMMANDER: MAJ Tempest (EH_Tempest@gmx.net)
NICKNAME: The Dragons of Wing II
BANNER: kappa.jpg
MOTTO: Honor sit mihi lux, et draco sit mihi dux
HOMEPAGE: http://kappa.squadron.org/

FLIGHT I - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Wyvern Flight
Motto: Potius mori quam foedari
1) MAJ Tempest (EH_Tempest@gmx.net)
2) LT Zyrax (zyrax@freenet.de)
3) TBA
4) TBA

FLIGHT II - MISSILE BOAT
Nickname: Gryphon Flight
Motto: Virtute et armis
1) COL Astarosta (astarosta@copetel.com.ar)
2) LCM Shimir Sheerelk (pantherjumper@yahoo.com)
3) COL Jan Wemmel (Jan1506@gmx.de)
4) TBA

FLIGHT III - TIE DEFENDER
Nickname: Midgard Flight
Motto: Mors ipsa nos refugit
1) MAJ Algaron (algaronx@btopenworld.com)
2) TBA
3) TBA
4) TBA

Total: 6


Respectfully,
CMDR-OPSA/MAJ Tempest/Kappa/Wing II/SSSD Sovereign
GOE/GS/SSx2/BSx3/PCx3/ISM/MoI/IS-2BW-2BR-4SW-2SR-2GW-2GR/CoL/CoB/LoA/OV-2E
[PLDN] {IWATS-CBX-GFX-M/1/2-SM/2/3-TM-TT}
RSV/WO Tempest/CD [CoL/SoA/BoMx2/CSS/CDMx2]