Return to Wick

Crew:

We've arrived safely back in Wick.  Ground and aircrew, secure the Renegade, offload loot (and booze), and prepare for liberty.

The smoking lamp is lit.

We'll be announcing the grand reopening of the Ground Pub with its new name this week...not that it is actually closed.  We will be taking recommendations on House specialty drinks.

By close of business Monday, I would like a maintenance update on the engines and weapons systems.  We put a lot of strain on the grapple guns towing those yachts out to international waters.

Tonight, join the Captain in the Ground Pub for dinner and drinks celebrating our triumphant trip to the States.

The Goodyear folks continue to scatter every time they hear we're in the area.  We'll catch them one of these days.

yrs,

Captain XO

Trip to the United States

The Captain is glad that everyone seems to be having a good time here on our trip to the States.

Negotiations with Lloyds of London, as well as several other yacht insurers are going well.  We can confidently say that this will be a very profitable trip.

Plus we got to see the hurricane from the Renegade as well as build up our list of good deeds with some rescue operations.  That being said,the Captain would like the Marines we rescued from Camp Lejeune off the Renegade as soon as possible.  The Plunder and Lightning is OFF LIMITS to them.

We still have some other things to do here in the States, including playing Bumper Blimps with those Goodyear losers.

Well done all.

Captain will be holding a roll call soon so we can get our crew list sorted.

Hurricane Guidance

Captain to Crew:

Since PSG Kim of the Hussars has intimated he is going to steal my bloody dirigible to go joy riding unless I take him to see the hurricane, we're going on an air trip.

1) Everybody will be sober for this jaunt.  The bars are closed.
2) NO PUKING IN MY DIRIGIBLE.
3) This is dangerous.  As soon as the hurricane eyeballing is done, I want parasite fighters out and scouting for targets.  We risk the dirigible, we are sure as hell making some profit on this trip.
4) I'll authorize shore leave in the States.  Looking for recommendations where we can set down.
5) I want to mess with the Goodyear folks while we're there, so let's find a game they're at and blimp block them.

We'll up ship and head east at noon tomorrow.  Ground crew, you'll need to get up early and fuel the dirigible.  Ordnance, full weapons load out.

Resume, no specified position

Captain XO:

We received this resume--no cover letter, so we're forwarding it for your consideration against available openings.  Perhaps that ground crew turret repair position?  I mean anyone who makes a gauss cannon out of spare parts has got to be willing to learn to turn a bolt on a Tesla cannon, right?

Thanks,

HR

Experience

Ground Team Co-Leader/Split Team Leader B, RES-Ingress, Boston MA, “Operation Cassandra Prime”, August 28^th, 2018. This position required me to assist in coordinating a group of ten agents, to frequently lead 3-5 of them in a separate attack on enemy ENL-Ingress targets, and to liase with our team’s assigned overwatch.

Intel/Planning/Dispatch, United Chicagoland RES-Ingress, Evanston IL, July 2017 to present. This position requires me to keep a sharp eye on ENL-Ingress activity in my area, and to plan and coordinate counterstrikes in the Chicagoland North Shore sector.

Military History Nerd, 2013 to present. I am an amateur student of military history, with particular focus on battles/campaigns where the victorious force outsmarted or outmaneuvered their enemy. I am also an avid reader of “alternate history” military fiction, giving me a strong grasp of “what-if” scenarios that help me to plan for unexpected developments.

Amateur Gauss Cannon Engineer, 2007. I was firmly disciplined by my parents for building a jury-rigged gauss rail from magnets, duct tape, and a yardstick, when the test round went both long and wide and narrowly missed the kitchen window. I remain firmly of the opinion that an improved design would have granted me more accuracy, and the anemic muzzle velocity likely posed no serious threat to the pane in question, but my tools and materials were nonetheless confiscated by said authorities.

References

            Tom Rodgers, my mentor and frequent CO in United Chicagoland RES-Ingress. 

            The Half Price Books in Highland Park, which probably remembers me as the guy with curly hair and glasses, who always buys giant stacks of military history and military fiction. 

            My brother, who probably remembers the gauss rail incident.

AAR for our trip south

In keeping with Captain XO's guidance, we're conducting an AAR on our recent trip south.

Really south.  Points included a Muscovite 'Research Station', a sight seeing stop at Giza, a minor run in with the world's sole remaining coal powered aircraft carrier, and a quick shopping trip to Monaco.

We identified the first target because Legal Mate Burks has been on a been on his shit about Antarctica, so we thought we would take him there for a visit.  Actually a raid.

The new technique of using a figure eight loop over the target seemed to work very well--this gives ample opportunity for the Tesla fuses to cool down between salvos.   Targeting was precise.  Communications tower and their generator facility were destroyed quickly, and the Bold Air Hussars again proved their worth and overpowered the station security force.  Too bad about those Muscovites....  Looting wasn't great---some high end vodka, caviar, but this was more for fun than anything else.

The stop in Giza was a tourist jaunt.  Captain XO wants to remind the crew that stealing priceless historical artifacts is a crime against all mankind and our collective heritage.  Plus, using explosives to gain entry to a tomb is a great way to invite a horrible curse, not just on yourself, but your crewmates.  The movie double feature seemed well received.  We'll need two kegs next time, though.

I think we all agree that the aircraft carrier flyby was great fun.  Hitting the carrier with Tesla salvos at the lowest setting fried electronics and probably destroyed their navigation and communications equipment.  Captain XO is very, very sad.  Next time, though, let's launch parasite fighters as a Combat Air Patrol before we start screwing with the carrier.  If they had gotten fighters up, that could have gone poorly for us.

Finally, the looting/shopping trip in Monaco.  Not a lot of fighting; mostly just looting and stealing.  Really good haul from that Mafia Don's private art collection.  We need to radio ahead to the art appraiser.

The usual--three sustains and three improves.

Interim Logo!

Courtesy of a Crew Member!

Administrative Note from the Captain

So the Captain has some deviltry a-brewing...and he needs the input of the crew.

Captain just purchased a logo design project from Jenna Woginrich of Cold Antler Farms, to be delivered Novemberish (IT WAS A DEAL).  The Captain will look into print on demand coffee mugs--AND BEER STEINS.  Possible coins, but he's not sure.  The print on demand is low overhead and doesn't require stock.  Coins would require stock.

So where does the crew come in?  We need an Airship motto.  Something that could either go on the logo, on a coffee mug, and be awesome.

Finally, the Captain was musing about crew t-shirts; if there was sufficient interest, we'd print airship t-shirts with the logo on the front and the ship motto and names/noms de guerre of the crew on the reverse.  Perfect for wear at military forced fun functions.  There would need to be degree of confirmed interest before the Captain would move out on that, as he would need to front the cash.

Winning motto will get a free mug.  The Captain is the final judge.