Imperial Flying Core

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The Imperial Flying Core

Motto: "We Fly, We Die"

As part of the Tarkin Military Reforms begun just before the Battle of Yalvin was the planed formasion of a forth branch of Imperial Military Service, a seperate Flying Core of Elite Pilots and Flight Crews Kulled from the Best the Imperial Navy had to Offer and equiped with the the Newly developed TIE Interceptor and Advanced modles of the Newlly introduced TIE Bomber, as well as other craft still in Devlopment.

the Army was to recive their own Aviation Branch using the remaining TIE fighters and their Veriants and what ever TIE/in's and eerily modle TIE Bombers could be spared after meeting the Navys needs. the Navy was to continue using TIE/in's eerily modle Tie Bombers and upgraded (using TIE/in generation technology) verrsions of the TIE/rc & TIE/fc as well as the TIE Interceptors left over from meating the Newily formed Flying Cores needs.

The Flying Core was orignialy pland to stage from the Death Stars, Super Star Destroyers and to be stasiond on key Worlds. the Distruction of the First Death Star and the quickning of the pace of construction the Second saw the formasion of the Imperial Flying Core delayed indefentily. The fall of the Empire at Endor finily put paied to any plans to form a true Imperial Flying Core, though some Imperial Remnents did form pale imitasions of the orignal planed force using what TIE Interceptors and TIE/in's and Bombers they had avalible.

The First band of Candidtates for the Imperial Flying Core where both Skilled and Daring but displayed a Galows Humor from experincing the closing gap in Speed and Manuverability (the Imperial Pilots only advantage apart fro Numbers) of even the latest TIE/in's and the new crop of Rebel Fighters that out guned them, out armored them, and even had the advantage of Sheilds, even the introduction of the TIE Interceptor seams to have bean to little to late to reverse quality even as they Salavated over the new craft.


For those who are woundering where this is coming from, in a game I'm in playing Imperials we have lost 12 NPC piloted TIE fighters and almost a PC three times in 18 hours of game play. untill to night I'd forgoten how easy those things are to kill.
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"Remember There Are No Stupid Questions-Just Stupid People." Mr. Morgan Blackhand.

[Pel]

You really miss those nice Rebel shields when you're flying TIEs. Had a player eject some bolts and various metal bits while running from TIEs. They shredded themselves on impact.
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Aha!

[PC-032]

Our groups TIE pilot only has 7 CP in hand and those where the ones she erned in last nights session, she has also burnt her Force Point just staying alive.

Have to post the proposed Rank Structure this arfternoon.

and its Hull Codes not Sheilds we miss (though sheilds are nice two).
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"Remember There Are No Stupid Questions-Just Stupid People." Mr. Morgan Blackhand.

[PC-032]

Ok now for the Ranks starting from the botom of the Officers and working up.


Flying Officer
Insignia: None
Army Equivalent: 3rd Lieutenant
Navy Equivalant: Ensign or Sub-Lieutenant
More a Commisiond Spechlist than a True Officer, they are the Basic Tie and other Craft Pilots or Seinor Gunners.

Leading Flying Officer
Insigna: One Red Pip over One Blue Pip
Army Equivalent: 2nd Lieutenant
Navy Equivalant: Lieutent Jg
Thease Men lead Elements or command craft larger than the small TIE Fighters and Bombers


Flight Lieutenant
Insigina: Two Red Pips over Two Blue Pips
Army Equivalent: 1st Lieutenant
Navy Equivalant: Lieutenant
A Flight Lieutant commands a full Flight of Craft, or in some cases the largest craft used by the Imperial Flying Core.

Squadron Leader
Insigina: Three Red Pips over Three Blue Pips
Army Equivalent: Captian
Navy Equivalant: Lieutenant Commander
Squdran Leaders Command full Squadrons.

Wing Commander
Insigina: Four Red Pips over Four Blue Pips
Army Equivalent: Major
Navy Equivalant: Commander
Thease Officers are responcible for full Wings of the Imperial Flying Core. this would be the Highst Ranking Flying Core officer in a Imperial Class Star Destroyer Group.

Group Capitan
Insigina: Five Red Pips over Five Blue Pips
Army Equivalent: Colonel
Navy Equivalant: Captian
Group Captians controll Flying Core Group made up of Two or more Wings, usualy up to Six although this number can be higher.When on a Navy Vessel as an act of Courtosy thease offesors would have their Rank Title shortend to "Group"

Marshal
Insigina: Six Red Pips over Six Blue Pips
Army Equivalent: General
Navy Equivalant: Admiral
The Orignaly pland Higest Rank the plan was to have them controling Two or more Groups, usualy up to Six although this number can be higher. thease would be Desgnated as Corps.

Grand Marshal of the Imperial Flying Core
Insigina: Unknowen
Army Equivalent: Grand Marshal
Navy Equivalant: Grand Admiral
No Grand Marshal was planed as part of the orignal Imperial Flying Core put provisions where made to assigine someone to the rank should the Need arise the post in all likilyhood would have eventualy come about anyway as part of the Imperial Court. sutch a man would have comanded the entiere Imperial Flying Core.
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"Remember There Are No Stupid Questions-Just Stupid People." Mr. Morgan Blackhand.