Tanktastic!

It was an epic battle of tanks! Tactical Division's heavy weapons expert Stuka versus Merky and Wolfie. Sovereign sim was aflame with exploding shells and machine gun fire. The giant statue on the hilltop got destroyed a dozen times over. No civilian was safe. Women and children cried. In the end, the wrecked tanks had to be hauled off the battlefield on the back of a flatbed truck.

It was just another fun day in Tactical.

Red Alert!

October 4th marked the grand re-opening of the GFC Tactical Division.  After several months of planning, organizing, and restructuring, the doors of the shiny new facility were officially opened in their new (old) location.

The new facility boasts barracks, a configurable briefing room, squad leader offices, and an armory, as well as vehicle and scene rezzers, all packaged in a highly appealing and functional, beautifully landscaped, and low-prim complex in Sovereign sim.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sovereign/199/45/22

The grand re-opening party was a big hit!  Bright balloons, scantily-clad cheerleaders, and dancing all led up to the official ribbon cutting ceremony, followed by a special weekly general meeting inside.

Much fun was had by all.

Special thanks to the builders: Wolfie, Ben, Beth, and Merky; and to the the people that helped inspire and guide the final build: Moonglow and her team, and Debbydo.

New GFC Rifle and Tactical Retooling

After a surprise attack from the Marquis the tactical area in the GFC was damaged, staff injured and pride blown to shreds. But, as the saying goes, when the "When the going gets touch the tough get going", tactical stood back up, dusted it self off and prepared for a new era of defense of the GFC, never will it get caught out again.

The first thing which had to be done was retooling, fortifying and turning our tactical troops into defenders of the realm. A Nav Mesh has been added to the tactical area floor so now pathfinding compatible devices like drones can work in that area, this should aid in the training of the squads.

The new standard JCS rifle and meter system has just being fully introduce allowing for firing without the need of rezzed bullets and more accuracy than previous guns used in the group. By using the JCS system the gun now can shoot down the likes of ships like the gryphon and those which also have compatible JCS modes. Bring land to air features in devices we can create ourselves.

Graphic Design - Sophie Johnson  (Hydregion Resident)

Members can pick up copies of the new JCS rifle in Constellation sims Medical Centre or Phoenix Stations Welcome Area and AAC  briefing room and  in Sovereign sim, just wear your GalaxyFleetCommand group tag and click the vendor, accept the item and check in your recent items for a directory with the rifle and JCS meter in it. You wear the Tactical tag to pick it up from tactical building.

Temp attach versions are also available outside the tactical building and the AAC Briefing room. You simply click the temp vendor and accept the item being attached, you will then automatic be wear the item without need for searching in your inventory for it or constantly looking for it if you own it. Its a fast way of picking up items when you need them. Temp attached items are never stored in your inventory so when you detach it they are gone.

This is only the beginning, so watch and listen out for laser fire, explosions and calls of "Man down" & "Medic".

AAC & Tactical Event: Land To Air Battle Returns

About a year ago trials were done to test out a specially made combat system for the gfc called JCS. The idea being it could be placed in a variety of differing devices and still work with each other.

With recent updates made to the system it was the perfect opportunity for two GFC divisions the AAC and Tactical to join forces for an event. Two teams where selected in a land to air battle, ground troops were deployed to spread themselves around the ground area of sovereign Sim. Land turrets were added to help with shooting down air attacks.

 The air team flew Gryphon's, their task was to pick out ground troops. On paper you would have banked probably on the planes being victorious, but with the ground troops ability to take more cover and the advantage of a slightly easier aiming system. though they did have to reload their rifles after a number of shots was a a definite disadvantage.

The editions of the turrets proved more of a distraction as it drew the pilots into attacking them leaving their planes exposed and easy pickings for the ground troops. Suffice to say even when the teams swapped roles, those playing land troops prevailed both times.

We all had a great time and look forward to more joint divisional ventures in 2013

Hulk Attacks The GFC

As warned earlier the Hulk made its way through the deserted rezzed town shouting "Hulk Smash" and wrecking everything that came in its path. His destination was the location of the Fadm's Party on Saturday.

A small group of mercenaries from Tactical Division were sent to intercept the green mammoth  and take him down which was no mean task as trying to bring this humongous mountain to the ground was like throwing tooth picks at an elephant.

Kal Aie, Dustin Sunflower, BunE and BlueAgate, locked, loaded and strapped enough Arsenal to bring down a small country to take on the jolly green giant.

Erm....Ok, they attempted to take on the jolly green giant, the words "Hulk Smash" echoing down the streets and the constant images of mercenaries laying strewn across the ground wasn't an encouraging sight.

But they persevered, dug deep, strapped on a rocket launcher and eventually (I'm not going to say how long it took then)  brought  the grass coloured beast to his knees. With the Hulk defeated the party could go on unabated, our mercenaries hailed as heroes.

Stop The Party Crasher Hulk

Attention all hands! The Hulk went out  of control, invaded GFC and is threatening to destroy FADM Katrina Bixby's party scenario! We need all able soldiers to stop him, THIS FRIDAY, 6pm SLT.  Meet us on Aeon sandbox for briefing! This is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill! Everyone is welcome to this... no-win tactical exercise!

Lt. Cmdr. Kal Aie
   Tactical Lead

Hapless Dummies Take on Tactical

It has been said in whispered tones that the Tactical Division members are a hard nosed sort, they are the kind of people who line dummies up against walls and shoot them for target practice. This is what happened recently when an  impromptu shoot the stationary object events was called.

Many people turned up with a variety of lethal weapons to practice their aiming arm with, it wasn't all attacking stationary items though, a moving orb was thrown in the mix to create a travelling target giving the dummies a bit of rest bite.

By the time the event ended there were bits of dummy and explosive debris shattered around the tactical area, so if you hear huge explosions, see mushroom clouds or bits of dummy flying over the tactical area wall then it probably is only our crack team and guests letting off a little steam and bullets.

Flint's new wonderful Tactical Games!

Greetings friends!

Next Saturday we're gonna test out one of Flint's (Perfecto Convair) new wonderful Tactical Games!
Bring your courage and your honor, so you may leave with glory!
Meet us in Tactical Office in Aeon for briefing.

Qapla'!

Lt. Kal Aie, Tactical Director

Tactical Event next Saturday! 04/28/12, 6:30 pm SLT (PDT)
Location: Click Here

Tactical - Drone Tests, Kingon Invasion and Light Armour

Tactical has been really busy over the last few weeks since its relaunch and has been going from strength to strength. This week has been particularly busy.

On Saturday's Tactical event  they were testing new fighting drones and a colour ball shooting game, the scripter Perfecto Convair (now also one of the newest members of the division) is an old member who has been away from the GFC for about 4 years and has returned to projects he was working on and aren't we glad he has, the games are challenging and fun, they will make a real addition to many of the tactical event which are planned in the future. Also he's working on a few games aimed at DS19 which we are all looking forward to playing soon.

Sunday saw tactical reassemble to defend the planet from a klingon invasion in a derelict war torn city using every guerrilla fighting tactic's at their disposal to defeat the scurge and barbarism of their foe. Will the federations remain victorious and honorable in the face of their enemy or can the fragil alliance prevail. Read Full Story HERE.

Light tactical armour with force field has been developed for all tactical members. The armor is made by their new chief tactical engineer Harry Ketterley (andy Ketterley). Read Full Story HERE.

Tactical Uniform v.2!

Greetings friends!
Kendra Mollsen updated our tactical uniforms! Now they have longer necks, more detail on the back and shoulders, and strings around the wrists. Looks really good!

Comes in all 3 color departments.

Just wear your Tactical group tag and touch the uniform locker in Tactical Office.

Qapla'!
Lt. Kal Aie, Tactical Director

New Hazard Team Armor! By Katie Zwilling

Greetings friends!

Katie just made our ultra super cool new armor!  Thank you Katie, and thank you Research Team! It also has a damn nice personal shield that pops up when you take shots! Comes in 3 colours, all sculpted, with some animated energy pipes.

It will be standard issue gear for our elite squad, the Hazard Team!

How do you join Hazard Team? Well, you have to be a tough person of illegitimate parentage, and contact Sophie Johnson or Kaori Juliesse.

Qapla!
Kal Aie, Tactical Director

New Tactical Rifle Makes An Appearance

Development in Tactical doesn't seem to stop right now, with a uniform and armored kits revealed they've made a new nicely designed gun available to members soon with rifle, assault and snipe modes. Full Story Here.

New AAC and Tactical Uniforms Revealed

Uniforms are a bit like buses, you wait around, twiddle your thumbs and then 3 all come at once. The lucky divisions to receive an apparel facelife are the AAC and Tactical.

Kendra Mollsen ( Koreeah Resident) has created a Jumpsuit for the AAC and  Standard Uniform for Tactical personnel..

Katie Zwilling has been busy finalizing the armored gear for Tactical which will only be available to those members who have achieve certain tasks in Tactical. No free lunch here, you want it, you gonna have to earn that armored bad boy which also comes in 3 colours.

Contact the AAC and Tactical leads for the latest information and distribution regarding these cool new uniforms.

AAC Jumpsuit

Standard Tactical Uniform

Tactical Armored Gear

Klingon Bat'leth Tournament

Tactical isn't just about ground troops and phaser fire, it also encompasses the Nobel but deadly art of hand to hand combat. No more so when one places the sharply bladed bat'leth between ones hands and engages in battle.

To put this too the test a few tactical officers took up the challenge, a full report can be read HERE

Tactical Events Return

It's been a busy week for the tactical division, first they announced kai Aie as the new lead with Sophie Johnson joining as assistant alongside Dustin Sunflower.

Their action packed week kicked off with an inter-divisional events between the AAC, tactical and research to help test the new JCS weapon and health meter system which showed off its land to air capabilities by having ground troops with rifles taking on pilots in the air baring down on them in gryphon's. I always feel if you use cover properly and target your foe then even ground troops can take a few of those fly boys down.

The second part of the event was testing tanks v gryphons. We positioned our tanks and then watch a herd of gryphon's attacking them like a starving man to a piece of finely cooked meat. All in all it showed the possibilities of the  JCS system which we have only touched on.

On Friday the second event the new look tactical team arranged  an apocalyptic zombie shoot fest. The first port of call was to have a briefing in the tactical office, gather our arms and head to the deserted waste land which was populated with the undead and giant spiders who relentlessly followed you around the ruin city set. I can't tell you the amount of clips I unloaded but streams and streams of zombies kept heading towards us, take one down and there were two more round the corner. Everyone had a great time and it's great to see tactical back where it belongs and like many people will be looking forward to the new events coming from the team over the next few weeks.

More Pictures Here

New Tactical Hostage Rescue

By Captain Dolamite Giffen

GFC Tactical has received numerous reports of missing officers. GFC security has their hands full trying to contain this threat. They have called on the Hazard Team department of Tactical. Alpha Team Leader Janel Doune has taken the responsibility.

Alpha Team Searched the HQ for any information, and found Assistant Chief Of Security Commander Bigmoe Whitfield (Moe). He informed them of the threat... and sent the team on their way. He was eventually kidnapped for ousting the cardassian cell.

The Hazard team returned to his location only to be fired upon by a cardassian vessel orbiting the planet... the HQ was sent into disarray as torpedoes began bombing the planet.

Onboard the station, Moe sent a message informing the team of some vital information, but was killed in the process. Strategic Ops sent a ship to dispatch them.The hazard team tracked a feint transporter signature once the ship was destroyed. It led to the station.

Once onboard the station the team found no crew, accept for 1 cardassian life sign. Janel quickly neutralized the cardassian... but alas he had a trick up his sleeve and died.

Not bad for our first Official Sanctioned Tactical Event Called.... Hostage Rescue!

More Pictures HERE

Join us next Thursday at 12pm SLT

GFC's First Klingon Bat'leth Duel Tactical Event

Good day!

Last Friday we had our first Bat'leth Duel as a Tactical Event. It was pretty cool. Here is a brief report:

We rezzed the Klingon Circle of Blood near the Tactical Area, in Sovereign. People gathered around and I started giving a few instructions. Many brave warriors showed up: Sodak, Debbydo, Reece, Dustin, Joshua Humbridge, Nick Banana, Roy Lang, Talax, MissKitty (special envoy from UFG), Malic Skytower, Malcolm, Lillian Aries (to tend the wounded), Jimmy Vehrous and please forgive me if I forgot someone.

Everybody received a scripted Bat'leth (model built by Angel Sacherfort) and a copy of the free Sci-Fi Combat System HUD, along with instructions.

A little bit of history and information on the Bat'leth:

lt is our traditional "Sword of Honor". About a meter long and shaped as a double-semicircle with four points, resembling a two-ended scimitar.  A modern bat'leth is typically 116 centimeters long and weighs 5.3 kilograms, and is composed of baakonite metal.

The Bat'leth is carried along the inside of the arm and wielded using two handholds on the outside edge of the weapon.

Our oral traditions state that the first Bat'leth was forged around 625 A.D. (Terran equivalent) by Kahless the Unforgettable.

The legend says Kahless dropped a lock of his hair into the lava from the Kri'stak Volcano, and then plunged the fiery lock into the lake of Lursor and twisted it to form a blade. But only our priests know the details to this legend.

Hence, the first Bat'leth was known as the Sword of Kahless. It was a sacred icon for the Klingon people until it was stolen about 1000 years ago by the invading Hur'q. In 2372 of Terran common era, then-ambassador Kor set off with General Worf and Jadzia Dax, a Starfleet Officer regarded as a Klingon warrior, to the Gamma Quadrant to search for the legendary artifact, but came back empty-handed, according to the official records.

Although nowadays wars are won by ships, disruptors and photon torpedos, the Bat'leth remain a sacred weapon to us, and it is deadly in the hands of a skilled Klingon warrior.

It is used mainly during ritual combats, such as when a leader is challenged, a warrior wishes to prove his valor against another, a House dispute needs to be settled or someone evokes the right to Vengeance, so we all must know how to defend ourselves using a Sword of Honor. Also, a Klingon is invincible with a Bat'leth in melee combat, so this formidable weapon never lost its use among us.
The Bat'leth must be earned through blood and valor, and it is to be treated with the utmost respect. Nothing brings more honor to a father than to be able to pass his Bat'leth to his son, and there is no greater honor for a son than to receive his father's Bat'leth. They remain in our families and Houses as a symbol of their strenght. Much like the D'k tahg, except the dagger reprents more a warrior's personal honor, while the Bat'leth has deep ties with his House.

Worf, Son of Mogh, owns a Bat'leth that has been in his family for 10 generations, which he used to kill Duras after the nemesis had murdered K'Ehleyr, the mother of Worf's son.

The championship followed an eliminatory system, with some resits. We had a big board with the pictures of the challengers to each match. The first matches were randomly chosen. The first battle was between Malic Skytower and Nick Banana. Here's how it went:

[16:33]  Kal Aie shouts: The oponents carefully study each other... Mr. Malic thrusts with fury!
[16:33]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Banana strikes Malic from behind!
[16:33]  Talax: did you say furry
[16:33]  MissKitty Rhapsody: drinks some blood wine
[16:33]  Kal Aie shouts: Its a fierce and violent fight, both contestants are evenly matched!
[16:34]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Nick is dangerously low on health!
[16:34]  dustin thunderstorm (dustin.sunflower): you doing a good job malic
[16:34]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Malic is also taking a heavy beating!
[16:34]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: Malic Skytower has been defeated
[16:34]  Talax: go nick
[16:34]  Kal Aie shouts: There is blood all over!
[16:34]  MissKitty Rhapsody: awww poor malic
[16:34]  Malic Skytower: its harder then it looks
[16:34]  NickTheBanana: myes i won
[16:35]  MissKitty Rhapsody: he died an honorable death
[16:35]  Malcolm Sholokhov: And with 4% left...
[16:35]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Nick is the winner! It was a fantastic table turn!
[16:35]  NickTheBanana: yes it is
[16:35]  Talax: wow yay nick poor malic
[16:35]  Reece Portal: Ahhhhhhhhhhh ! screams into the air
[16:35]  NickTheBanana: let me heal
[16:35]  Malic Skytower: so close
[16:35]  Kal Aie shouts: It was a very good fight, both are honorable warriors and fought well!
[16:35]  Reece Portal: do we have a medic?

The second match was between Mr. Sodak and Mr. Joshua. It was quick and messy. Here is the narration:

[16:40]  Kal Aie shouts: May the loser find Sto'Vo'Kor, the klingon paradise for those who die honorably in battle!
[16:40]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: Sodak Xeltentat has been defeated
[16:40]  Kal Aie shouts: They both fought like there was no tomorrow!
[16:41]  Kal Aie shouts: Such violence I thought to exist only inside a Klingon!
[16:41]  Kal Aie shouts: A Vulcan against an Andorian, both with strong warrior traditions!
[16:41]  Joshua Humbridge: got us a medic
[16:41]  Reece Portal: capla
[16:42]  ZhaanP'auZoolu (lillian.aries): where's the injured
[16:42]  Malcolm Sholokhov: Sodak. n.n;
[16:42]  Kal Aie shouts: But eventually the Andorian duelist tradition prevailed over the Vulcan strenght and logic! Perhaphs if Mr. Sodak was in his Pon-Farr he would have won!

The next fight was memorable and epic: Ms. Reece against MissKitty. Real bloody and messy girl on girl action. Suddenly the audience increased tenfold. Here is how it went:

[16:46]  Kal Aie shouts: Ladies and gentlemen! It is Girl Power now! Two women, fighting with all their passion and fury! Suddenly the audience went through the roof! I wonder why!
[16:46]  MissKitty Rhapsody: I havent actually fought in combat before lol
[16:46]  Joshua Humbridge: misskitty has the heart of a klingon
[16:47]  Kal Aie shouts: In the Klingon Empire, women as considered as capable as men, and looked as kin warriors! They can even become house leaders!
[16:47]  MissKitty Rhapsody: winks at reece
[16:47]  ZhaanP'auZoolu (lillian.aries) thinks "Pfftt, glorified mud wrestling"
[16:47]  Kal Aie shouts: They can be as deadly as anyone with a bat'leh in hand!
[16:47]  MissKitty Rhapsody: growls
[16:47]  Kal Aie shouts: Ladies, show us you can fight with honor. I'll count to 3 and play the sound, then you may start!
[16:47]  Kal Aie: 1
[16:47]  Kal Aie: 2
[16:47]  Kal Aie: 3
[16:47]  Kal Aie shouts: GO LADIES!
[16:48]  Kal Aie shouts: They carefully study each other. Reece starts with a faint
[16:48]  Kal Aie shouts: MissKitty counter attacks!
[16:48]  Kal Aie shouts: Their forces seem to be equal!
[16:48]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: Reece Portal has been defeated
[16:48]  Kal Aie: They show no sign of weariness!
[16:48]  MissKitty Rhapsody: drinks to her fallen comrad
[16:49]  Reece Portal: ahhhh
[16:49]  Reece Portal: starts to fade
[16:49]  MissKitty Rhapsody: she died with honor
[16:49]  Kal Aie shouts: The coin of fate turns and Ms. Reece destiny is decided! Ms. Kitty stands the victor!
[16:49]  MissKitty Rhapsody: howls for the fallen warrior
[16:49]  Kal Aie shouts: It was an honorable fight though, and Ms. Reece proved to be a dangerous adversary!
[16:49]  ZhaanP'auZoolu (lillian.aries): Died?
[16:49]  Reece Portal: g=dead Sir
[16:49]  Reece Portal: hehe
[16:49]  MissKitty Rhapsody: ok we revived her
[16:49]  MissKitty Rhapsody: :)
[16:49]  Reece Portal: thank you Kitty
[16:50]  Reece Portal: : )
[16:50]  ZhaanP'auZoolu (lillian.aries): so what did u need me for?

As you will see, MissKitty fought like a true warrior and was a big favorite in the championship. Next Mr. Dustin fought Mr. Malic again, who got another chance to prove his valor:

[16:55]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin moves like a ninja!
[16:55]  Kal Aie shouts: But Mr. Malic is a seasoned warrior who already fought many battles!
[16:55]  Kal Aie shouts: Heck, right now I'm stepping over Mr. Malic's blood!
[16:56]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Malic is stepping dangerous close to outside the arena!
[16:56]  MissKitty Rhapsody: its tough to stay in the circle
[16:56]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin is a true Klingon warrior! Will Mr. Malic be able to overcome that with his experience?
[16:57]  Kal Aie shouts: Watch out Mr. Dustin, you're still fighting!
[16:57]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Malic bailed out!
[16:57]  MissKitty Rhapsody: i should have placed bets lol
[16:58]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin is the proud winner! It was a glorious battle, but unfortunatelly Mr. Malic lost his balance and stepped outside the arena!
[16:58]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: Malic Skytower has been defeated
[16:59]  Kal Aie shouts: Oh no Mr. Dustin is on a Klingon killing rage! He went berserk! Mongoose! Watch out, he is loose! Armed and dangerous!
[16:59]  Kal Aie shouts: He killed Mr. Malic!
[16:59]  MissKitty Rhapsody: malic has died an honorable death against a superior oponent
[16:59]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin, control your inner rage!

So we moved to the 2nd phase of the eliminatories. We had already ruled out many warriors. Next match was between Mr. Joshua, The Andorian Rage, and Nick, The Banana, who got a second chance:

[17:02]  NickTheBanana: is this the last fight
[17:02]  Kal Aie shouts: Qapla'! May you both fight well, may the loser find Sto'Vo'Kor!
[17:02]  Kal Aie shouts: No Mr. Banana, a warrior's life is filled with fights, and he longs for fights. He would die dishonorably if there were no more fights
[17:02]  Kal Aie shouts: Alright, in your places. Ready....
[17:02]  Kal Aie: 1
[17:03]  Kal Aie: 2
[17:03]  Kal Aie: 3
[17:03]  Kal Aie: GOGOGO
[17:03]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: NickTheBanana Resident has been defeated
[17:04]  MissKitty Rhapsody: you died an honorable death nick
[17:04]  MissKitty Rhapsody: i drink to you
[17:04]  Kal Aie shouts: That was one of the most amazing and violent fights I've ever seen! It was like Kahless the Unforgettable had ressurrected in Ms. Kitty's body!
[17:04]  MissKitty Rhapsody: smiles
[17:04]  Kal Aie: Yes, Mr. Nick will go to Sto'Vo'Kor
[17:04]  NickTheBanana: what is sto vo kor
[17:05]  Joshua Humbridge: klingon after life
[17:05]  MissKitty Rhapsody: sto vo kor is where klingons go when they die
[17:05]  Kal Aie: Sto'Vo'Kor is the Klingon paradise, where warriors go when they die in battle

As you can see, MissKitty was really on a killing rampage. There was no way Mr. Banana could win, no matter how hard he tried. Next we had Mr. Joshua, The Andorian Fury, against Mr. Dustin, The Fiery Wrath, who had just metamorphosed to his deadly dragon form:

[17:09]  Kal Aie shouts: They are both seasoned, scarred warriors!
[17:09]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Joshua comes from a planet where duels are a deadly tradition!
[17:09]  Kal Aie shouts: And Mr. Dustin has both Klingon and Dragon blood!
[17:09]  MissKitty Rhapsody: nick you need to keep from dying to win a prize
[17:09]  Kal Aie shouts: Sadly Mr. Dustin took a very strong leap and landed outside the arena! He is disqualified!
[17:10]  Kal Aie shouts: That is the downside of having wings! You never know where you will land!
[17:10]  MissKitty Rhapsody: its a close fight!
[17:10]  Kal Aie shouts: Gentlemen, you may stop fighting
[17:10]  NickTheBanana: this is fun not when you die though
[17:10]  MissKitty Rhapsody: a good fight is aways fun'
[17:10]  Kal Aie shouts: It is over, warriors!
[17:11]  Kal Aie shouts: Jaffa, kree! XDD
[17:11]  Kal Aie shouts: The battle lust runs deeply inside these warrior's veins, ladies and gentlemen! Their adrenaline does not lowers easily!
[17:12]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Joshua stands the victor! Sadly Mr. Dustin stepped outside the Circle of Blood.
[17:12]  Kal Aie shouts: It was an even fight though! We'll never know who would have won!

Next both Mr. Sodak and Mr. Nick Banana got resits. It was quick though. Mr. Sodak showed his true Vulcan strenght. Here is how it went:

[17:21]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: NickTheBanana Resident has been defeated
[17:21]  Kal Aie shouts: Will Mr. Nick prevail against Sodak's vulcan strenght? He is a master of the vulcan lirpa! Or is it lyra?
[17:21]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Sodak is the glorious winner! Mr. Nick proved to be a worthy adversary!
[17:21]  MissKitty Rhapsody: isnt nick dead?
[17:21]  Reece Portal: yep
[17:21]  Kal Aie: Yes I saw him dead too lol
[17:21]  Reece Portal: he lost
[17:21]  MissKitty Rhapsody: grins
[17:22]  Kal Aie shouts: He is on a killing rampage! Security!
[17:22]  Kal Aie: lol
[17:22]  MissKitty Rhapsody: perhaps you wish to fight ME!
[17:22]  MissKitty Rhapsody: growls
[17:22]  Sodak Xeltentat: thanks Nick great fight

Poor Nick Banana, it wasn't his day. Mr. Sodak would fight again to decide who would fight for the Trophy, but he had to go. So, as in Klingon Tradition, Mr. Dustin was appointed to fight on his behalf, which he did honorably. He stepped once again into the circle against the formidable MissKitty. That was a very intense and dramatic fight, they were both favorites and skilled warriors. It went like this:

[17:25]  MissKitty Rhapsody: it will be an honor to fight such a worthy oponent
[17:25]  Kal Aie shouts: Yes MissKitty
[17:26]  Kal Aie shouts: As it is a custom with the Klingon, Mr. Dustin will fight on Mr. Sodak's behalf.
[17:27]  Kal Aie: 1
[17:27]  Kal Aie: 2
[17:27]  Kal Aie: 3
[17:27]  Kal Aie shouts: FIGHT!
[17:28]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin asked for a time, and Ms. Kitty has granted him cause she is an honorable warrior
[17:28]  Kal Aie shouts: ALRIGHT , RESUME FIGHT! Mr. Roy, please step out the circle!
[17:28]  Kal Aie shouts: GO GO GO
[17:29]  Kal Aie shouts: For some reason Mr. Dustin is turning his back to his oponent! Is he that confident?
[17:33]  Kal Aie: carefull Mr. Dustin, you're going outside the arena
[17:33]  Reece Portal: circle
[17:33]  Joshua Humbridge: kitty kitty kitty
[17:33]  Kal Aie: dont run too much Mr. Dustin, try to keep close to kitty
[17:34]  Kal Aie shouts: no flying Mr. Dustin, get back on the ground
[17:34]  Reece Portal: giggles
[17:35]  Kal Aie shouts: They are both fearsome warriors!
[17:36]  Reece Portal: ouch
[17:36]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: MissKitty Rhapsody has been defeated
[17:36]  Kal Aie shouts: Both are masters of the bat'leth!
[17:36]  Reece Portal: Good fight MsKitty
[17:36]  Reece Portal: smiles at her
[17:36]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin used all his dragon strenght and won! Congratulations Mr. Dustin! Ms. Kitty was one of the strongest warriors in the contest!
[17:36]  dustin thunderstorm (dustin.sunflower): °°°DRAGONROOOAAARRR°°°
[17:36]  MissKitty Rhapsody: it was a good day to die

Sadly, it was the end of the championship for MissKitty. And now GFC's First Bat'leth Champion would be ultimately chosen, for the final epic battle was about to start. Mr. Dustin, The Fiery Wrath, against Mr. Joshua, The Andorian Duelist:

[17:40]  NickTheBanana: this is going to be the best fight
[17:40]  Kal Aie shouts: Mr. Dustin... he is a mutant... part human, part dragon, and part klingon... every cell of his body screams "warrior"!
[17:41]  Kal Aie shouts: On the other corner, Mr. Jooooooshuaaa!!!! He was born to a warrior society! They duel during their free time!
[17:41]  dustin thunderstorm (dustin.sunflower): °°°DRAGONROOOAAARRR°°°
[17:41]  MissKitty Rhapsody: drinks her bloodwine
[17:42]  Kal Aie shouts: The fight will be glorious! The victory will be GFC's 1st Bat'leth Champion!
[17:43]  Kal Aie shouts: On my mark gentlemen. I wish you success!
[17:43]  Kal Aie: 1
[17:43]  Kal Aie: 2
[17:43]  Kal Aie: 3
[17:43]  Kal Aie shouts: FIGHT!
[17:44]  Sci-Fi Combat System v1.3: Dustin Sunflower has been defeated
[17:44]  MissKitty Rhapsody: we have seen the defeat of a mighty warrior
[17:44]  Kal Aie shouts: It is like if the gods themselves stepped down and fought! There was lightning and the Earth shook!
[17:44]  Reece Portal: great fight gentlemen
[17:45]  Kal Aie shouts: But the day was Joshua's!
[17:46]  Kal Aie shouts: Ladies and gentlemen, I present you GFC's 1st Bat'leth Champion! Mr. Joshua Humbridge! May glory and honor follow his steps! And Mr. Dustin! GFC's 1st Bat'leth Vice Champion! He fought bravely and showed great skill!
[17:46]  MissKitty Rhapsody: I will make sure to add a batleth tournament at sfg
[17:46]  Kal Aie: We would be glad to help you, MissKitty.

And that was it. Then we celebrated and took many pictures. Mr. Joshua got a champion Trophy and Mr. Dustin got a Vice Champion Trophy. They are both valorous warriors. Next week Mr. Joshua will have to defend his title, for we should have another Klingon Bat'leth Duel!

Debbydo helped a lot taking pictures.

Qapla'!

Christening the Sovereign Tactical Area

A New Beginning

As we all know, one of our Sims is being re-built, the Tactical area that was once housed inside of that Sim has been moved into Sovereign.

Today, several of GFC gathered in the Tactical area, and thought that it would be a cool time for a bit of R&R.

It didn't take long before the Borg beamed in, and we all had to flip into action to take on the threat.

The location was slightly shabby, and Thomas Aker and Richardjrn Weatherwax had to makeshift us a room and a door so that the bullets did not clutter the Sim.

Dustin and Toq jumped right into action and cut down loads and loads of drones, Richardjrn joined the Fray. I was throwing myself around while Gokyu and Malcolm where making precision strikes against these Borg.

By the look of things the Borg didn't do too well.

But what did they expect?

Jimmy Vehrous

AAC Tactical Event 160611

Greetings Fellow GFCers!

Today a record was created when 16 people turned up for the long anticipated AAC Tactical event. As I said in my previous post we had something wicked in store for GFC members - and boy did we live up to that promise. There was a lot going on today . . . so I hope that I covered everything.

Now, we wanted to give Constellation (as we know it) a fitting end, so we decided to keep the details about this event a secret. Gokyu Ugajin leader of the Red "fighter" Squadron headed up the event, and a congratulations go out to him for delivering GFC such an interesting and fun evening.

I was very eager to get started with this event, so at 5:30pm SLT me, snapper and Gokyu all made our way to the tactical area in Constellation to await the arrival of other GFC members. I was amazed, by 6:00pm SLT we had been joined by 13 other people.

I wanted to note their names down here so they too, will go down into the memory books.

- Ensign Gokyu Ugajin

- Crewman 2nd Class Jimmy Vehrous

- Captain snapper Desade

- Lieutenant Sodak Xeltentat

- Crewman 2nd Class dustin thunderstorm

- Ensign Thomas Aker

- Master Chief Petty Officer Malcolm Sholokhov

- Ensign Colin Nemeth

- Master Chief Petty Officer Starr Jetaime

- Ensign Kal Aie

- Lieutenant Kaori Juliesse

- Klingon: Captain Toq

Observing:

- Bigmoe Whitfield

- Andromeda Quonset

- Debbydo

- Cobramax Mechanique

Once we had made sure that no-one else wanted to join our group we made our way to a temporary access point to the old abandoned facility beneath Constellation. It was a great pleasure to be able to explore this area seeing as though in a short few weeks it will be no more.

We were briefed on what task we were about to undertake, I for one did not have to foggiest how I was going to survive. The task was to infiltrate the facility below, and then in one word . . . survive. We were set upon each other with the intent to kill until there was only one man left standing.

Set Phasers to Stun!

Battle commenced once everyone had found a place within the endless corridors beneath the ground. It was cold and damp and every step felt like it took a life-time, until you spotted you enemy. Speed would fast-forward and before you know it you had either beaten your opposition; or you had died trying.

I was one of the unlucky ones, cut-down by my opponent. I did however score a few kills before my ultimate demise which I was quite chuffed about. One we had died we were able to "come back alive" as it were due to the amazingness of how Second life works; and try again.

It seems I was not the only one not having much luck. Each time I would re-trace my steps back into the underground building, each time surprised at what I found. It was an odd feeling to see dead bodies all over the ground however I found some solace knowing that I was not dead at the time.

We had two matches . . . A first game with three lives and the second with only one. I would personally say that I was most pleased with my efforts in game one: taking down one of the eventual winners lives, however, I did enjoy the second match more due to my one-on-one match with snapper Desade . . . which of course - I won.

The Result!:

Game One Winner (Last Man Standing): Gokyu Ugajin

Game Two Winner (Last Man Standing): Thomas Aker

From what I could tell, Sodak was very shocked that he didn't win!

Overall I believe that this was one of the best events GFC has ever produced. We had a lot of fun and I don't think there was any one person who did not have a little giggle. It's a shame that Constellation is going in for a re-fit but I'm sure that the finished result will be brilliant. Lets all cross our fingers and hope that there is a large tactical area planned for the rebuild, we can then offer these sorts of event more often.

So I hold my glass up for Constellation and I hope that you RIP before your grand re-opening.

Three Cheers!

Jimmy Vehrous.

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