my alter ego in cyberspace...

PHENIX

a bird in mythology who after burning up, raises from its ashes

I have played this game since September, 1997. The squad I play with (the Haze) picked me up a few months later during a chance meeting while flying. I pride myself at being good at flying all the planes. Some may claim fame to flying the P51 or be a Luftwaften experten, but I fly all the planes with reasonable success.

Click on the Banner to visit the Haze's webpage which includes some writings by myself in the War College section.

I dabble in the graphics design area and have created these for my squad:
The Dark Side (64k)
Experts of Entropy (95k)
We Make Things Flat (92k)
The Haze (40k)
We Do It All (113k)
One Squad (102k)

Besides flying in the Main Arena and the Historical Arena (my favorite), I also fly at special events. Special events are by far my favorite and very historically accurate. I occassionally fly in Scenario Lites which occur and change every week. But my favorites are full blown scenarios and S3's. Scenarioes run for several weeks with much planning on both sides. S3's (Squadron Select Series) are mini scenarioes involving only chosen squads. S3's are much more serious and easier to plan due to the committment and seriousness taken by the squads involved. All that being said, here's my list of accomplishments:

CR SB OR RLS CR GR MM OMH


awardtitlegiven byduringfor...
Promotion to Buff Leadthe Haze1998skills needed for position
Participation PiniMagic OnlinePoint Blank Scenario ('98)flying B17's for the Allies
Air Combat MedaliMagic Online1998-2000 many timesmeeting score criteria
Air Combat CrossiMagic Online1999-2000 many timesmeeting score criteria
Participation PiniMagic OnlineNew Guinea Scenario ('99)flying B25h's for Allies
Legion of Meritthe HazeNew Guinea Scenario ('99)Even though I flew only 1/2 of the frames with no real bomb sight, I was ranked 5th highest scoring bomber. I was also on the officer's staff for the Allies, helping with strategy. I operated as the Activity Officer, reading all reports and summarizing each frame for study and acted as Flight Lead several times.
Combat Readinessthe Haze1999, 2000attendence on squad nights
Yak Challenge (bomber)Yak1999Having the highest score according to the Yak equation during a tour of duty.
War MedalS3 crewCry Wolfe('99)scoring over 4 points in a fighter/bomber role, finishing 6th highest Allied scorer flying a HurricaneII.
1939-45 StarS3 crewCry Wolfe('99)surviving 4 frames out of 5.
Defense Superior Servicethe HazeSedan Breakthrough, S3my representation of my squad in the S3, coordinating S3 for the squad.
War Merit Cross 2nd ClassS3 crewSedan Breakthrough ('00)leading the LW as a frame CO, making all plans for the LW squads, leading to a decisive win.
Honor CupS3 crewSedan Breakthrough ('00)scoring over 10 points while flying a Ju88 and becoming 2nd highest LW scorer
Iron Cross 1st ClassS3 crewSedan Breakthrough ('00)scoring at least 1 point
Iron Cross 2nd ClassS3 crewSedan Breakthrough ('00)scoring over 3 points
West WallS3 crewSedan Breakthrough ('00)leading my squadron while scoring 3 points
Pearl Harbor 2 eventActed as Allied CO in charge of all Army and Naval airplanes at Pearl Harborvolunteer2000In this what-if scenario, the US decides not to ignore some interesting radar blips. The IJN successfully took out several ships in this scenario, but at a much higher cost.
Meritorious Service Medalthe Haze2001exceptional attendence on squad nights
Africa StarS3 crewRommel's Last Stand ('01)scoring a kill in combat and surviving several frames
Defense Meritorious Service Medalthe Haze2001For service to the Warbirds Community at large, specifically in developing the Java Guncam
1939-45 StarS3 crewThe Gazala Races('02)For surviving all 5 frames of this event while destroying several ground targets and downing an enemy plane in a P38.
Air MedalS3 crewOne More Hill('03)For surviving all 5 frames of this event while scoring 1 air to air kill for the USAAF in Tunisia.
Mention in DispatchesS3 crewMalta Blitz('03)For surviving all 5 frames of this event while scoring 3 air to air kills for the RAF in Malta.

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