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Ranks & Insignia The Cannonball Crew employs a military-style rank system and other elements to enhance the game's role-playing and meta-gaming aspects. Participation and performance is rewarded not only with hearty rounds of whiskey and beer, but also with much sought after hardware like patches, stripes, medals and ribbons that are proudly adorned by Crew members. We like to have everyone looking their best in the game and on our forum. Here you will learn how to outfit yourself with a proper Cannonball Crew uniform that involves updating your character's profile and your forum signature. GROUP NAME Update the Group name in your profile to read either Cannonball Crew or Fort Perryn Defense Force. Spelling and capitalization counts so feel free to copy & paste the appropriate name into your profile. Please note if you're a member of the Loose Cannons squad, your group should read Cannonball Crew. CLOTHING Update your in-game appearance with the standard issue uniform, which consists of the following items and can be found at the Fort Perryn barracks. Beret: (Each squad picks its own color) Command Staff: Black Dog Squad: Red Able Squad: Blue Fort Perryn Defense Force: Red Ghost Bears: Blue Pimp Legion of Doom: Green Dog tags: Fort Perryn Jacket: Camoflauge Shirt: Khaki short-sleeved Trousers: Camoflauge Boots: Black Optional: Glasses, sunglasses and night vision goggles UNIT PATCHES The Elite PATCH UNIT PATCH UNIT [Full Size] Cannonball Crew [Full Size] Dog Squad Advanced Squads PATCH UNIT PATCH UNIT [Full Size] Able Squad [Full Size] Baker Squad [Full Size] Charlie Squad [Full Size] Fort Perryn Defense Force [Full Size] Ghost Bears [Full Size] Pimp Legion of Doom [Full Size] Team Xtreme New members PATCH UNIT PATCH UNIT [Full Size] Loose Cannons [Full Size] Easy Squad RANK INSIGNIA Command Staff INSIGNIA TITLE ABBR INFO Captain CPT First Lieutenant 1LT Second Lieutenant 2LT Sergeant Major SGM There is only one Sergeant Major and he/she is the Chief Non-Commissioned Officer. Cannonball Crew INSIGNIA TITLE ABBR INFO Command Sergeant Major CSM Master Sergeant MSG Sergeant First Class SFC Staff Sergeant SSG Sergeant SGT Loose Cannons & Loose Cannons Soldiers INSIGNIA TITLE ABBR INFO Corporal CPL Eligible after completing 8 or more missions. Lance Corporal LCP Eligible after completing 5-7 missions. Private First Class PFC Eligible after completing 1-3 missions. Private PVT Starting rank. BRANCH OF SERVICE PINS Only one Branch of Service pin should be worn at a time PIN BRANCH INFO Command Staff For Command Staff members and squad leaders. Intelligence For members who participate in intel gathering operations and specialize in communications. Medical Corps For members who perform first aid and revives as their primary duty. Signal Corps For members who actively engage in diplomacy with other organized groups and/or specialize in recruitment. Barricade Crew Members must carry a toolbox, generator and fuel can and perform barricading as their primary duty. Historial Note: Was originally available only for members of Able Squad because it started out as Shockmatic's Barricade Squad. General Combat For infantry soldiers who enjoy keeping the undead dead. MEDALS MEDAL AWARD INFO Shock Trooper Given for participation in a suicide mission. Also available as a ribbon: Dedicated Service Given to those who go above and beyond their duties to accomplish goals despite tremendous risk. Diplomacy Given to those who excel in diplomacy with other organized human groups. Heroic Revive Given for reviving teammates in a manner that was risky yet smart. MISSION RIBBONS RIBBON MISSION First Siege of Caiger Mall (Nov-Dec 2005) Major stand by survivors at Caiger Mall Second Siege of Caiger Mall (Mar 2006) Major stand by survivors against Mall Tour '06 at Caiger Mall Operation: 5th of November (Nov 2006) Attacked Ridleybank and reclaimed Blackmore NT for humankind Stickling Mall (Nov 2006) Recaptured and defended Stickling Mall Tynte Mall (Jan 2007) Recaptured and defended Tynte Mall Giddings Mall (Jan 2007) Recaptured and defended Giddings Mall Tynte Mall, Nichols Mall and Hildebrand Mall (Jan 2007) For successful operations at all three malls Barrville (Jan-Feb 2007) Secured and defendded the suburb of Barrville Miltown (Jan-Feb 2007) Aided survivors in the suburb of Miltown Mall Tour Defense 2007 Battled Mall Tour '07 across Malton Operation: Iron Shield (May 2007) Defended Dowdney Mall and Dewes NT Operation: Firestorm (Jul 2007) Secured the Blackmore NT Liberation of Fort Perryn (Aug-Sep 2007) Secured and defended Fort Perryn and established the fort garrison Operation: 5th of November (Nov 2007) Attacked Ridleybank and reclaimed Blackmore NT for humankind Fort Perryn (Aug 2007-Jan 2008) For extensive service time at Fort Perryn including defending against the Feral Undead and the Second Big Bash Operation: Green Heaven (Jan 2008) (aka The Battle of Pitneybank) Month-long battle with The Second Big Bash at Giddings Mall, Morrish NT and Farmer NT Operation: Winter Grind (Feb 2008) Recapture and defense of Greenhow NT, Went NT and Nichols Mall Operation: Castle Sweep (Feb 2008) Secured Blackmore NT and raised the ire of zombiedom (including the RRF and The Dead) Operation: Viper Trail (Mar 2008) Mission to secure the malls in the Survivor Security Zone Operation: Winter Thaw (Mar 2008) Reclaimed Fort Perryn through a joint effort between the Fort Perryn Defense Force and Creedy Defense Force Operation: Iron Lung (Apr 2008) Secured Fort Perryn by instituting a new barricade policy and added many new recruits to the Fort Perryn Defense Force Operation: Burnt Paradise (Mar-Apr 2008) Two-month, high-level mission of rebuilding the shattered suburbs of Malton from Peppardville to Dakerstown; Part of the Cannonball Crew's effort in the Unified Human Resistance Operation: BANGARANG! (Apr-May 2008) Defended Malcolm NT, Colglough NT and Anne General Hospital against the Feral Undead, The Dead and other hordes; Maintained the new barricade policy and held Fort Perryn for over a month Operation: Pile Driver (May-Jun 2008) Turned Ridleybank green, secured the Blackmore NT and fought alongside many survivor groups (including Army Control Corps, Channel 4 News Team, Creedy Defense Force, The Fortress, The Kilt Store, Malton Rangers, Paradox, Phoenix Security Services and Umbrella Corporation) in a month-long siege at Nichols Mall against several zombie hordes (including the RRF, Feral Undead and Undeadites) Operation: White Smoke (May-Jun 2008) Recaptured Fort Perryn in a coordinated raid with the Creedy Defense Force and The Fortress Operation: Lead Vault (Jun 2008) High-level mission with the Creedy Defense Force that brought Fort Creedy back from ruins Operation: Silent Promise (Jul 2008) Fought to reclaim Fort Perryn with our allies, the Army Control Corps, Axes High and especially the Creedy Defense Force Operation: Sentry Cross (Jul 2008) Successfully performed over 100 revives in the dangerous suburbs of central Malton Operation: Red Tide (Aug-Sep 2008) The combined forces of the Cannonball Crew and the Fort Perryn Defense Force (on their first ever road trip) teamed up with the Creedy Defense Force and returned Fort Creedy to its prominent place as a survivor stronghold Operation: Razor Wire (Sep 2008) Battled a tenacious horde of zombies (including the RRF) and helped survivors regain control of Shearbank and Stickling Mall Operation: Captive Ploy (Oct 2008) Engaged in a back & forth battle in Pimbank over control of key resource buildings (Hind NT, Nunn NT and Tynte Mall) Operation: 5th of November (Nov 2008) The official 2008 campaign unfortunately didn't start off well, but the Cannonball Crew rebounded by going it on their own rebuilding and defending Stanbury Village and Shackleville FORUM SIGNATURE Here's how to set up your forum signature. The examples of forum code references the image below. Squad or Title: Use an official title such as FPDF Squad Leader or Chief Non-Commissioned Officer, a descriptive title like Loose Cannons Scout or FPDF Medic, or show some personality with Able Squad Grunt or PLD Zombie Slayer. Example code: [B]Able Squad Grunt[/B] Unit Patch: Display the patch of your primary squad or unit. You may qualify for multiple unit patches, but only one should be displayed at a time. Example code: [IMG]http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/6/67/Ccpatch_able_small.png[/IMG] Rank: Don your current rank stripe with pride. Example code: [IMG]http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/4/4d/Ccstripe_pvt.png[/IMG] Branch of Service Pin: Wear the pin depicting the role you'd like to take on. You can change pins as your role changes, but only one pin should be displayed at a time. Example code: [IMG]http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/7/70/Ccpin_combat.gif[/IMG] Medals: For the fine soldiers that earn prestigious medals, be sure to keep them polished. Example code: [IMG]http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/b/bc/Ccmedal_shocktrooper.png[/IMG] Mission Ribbons: Ribbons are earned by participating in missions. They should form a ribbon bar with a maximum of 4 ribbons across. As you gain ribbons you can use a graphics program, such as Paint.NET or The GIMP, to create a personalized ribbon bar and then upload it to a free image hosting service. Forum signatures have a limit of 10 individual images. Example code: [IMG]http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/5/5a/Ccribbon05_tyntemall.png[/IMG] Characters: List your main character and alt(s) with their profile links. Example code: [URL=http://www.urbandead.com/profile.cgi?id=0000000]Character's Name[/URL] Navigation Bar Cannonball Crew • Fort Perryn Defense Force News • Recruitment • Diplomacy • Ranks & Insignia Loose Cannons • Able Squad • Baker Squad • Charlie Squad Dog Squad • Easy Squad • Fox Squad • Team Xtreme