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Team Battlehawk Commander: Schoony Lieutenant Commander: Sac001 Sergeant: Stealth107 Origins Due to Anaconda's success in roaming operations and the rapidly increasing Fortress roster, the need for a second combat team was quickly becoming essential. In November 2005, LiquidBob was discovered to be the chosen one, the one that would create the second squad of The Fortress. Realizing his duty, he named 'team B' Battlehawk. But it wasn't until the Summer of 2006 that the Battleponies were summoned and the the whole of Malton learned to fear their thundering hooves... The Beginning When LiquidBob departed the Hawks after just a couple of weeks, it was left to the newly discovered Head of The Fortress, Jensonson, to pick up Battlehawk and lead his first command. Although Battlehawk was successful, it was not until the controversial appointment of Commander Swinky that the team's identity started to form. Jensonson had been hesitant to pick the popular Battlehawk as the next leader. Swinky wasn't the standard, by-the-book commander that The Fortress had come to expect. However the decision to appoint her was one of the best things to happen for The Fortress in its history. Swinky painted the Battlehawk's pink, coined them the 'Battleponies' and spurred them through original and quirky, comical operations that had never before been seen by Fortress eyes. Spawned by Swinky's enthusiasm came Legend after Legend; Shrimper, Jack Patient, Stark Senap - and they all continued the trend of good humoured, comical operations that now define this legendary battle team. Battlehawk was without doubt the greatest Fortress combat team for a breath-taking 18 months. Team Battlehawk Roster The BattleHawk Lifestyle Hawks believe there is much more to Urban Dead than strict AP utilization and reporting. A member of Battlehawk injects fun and humour into daily business, often along with casual in-game roleplay, whilst simultaneously taking the task of protecting Malton very seriously. They love going on important missions and making them fun and giving it a light-hearted attitude, roleplaying in game and chatting through various methods. This combination of fun and work is what has kept Battlehawk so successful for so long. Great Moments in History Apr 2006 - Swinky selected as Commander - An immediate change to Battlehawk. Pink is the colour. Ponies are the theme. Operations become fun. Chatting becomes fashionable. The Golden Age of Battlehawk begins. Jun 2007 - The Battlehawk 07 Chain Kill - The greatest chain kill of all time was an exhausting but exhilarating slaughter by just seven Legends. Jan 2008 -The Battle of Giddings Mall - The Hawks do their part to hold the mall against "The Second Big Bash" for a full month. Sept 2008 -Fortress Party 2008 - The Hawks repaired Ridleybank in preparation for the 5th of November and kept the RRF busy just in time for The Fortress Party 2008 Sept 2009 -Fortress Party 2009 - The Hawks grabbed the title of Assault Team of the year 2009 Jan 2010 -Fortress One - The Hawks recover Fortress One, all 4 Fortresses are now green for the first time. Sept 2010 -Fortress Party 2010 - The Hawks grabbed the title of Assault Team of the year 2010 2011 Operations April '11 - Operation: Breaker Morant - Battlehawk changes events from the Boer War - CO: Schoony Three Australian officers are accused of war crimes for the deaths of several Boer prisoners and a priest. Battlehawk attempts to prevent the execution of Breaker Morant, Handcock, and Witton by scouting them out in the ruins and escorting them to safety. March/April '11 - Operation: Civil War - Can the team survive the divided loyalties? - CO: Schoony A team divided shores up NINE suburbs while they build their side's ability to make war. A tight struggle results in the team being held together. January/February '11 - Operation: Pasteurise - Battlehawk fights the undead plague through preventative means. - CO: Schoony Today, an infection is slowly tearing Malton apart. Zombies spread the infection by biting survivors. Survivors slowly bleed to death, rising after death as zombies. This is prevented by treatment of the infection with a simple first aid kit. For those who have already fallen to the vile disease, we have the latest and greatest technology available to us, the necrotech needle. This will completely cure their ailment, enabling them to join us once again. It does not completely cure the infection, so often additional treatment is required. January '11 - Operation: Alamo - Battlehawk holds the Usher NT Building to the death! - CO: Schoony With a zed army marching on a key strategic position in Heytown, Battlehawk moved to offer as much resistance as possible. Badly outnumbered, the team held the NT, with local allies and the Fortress Allied Response Team. The defenders held the building until the last man, even after the overwhelming zed invasion made victory impossible. 2010 Operations December '10 - Operation: Elves versus Reindeer - 2010 Fortress Christmas Party. - CO: Schoony Battlehawk and Dark Watch (Elves) joined together to face off against Anaconda and Cold Cell (Reindeer). Distinguished Defenders and Veterans chose their sides. With each side responsible for one half of each suburb tackled, the teams competed for points. Battlehawk represented with their usual flair as they helped the Elves to victory. December '10 - Operation: Colonialism - Battlehawk enters the Ohio Valley in the French/Indian War. - CO: Schoony Repelling a French invasion of the Ohio Valley, Battlehawk moved across Buttonville, Wyke Hills, and Hollomstown with the goal of preserving control of the valley for settlement. November/December '10 - Operation: Stop Time - Battlehawk puts a halt on the historic series to fill a role in a Fortress ally response team. - CO: Schoony The team moved into Lockettside, secured the mall and local buildings to help rejuvenate a devastated area. November '10 - Operation: Buccaneer - Yo, Ho and a bottle of rum! - CO: Schoony Battlehawk swashbucklers torment the Spanish holdings of in Havercroft, accumulating gold and jewels while enjoying themselves in local watering holes. Of course, the Spanish were too busy pillaging to maintain their town, so the Hawks worked on securing good drinking establishments. October/November '10 - Operation: Monster Mash - Battlehawk joins in the Halloween Fortress fun! - CO: Schoony The team joins a Fortress-wide operation centered in Kempsterbank as they go trick-or-treating and visiting haunted houses. September/October '10 - Operation: Shogun - The feudal lords of Battlehawk swept down from Dakerstown to Dunell Hills - CO: Schoony Vying for control of lands and population, Battlehawks squabbled amongst themselves to establish their own dynasty. With the help of several Fortress allies, the lords of Battlehawk recited haiku as they brought down the zombies across four suburbs. September '10 - Operation: New World - Battlehawk pioneers set out to discover a new world. - CO: Schoony Venturing into a very uncivilized Shearbank, Hawks had the choice to establish trade, seek religious freedom, or conquer and seek riches. Which path would you take? August/September '10 - Operation: Freedom - Invade? That's impossible. NOT IMPOSSIBLE! - CO: Schoony The Hawks invade lower Malton, establishing their supply lines all the way from Mitchem Mall, creating and maintaining a full free running lane from there to the northern walls of the fort, capping it off by retaking the fort itself.. August '10 - Operation: Medieval - Ye Hawks represent the Medieval Age - CO: Schoony The Princes and Princesses of Battlehawk compete in a mighty tournament of knights through Shackleville and Tollyton, while maintaining the height of chivalry and Ye Olde Grammar. The culmination of the event was the winner being knighted by Jensonson himself at St. Johns Cathedral in Vinetown. File:BH-Judge-Crusades.png July '10 - Operation: Judge Crusades - Battlehawk joins the Fortress-wide Operation to take on the Judges - CO: Schoony Battlehawk fought hard to tag and repair Owsleybank while contemplating and solving the puzzles left behind for them. June/July '10 - Operation: Gladiator - Battlehawk wields their knives - CO: Schoony Using nothing but knives, several Battlehawk gladiators stood toe to toe with the zombies and brought down zeds using nothing but the edge of their blade. The Operation was temporarily suspended during the Fortress Operations, but briefly resumed to allow the gladiators to finish their work. May/June '10 - Operation: Veni, Vidi, Vici - Battlehawk begins its Historic Ops series - CO: Schoony Battlehawk begins on the north side of Ridleybank as the "Romans" while Dark Watch began on the South as the "Carthaginians". Battlehawk fought hard and maintained a well connected territory, with free running lanes all across their lands. It is at this point that the Hawks begin a series of operations where nearly every team member has provided a basic Operation plan. Battlehawk strongly encourage players to participate in the process if they are so inclined. The process was interrupted from time to time by holidays and special events, but the response from the members was so overwhelming that it would take some time to complete the Ops. May '10 - Operation: Compassion - Battlehawk focuses on healing - CO: Schoony Battlehawk is not comprised of a bloodthirsty mob. Battlehawk can heal as well as they can kill. Remaining around Fort Perryn, they revived over 40 survivors to continue the fight and healed survivors for over 1000 HP. May '10 - Operation: Bulldozer - Battlehawk flies into a murderous rage - CO: Schoony Bulldozer lasted for 15 hours…no more…no less. In that time, Battlehawk members left over 30 zombies in the gutters around Fort Perryn. Apr/May '10 - Operation: Chimera - Battlehawk joins the Fortress to defend Fort Perryn - CO: Fortress The team participated in a Fortress-wide assault on the horde outside Fort Perryn, dropping zombies left and right, Battlehawk helped crush the horde outside the Gatehouse to nothing over the course of a week. Numerous Battlehawks distinguished themselves in the fight. Apr '10 - Operation: Poetica Vivet - We enlighten the zombies with both guns and poetry – Acting CO: Schoony Reciting poetry as they gun down zombies, Battlehawk accumulates an impressive body count as they delivered poems from Wilfred Owen and Alfred Lord Tennyson. Apr '10 - Operation: Bring Your Face to My Axe - Who needs ammo? We have axes! – Acting CO: Schoony Battlehawk jumps in front of the M.O.B. horde and follows Gimli’s example by using nothing but axes to torment the zombie horde. Mar '10 - Operation: OMG, It’s Queen! - Battlehawk prepares mfor a Queen concert - CO: Zombiedodger, Schoony In their infinite optimism, Battlehawk heard that if they could secure Dowdney Mall, then Queen would arrive to give a concert. The team secured the mall and surrounding buildings, but Queen decided that airlifting themselves into a zombie infested city was not a good career move. Battlehawk therefore sang for them, singing numerous Queen songs in the mall for the survivors there. Feb/Mar '10 - Operation: Make Like a Ninja - Dunell Hills has been a ghost town for too long - CO: Zombiedodger The team charges into yet another ghost town, this time striking from the shadows and evading the zombie attempts to find them. The heavily ruined suburb was restored as Battlehawk and their allies in the DHPD assaulted the suburb. The shadows were lifted as the team charged into the center of the burb after securing the perimeter. Jan/Feb '10 - Operation: Top of the World, Ma! - Battlehawk takes on the zombies in Dulston - CO: Zombiedodger Battlehawk geared up to assault the embattled suburb of Dulston, making friends with some new allies and defending survivors where they could. Jan '10 - Operation: Back to Our Roots - Battlehawk joins with allies to recover Fortress One in an efficient routing of a persistent zombie threat. The team starts the year in a blaze of glory - CO: Zombiedodger For months, Fortress 1 was mired in the clutches of the zombie nemesis. Battlehawk corrected this problem, and in so doing created a historical moment for the Fortress by turning ALL FOUR fortress burbs into green zones. Fort Perryn was recovered, songs were sung, Jensonson was left to scrub the pink off the walls as he holds down the Fort. December 09 to Jan 2010 - Operation: 'Tis the Season - Battlehawk takes part in a Fortress wide Operation culminating in long awaited recovery of Blesley Mall from the hands of Clubbed to Death- CO: Zombiedodger, Lucy Daniels, Ziptrickhead, theYeas 2009 Operations December 09 - Operation: Barrville Brouhaha - Cleaning up Barrville in time for Christmas- CO: Zombiedodger & Puppiemaster Overview: The Hawks are so badass that they kill time between their Ops and the Fortress parties by charging into red zones and recovering the area by weeks end, then working on maintaining it against the RRF for another week. Scouts ran in early and detailed the layout of Ridleybank and Barrville. The team then swept through the burb with a two pronged assault. The battle raged when the zeds moved in to retake the town until the Hawks needed to leave for the party. October/November 09 - Operation: Veterans vs Rookies - Old school Hawks vs the young upstarts!- CO: Puppiemaster Overview: The most experienced and highly ranked Battlehawks and Fortress Elite met their match in the up and coming Battlehawk rookies. Shackleville was secured so fast that the teams temporarily resorted to singing and dancing before the zombies figured out that their ghost town was suddenly a survivor safe haven and moved in for the battle. The finely tuned skills of the veterans and the raw energy of the rookies kept the zeds at bay and Shackleville remains in Fortress hands to this day. Sept. 09 - Operation: Running Man - A race to find The Running Man around central Malton- CO: Zombiedodger and Puppiemaster August 09 - Operation: Beerfest - Drinking heavily whilst fighting zombies - a GREAT combination- CO: Kathryn Nozed August 09 - Operation: Let's go to the Zoo - Helping our friends the Malton Zookeepers in Ketchelbank- CO: Kathryn Nozed & Zombiedodger July 09 - Operation: Saints and Sinners - Preaching the good word at St.Lukes Cathedral and rescuing some lost souls- CO: Kathryn Nozed & Puppiemaster July 09 - Operation: Mall Rats - They're not here to shop. They're not here to work. They're here to kill zeds. Blesley Mall- CO: Kathryn Nozed June 09 - Operation: Kicking More Ass - Kickin zed ass in Tollyton- CO: Kathryn Nozed June 09 - Operation: Outer Limits - Strange things happen on the outskirts... Recovering Dulston in the far north-east - CO: Kathryn Nozed May 09 - Operation: Redecoration - Recapturing Fortress 1 - then making it pink! - CO: Kathryn Nozed April 09 - Operation: Janitor Jamboree - Cleaning up after the RRF - CO: Steve the Decimator March 09 - Operation: Style by the Shore - A well deserved vacation in Shore Hills - CO: Templarivs March 09 - Operation: Stampede of the Battleponies - Team race to Shackleville - CO: Templarivs Feb 09 - Operation: Wild West -Chasing zeds on horseback through Brookesville, North Blythville and Mornington - CO: Templarivs 2008 Operations Jul 08 - Operation: Summer Lovin -Recover Hildebrand Mall - CO: Brigadier Tommy Crowbar Jul 08 -Operation: Starvin' Marven -Joint Op with Anaconda to defend Marven Mall against the MoB - CO:Miss Elainious & Tommy Crowbar July 08 - Operation: Picnic Basket – “Anaconda and Battlehawk brought a basket of goodies to the NW and rescued Caiger." COs: Miss Elainious & Tommy Crowbar Jun 08 - Operation: Eagles Nest -Joint Op with Anaconda to reclaim Bale Mall and securing the Pitman Mansion - CO:Brigadier Tommy Crowbar June 08 - Operation: All Your Base -Reclaiming Fort Creedy from undead hands. - CO: Clint Clintstone (first) Brigadier Tommy Crowbar (later) Overview: The Battlehawks swept into the Nichols Mall area and keep it safe from the RRF. This operation was meant to be enjoyable and thus had many fun challenges to do on the side, such as a fashion show with kilts, along with a sporting goods award for killing zombies with sporting equipment. May 08 - Operation: Vacation - Holding Nichols Mall against the RRF- CO: Clint Clintstone Overview: The Battlehawks swept into the Nichols Mall area and keep it safe from the RRF. This operation was meant to be enjoyable and thus had many fun challenges to do on the side, such as a fashion show with kilts, along with a sporting goods award for killing zombies with sporting equipment. April 08 - Operation: Northface - It sure is cold up north - CO: Clint Clintstone Overview: In this dangerous world of organized hordes Malton has had a pole reversal. The formerly safe Northeast had become a very, very dangerous place and the formerly not so safe southwest was one of survivor's last refuges. They headed into the ruins to try to re-claim some of that forgotten safety the northeast once knew. Feb 08 - Operation: Royal Rumble -Holding back the RRF - CO: JavaElemental Overview: The first goal was to retake and secure the Went NT. The second goal, to assist the natives in getting back on their feet and retaking their mall. Unfortunately, despite her best efforts at organization and management of spare time, JavaElemental just could not devote the time and attention to the Hawks that this excellent team so richly deserves, and so she stepped down when this Op was over. Jan 08 - Operation: The Right Stuff - The Glorious Battle of Giddings Mall -CO: JavaElemental (Clint Clintstone acting) Overview: Went head on, once again, with the full force of the BigBash. This mission started out as a siege battle and ended up turning into a clean-up mission. First, they attempted to hold Morrish NT and Giddings Mall. After that the focus was on on cleaning up Fort Creedy and the rest of the suburb. Primary Objectives: Hold Morrish NT Hold Giddings Mall Help Clear Revive Queue Secondary Objectives: Re-capture Fort Creedy Stabilize Suburb Optional Objectives: Re-capture Morrish NT Re-capture Giddings Mall Testimonials "..Total Pwnage only the Battle Ponies could dish out..."- Virgil Lance "I love 'My Little Pwnies'" -Doran Breen "Awesome! I wanna be the " Death Pony " ! Wohooooooo!!!!"-Fiery Cross "...What a group of handsome devils! "-Kathryn Nozed "I don't like bologna. It is too mushy. Meat should not be mushy" -Former Commander Swinky "They always select the weirdest guys to command the Battleponies" -Commander Templarivs "The Hawks are the funniest singing combat team in Malton. We rock, we roll, we croon, we kill." -Zuton "There is no family like a Hawk family. Those who fly together, fight together." -Jay Gorman "Never try to eat Zombiedodgers sausage, even if it is smeared in BBQ sauce." -Former LT Puppiemaster Leadership History CURRENT LEADER: Commander Charanya - 21 Aug 2011 - present Commander LiquidBob: 23 Nov 2005 - 15 Dec 2005 (23 days) Founder of the Battle Hawks. Even though only commander for a short time, he opened the door to changes that helped formed the team's identity. Commander Jensonson: 26 Dec 2005 - 22 Feb 2006 (59 days) His first time commanding, he was a by-the-books leader that brought the 'Hawks success. Commander Belakor: 22 Feb 2006 - 24 Apr 2006 (64 days) First Fortress Journeyman and long-time Commander of Team Battlehawk. Ex-Shadow Tracker, forum administrator and council member. Was honorably discharged after being diagnosed with dementia. Commander Swinky: 24 Apr 2006 - 20 Sep 2006 (149 days) Formed the identity of Battlehawk as Commander and changed the way Fortress operations were run forever. Commander Shrimper: 22 Sep 2006 - 8 Jan 2007 (108 days) Opinionated, intelligent and hysterical. Not many members can be defined in that way, but Shrimper is unique. Superb Elite member of Battlehawk before excelling as Commander of his team. Popular Councilor, Commander and friend. Commander Jack Patient: 8 Jan 2007 - 31 Jan 2007 (23 days) Highly intelligent and respected Veteran, Elite and Commander of Team Battlehawk. Sets the target for forum reporting and becoming more influential to the group by the day. Essential Council Member and reporter for the Hawks. In February 2008, sensationally became the second Fortress Four Commander Commander Vinnienfg: 3 Feb 2007 - 19 Apr 2007 (75 days) Was a Veteran Assault Officer and master reporter, who rose up the ranks to become Commander of the Hawks. Was MIA then miraculously reappeared in April 08. Commander Jack Patient: 19 Apr 2007 - 18 Jul 2007 (90 days) Commander Stark Senap: 18 Jul 2007 - 22 Nov 2007 (127 days) Stark Senap worked hard and rose rapidly through the ranks, becoming Lieutenant, Acting Commander and finally full CO of his beloved Team Battlehawk in summer 07. An engaging, fun-loving and whimsical character, he easily won Ocean's 99 and 100, and is still the highest ranking Head Hunter to this day. Already a Moderator, he was voted into the Fortress Council in October 2007, and was eventually elevated to Administrator status by the Head himself. After cracking the Pitman Enigma, and having helped to lead Team Battlehawk to its second straight "Best Combat Team" award at FP07 Commander JavaElemental: 22 Nov 2007 - 10 Mar 2008 (109 days) Joined as an excellent soldier with great tactical knowledge, and rose to serve as Commander of Team Battlehawk. Along the way her reports enriched our lives with witty, engaging RP, and elevated this simple browser based game to a level of (slightly crass) sophistication capable of rejuvenating the most weary and jaded players. Designed the Fortress T-Shirts! Awarded Fortress Finest at FP7. Fortress Councilor from October 2007 till her retirement. Hates: "Zombie attacks first thing in the morning." Commander Clint Clintstone: 10 Mar 2008 - 28 August 2008 (170 days) He had a stricter set of expectations than many previous Hawk Commanders but continued the trend of making operations fun and organised. An ambitious and active leader with strong plans and ambitions to improve the team, his leadership brought a bit more seriousness to the squad. Commander Templarivs: 05 Sept 2008 - 27 Mar 2009 (235 days) A beloved part of Team Battlehawk who was an expert at gathering tactical information from a variety of sources. A very friendly person that is fun to talk with.Battlehawk was incredibly saddened by his departure from CO due to real life issues, but he remains an essential part of the team and everyone really enjoys working with him. Commander Kathryn Nozed: 08 Apr 2009 - 1 Sep '09 (147 Days) Kathryn was one of the best officers the Fortress ever had, and was an essential part to Team Battlehawk. Team BattleHawk became Dance Party RTS! central, with pink everywhere and a sense of fun in everything they did, Kathryn left the Battlehawks to set up her own group. She is sorely missed, but not forgotten. Commander Zombiedodger - 14 Sep '09 - 30 Apr 2010 (228 days) Zombiedodger was a very experienced and capable Fortress Officer, with a laid back style of leadership that encourages everyone to be the best that they can be. Never one to let the Battlehawks rest on their laurels, he puts together Operations that are both fun and yet very dangerous, Extreme Vigilance is now the order of the day during a BattleHawk Operation. Commander Schoony - 30 Apr 2010 - 21 Aug 2011 (478 days) Schoony was the longest serving Commander in Battlehawk history. Schoony does everything with a song in his heart. Put together and executed an unprecedented historical op series that simulated major battles and turning points throughout history. Won Commander of the Year and led Battlehawk to capture Team of the Year in popular vote FAFTAs at FP'10.