Trainer Squadron
Trainer Elite Squadron is the notional designation of the Grey Wolf Secret Order of Monks when flying on a mission. They feature in the XWA battles 'Call to Chaos' and 'Sarin's Booze' by JoeyC.
Within the TIE Corps, Trainer Squadron was realised for five glorious months from November 2005 to March 2006 as Valkyrie Squadron. The squadron was made up of some of the greatest aces of the fleet, nearly all of whom held the rank of Colonel. At the time, this was the highest rank you could hold in a squadron outside of the elites... and Trainer out-performed any of those so-called elites.
- "I have to say, I've never seen such an impressive resurrection of a squadron. There are only six squadrons in the entire fleet with more members, but I'd bet that none of them remember the AWOL button."
- — Pickled Yoda
Official Roster
Flight 1
1-1 COL Pickled Yoda
1-2 COL Joey C
1-3 COL Vladet Xavier
1-4 COL Brucmack
Flight 2
2-1 COL Dax Corrin
2-2 COL Nightmare
2-3 COL Malidir
2-4 COL Lenvik
Flight 3
3-1 COL Wes Janson
Assigned Craft
Name : Modified z-95 Headhunter
Manufacturer : GWSOoM Industries
In use by : GWSOoM "Trainer Elite" Squadron
Type : Fighter
Crew : 1
Astromech : 1
Description : An enhanced version of the ubiqutous Z-95 Headhunter, which is found all over the galaxy.
Shield Strength : 100 SBD ("borrowed" TIE Defender parts)
Hull Strength : 5 RU (The severe modifications have resulted in decreased structural integrity)
Cruise Speed : 120 MGLT
The modified Z-95 Headhunter model favoured by the Grey Wolf Secret Order of Monks has its origins from their "Chaos" campaign. When searching for Avenger Elite Squadron to use their communications system, the GWSOoM witnessed something incredible. Posing as a New Republic training squadron (in Z-95s), some elite pilots with the newest technology available disabled all of Avenger Squadron, who had just destroyed a Super Star Destroyer for practise.
Then again, maybe they were really a training squadron. But the design chiefs at GWSOoM Industries, inspired by the idea of a wolf in sheep's clothing, developed a modified version of a Z-95 Headhunter that could outperform nearly all civillian craft as well as older starfighter models like the TIE Interceptor or X-Wing.
The end result was the "Trainer" Headhunter, which boasts two lasers on each wing, a small ion cannon mounted underneath the fuselage in place of one warhead launcher, and a single warhead launcher with the capacity for six torpedos. This combination is just similar enough to the original to often be mistaken for a standard model. In addition, an onboard computer coded by the "Scriptm3ister" Choosh and illegal sensors give this ship the edge it needs to keep one step ahead of any pursuers.
