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Sample file STAR FLEET UNIVERSE CAPTAIN’S LOG #37 Making Progress TABLE OF CONTENTS Things are happening, and more and more is getting done. We got three new products out HISTORY for Federation Commander, although the fight The Magnificent Panzers by Randy O. Green ........................................... 2 with the die cutter over the third one delayed other Hit & Run by Joe Gallagher ..................................................................... 13 products about three weeks and pushed the next Snapshot: Warp Before Smarba .............................................................. 17 Federation Commander product into the fall. Snapshot: A Pirate’s Life for Me ............................................................... 18 Star Fleet Battles, the girl that brought us to Class History: The WYN Navy by Steven P. Petrick ................................ 19 the dance, is getting the new X1R this summer and the new Y2 Early Years II this fall. COMMUNICATIONS We have made a successful effort to make Communications Center .......................................................................... 24 sure that we do not allow more unfinished projects After Action Reports; Command the Future ............................................. 25 to pile on top of previous unfinished projects. Input Guide: An End to Jargon ................................................................. 27 Further, we have reduced the backlog of unfin- Starline 2400 Miniatures: New Ships ....................................................... 28 ished projects, unprocessed reports, unreviewed Ten Questions .......................................................................................... 29 submissions, and unanswered questions by half. Star Fleet Awards ..................................................................................... 30 Mail we cannot answer quickly doesn’t get lost. Proposals Board ...................................................................................... 31 The future is bring as we look forward to a To Ask the Question: Why? ...................................................................... 32 series of new product launches, including Klin- FEDERATION COMMANDER gon Armada, Silent Star Fleet, and the Victory Communique ........................................................................................... 33 by Any Means campaign book. Federation Commander by Email ............................................................ 34 CAPTAIN’S LOG STAFF Command Notes ...................................................................................... 35 Publisher .......................... Stephen V. Cole, PE Federation Commander On-Line ............................................................. 35 Managing Editor ..................... Steven P. Petrick Borders of Madness: Fighters in Federation Commander ....................... 36 Business Manager .................. Leanna M. Cole Project Z, Part 1: Converting SFB Ships for Federation Commander ..... 37 Customer Service Director ....... Michael Sparks Battleship Star Castle by Commodore Patrick J Doyle ............................ 38 Graphics Director .......................... Matt Cooper The Photon Dodge by Commodore Patrick J Doyle ................................ 39 Proofreading ................................. Jean Sexton Five New Scenarios for Federation Commander ..................................... 40 Star Fleet Staff………John D. Berg, Chuck New Ships for Federation Commander ..................................................111 Strong, Jeff Laikind, Gary Plana, Scott SFB SCENARIOS Moellmer, Mike Filsinger, Nick Blank, Mike SL264 The Magnificent Panzers by Randy O. Green .............................. 44 West, John Sickels, Scott Tenhoff, Paul SL265 The Battle of Iridima VII by Jeremy Gray...................................... 45 Franz, Jonathan Thompson, Frank Brooks. SL266 Home-Wrecking by Ken Burnside ................................................ 47 Security Staff ................................ Ramses, Isis SL267 Snake Attack by Scott Tenhoff...................................................... 49 Cover Art ...................................... Adam Turner SL268 Strengths & Weaknesses by Richard Sherman ........................... 50 Interior Art.................................... See page 83. SL269 The Cost of Division by John Sickels ........................................... 52 PUBLISHER’S INFORMATION SFB DATABASE Captain’s Log #37 was created and pub- Monster Special Rules: SM9 Death Probe .............................................. 54 lished by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc., P.O. 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Term Papers............................................................................................. 71 All rules questions and submissions of new STAR FLEET VENUES material should be sent to ADB, Inc., Post Office Star Fleet Battle Force: More Battleships ................................................ 72 Box 8759, Amarillo, TX 79114. Include a stamped Star Trek: Tactical Assault ........................................................................ 72 self-addressed envelope if you wish a reply. Un- Playing SFB By E-mail by Frank Brooks.................................................. 73 solicited submissions are accepted only under Star Fleet Warlord: Update by Paul Franz ............................................... 74 the standard terms found in SFB Advanced Mis- Galactic Conquest: A Tale of Two Rivals by John D. Berg ....................... 75 sions and become the property of ADB, Inc. on Prime Directive: Vulcan Planetary Survey by John Sickels ..................... 76 receipt; but authors are compensated if the item Starfleet Command: Campaign Game by Scott Karen ............................ 78 is published. Others should inquire by letter. Star Fleet Battles On-Line by Paul Franz ................................................ 78 No materials based on, for use with, or in- corporating elements of any Star Fleet Universe FEDERATION & EMPIRE products may be published without permission Project Update ......................................................................................... 79 of ADB, Inc. Rules & Rulings by Nick Blank & Mike Curtis .......................................... 79 Elements of the Star Fleet Universe New Ships: Ship Information Table .......................................................... 83 are the property of Rules Update: Enhanced Small Scale Combat by Chuck Strong ............ 84 Paramount Pictures Corporation Tactical Notes........................................................................................... 86 Scenario 6FP: The Fifth Power by Daniel Knipfer ................................... 92 and are used with their permission. www.StarFleetGames.com SHIPYARD Shipyard Report; New Ships for SFB & FC ............................................. 96 CAPTAIN’S LOG #37 — Date of Publication 23 June 2008 Page 1 HISTORY STAR FLEET UNIVERSE STAR FLEET HISTORY counter-attack. But that was before the Klingons had invaded, The Magnificent Panzers and before Orion Pirate activity had tripled, and before the fleets by Randy O. Green on the Romulan and Gorn borders had been stripped of ships to feed the Klingon appetite for war and death. Sixth Fleet was a Bridge, Federation Frigate USS Rommel, 9 August Y173 paper tiger facing the Romulan eagle, and it was in trouble. Ev- The sleek Federation frigate slid silently through the depths ery ship that could be found, pulled out of reserve, or built had of space. Starlight glinted softly off the saucer-shaped hull as the been sent to the Klingon Border, and there was nothing coming winds of interstellar space gently caressed the ship. A soft glow to support Sixth Fleet, not unless Star Fleet Headquarters de- emanated from the ship’s two warp nacelles, indicating to any cided to give up more space to the Klingons. It would be years chance alien observer that here were a people advanced enough before the Federation’s industrial might produced the ships that to tame the hellish reaction between matter and antimatter. would throw the invaders, all of them, out. That was in the future, Every sensor the ship possessed was pointed outward, prob- and the future was too much of an unknown to dwell upon when ing the dark reaches between the stars toward the Romulan their own survival over the next few weeks was very much in Neutral Zone — not that it was neutral any more. doubt. Pushing those thoughts of the future out of his head, he The bridge was quiet. Only the low hum of electronics and shifted his attention back to his crew.

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