STAR FLEET UNIVERSE CAPTAIN’S LOG #53 Roadblock Overcome TABLE OF CONTENTS This issue is a lot later than we wanted or HISTORY expected it to be. Steve Cole suffered from a Practice to Deceive by Michael Bennett .................................................... 2 series of health issues (see page 94) which pre- Snapshots of History ................................................................................ 29 vented him from working anywhere near normal COMMUNICATIONS hours during much of 2017 and 2018. In Janu- Communications Center .......................................................................... 33 ary of 2019 a calculated risk surgery restored him After-Action Report; Command the Future .............................................. 35 to health (and caused him to lose 100 pounds by Star Fleet Awards..................................................................................... 36 the time this issue went to press). He is walking Input Guide .............................................................................................. 37 a mile a day, taking yoga lessons once a week, Starline Miniatures ................................................................................... 38 and is no longer diabetic. Steve has publicly apologized to everyone that his poor eating FEDERATION COMMANDER choices disrupted the schedule. Communique ........................................................................................... 39 The road to the future is again open. New Preview: X-Ships Attack ........................................................................... 40 products, delayed by Steve’s health issues, will Battle Group Commander: Space Hockey ............................................... 41 appear every month for the rest of this year. 8C63 Space Hockey ................................................................................ 47 8C64 Last Stand ...................................................................................... 48 CAPTAIN’S LOG STAFF 8C65 X-Cessive Behavior ........................................................................ 49 Publisher .......................... Stephen V. Cole, PE 8C66 What’s Good for the Alpha Octant .................................................. 50 Managing Editor .................... Steven P. Petrick 8C67 My Brother, My Enemy ................................................................... 51 Business Manager .................. Leanna M. Cole Command Notes ...................................................................................... 51 Customer Service Director ....... Michael Sparks Play FC Online ......................................................................................... 51 Graphics Director ...................Samanatha Todd Director of Communications .......... Jean Sexton SFB SCENARIOS SG47 Space Hockey ............................................................................... 52 Star Fleet Staff………John D. Berg, Chuck SL351 All Our Plans Torn Asunder........................................................... 54 Strong, Scott Moellmer, Mike West, John SL352 Another Reality ............................................................................. 55 Sickels, Scott Tenhoff, Paul Franz, Tony L. SL353 Empty the Exchequer ................................................................... 56 Thomas, Frank Brooks, Mike Curtis, Ryan Opel, Thomas Mathews, Art Trotman, SFB TACTICS James Goodrich, Andy Vancil, Shawn Platinum Victory by Bill Schoeller ............................................................ 59 Hantke, Gary Carney, Richard Eitzen. Term Papers............................................................................................. 63 Security Staff .......................... Wolf Dog Sexton Battle Group 550: Space Hockey ............................................................ 64 Cover Artist........................ Matthew G. Lawson SFB DATABASE Interior Artists ............................... See page 37 Monster Special Rules: Mind-Control Plants by Steven P. Petrick .......... 77 Ask Admiral Vanaxilth by Andy Vancil ...................................................... 80 PUBLISHER’S INFORMATION Aurora Update by Gary Carney ............................................................... 86 Captain’s Log #53 was created and pub- Brothers of the Anarchist ......................................................................... 93 lished by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc., P.O. Box Proposals Board ...................................................................................... 93 8759, Amarillo, TX 79114. Contact ADB, Inc. to order spare parts (or to obtain a list), replace- STAR FLEET VENUES ment of defective or missing parts, or anything Star Fleet Warlord; SFBOL by Paul Franz ............................................... 94 relating to Star Fleet products. Include a stamped Prime Directive: Zeta Reticuli by John Sickels ........................................ 95 self-addressed envelope. Captain’s Log #53 is Galactic Conquest by Howard Bampton .................................................. 95 copyright © 2019 Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.; Battle Group Report, Rangers Report by Jean Sexton ............................ 97 all rights are reserved under the Pan-American, Starmada: Unity Edition by Daniel Kast ................................................... 98 International, and Berne Copyright Conventions. Star Fleet Marines: Wild Animal Packs .................................................... 99 All rules questions and submissions of new Star Fleet Battle Force: Mind-Control Plants ........................................... 99 material should be sent to ADB, Inc., Post Office A CALL TO ARMS: STAR FLEET Box 8759, Amarillo, TX 79114. Include a stamped ACTASF: Where We Are and Where We’re Going by Tony L. Thomas. 100 self-addressed envelope if you wish a reply. Un- Call Out Notes........................................................................................ 101 solicited submissions are accepted only under the standard terms found in SFB Advanced Mis- FEDERATION & EMPIRE sions and become the property of ADB, Inc. on The Empire Never Dies ......................................................................... 102 receipt; but authors are compensated if the item Tactical Notes......................................................................................... 102 is published. Others should inquire by letter. Scenario (6ES) Eye of the Storm by Stephen V Cole ............................ 105 No materials based on, for use with, or in- Special Raids ......................................................................................... 106 corporating elements of any Star Fleet Universe Questions & Answers by Mike Curtis ..................................................... 109 products may be published without permission New Ships for Federation & Empire ...................................................... 113 of ADB, Inc. SHIPYARD Shipyard Report ..................................................................................... 114 Elements of the Star Fleet Universe New Ships for Star Fleet Battles ............................................................ 121 are the property of New Ships for Star Fleet Battles: Omega Sector ................................... 132 Paramount Pictures Corporation New X-Ships for Federation Commander .............................................. 137 and are used with their permission. Federation Battleship for ACTASF ......................................................... 141 www.StarFleetGames.com Klingon B10 Battleship for ACTASF ....................................................... 142 New Ships for Star Fleet Armada .......................................................... 143 CAPTAIN’S LOG #53— Date of Publication 21 June 2019 Page 1.