{"product_id":"captains-log-51","title":"Captain's Log #51","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Exploration is a valid and important mission, and many in Star Fleet (and the government) consider it their true and primary mission or their highest calling.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in May 2016, \u003ci\u003eCaptain's Log #51\u003c\/i\u003e supports \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederation Commander\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Call to Arms: Star Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStarmada\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrime Directive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Fleet Battle Force\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Marines\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederation \u0026amp; Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. \"Night Hounds\" by Jon Berry is about an Orion cargo ship that is hired by the Romulans to make a delivery to the Gorn Neutral Zone. Little did they know they had hired a secret Orion Pirate special ops ship!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe rest of the History section includes \"\u003ci\u003eNCC-1821 USS Sakharov\u003c\/i\u003e: Voyages of Discovery\" by Gary Carney, which is the history of the \u003ci\u003eSakharov\u003c\/i\u003e and her many discoveries including a voyage to the Magellanic Cloud and, after that, to the Omega Sector. The Lyrans hire a team to recover someone in \"Survivor\" by Dan Ibekwi. Jean Sexton discovered a new technology, \"The Astroscooter.\" \"Dark Gaming\" pokes gentle fun at the staff at Amarillo Design Bureau.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs is usual, Communications is designed to inform readers about the company's activities. After Action reports are on \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Call to Arms: Star Fleet, Deluxe Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the revised \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation \u0026amp; Empire Fighter Operations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKlingon Master Starship Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and various revisions of older \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e books. The company answers 10 questions about its operations. The Input Guide is designed to help writers and other people submitting material get their ideas into print. There are further questions \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eACTASF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \"The Sound of Battle\" is a filk song. This section is rounded out with staff awards and other information about the company's plans.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation Commander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has information on plans for the future, information about the Borak (a new empire for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation Commander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e), and information about playing online or by email. There's a page of Command Notes. There is a guide to close-range combat. There are battlegroups with opposing players trying to destroy an enemy or assigned to protect the base. The Command Note is about planetary assaults. Finally, there are three new scenarios. One of those is for the cover story. Another is for the battlegroup situation. The third is based on a battle from the cover story. The final one is after the Klingons decided the Seltorian forces needed to be \"neutralized.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis issue includes four scenarios for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. SL342 Mobile Bases is the battlegroup scenario. SL343 Incident at Hakatuka is the scenario for the cover story. SL344 A Sword Short has a confrontation between Kzinti starships and Klingon and Lyran gunboats. SL345 A Rock and a Hard Place has Seltorians facing Jindarians.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Star Fleet Battles tactics section has an account by Peter Bakija of his victory in the Platinum Tournament of 2014. The battlegroup section has eleven confrontations between two empires attacking and defending a base. The Magellanic primer focuses on the Uthiki.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eDatabase articles include an article on the space manta. There are guidelines to convert Hydran ships to various empires' technologies and vice versa. Operation Renaissance is updated. There are four pages of Ask Admiral Vanaxilth There is information on the Zosmans. The section is rounded out with proposals, updates to ships' names, and answers to background questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Venues include Star Fleet Warlord, SFB Online, Play by E-Mail, Star Fleet Battle Force, Starmada, Star Fleet Marines, and Galactic Conquest. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrime Directive\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has an update on the Q'Naabians. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Call to Arms: Star Fleet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has a new scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation \u0026amp; Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e gets its own proposals, Q\u0026amp;A, and \"Why\" questions. There are three pages of Tactical Notes. The Carnivons are introduced and an alternative history scenario (The Howling Winds) features them.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eNew ships for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e include the Romulan K3 escort, K2 cutter, K2C cutter leader, K6 heavy police ship, and BattleHawk-B destroyer leader; the Maesron Alliance command cruiser, and Probr command cruiser. New advanced technology frigates include the Klingon Advanced Technology escort, Romulan Snipe-X advanced frigate, Gorn advanced frigate, Hydran advanced Hunter frigate and advanced Cuirassier frigate, Lyran Cheeta-X advanced frigate, Seltorian FFX Advanced Technology frigate, and Vudar advanced frigate. New ships for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation Commander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e include the Borak heavy cruiser, war cruiser, war destroyer, and war frigate. New ships for \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eACTASF\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e include the Class-One Small Armed Freighter, Class-Two Large Armed Freighter, Class-Three Jumbo Armed Freighter, Class-Four Heavy Armed Freighter, and Class-One Small Auxiliary Cruiser. New ships for Starmada include the Federation Battlecruiser BCP, Klingon SparrowHawk light cruiser, Romulan DemonHawk dreadnought, and Seltorian Assault Wagon.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSupports \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederation Commander\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Battles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFederation \u0026amp; Empire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrime Directive\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Fleet Battle Force\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSFB Galactic Conquest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarmada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Call to Arms: Star Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Fleet Marines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eand \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStar Fleet Warlord\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe colorized SSDs from this issue are sold separately; the \u003ci\u003eSupplemental File\u003c\/i\u003e (which includes background information) is free as a PDF.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Amarillo Design Bureau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54478563705116,"sku":"igc1787937114666","price":15.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0926\/7950\/4156\/files\/captains-log-51_1.jpg?v=1787937121","url":"https:\/\/www.lanternandloom.shop\/products\/captains-log-51","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}