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Star Fleet Times Newsletter Now Available!

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #1-#5:

#1: Gorn, Romulan fast cruisers; first draft of the Custom Ship Design System.

#2: Tholian, ISC maulers; D5 squadron SSD; monitor scenario.

#3: Romulan SaberHawk SSD, CDS expansion rules for Andromedan, Frax, WYN Fish, Seltorians, equipment for Prime Directive.

#4: Humor issue including weird ships (Orion, Klingon, WYN).

#5: Tournament spotlight including tactics for the new ships added in 1995.

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Star Fleet Times #6-#10 Is Available

Contents for issues #6-#10:

#6: Origins report; campaign design; Canadi'en non-mauler SSD.

#7: SFB sample campaign rules; Deltan DW SSD.

#8: Legendary officers, Fed carrier hybrid SSDs.

#9: Scary ships: Andro Shiva, Rom Megahawk, Lyran SSCS, Fed CVN (72 fighters!).

#10: More legendary (and not-so-legendary) officers, two Barbarian SSDs.

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Star Fleet Times #11-#15 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #11-#15:

#11: Naval Construction Docks and Warp Gate SSs.
#12: Fiction, F&E Production Wheel concept, Flivver carrier group.
#13: Another humor issue including bizarre ships (Fed POL mauler, etc.).
#14: Fighter-bombers and bombers (3- and 4-space fighters).
#15: First look at the Nicozians; Jindarian tournament ship for playtest.

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Star Fleet Times #16-#20 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #16-#20:

#16: Origins report; Orb scenario; Hidden Agenda Prime Directive fiction.
#17: Term papers; SFB crossword puzzle; Klingon D5VP SSD.
#18: Special issue dedicated to a new (humorous) race, the Josers.
#19: Scary Ships Issue: Paravian DN, Kzinti super BT, Lyran triple mauler, Hydran HB DN.
#20: Vudar Special Part 1: Ion Storm Generator rules; four new Vudar ships.


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Star Fleet Times #21-#25 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #16-#20:

#21: Vudar Special Part 2: Ion Cannons, IPG, rules update, 6 more Vudar ships.

#22: Federation Stealth Fighters, Andromedan conjectural PFs.

#23: Product update, Weird DNs (Fed Diplomatic DN, Klingon C9J, Kzinti Escort DN, Gorn Commando DN, Lyran Dreadnought Tug).

#24: The Iridani, a new (real) SFB empire for the Omega Project!

#25: Tournament Update, including 10 official sanctioned tournament ships fully updated. The weakest ships (TKE, TKR, Seltorian) have been improved with extra phasers!

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/157599/

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Star Fleet Times #26-#30 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #26-#30:

#26: Variants of the OK6, last battle of the OK6 scenario, updated Jindarian tournament cruiser.
#27: Fast cruisers for simulator empires, huge Maze of Asteroids scenario and map.
#28: Captain's Log #18 preview, Andromedan X-tech, Scary Ships III: Rom double eagle, Lyran-Kzinti combined war cruiser, Andro X-ships, Seltorian pocket DN.
#29: New Omega Sector empire, the Federal Republic of Aurora, including all rules needed and five ship SSDs.
#30: Battleship carriers and stellar domination ships (six SSDs plus rules).

This slice of Star Fleet Universe history is available as an ebook from the following sources:

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/163994/

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Star Fleet Times #31-#35 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #31-#35:

#31: Sigvirions (another Omega Sector empire); Tournament Rules Test; Jindarian and Vudar tactics.

#32: Iridani Fighters (see issue #24), combo-hulled Lyran ships (Arctic Lion CW, Limping Cat CA, Manchurian Tiger CV, Battlecat DD, Housecat HDW), light dreadnoughts (Klingon, Kzinti).

#33: Heavy dreadnoughts (Federation, Romulan, Gorn), weird General War ships (Federation Turret Cruiser, Klingon E3X, Romulan Sniper Frigate, Gorn Bubble Dreadnought, Qari Multi-Turret Cruiser).

#34: Three playtest scenarios (Gorn-ISC, Orion-Andro, Federation-Romulan Q-ship), obscure old Romulan variants (Battle Eagle CVM, BH-B DDL, King Falcon heavy mauler, Screech Owl HSC, Snipe-C FFL).

#35: The Souldra, a new empire for the Omega Sector (complete rules included).

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/167293/

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Star Fleet Times #36-#40 Is Available

Star Fleet Times was the official newsletter for the Star Fleet Universe from 1995-2000. It ceased publication with issue #50 because Internet had made it obsolete. SFT was published about 10 times a year. Each issue included current events, announcements, tactics, questions and answers, tournament listings, playtest ships and scenarios, etc.

Contents for issues #36-#40:

#36: Engine-mounted weapons on Alliance ships (support variants, such as troop transports, which actually have heavy weapons to match those of their Coalition foes). This is a three-part project in three issues, with 31 total ships. All three issues were published simultaneously in October 1998.
#37: Engine-mounted weapons, part 2 of 3 (see issue #36).
#38: Engine-mounted weapons, part 3 of 3 (see issue #36).
#39: The Deal's done, alternate base rules.
#40: Scary Ships of 1998 part 1; Scary Weapons; Colony Evolution.

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Star Fleet Times #41-#45 Is Available

Contents for issues #41-#45:

#41: Scary Ships of 1998 part 2; Andromedan and Seltorian Tournament Ship changes.

#42: Strange Days; Strange Ships, New Tournament Units.

#43: SFB Back on Track, New Freighter Variations.

#44: Hefty and Broad Beam Gorns, nine SSDs.

#45: Tournament cruiser SSDs for the 11 Omega octant empires presented in Module Omega #1.

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Contents for issues #46-#50:

#46: Preview of Pinwheel Galaxy including two empires and four SSDs.
#47: Gorn police frigate variants; 10 SSDs including battle frigate and variants and the Frignaut police leader.
#48: Preview of the Magellanic Cloud including one empire and two SSDs.
#49: Omega Tournament Cheat Sheets; weapons tables and minimal rules for the 11 Omega tournament ships presented in SFT #45.
#50: Second preview of the Magellanic Cloud including two empires and three SSDs.

This has been scanned from the best available copy.

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