In Y140 the Romulans instituted the latest in a series of upgrades to their fleet. To test the new designs, they conducted a recon in force along the edge of Federation space, heading towards the Klingon Empire. In one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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In the last battle I went toe to toe with both opposing forces and came out ahead. How did this happen? All the ships had three heavy weapons. With only speed-8 and -12 drones available, a drone rack isn’t as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, due to job situation, Patch couldn’t make it online Wed night for a little SFB on our effort to finish off the Mantor battle. I was going to continue introducing Mark to F&E with that time, but realized the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After three Kzinti FFs came waltzing up to a Fed CA and practically crippled it in one go, Mark and Patch expressed interest in learning more about how frigates operate. I had had thoughts towards that some time back, so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After the failure to seize the Cygnus system because of the unexpected size of the Cygnan navy, the Kzintis started a campaign of consolidating their gains and cutting off the system from all outside help, while the lead fleet elements[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Federation Council, realizing that the situation was out of control and that war was imminent, ordered Star Fleet to evacuate all Federation citizens in the Mantor system. The cruiser Reshadije was dispatched on the direct orders of the Council,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, today was another round of SFB. A three-way free-for-all generic patrol scenario. Well, not quite generic: we had a planet and moon on board for terrain. It’s interesting how something like that can focus the action, even though it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Kzintis developed their first battle pods in Y135, hoping to use it as a surprise against pirates and enemy raiders, and also to give their tugs some combat capability if a war situation ever became desperate. After the first[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another fun day of gaming! Went over to Mark’s yesterday and played a game of Imperium Romanum II with him and Jason. They’ve been with the game for a while, and I’ve been a boon to them as some scenarios[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, finally blew up ships today. I knew going in this would be a bit tough on me, but I had hoped for a better showing. We have three people, and today we did a three-way free-for-all. As I’m the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…