Captain's Log #46 has started filling

This is Steven Petrick Posting:

As one might expect, there are steps that have to be taken to get ready for the next Captain's Log (#46). While we are still perusing the story situation, we have started the battle group topics for both Federation Commander and Star Fleet Battles. The various tactics topics have been scoured for their current papers which have all been placed into holding files after getting their initial scrubs. Work on articles has started. The "Monster Article" has been completed as a first draft for example (as noted elsewhere, I probably am having too much fun on this one).

I am trying to come up with ships for the issue. There is always a problem that some people want ships that are officially no longer doable. I have received several requests for a Federation heavy carrier with two squadrons of heavy fighters when the rules already say that you can only have one squadron of heavy fighters. The argument is the Federation should be allowed this because the Gorns and Lyrans both got "Space Patrol Ships" with two flotillas of fast patrol ships and no fighters. The problem is that the closest thing there is to a rule saying you cannot have two flotillas of PFs on one tender is the rules for the Lyran tugs, which prohibit them from operating casual fast patrol ships when carrying a fast patrol ship tender pallet. There is, however, a specific rule disallowing two heavy squadrons, or a heavy squadron and a fast patrol ship flotilla. I am not currently predisposed to violating the rules even for "conjectural" ships.

I have some time yet to come up with ships.

I also have an idea for a Star Fleet Marines: Assault article that I can write.

Beyond that, I do need to beg for term papers (SFB), tactical notes (F&E), command notes (Fed Com), conquest notes (Galactic Conquest), call out notes (ACTA: SF), tactics for Star Fleet Marines: Assault, and some new tactics primers for empires.