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==SL31.0 The Federation Exchange==
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by [[Jeffrey L. Moore]]
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Even during wartime, the [[Orion Pirates (SFU)|Orions]] managed to maintain trade across the [[United Federation of Planets (SFU)|Federation]]-[[Klingon Empire (SFU)|Klingon]] border. In one case, the Federation captured a freighter under [[Orions (SFU)|Orion]] control and, after some fast plea-bargaining, obtained the coordinates for a planned rendezvous with the Klingons. The Federation was able to substitute a [[Q-ship (SFU)|Q-ship]] for the captured freighter, giving the Klingons a considerable surprise.
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==SL32.0 Negotiate!==
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by [[Ray D. Olesen]]
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In [[2565 (SFU)|Y165]], the [[Tholians (SFU)|Tholians]] had begun deploying larger ship classes. In an effort to gain more information, several [[United Federation of Planets (SFU)|Federation]] scouts were assigned to patrol the border, scanning [[Tholian Holdfast (SFU)|Tholian territory]] with long-range [[sensors (SFU)|sensors]].
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The scout [[U.S.S. Bowie NCC-597 (SFU)|''Bowie,'']] in a carefully planned clandestine operation, actually penetrated Tholian territory. Due to a misjudgment of Tholian deployments, the ''Bowie'' was trapped. Federation officials immediately began negotiating with the Tholians, patiently explaining that it was a navigational error, not an intentional border violation. As part of the negotiations, [[Star Fleet Captain (SFU)|Captain]] [[Phillip Kosnett (SFU)|Phil Kosnett]] and his command cruiser [[U.S.S. Kongo NCC-1710 (SFU)|''Kongo'']] were dispatched to the scene as a show of force. Kosnett was given authority to act on his own judgment, and did so.
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==SL33.0 The Dilithium Crystal Asteroid==
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by [[(John Aitken]]
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In a far corner of the [[Milky Way galaxy (SFU)|galaxy]], an [[asteroid]] is discovered that has thousands of [[dilithium (SFU)|dilithium]] crystals just waiting for someone to take them. Several races dispatch "research fleets" to the scene.
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==SL34.0 Diplomatic Disaster==
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by [[Michael J. Jaski]]
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In [[2565 (SFU)|Y165]], a group of [[United Federation of Planets (SFU)|Federation]] officials was on a tour of the frontier worlds near the [[Romulan Star Empire (SFU)|Romulan]] border. The [[Romulans (SFU)|Romulans]] attempted to [[assassinate]] the diplomats by sending a force of ships into Federation space. A Romulan spy, disguised as a Federation officer, set off a bomb in the tug's left engine, disabling its [[warp drive (SFU)|warp drive]].
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==SL35.0 Ambush!==
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by [[C. H. Graeme Cree]]
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Not all pirates were [[Klingon Empire (SFU)|Klingon]] allies. In [[2563 (SFU)|Y163]], the [[Orion Pirates (SFU)|Orion]] clan operating in Klingon territory planned to destroy the battlecruiser [[I.K.V. Conquest (SFU)|''Conquest,'']] which was patrolling a remote sector. With the ''Conquest'' gone, the Orions would have several [[weeks]] of free rein in the territory, allowing easier access to certain shipping routes. The usual phony [[distress call (SFU)|distress call]] was sufficient to lure the ''Conquest'' into a "kill-zone" surrounded by captor [[mines (SFU)|mines]].
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==SL36.0 A Pirate's Surprise==
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by [[Ian Roy]]
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In [[2562 (SFU)|Y162]], a critical [[Kzinti Hegemony (SFU)|Kzinti]] convoy of badly needed raw materials was attacked by [[Orion Pirates (SFU)|pirates]]. The pirates were surprised to discover [[Q-ship (SFU)|Q-ships]] in the heavily defended convoy, but had provided a surprise of their own.
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==SL37.0 Frontier Patrol==
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by [[Michael Bennett]]
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The border areas of major empires are always active, even more so in wartime. Standard procedure was to send fighters, and later fast patrol ships, to investigate any interesting ships moving on the other side of the border.
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This incident, in [[2580 (SFU)|Y180]], was typical of the more interesting such interceptions.
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==SL38.0 The Rain of Terror==
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by [[John Byrne (Michigan)|John Byrne]]
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In [[2516 (SFU)|Y116]] the [[Kzinti (SFU)|Kzinti]] Duke known to history as "[[The Usurper (SFU)|the Usurper]]" was waging civil war against the [[Kzinti Patriarch (SFU)|Patriarch]]. (See [[Captain's Log Issue 1 (SFU)#The Usurper|scenarios SL11-SL14]] in [[Captain's Log Issue 1 (SFU)|''Captain's Log'' #1]].) Part of this war involved punitive attacks on Barons who had remained loyal to the throne. During one such attack, the Patriarch had learned of the raid in time to send a few ships from his loyal Home Fleet to support the Baron.
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==SL39.0 Mercy Mission==
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by [[Don Jacques]]
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In [[2564 (SFU)|Y164]], the [[United Federation of Planets (SFU)|Federation]] tug [[U.S.S. al Rashid NCC-3802 (SFU)|''al Rashid'']] was routinely carrying personnel and cargo to a Federation base station near the point where the Federation bordered the [[Kzinti Hegemony (SFU)|Kzinti]] and [[Klingon Empire (SFU)|Klingon]] Empires. Tragedy struck unexpectedly. The tug's APR leaked, spreading deadly fumes throughout the ship and the pods it was carrying. Many crewmembers became ill; some died. The ship's [[warp drive (SFU)|warp engine]] controls locked, sending the ship on an uncontrolled plunge into the neutral zone. Eventually, the controls were unlocked with explosive charges, stopping the ship, but leaving the left warp engine out of commission and the ship incapable of movement.
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No Federation ships were nearby, but two Kzinti ships arrived and offered to tow the ''al Rashid'' toward the Federation border, expecting to rendezvous with a Federation squadron dispatched to the rescue. Before the ships could proceed, however, two Klingon ships arrived. The Klingon commander offered to "rescue" the tug from the "Kzinti pirates" and tow it to a convenient Klingon base, and he wouldn't take "no" for an answer.
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==SL40.0 Operation Cutthroat==
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by [[Jeffrey L. Moore]]
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A revolt in a prison colony results in a number of criminals escaping to join the local [[Orion Pirates (SFU)|Orion pirate]] clan. The pirates now have everything they need for their long-planned "Operation Cutthroat:" a [[Q-ship (SFU)|Q-ship]] and a [[Humans (SFU)|Human]] crew to run it . The Q-ship is slipped into a convoy, where it remains undetected because routine contact with other ships is conducted by the Human "front men" while the [[Orions (SFU)|Orions]] remain hidden.
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==SL41.0 Rescue==
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==SL42.0 Strike at Rigel IV==
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==SL43.0 Supply Fleet==
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==SL44.0 The Derelict==
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==SL46.0 An Eventful Return==
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==SL47.0 Yank's Hole==
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==SL49.0 The Combining of Arastoz==
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Revision as of 07:13, 14 March 2023

Captain's Log #2
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Published by Task Force Games
Released 1983
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Refiner's Fire

by James Ashauer

SL25.0 Refiner's Fire

This scenario recreates the final action of the story presented in this issue.

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Astrometrics
Chronology
Culture
Education
Food
People
Politics
Science & Technology
Ships & Vehicles
Xenology
Miscellaneous


SL26.0 Mutiny on the Demonslayer

by Douglas Jew

In Y175, the Klingon D7C command cruiser Demonslayer mutinied. This time, however, the mutineers were Klingons! Commodore Jark Valgan had attempted to gain his promotion to admiral, which he considered to be long overdue, by assassinating his commander. When the plot failed, Valgan fled for his life toward Kzinti space. His officers had been deeply involved in the plot, and most supported his decision to flee. The crew, who knew that whatever happened they were along for the ride, did not oppose Valgan's action at first, but later were incited to mutiny (ironically, a mutiny in support of the empire!) by loyal crewmen.

Demonslayer roared for the border, but found its way blocked by a squadron of frigates. Valgan had already contacted the Kzinti, who were sending their nearest ship to help.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y175
Culture  
Education  
Food  
People Jark Valgan
Politics Klingon Empire; Kzinti Hegemony; mutiny
Science & Technology computer; disruptors; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles D-7 class; I.K.V. Demonslayer; F-5 class
Xenology Klingons; Kzinti
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SL27.0 Merchant, Pirate, Soldier, Spy

by Stephen V. Cole

Wars tend to be confusing times, and not everything is as it seems. Take the case of a starship commander, patrolling a distant portion of the frontier, out of immediate contact with his superiors, who comes upon a pirate ship molesting a convoy. As he approaches, one freighter lashes out with sudden fury at the pirate. "Q-ship!" the commander gloats, "We've got the pirate now!" Before he can reach battle range, however, the sub-space communication system comes alive with claims and accusations.

"This is Fleet Captain Andros in the pirate vessel. We are not pirates but a naval unit on a secret naval mission. Security idenfication X3-54G. What appears to be one of our Q-ships is, in fact, a pirate marauder. We lured him here for a rendezvous. Please render assistance in capturing him."

"This is Captain Gran in the Q-ship. We are a naval unit on a secret mission. Security identification Y7-23T. The pirate ship is an enemy spy, not a pirate. Please render assistance in capturing him."

"Dammit, he's the spy, not me. Don't you remember me from the Academy? We used to go to the beer gardens together!"

"Don't fall for that! He may have been a spy even then!"

"Convoy leader, can you confirm the identity of the Q-ship?"

"Negative. He joined us after we cleared port. None of us have been on board his ship."

"This is the Q-ship. What would you expect from a secret naval mission?"

"Or from a pirate!"

The commander was perplexed, to say the least. Both identification codes were valid; both ships claimed to be clandestine units of his own navy. Either might be a pirate, spy, or friend. Worse, they might both be enemies, or they might both be friends!

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SL28.0 Landing Party

by Graeme Cree

In Y155, as tensions grew between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, the Federation accelerated its efforts to survey planets in the neutral zone. The Klingons considered these surveys to be a "provocation," and used them to create incidents.

On one such mission, the light cruiser Texas, under Commander Nita Howell, was making a standard survey of Vanecek VI when cosmic radiation from a solar flare forced the Texas to withdraw for 31.8 hours. A landing party had been previously transported to the surface, and remained behind (protected by the atmosphere) to complete the survey. When the Texas returned to the system, however, it found that a Klingon battlecruiser had entered the system and was blocking the way.

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Astrometrics Klingon Neutral Zone; Vanecek VI
Chronology SFU Timeline; Y155
Culture  
Education  
Food  
People Nita Howell
Politics Klingon Empire; Klingon Neutral Zone; Star Fleet; Star Fleet Ranks (Commander); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology atmosphere; Class M planet; disruptors; drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; radiation; shields; solar flare; time (hour); tractor beam; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles D-6 class; shuttlecraft; U.S.S. Texas NCC-900
Xenology Humans; Klingons
Miscellaneous  


SL29.0 A Question of Franchise

by Stephen G. Wilcox

The Orion pirates operated on two levels. Clan overlords "controlled" all pirate activity in huge territories. Ships, some of which were "owned" by the clans and some of which were "independent" of all clans, were assigned areas (known as "franchises") in which they could operate. Most of the larger groups of pirate ships were operated by these clans, and these claimed the more lucrative franchises. In theory, no two pirates were assigned the same area.

This was not always the case, however. Sometimes, two clan overlords both claimed the right to lease a certain area. Sometimes the pirate assigned a given franchise would fall behind in his lease payments, or otherwise disappoint the overlord, and his area would be assigned to another ship. Sometimes a pirate in pursuit of quarry would follow it into another franchise territory. All of these circumstances were likely to create trouble, and a question of franchise.

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Chronology SFU Timeline
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Politics Orion Pirates
Science & Technology impulse drive; life support; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; tractor beam; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles  
Xenology Orions
Miscellaneous  


SL30.0 Practice, Practice, and Then What?

by Frank Crull

In Y171, the Federation and the Gorn were conducting a series of wargames in a special training zone. The exercises were necessary to give Federation captains experience in dealing with the Romulan Sparrowhawk and its three plasma torpedo launchers. These games used computer-generated battle damage simulations. As each ship scored "damage" (using weapons set on 1/1000th power) on the other, the computer analyzed the attack and "turned off" certain systems to simulate the damage.

The system worked well enough for training, but on one memorable occasion a Romulan Sparrowhawk arrived in the training area to find two "badly damaged" ships that were not expecting to conduct actual combat.

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Astrometrics  
Chronology SFU Timeline; Y171
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Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Gorn Confederation; Romulan Star Empire; Star Fleet; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology disruptors; drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; plasma torpedo; shields; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Federation light cruiser; Gorn destroyer; shuttlecraft; Sparrowhawk class
Xenology Gorn; Romulans
Miscellaneous


SL31.0 The Federation Exchange

by Jeffrey L. Moore

Even during wartime, the Orions managed to maintain trade across the Federation-Klingon border. In one case, the Federation captured a freighter under Orion control and, after some fast plea-bargaining, obtained the coordinates for a planned rendezvous with the Klingons. The Federation was able to substitute a Q-ship for the captured freighter, giving the Klingons a considerable surprise.

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Chronology SFU Timeline
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Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Klingon Empire; Orion Pirates; Star Fleet; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology disruptors; drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; tractor beam; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Klingon tug; Q-ship; shuttlecraft
Xenology Klingons; Orions
Miscellaneous


SL32.0 Negotiate!

by Ray D. Olesen

In Y165, the Tholians had begun deploying larger ship classes. In an effort to gain more information, several Federation scouts were assigned to patrol the border, scanning Tholian territory with long-range sensors.

The scout Bowie, in a carefully planned clandestine operation, actually penetrated Tholian territory. Due to a misjudgment of Tholian deployments, the Bowie was trapped. Federation officials immediately began negotiating with the Tholians, patiently explaining that it was a navigational error, not an intentional border violation. As part of the negotiations, Captain Phil Kosnett and his command cruiser Kongo were dispatched to the scene as a show of force. Kosnett was given authority to act on his own judgment, and did so.

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Astrometrics  
Chronology SFU Timeline; Y165
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Education  
Food  
People Phillip Kosnett
Politics Star Fleet; Star Fleet Ranks (Captain); Tholian Holdfast; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; sensors; shields; Tholian web; tractor beam; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Black Widow class; U.S.S. Bowie NCC-597; Burke class; Constitution class; Hermes class; U.S.S. Hornblower NCC-302; U.S.S. Kongo NCC-1710; Tholian cruiser; Tholian patrol corvette; Tholian web tender
Xenology Humans; Tholians
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SL33.0 The Dilithium Crystal Asteroid

by (John Aitken

In a far corner of the galaxy, an asteroid is discovered that has thousands of dilithium crystals just waiting for someone to take them. Several races dispatch "research fleets" to the scene.

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Astrometrics Milky Way galaxy
Chronology SFU Timeline
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Politics  
Science & Technology asteroid; dilithium; tractor beam; transporter
Ships & Vehicles shuttlecraft
Xenology  
Miscellaneous  


SL34.0 Diplomatic Disaster

by Michael J. Jaski

In Y165, a group of Federation officials was on a tour of the frontier worlds near the Romulan border. The Romulans attempted to assassinate the diplomats by sending a force of ships into Federation space. A Romulan spy, disguised as a Federation officer, set off a bomb in the tug's left engine, disabling its warp drive.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y165
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Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Romulan Star Empire; Star Fleet; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology cloaking device; disruptors; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; plasma torpedo; shields; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Burke class; Constitution class; D-7 class; F-5 class; Ptolemy class; Saladin class; Starliner pod; War Eagle class
Xenology Humans; Romulans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous


SL35.0 Ambush!

by C. H. Graeme Cree

Not all pirates were Klingon allies. In Y163, the Orion clan operating in Klingon territory planned to destroy the battlecruiser Conquest, which was patrolling a remote sector. With the Conquest gone, the Orions would have several weeks of free rein in the territory, allowing easier access to certain shipping routes. The usual phony distress call was sufficient to lure the Conquest into a "kill-zone" surrounded by captor mines.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y163
Culture  
Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Klingon Empire; Orion Pirates
Science & Technology disruptors; distress call; impulse drive; mines; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; time (week); tractor beam; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles D-6 class; I.K.V. Conquest; Klingon freighter; Orion raider
Xenology Klingons; Orions
Miscellaneous piracy


SL36.0 A Pirate's Surprise

by Ian Roy

In Y162, a critical Kzinti convoy of badly needed raw materials was attacked by pirates. The pirates were surprised to discover Q-ships in the heavily defended convoy, but had provided a surprise of their own.

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Astrometrics  
Chronology SFU Timeline; Y162
Culture  
Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Kzinti Hegemony; Orion Pirates
Science & Technology drones; impulse drive; mines; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Kzinti freighter; Kzinti frigate; Kzinti light cruiser; Kzinti strike cruiser; Kzinti tug; Orion cruiser; Orion raider; Q-ship
Xenology Kzinti; Orions
Miscellaneous piracy


SL37.0 Frontier Patrol

by Michael Bennett

The border areas of major empires are always active, even more so in wartime. Standard procedure was to send fighters, and later fast patrol ships, to investigate any interesting ships moving on the other side of the border.

This incident, in Y180, was typical of the more interesting such interceptions.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y180
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Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Klingon Empire; Kzinti Hegemony
Science & Technology disruptors; drones; impulse drive; mines; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; tractor beam; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles G-1 class; Kzinti HAAS fighter; Q-ship
Xenology Klingons; Kzinti
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SL38.0 The Rain of Terror

by John Byrne

In Y116 the Kzinti Duke known to history as "the Usurper" was waging civil war against the Patriarch. (See scenarios SL11-SL14 in Captain's Log #1.) Part of this war involved punitive attacks on Barons who had remained loyal to the throne. During one such attack, the Patriarch had learned of the raid in time to send a few ships from his loyal Home Fleet to support the Baron.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y116
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Education  
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People Kzinti Patriarch; The Usurper
Politics Kzinti Civil War; Kzinti Hegemony; Kzinti Patriarch
Science & Technology Class M planet; drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedoes; shields; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Kzinti command cruiser; Kzinti destroyer; Kzinti frigate; Kzinti light cruiser; Kzinti strike cruiser; shuttlecraft
Xenology Kzinti
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SL39.0 Mercy Mission

by Don Jacques

In Y164, the Federation tug al Rashid was routinely carrying personnel and cargo to a Federation base station near the point where the Federation bordered the Kzinti and Klingon Empires. Tragedy struck unexpectedly. The tug's APR leaked, spreading deadly fumes throughout the ship and the pods it was carrying. Many crewmembers became ill; some died. The ship's warp engine controls locked, sending the ship on an uncontrolled plunge into the neutral zone. Eventually, the controls were unlocked with explosive charges, stopping the ship, but leaving the left warp engine out of commission and the ship incapable of movement.

No Federation ships were nearby, but two Kzinti ships arrived and offered to tow the al Rashid toward the Federation border, expecting to rendezvous with a Federation squadron dispatched to the rescue. Before the ships could proceed, however, two Klingon ships arrived. The Klingon commander offered to "rescue" the tug from the "Kzinti pirates" and tow it to a convenient Klingon base, and he wouldn't take "no" for an answer.

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Chronology SFU Timeline; Y164
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Education  
Food  
People  
Politics Klingon Empire; Kzinti Hegemony; Star Fleet; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology disruptors; drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; transporter; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles U.S.S. al Rashid NCC-3802; Burke class; Constitution class; D-6 class; Kzinti frigate; Kzinti light cruiser; Ptolemy class; Starliner pod
Xenology Humans; Klingons; Kzinti;
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SL40.0 Operation Cutthroat

by Jeffrey L. Moore

A revolt in a prison colony results in a number of criminals escaping to join the local Orion pirate clan. The pirates now have everything they need for their long-planned "Operation Cutthroat:" a Q-ship and a Human crew to run it . The Q-ship is slipped into a convoy, where it remains undetected because routine contact with other ships is conducted by the Human "front men" while the Orions remain hidden.

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Politics Orion Pirates; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology drones; impulse drive; phasers; photon torpedo; shields; warp drive
Ships & Vehicles Orion raider; Q-ship
Xenology Humans; Orions
Miscellaneous piracy


SL41.0 Rescue

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SL42.0 Strike at Rigel IV

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SL43.0 Supply Fleet

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SL44.0 The Derelict

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SL45.0 Flank Attack

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SL46.0 An Eventful Return

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SL47.0 Yank's Hole

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SL48.0 Yank's Hole II

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SL49.0 The Combining of Arastoz

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