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Garth's brilliant Axanar strategy neutralized Klingon threats, proving vital for the Federation's survival. A masterclass in tactical execution. #Axanar #Federation #StarTrek #MilitaryStrategy #Garth
Garth's brilliant Axanar strategy neutralized Klingon threats, proving vital for the Federation's survival. A masterclass in tactical execution. #Axanar #Federation #StarTrek #MilitaryStrategy #Garth
![Starfleet Tactical #197: ATHABASKA Class Cruiser (and related designs) [July 11 2026 @9pm ET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PtyFj8QqTU8/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #197: ATHABASKA Class Cruiser (and related designs) [July 11 2026 @9pm ET]
Starfleet Tactical #197: ATHABASKA Class Cruiser (and related designs) [July 11 2026 @9pm ET]
Last episode looked at the Belknap class strike cruiser by Todd Guenther, which was published in Starship Design and Ships of the Star Fleet. This week Chris looks at a derivative design, the Athabaska class exploration cruiser, as well as some variations. And since the Athabaska class incorporates a Knox class primary hull (itself expanded into the Miranda (or Avenger) class, well look at those, too.
(And next week, Chris will look at another aderivative design, the Ascension class dreadnought. And since the Ascension class is predicated on the old Franz Joseph idea of a dreadnought being a three nacelle design, well also looked at Franz Josephs design, Guenthers TMP-era version of it, and other three nacelle designs.)
Be sure to invite your inner 12-year-old s/hes going to want to see this.
STARFLEET TACTICAL is the YouTube show where we talk about the intersection of naval history and science fiction, with some gaming occasionally thrown in for flavor. Primary host Chris Weuve is a naval analyst and wargame designer, whose superpower is that he can talk about Real World(tm) navies and science fiction navies at the same time.
CHRISTOPHER WEUVE is a professional naval analyst and wargame designer. He is a co-founder of the Connections Online wargame conference, held every April via YouTube. Outside the day job, Chris is a co-founder of BuNine (David Webers Honorverse analytic visualization team), and has also consulted with Chuck Gannon, Walter Hunt, Alec Peters, Tom Harlan, John Lumpkin, and others. His work has been featured by Baen Books, the US Naval War College Review, Foreign Policy, and the Discovery Channel. Since May 2020 hes been the co-host (with Pat Doyle) of Starfleet Tactical on the Ares Studio channel on YouTube. His hobbies are naval history, science fiction, and not speaking for his employer.
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![Starfleet Tactical #167: Daedalus class starships, part 2! [17 May 2025@9pm EDT]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QovPWMdcO-I/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #167: Daedalus class starships, part 2! [17 May 2025@9pm EDT]
Starfleet Tactical #167: Daedalus class starships, part 2! [17 May 2025@9pm EDT]
Come join us as we discuss all things Space Combat!
Okay, Chris has decided that there is more to be said about the Daedalus class, the early Starfleet starship class that has been retconned in as THE workhorse starship of the early Federation. (Basically, every time the Enterprise finds a society that had encountered a Starfleet ship in the past, it was a Daedalus.)
So lets spend a little bit more time looking at the design, and why were not even sure how big it is.
And while you are at it check out the fan film Ships of the Four Years War: The Daedalus Class Hospital Refit. Its shown twice during the Livestream premier, at 16:00 and 1:02:00.
Premier livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXJbGpPho1k
STARFLEET TACTICAL is the YouTube show where we talk about the intersection of naval history and science fiction, with some gaming occasionally thrown in for flavor. Primary host Chris Weuve is a naval analyst and wargame designer, whose superpower is that he can talk about Real World(tm) navies and science fiction navies at the same time.
ARES STUDIOS
Become a Patron of Ares Studios on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aresstudios
Paypal address: aresstudiosatl@gmail.com
Ares Studios Website: https://www.aresstudios.net/
CHRISTOPHER WEUVE
Christopher Weuve is a professional naval analyst and wargame designer. He is a co-founder of the Connections Online wargame conference, held every April. Outside the day job, Chris is a co-founder of BuNine (David Webers Honorverse analytic visualization team), and has also consulted with Chuck Gannon, Walter Hunt, Alec Peters, Tom Harlan, John Lumpkin, and others. His work has been featured by Baen Books, the US Naval War College Review, Foreign Policy, and the Discovery Channel. Since May 2020 hes been the co-host (with Pat Doyle) of Starfleet Tactical on the Ares Studio channel on YouTube. His hobbies are naval history, science fiction, and not speaking for his employer.
LYSSA BECK
Want to support our live stream producer in her other endeavors? Her link tree is: https://linktr.ee/geekgirllyssa
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Unless otherwise stated, the opinions expressed here are the opinions of the speakers and not their employer, past present, or (probably) future.
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