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Merchant marine engineer Peter Gold and defense analyst Sean Barnett joins Chris to talk about recent tours of Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin and the merchant mariner SS Wright.
And starships, of course.
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.
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Merchant marine engineer Peter Gold and defense analyst Sean Barnett joins Chris to talk about recent tours of Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin and the merchant mariner SS Wright.
And starships, of course.
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: patreon.com/aresstudios
Paypal address: aresstudiosatl@gmail.com
Ares Studios Website: aresstudios.net/
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) futur
![Starfleet Tactical #188: Michael McCollums Antares Trilogy, pt.1 [27 March 2026@9pmET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sDoo3U41Nao/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #188: Michael McCollums Antares Trilogy, pt.1 [27 March 2026@9pmET]
Starfleet Tactical #188: Michael McCollums Antares Trilogy [27 March 2026@9pmET]
In the last episode, we looked at the military implications of the point-to-point systems used by Jerry Pournelle is his CoDominium books, by Michael McCollum in his Antares trilogy, and Steve White (and others) in the Starfire universe. In this episode, well do a deeper dive (2 parts) on McCollums Antares books.
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.
LYSSA BECK does a lot of things, including producing the show. Want to support her in her other endeavors? Her link tree is: https://linktr.ee/geekgirllyssa
ARES STUDIOS graciously hosts Starfleet Tactical. You can 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/
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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. All images et cetera are the property of their originators. We’re here to add educational value through criticism and commentary.")
![Starfleet Tactical #193: Questions, Answers, and Discussion with Peter Gold [May 16 2026 @9pm ET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tkPbqGRGCdM/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #193: Questions, Answers, and Discussion with Peter Gold [May 16 2026 @9pm ET]
Starfleet Tactical #193: Questions, Answers, and Discussion with Peter Gold [May 16 2026 @9pm ET]
Chris is joined by firend-of-the-show Peter Gold, back from his recent gig as a merchant mariner based in Japan. Well go over what Chris got wrong last week, talk about merchant mariner stuff, and preview our upcoming trip to visit the NS Savannah.
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.
LYSSA BECK does a lot of things, including producing the show. Want to support her in her other endeavors? Her link tree is: https://linktr.ee/geekgirllyssa
ARES STUDIOS graciously hosts Starfleet Tactical. You can 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/
DISCLAIMERS
Unless otherwise stated, the opinions expressed here are the opinions of the speakers and not their employer, past present, or (probably) future. All images et cetera are the property of their originators. We’re here to add educational value through criticism and commentary.")
