Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Pat Doyle is back from some training and talks about his new airplane, Chris and Pat talk about airplanes vs starships, and Chris talks about MARcon.
Come join us as we discuss all things Space Combat! 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
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LYSSA BECK
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Pat Doyle is back from some training and talks about his new airplane, Chris and Pat talk about airplanes vs starships, and Chris talks about MARcon.
Come join us as we discuss all things Space Combat! 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
DISCLAIMER
Unless otherwise stated, the opinions expressed here are the opinions of the speakers and not their employer, past present, or (probably) future.
![Starfleet Tactical #194: Passenger Freighters & NS Savannah (w/ Peter Gold) [June 20 2026 @9pm ET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xdSaJRzGH8c/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #194: Passenger Freighters & NS Savannah (w/ Peter Gold) [June 20 2026 @9pm ET]
Starfleet Tactical #194: Passenger Freighters and NS Savannah Tour (with Peter Gold) [June 20 2026 @9pm ET]
**NOTE: We had some technical issues up front, caused entirely by Chris setting up the stream wrong. So, the first three minutes is missing.**
A couple of weeks ago Chris was joined by a couple os friends (Sean Barnett, and frequent guest Peter Gold) in a tour of the NS Savannah. (That NS stands for Nuclear Ship, which is the merchant ship equivalent of a unicorn.) In this episode, Chris and Peter (a working merchant marine engineer) talk about the Savannah, civilian nuclear vessels in genral, and the concept of passenger freighters.
More about the Savannah can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.")
![Starfleet Tactical #195: Liberty Ships IN SPAACE! (& on Earth) [w/Peter Gold] [June 27 2026 @9pm ET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zTOd1ienMZY/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #195: Liberty Ships IN SPAACE! (& on Earth) [w/Peter Gold] [June 27 2026 @9pm ET]
Starfleet Tactical #195: Liberty Ships IN SPAACE! (and on Earth) [w/ Peter Gold] [June 27 2026 @9pm ET]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTOd1ienMZY
A couple of weeks ago Chris was joined by a couple of friends (Sean Barnett, and frequent guest Peter Gold) in a tour of the SS John W. Brown, a WW2 Liberty ship moored across the pier from the NS Savannah. In this episode, Chris and Peter (a working merchant marine engineer) talk about Liberty ships and their science fiction equivalents.
A couple ofexcellent videos on Liberty ships can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v Nt17NRanG0 [I pulled many screen captures from this video!]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISNPCTQS7XY&t=2s
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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTOd1ienMZY")
