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Starfleet Tactical #180: Small vs Large Space CVs: Initial Thoughts from History [20 Dec 2025@9pmET]
Like spacegoing aircraft carriers in your science fiction? Good for you -- I do too!
But I used to spend time on aircraft carriers, and have done a lot of thinking about aircraft carriers, and my science fiction superpower is I can think about Real World(tm) navies and science fiction navies AT THE SAME TIME.
So let's talk a little bit about big vs small aircraft carriers, with a little side dish of why I don't think spacegoing carriers make sense in Star Trek -- but might make sense in other science fiction.
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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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 Weber's 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 he's been the co-host (with Pat Doyle, who joins in when he can) 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
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Starfleet Tactical #180: Small vs Large Space CVs: Initial Thoughts from History [20 Dec 2025@9pmET]
Like spacegoing aircraft carriers in your science fiction? Good for you -- I do too!
But I used to spend time on aircraft carriers, and have done a lot of thinking about aircraft carriers, and my science fiction superpower is I can think about Real World(tm) navies and science fiction navies AT THE SAME TIME.
So let's talk a little bit about big vs small aircraft carriers, with a little side dish of why I don't think spacegoing carriers make sense in Star Trek -- but might make sense in other science fiction.
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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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 Weber's 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 he's been the co-host (with Pat Doyle, who joins in when he can) 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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![Starfleet Tactical #180: Small vs Large Space CVs Initial Thoughts from History [20 Dec 2025@9pmET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LGKr-XHnjJk/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #180: Small vs Large Space CVs Initial Thoughts from History [20 Dec 2025@9pmET]
Starfleet Tactical #180: Small vs Large Space CVs: Initial Thoughts from History [20 Dec 2025@9pmET]
Like spacegoing aircraft carriers in your science fiction? Good for you I do too!
But I used to spend time on aircraft carriers, and have done a lot of thinking about aircraft carriers, and my science fiction superpower is I can think about Real World(tm) navies and science fiction navies AT THE SAME TIME.
So lets talk a little bit about big vs small aircraft carriers, with a little side dish of why I dont think spacegoing carriers make sense in Star Trek but might make sense in other science fiction.
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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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, who joins in when he can) 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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![Starfleet Tactical #172: Q&A Session (23 August 2025@9pm EDT]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MACEK5ceAOU/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #172: Q&A Session (23 August 2025@9pm EDT]
Starfleet Tactical #172: Q&A Session (23 August 2025@9pm EDT]
Come join us as we discuss all things Space Combat!
This is going to be a general follow-up session on things weve discussed recently, so bring your questions!
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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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, who joins in when he can) 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.
All images et cetera are the property of their originators. We’re here to add educational value through criticism and commentary.
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![Starfleet Tactical #189: Michael McCollums Antares Trilogy, part 2 [04 April 2026 @ 9pmET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MN63HFk2Iq8/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #189: Michael McCollums Antares Trilogy, part 2 [04 April 2026 @ 9pmET]
In episode 187, Chris 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 episode 188, Chris started a deep dive on McCollums Antares trilogy, looking at the general background of these and a synopsis of each book.
In this episode, Chris will conclude withMcCollum, by doing an even deeper dive on the strategic and tactical implications of the foldspace topology of the antagonists, how that influences ship design and operations and how Chris would design ships for this universe.
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 (google connections online wargaming for details). 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 #154: Pearl Harbor Day! Q&A, and maybe a guest. [07 Dec 2024 @10pm EST]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MPMNMKpvTLo/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #154: Pearl Harbor Day! Q&A, and maybe a guest. [07 Dec 2024 @10pm EST]
Starfleet Tactical #154: Pearl Harbor Day! Q&A, and maybe a guest. [07 Dec 2024 @10pm EST]
Come join us as we discuss all things Space Combat!
This week, Chris may have a guest, probably will talk a little bit about the attack on Pearl Harbor, and will answer questions.
Next week, Chris Weuve and Chris Carlson continue their three-part discussion of some NAVSEA studies from the late 1980s and early 1990s, focusing on Well Deck Combatants. In other words, the USN does battle riders!
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![Starfleet Tactical #183: Rick Sternbachs Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology [24 Jan 2026@9pmET]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MhSrzmrQ0Ss/mqdefault.jpg "Starfleet Tactical #183: Rick Sternbachs Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology [24 Jan 2026@9pmET]
Rick Sternbach and Mike Okuda defined Star Trek more than any person other than the Genes (Roddenberry & Coon) themselves. So lets look Sternbachs first published Star Trek Work, 1980s Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology.
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. 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.")
