I have just returned from about ten days on vacation to discover a number of
messages piled up from my favorite mailing list.
Jim Baranski's note does not seem to have been answered:
> Subject: (1444) History of the Frontier Wars <
> <
> Is there any source of the complete history of the Fifth Frontier War or <
> Frontier Wars 1-4? IE compiled TAS NS announcements dealing with the war?<
> <
> Jim Baranski <
> DEC Hartford CT <
The SPINWARD MARCHES CAMPAIGN, GDW, (Out of Print, no doubt), gives a
fairly complete history of the Fifth Frontier War, including a compilation of
all the TNS releases. Regrettably, it is rather too long for me to type and
upload. I haven't looked at it in a while, but it seems to me that it also
contained a much briefer summary of the other Frontier Wars.
Adrian Hurt miscredits a note of mine to Rob Miracle, and answers:
>>>The mere fact that that module describes a 1250ton vessel as a "cruiser"<<<
>>>compared to the later 50,000ton+ cruisers, and equips it with a black <<<
>>>globe marks it as, shall we say, a trifle obsolete. <<<
> Even MegaTraveller refers to the 400 ton Patrol Cruiser. It all depends on<
> what sort of cruiser you mean. "Cruiser means whatever I point at and say <
> 'cruiser'." :-) <
When I used cruiser in this context, I was referring to the sort of cruiser
that would be expected to be able to deal with an enemy battleship. There
can be little doubt that the conception of the Traveller universe was in
constant change all through the publication of the early GDW adventures.
May have a chance to do a few more vehicle designs soon, so get any requests
in for things that you want to see.
Is is possible/permitted/appropriate to post for sale notices here? I
recently acquired a bunch of old Judge's Guild Traveller stuff and I would
be happy to pass it along to someone who would appreciate it more. Ask for
details if interested.
:::Rob Dean:::