So I've been playing Star Fleet Battle by myself, the Cadet Training Handbook. Scenario 10 is a two on two fight: a Federation Heavy Cruiser (Fed) and a Gorn Heavy Cruiser against a Klingon D7 Cruiser (D7) and a Romulan KR Cruiser (Rom). The big differences between this fight and one using the full rules is the lack of overloaded weapons, mid-turn speed changes, high-energy turns, scatterpacks, pseudo plasma torpedoes and weapon status.

Basically I decided to do this as two one-on-one battles on the same map. Fed vs Rom and Gorn vs Klingon. Even if two non-dueling enemy ships stray close to one another they won't engage, until one duel is done. Basic tactic for the Fed would be to close in rapidly, fire photon torps, then run and reload. With the Rom I decided to run for the corner, cloak, and load the plasma torps. The Gorn, who doesn't have a cloak, tried to stay away from the Klingon until his plasma torps were ready. The Klingon charged hard to hit the Gorn before the Gorm got his heavy weapons ready.

First turn was just closing in. In turn 2 the Fed closed in to range 7 of the Rom, who was still cloaked. Fed hadn't fired yet because of the cloak. Klingon had closed and pinged the Gorn, who would have his plasma torps ready next turn. Turn 3 tactics. Fed wanted high speed, phasers and photons at close range if Rom is still cloaked, otherwise fire as the Rom uncloaks and run. Rom, being at speed zero and facing the edge of the map, would only be able to turn this turn, so he decided to stay cloaked and ride out the Fed attack, then uncloak and pursue in turn 4. Klingon fired at the Gorn then turned tail and ran, Gorn took a handful of hits but nothing important. Gorn turned and chased Klingon, going a bit slower.

Turn 4 saw the Fed running at medium speed since the Rom wasn't going to move fast. Fed reloaded phasers and started loading photon torpedoes. Rom accelerated to the max of 10 and didn't get anywhere. Klingon put the pedal to the metal and ran started speeding away, but the map boundary would reign him in and a Gorn plasma torp hits him. Turn 5 Fed turns around for another pass at the Rom, who goes to speed 20 and charges the Fed. Fed makes a slight mistake and turns at the end of the turn. After a quick look the Rom fires both plasma torpedoes, knowing the Fed can't possibly avoid them. Meanwhile the Klingon turns to avoid the wall and the Gorn stays behind him, peppering the rear shields with phaser fire.

Turn 6, the Klingon, in big trouble, keeps running as the Gorn keeps phasering him. Gorn fires second plasma torp. Plasma torp hits the Klingon cruiser, destroying the remaining weapons except a disruptor. With less than 50% power and only one weapon the Klingon is out of the fight. The Rom closes in on the Gorn and hits him in a down shield to do some phaser damage. Fed is able to run just far enough to use his phasers and a shield to absorb the Rom torps and take no internals. Now the Fed turns and heads for the Rom.

Turn 7. Rom, being next to the Gorn, sees that if he moves the Gorn can stop, turn, and hit him with a just loaded plasma torp. So the Rom stops, phasers the Gorn through the down shield, then starts cloaking. The Gorn takes the damage gracefully, then turns and fires at the Rom through the cloak. The Fed closes in to about a range of 13. Rom torpedoes will be loaded next turn.

At this point I stopped. If the Rom tries to stay under cloak and fight the Fed and Gorn can take him apart. The Rom's best chance is to uncloak, fire both torps and phasers at the Gorn, then start cloaking while the Fed is still more than four hexes away. The Gorn will fire a torp and phasers, taking down a shield and doing some damage, although the Rom attack will do about 45 internals and gut him. The Fed rushes in and fires as the Rom starts cloaking. Three photon torps hit, add phaser damage and the Rom takes about 25 internals. This leaves a badly damaged Rom, out-of-the-fight Gorn, and a fresh Fed. The Alliance wins.