US Map + Force dispositions

[castlebravo92]

Been playing around with this, will add New America, Soviet, Canadian, French, and Mexican forces the next couple of days. May throw in some marauder units as well were notable forces are documented in canon.

[castlebravo92]

Forgot to add...counter symbology: 1st on bottom is thousands of men (rounded up, so 1200 men = 2), 2nd number = # of AFVs in unit. Number to the right of unit type is the unit name / number.

[Claidheamh]

This is great, maps really help me visualize the layout of forces.

[kato13]

This is what I built a while back.



Unfortunately Google maps has changed versions at least twice since I built it so I am stuck with only screen shots rather than it being interactive.

[castlebravo92]

Originally Posted by kato13

This is what I built a while back.
Unfortunately Google maps has changed versions at least twice since I built it so I am stuck with only screen shots rather than it being interactive.

Yeah, when I finalize it I will distribute it as a QGIS qgis file and a maptile so people can add / change to suit whatever their style aesthetic is. Helps avoid the problem of Google/Bing/et al changing stuff on you (and, regarding aesthetics, I really don't like the modern look of Google maps anyway).

One of the things I'm also trying to do as I build out the maps is use urban areas from circa 2000 for cities. There's been a lot of sprawl in a lot of urban areas in the last 30 years since T2K was published (and road building).

[bash]

I long for an archive of the old Microsoft TeraServer map tiles. It came out around 97 or 98 and was an impressive set of map tiles. A lot of the higher zoom levels were ortho-adjusted aerial photography IIRC. I've always wanted it for historical comparisons with modern maps but it would be an amazing T2K mapping resource.

[Ursus Maior]

Originally Posted by kato13

This is what I built a while back.

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Do you remember where the West German (FRG) 63th Tank Battalion comes from sourcewise? I reckon, they were going through training at Shiloh, when war broke out?

[kato13]

Originally Posted by Ursus Maior

Do you remember where the West German (FRG) 63th Tank Battalion comes from sourcewise? I reckon, they were going through training at Shiloh, when war broke out?

It comes from a Challenge article on Canada. (It should be 53rd on the graphic but might be too hard to read.



Anglo-German Brigade (Ontario)
1/The Royal Hampshire Regiment: 250 cavalry (Kitchener).
1/The Cheshire Regiment: 350 men (Sault Ste. Marie).
53rd Panzer Battalion: 250 men, 9 AFVs (Sudbury).
81st Panzer Grenadier Battalion (M): 300 men, 6 AFVs (Waterloo).


Edit and yes they come from training in Shilo

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

BATUS or The British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is a British Army unit located at the vast training area of Canadian Forces Base Suffield near Suffield, Alberta, Canada. BATUS is the British Army's largest armoured training facility, and it can accommodate live-firing exercises up to battle group level. Think of this unit like the US Army Fort Irwin National Training Center.

In TW V1 this unit along with German Army Training Establishment Shilo formed an German Anglo Brigade. However will war in europe I doubt the UK and Germany are going to leave tanks, APC, aircraft, men ect in Canada. If they did they might a shell of their former pre war strength.