Map of CONUS Nuke strikes.

[Abbott Shaull]

It is interesting that the twin Sault Ste. Marie weren't hit on you target maps. With the Soo Locks and amount of Iron Ore that could be transported through them. Even if it started to with the taking out of Military installation initially, as they went out to take out oil refinaries and the like, the Locks would be on a short list too.

During WWII Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan was home 15,000 soldiers, with Germany and Japan not actually have the ability to attack this location, but it was well guarded. Also German POWs were interned in the UP too. The Bases are gone from here, but I would think if there was a war with Russia/Soviet Union this would be one of the target that the US would try to protect. Fort Brady in the Sault, Radar Hill, Raco Air Field, and Kincheloe Air Force Base as well as the Corps of Engineer Locks, and Sault Coast Guard Base are the handful of military installation that were in the area after WWII and sadly now only the Locks and Coast Guard Base are what remains.

As for Maraquette, would that be the city or the K.I. Sawyer AFB. The reason I ask is that Sawyer is like 20 miles from Maraquette, not that their would be on huge forest fire, and Empire mine would be close too. Maraquette does have a loading dock, but it quite small compared to those in Duluth/Superior area.

[kato13]

The UP of Michigan has a major Morrow mission IIRC. Chicago does as well. Both are conveniently "missed" by canon strikes.

[sic1701]

As far as Air Force bomber and missile bases and Navy airfields and bases not shown to be hit on the target list and map, we might reasonably assume that even though the Soviet Union was still around as a significant geopolitical entity and we didn't have the significant military drawdown we've seen in real-life since the 80s, intelligent force reductions did nonetheless occur in T2K; merging of missions and closing/realignment of bases and such.

[kato13]

Originally Posted by sic1701

As far as Air Force bomber and missile bases and Navy airfields and bases not shown to be hit on the target list and map, we might reasonably assume that even though the Soviet Union was still around as a significant geopolitical entity and we didn't have the significant military drawdown we've seen in real-life since the 80s, intelligent force reductions did nonetheless occur in T2K; merging of missions and closing/realignment of bases and such.

The first round of BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) occurred in 1988 so that is very reasonable.

[sic1701]

And BRAC might have accelerated somewhat, if the U.S. needed to close and align installations in order to save money or shuffle it around for newer weapons programs in anticipation for a prolonged Cold War. One of the reasons that so many installations were able to be closed in the several BRAC rounds was the fact that the Cold War's end made them not only unnecessary and redundant, but also cost-prohibitive to even maintain in any kind of caretaker status.

[Kilgs]

Does anyone have these files for download? I know kato's having filedump issues so was hoping someone else had them available?

Send PM for contact info or email to kilgs....AT.... yahoo.

[kato13]

Here is the medium one