Froonp -> RE: Africa Bitmaps (10/16/2007 1:27:52 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Largus_Means The resource south of Oran is probably called Colomb Bechar or maybe even Abadla, if you wish it to be named. I've named it "Béchar" on the MWiF map. The screenshot you quoted do not show it, because it was added latter. quote:
Also the question is once again raised, in that is being historical or true to WiF:FE more important with the maps? How greatly do small changes/improvements make on the over all feel of things. For example, tte rail lines along this coast are correct, but could be slightly changed to represent the off shoots of the main line, that travel north to the coast. But there are some other lines that were not included and would have had an impact on this area and moving supplies. ie- Marrakech, Tozeur, Djelfa. http://history.sandiego.edu/cdr2/WW2Pics2/82022bg.jpg Since your are travelling into the grey areas on China, Russia, India, what about the outer areas of the orginal maps that have some strange things. Well, you're right, and I would add this railway going from Casablanca to the south, and then east to Marrakech, but I prefer to leave those places alone, trusting the original WiF FE designer who drew the European scaled map in the first place. If he did not draw a railway there, there must be a reason. USSR, China & India are different thing, they are affected by the scale effect, going from WiF FE Pacific Map scale to WiF FE European Scale (that is the worldwide scale). quote:
Another area, which I know will not be changed, are the rail lines in Egypt and Palestine. On maps I have of the area, the rail line extends from the Epyptian border neared Bardia to Alexandria, then turns south to Cairo and continues south. It does not cross the the canal. The closest rail line east of the canal is at Al Arish. Also there is no rail line that extends from Amman to Medina, but thats another point. http://britains-smallwars.com/Canal/Map.htm http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/egypt_pol97.jpg <-- Egypt 1997 http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/WH2Chri-fig-WH2Chr04a.html <--- Egypt 1940 Anyway, let me know if this is a very dead horse Im beating here. No dead horse here, but the European part of the WiF FE maps is not touched unless big errors are spotted (as were revealed in Scandinavia). Other learned and enlightened comments, especially about the murkiest parts of the map, are welcomed.
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