AAR of a Dutch map part 1.

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harry_vdk -> AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:29:58 PM)
Hi, This is a special AAR of the making of my Dutch map. This AAR is split within 2 parts, the first why and some background, the second how the map is created. [image]local://upfiles/48993/0524F03DF1114F8BA2F305D1B5B959D9.jpg[/image]

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:31:56 PM)
First will I explain why this map. As a Dutch medic from the early 80’s stationary within Germany I was always curious what can happens when the balance between east and west wend out of control. That was the reason why I start with “Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm”, but there was a problem, no Dutch available. This feels strange special with the campaign “Hell on wheels”. This is right within the “Forward Combat Zone” of the Dutch defense sector. [image]local://upfiles/48993/B3E5C2F18D6145F5BCF3B952536A32BC.gif[/image]

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:34:09 PM)
On this point there is a choice: complain of do something. Complaining is not my style, but I am starting to find out how the game works. Creating the OOB was to difficult at that moment, Modding guide 4 was not finish and there was a lot of missing information needed to create the data file and a proper campaign/scenario. But there was a other thing what I could do. Making a map. After a some experimental maps. “NL Utrecht NW” and “L2722 Sittensen”. I found on the website of PDOK a complete digital topografic download of Holland with a scale of 25k, 50k and 250k. Only the year was not right. But on the site watwaswaar.nl there is a lot of historical maps of Holland. Next question: which part of the map, Holland is a small country but to big for a single FCRS map. Looking at the past, Germany invaded Holland in 1940 and start this in the east and a major goal was the resident “Den Haag” and the harbor of “Rotterdam”. A map from "Arnhem" to the coast was not strange to me. [image]local://upfiles/48993/E1220ADBED4C424DA4B1379F9E692506.jpg[/image] source:"Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog", part II, page 317 http://www.niod.knaw.nl/nl/download

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:38:16 PM)
This part of Fall Gelb has a great adaption by VR Designs with his game “Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris”. Only his hex resolution are differend. [image]local://upfiles/48993/BED4B5199B304F1C9AE369C6BF55186A.jpg[/image] source: Decisive Campaigns: The Blitzkrieg from Warsaw to Paris. http://www.matrixgames.com/products/390/details/Decisive.Campaigns:.The.Blitzkrieg.from.Warsaw.to.Paris.

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:42:32 PM)
If we take a closer look to this map above, we can see a small blue area above the light blue arrow. This is a special lowland (dutch) defense method called “Inundatie”. This mean that some part of the land is flooded to block enemy troops. Behind that defence line was a not (yet) active “New Hollandic Waterline”. This can activated within the game. When we take a closer look of that area we can see the next situation. [image]local://upfiles/48993/E6440FEDD93E47EDBDC1755D30E9C6AD.jpg[/image] source:"Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog", part III, page 202 http://www.niod.knaw.nl/nl/download

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:46:38 PM)
Surprisingly the Germans don’t use this strategy in 1944 as a defense of “Nijmegen” and “Arnhem”. But at the end of the WWII war Holland looks like a filled bathtub. [image]local://upfiles/48993/F8FACCDD54B44E598F738D465D6B6366.jpg[/image] source:"Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in de Tweede Wereldoorlog", part X b 2e, page 1441 http://www.niod.knaw.nl/nl/download

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:47:42 PM)
After WWII the “New Hollandic Waterline” was replace by a new version called “IJssel Line”, but this was dismissed at the 60’s. [image]local://upfiles/48993/45A137D8D32A4CC298786F03A8FB2C9E.jpg[/image] Information: http://www.ijssellinie.nl/ENGELS/index.html

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:48:54 PM)
And now back to the map. I decide to start with a cross section of Holland. A total of 7 maps and each map was assembled from 9 (3x3) 25k maps and named with the center map (NL 37b 1985, NL 37f 1985 …… NL 40b 1985). [image]local://upfiles/48993/8F77C40F7E6D4AC4BBC0696D0D72505B.jpg[/image] source: Publieke Dienstverlening Op de Kaart https://www.pdok.nl/en/node https://www.pdok.nl/nl/producten/pdok-downloads/basis-registratie-topografie/topraster/topraster-actueel/top25raster

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:49:55 PM)
But first take a look with some different views. From above (with the Lantsat satellite) its look like this. [image]local://upfiles/48993/C388254743094C8BBEA94329DCFC08CD.jpg[/image] source: Local generated image with SAS.Planet. https://www.openhub.net/p/sasplanet

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:50:50 PM)
When we look at the heights we see the a great part of the west lay below the see level. [image]local://upfiles/48993/FD588A3515944C9F9301702D27748C1F.jpg[/image] source: Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland http://ahn.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=c3c98b8a4ff84ff4938fafe7cc106e88 Use filters: AHN2 ruw - Blauw / Groen /Orange (Statische opmaak) AGN2 ruw - Hillshade

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:51:46 PM)
But if we look whit’s part can be flooded its even worst. Not only from the see but also from the rivers. [image]local://upfiles/48993/BAF88C062A7D49F2B26E6D5A3017CDDA.jpg[/image] source: "Ons water Overstroom ik?" http://www.overstroomik.nl/hoe-hoog-komt-het-water.html?postcode=

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:53:54 PM)
To protect Holland against the water it use dikes and there are “dijkringen”. Every “dijkring” have his own safety level. [image]local://upfiles/48993/AC6C8204BEB64EBCB76EB8548C584565.jpg[/image] source: "Overstromingsgevaar in Nederland" http://www.floodsite.net/juniorfloodsite/html/nl/student/thingstoknow/geography/nederland1.html

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:54:40 PM)
The ground type give an other view. The purple areas are the worst and called “laag veen”. [image]local://upfiles/48993/148227F53CB64B04973078C3D3B2BE24.jpg[/image] source: Local generate map with "Grondsoortenkaart 2006 van Alterra" data.

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 7:57:23 PM)
A combination of all the things above have influence the making of the map. But the making of will be describe with part 2.

tebeinteresno -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/27/2015 9:12:27 PM)
outstanding work! could you tell me where did you get these data of rivers? I understand that Holland has a lot of data about that country, but maybe somewhere there is the global database?

harry_vdk -> RE: AAR of a Dutch map part 1. (8/28/2015 7:09:44 PM)
Some reference are added, but prepare for a lot of dutch.

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