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Phoenix100 -> real world locations (2/7/2022 8:41:07 AM)

It's quite challenging trying to find the real world locations of scenarios/battles using google earth. Is there a guide of any sort that I've missed, pointing out the locations, or grid refs? Thanks.



Hub6Actual -> RE: real world locations (2/7/2022 11:15:20 AM)

If you look up your item of interest on Wikipedia, quite often there will be a lat/long link
highlighted. If you click on it, another page will open that gives you multiple viewer choices
that you can pick from. Picking your choice will open a view on or very close to that lat/long.



Phoenix100 -> RE: real world locations (2/7/2022 11:32:41 AM)

Yes, thanks, I've been doing that. Not always an entry in wikipedia or elsewhere with the co-ordinates, though. There's no document in game that I've missed?



Jason Petho -> RE: real world locations (2/7/2022 3:17:15 PM)

The majority of the battles are from the master maps including in the Scenarios/master maps folder.

You can open up those maps to triangulate where on google earth the locations are.

Otherwise, no, there isn't a document that lists the battle location by province.



Phoenix100 -> RE: real world locations (2/7/2022 5:12:29 PM)

Thanks Jason. I open them up with what - the editor?



Jason Petho -> RE: real world locations (2/7/2022 5:13:00 PM)

You can open the master maps using the map editor, and then going into the master map folder to access them.



Phoenix100 -> RE: real world locations (2/8/2022 9:13:13 AM)

Ok. Thanks.



carll11 -> RE: real world locations (2/8/2022 2:55:23 PM)

Can I suggest-

https://www.amazon.com/Where-Were-Vietnam-Comprehensive-Firebases-ebook/dp/B004YV80M6

Buy the book, dont get the kindle version, Kindle maps are an abomination and affront to god;)

In conjunction with coordinates you find in the book, you wont always have a map, you can find many here at the site below, where in you can drill down further;

http://www.rjsmith.com/topo_map.html






Phoenix100 -> RE: real world locations (2/8/2022 3:05:01 PM)

Thanks! The Ray Smith site is fantastic.



Big Ivan -> RE: real world locations (2/8/2022 6:18:36 PM)

Thanks Carl for sharing that info.

The Ray Smith site is a gem![:D]



TomWalton -> RE: real world locations (2/8/2022 7:03:31 PM)

See also the 1:50,00 scale maps to be found here:
https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/vietnam/vietnam_index.html



carll11 -> RE: real world locations (2/9/2022 5:43:50 PM)

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ORIGINAL: TomWalton

See also the 1:50,00 scale maps to be found here:
https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/vietnam/vietnam_index.html



No problem Phoenix, Big Ivan;)

Tom W;

yes thats a good one too, hopefully Jason will use the excellent tactical maps that exist there re; the battles for the DMZ, especially Dong Ha summer of 68.....



Jason Petho -> RE: real world locations (2/9/2022 5:46:03 PM)

You can see the DMZ master map in the master maps folder.



Jason Petho -> RE: real world locations (2/11/2022 1:54:38 AM)

There is also a series of maps in the manual that show you were the battle locations are in relation to Vietnam.

I believe they are in Section 9.0 along with the scenario briefings.



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