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Originally Posted by kestrel79
Can anyone help me with some of the lingo that's used to indicate locations on the map. I keep hearing the term "French Point", "British Point", ect. I'm guessing this means the 2 distinct points I see on the map for each mainland. I'm sure as I fly on the map more often I will memorize the base and city names and land features.
Also when I see an alert about incoming aircraft that are detected it lists a city name that I have never heard of. I want to help them out and fly to the city but I have no clue where it is. It would be nice if the grid coordinates were also included. There's so many city names on the map and you have to zoom in to see them all it would really help out.
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The correct name for 'French Point' is 'Cap Gris Nez' (pronounced "cap greenay"):
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?rls=co...ed=0CBsQ_AUoAg
The correct name for 'British point' is Dungeness:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBAQ_AUoAg
Its best to use the correct names because once you find yourself patrolling the English coastline further SW you find Beachy Head may get called 'The other British point' :-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg
or even Selsey, 'No, I mean
the other British point':
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CBkQ_AUoAg
Zoom them out a bit and compare with the CoD map, may make more sense.
By the way if you hear "Limponee", "Limpnee" or "Limnnnnn" thats Lympne
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CA0Q_AUoAg
amd its pronounced "Limm"
http://www.forvo.com/word/lympne/
Hope that helps.