Larger maps

[Asheshouse]

Its not too difficult expanding the map north or west, but in addition to the basic graphics work on the *.tga files it is necessary to "shift" the coordinates of all the existing objects and bridges to suit the location of the new map origin. Any new land area created will still need to have objects added to populate it.

A good start point is to read the stuff here http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.php/board,121.0.html

and especially here http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.ph...c,33463.0.html

There is an Actors Cut and Shift tool, which as its says, is used to shift the coordinates of objects or to crop down object sets, if say a map is reduced in size.

[Verdun1916]

Anyhow some vaster maps would be nice, especially for the heavy bombers and for anti-shipping/coastal raid missions.
Can it be solved by vast expanses of water off coastal areas or in between land massesit would be great!

[Verdun1916]

I would like to see a new map of Finland, covering the area South of the Murmansk-map and North of the Gulf of Finland-map. Or atleast a larger generic map representing part of this area.
Since we already have the J8 Gladiator as a flyable since so many years it's ashame there is no map to use it properly, as flown by Svenska Frivillig Kårens squadron F19 during the Winter War. This Swedish squadron literally defended the entire North of Finland alone against the VVS from their arrival on 10 January 1940 until the end of the war on 13 March.

[secretone]

Thanks. Did not know about F19. The story is documented on Wikipedia in case any one else is interested.

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by secretone

Thanks. Did not know about F19. The story is documented on Wikipedia in case any one else is interested.

My pleasure! Sweden and Swedish citizens was more involved in WWII then most people realize even though our country was officially neutral.
About 12 000 Swedish men volontered to go and fight to defend Finland during the Winter War, about 8 000 made it there and saw service with the Swedish Volonteer Corps before the Armistice. My grandfather was one of those 8 000.
Other Swedes saw military service with the German Heer, the Waffen-SS, the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the R.A.F, the British Army, the Red Army and the French Foreign Legion and probably in other branches of service and with other countries aswell.

[Pursuivant]

While it's not that important to the game, it would be interesting to have a map of Sweden and surrounding areas, as well as relevant Swedish aircraft from the 1939-46 period (B17, B18, SAAB 21).

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

While it's not that important to the game, it would be interesting to have a map of Sweden and surrounding areas, as well as relevant Swedish aircraft from the 1939-46 period (B17, B18, SAAB 21).

A map of the Southern Baltic Sea with Denmark in the western southern Sweden in the middle, the Baltic coast in the east and the German/Polish coast in the south would fit well then.
It would be great for Allied bombing and anti-shipping mission in the area, the German defence of course and both sides ended up over southern sweden on several occasions. Just outside Hässleholm here in southern Sweden were I live a British Lancaster was shot down by a German Ju 88 night fighter stationed in Denmark in 1944 during a bombing mission against Königsberg for example. So a map like that would be ver interesting and usable to have. I doubt there will ever be any Swedish built fighters introduced to the stock game but we already have the J8A Gladiator, the Falco CR.42 and the Re.2000 that was used by the Swedish Airforce at the time.

[dimlee]

Originally Posted by Verdun1916

My pleasure! Sweden and Swedish citizens was more involved in WWII then most people realize even though our country was officially neutral.
About 12 000 Swedish men volontered to go and fight to defend Finland during the Winter War, about 8 000 made it there and saw service with the Swedish Volonteer Corps before the Armistice. My grandfather was one of those 8 000.
Other Swedes saw military service with the German Heer, the Waffen-SS, the US Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the R.A.F, the British Army, the Red Army and the French Foreign Legion and probably in other branches of service and with other countries aswell.

And there were Swedish merchant seamen who have participated in WWII de facto - being under danger of naval and air attacks from all sides in all seas, from Baltic to South Atlantic. Losses were in hundreds...

[Verdun1916]

Originally Posted by dimlee

And there were Swedish merchant seamen who have participated in WWII de facto - being under danger of naval and air attacks from all sides in all seas, from Baltic to South Atlantic. Losses were in hundreds...

Indeed there were, dimlee! A lot of Swedish merchant ships sailed with supplies between North America and the British isles and several were sunk by the U-boats.
Some of the surviving sailers were so pissed off at the Germans they joined the Allied Forces after beeing sunk. Sivert Windh from Hässleholm, Sweden were I live was one of them. He joined the US Army after beeing his ship had been sunk. He fought ass an infantry man from Normandy to the Ardennes were he was wounded. He was then transfered to the SOE and ended the War on a mission in northern Norway after beeing accidentaly dropped on the wrong side of the border by a C-47 with his team. They ended up on the Swedish side of the Mountains and stumbled upon a Swedish policeman who thought they were spies and arrested them. The policeman was quite surprised when Sivert spoke to him in perfekt Swedish with our typical Scanian dialect. He and his team was later released to continue their mission into Norway.

[Asheshouse]

Originally Posted by Verdun1916

I would like to see a new map of Finland, covering the area South of the Murmansk-map and North of the Gulf of Finland-map. Or atleast a larger generic map representing part of this area.
Since we already have the J8 Gladiator as a flyable since so many years it's ashame there is no map to use it properly, as flown by Svenska Frivillig Kårens squadron F19 during the Winter War. This Swedish squadron literally defended the entire North of Finland alone against the VVS from their arrival on 10 January 1940 until the end of the war on 13 March.

Finnish Maps Collection here:
http://www.sas1946.com/main/index.ph...c,43113.0.html