Bowie Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Solomon Islands '43 Map. From Guadalcanal to Rubaul: Battle of Eastern Solomons 23-25 Aug 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 25-27 Oct 1942 Attacks on New Georgia 9 Dec 1942-24 Jan 1943 Battle of Rennell Island 29-30 Jan 1943 Landing on the Russell Islands 21 Feb 1943 Battle of the Bismarck Sea 2-4 Mar 1943 Landings on New Georgia 30 Jun 1943 - 5 Aug 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf 5-6 Jul 1943 Battle of Kolombangara 12-13 Jul 1943 Battle of Vella Gulf 6-7 Aug 1943 Battle off Horaniu 18 Aug 1943 Battle of Vella Lavella 6 Oct 1943 Attack on Bougainville 1 Nov 1943 Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1-2 Nov 1943 Battle of Cape St. George 26 Nov 1943 Bowie 9
AG-51_Razor Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 I couldn't possibly agree with this "Wish" more!! :thumbup: I believe that the campaign in the Solomons, from Guadalcanal to Bouganville represents a tremendous opportunity for ED to provide a battle ground map that would allow for carrier vs. carrier battles as well as fierce air to air combat throughout the island chain, not to mention the air to ground/sea combat that took place almost continuously from the first day of coming ashore on Guadalcanal until we were done with Bouganville. And the Corsair played a significant part in that campaign. The aerial opponents there were almost exclusively IJN If ED wanted to shift further West, they could do New Guinea and produce a Razorback Jug for that :thumbup: The aerial opponents there were almost exclusively IJA. 3 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Bowie Posted June 11, 2020 Author Posted June 11, 2020 (edited) I couldn't possibly agree with this "Wish" more!! :thumbup: I believe that the campaign in the Solomons, from Guadalcanal to Bouganville represents a tremendous opportunity for ED to provide a battle ground map that would allow for carrier vs. carrier battles as well as fierce air to air combat throughout the island chain, not to mention the air to ground/sea combat that took place almost continuously from the first day of coming ashore on Guadalcanal until we were done with Bouganville. And the Corsair played a significant part in that campaign. The aerial opponents there were almost exclusively IJN If ED wanted to shift further West, they could do New Guinea and produce a Razorback Jug for that :thumbup: The aerial opponents there were almost exclusively IJA. There is so much there, in that confined space, for a little over a year's fighting. Spent a decade there w/ CFS2. Bowie Edited June 11, 2020 by Bowie
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javelina1 Posted June 11, 2020 Posted June 11, 2020 Would love it too, along with "Whistling Death..." :-) MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control
Furia Posted July 13, 2020 Posted July 13, 2020 That would be my most desired WWII scenario !!! 1 [sIGPIC]http://menorca.infotelecom.es/~raulurbina/ESA/banner_furia.png[/sIGPIC]
_Spad_ Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 This map would also suit the P-40... If we ever get one... 1
Motown Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) I strenuously 'second' this motion.... Edited January 19, 2021 by Motown 2
Mogster Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) If ED were going to cover the whole archipelago it’d require a map of around 1k x 2k km. lots of it would be water though. For comparison NTTR 605 x 605 km Normandy 267 x 348 km Strait of Hormuz 550 by 550 km Georgia 500 x 500 km TFC have a late model F4F and various flavours of P40 to hand. I can see both of these arriving sooner rather than later. Edited January 24, 2021 by Mogster 1
Cunctator Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 The total land area of the Solomon Islands archipelago is below 40.000 km², that's a 200 x 200 km square. Even today most of it is just covered with jungles and scattered small villages, even more so during WW2. It no comparison too any of the current maps in DCS, that all include some urban agglomerations. 1
Mogster Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Cunctator said: The total land area of the Solomon Islands archipelago is below 40.000 km², that's a 200 x 200 km square. Even today most of it is just covered with jungles and scattered small villages, even more so during WW2. It no comparison too any of the current maps in DCS, that all include some urban agglomerations. Yes, I did assume that most of the islands would be covered with jungle but wasn’t 100% sure. It would make a spectacular and very useful map. 1
Cunctator Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 Indeed. I hope we will see many more Pacific islands maps in the future. Once ED has created a basic set of 3D models for vegetation and WW2 airfield buildings they should be able to to them with considerable less effort than the other DCS maps we've got so far.
Stearmandriver Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 Man I would absolutely LOVE this map! Question: I've done a little scenery-building for FSX / P3d... is there any way for users to create freeware sceneries / maps for DCS? Would be a fun community project to divide up the archipelago... most of the map would be water or jungle, as noted. I'm certain it wouldn't be payware (or ED-created freeware) quality, but might be interesting...
Mogster Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Stearmandriver said: Man I would absolutely LOVE this map! Question: I've done a little scenery-building for FSX / P3d... is there any way for users to create freeware sceneries / maps for DCS? Would be a fun community project to divide up the archipelago... most of the map would be water or jungle, as noted. I'm certain it wouldn't be payware (or ED-created freeware) quality, but might be interesting... User made maps aren’t possible currently. Edited January 26, 2021 by Mogster 1
Cunctator Posted January 26, 2021 Posted January 26, 2021 Long ago ED posted a series of videos that demonstrate how maps are created with their terrain tools. However, they are almost six years old by now, so much could have changed in the meantime. 2
Seaside Posted September 26, 2022 Posted September 26, 2022 This would be my number 1 most wanted map by far. 1
h3pilot Posted April 22, 2023 Posted April 22, 2023 I would LOVE to see a Solomon Islands map! And also F4U-1 and F4U-1A versions of the upcoming F4U-1D. 1 Happy flying! ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING | CORE I7 6700K 4.2GHZ | 32GB DDR4 2400MHZ | GEFORCE GTX980Ti 6GB | SAMSUNG 950 Pro M.2 512 GB + MICRON M600 1TB SSD + WD 3TB HD | WIN 10 64BIT
Bowie Posted May 28, 2023 Author Posted May 28, 2023 On 1/19/2021 at 7:05 AM, Motown said: I strenuously 'second' this motion.... Awesome strip map, from Banika, w/ details of the usual suspects. Great F4U contribution. Thanks for posting. Bowie 3
AG-51_Razor Posted May 29, 2023 Posted May 29, 2023 I could not possibly agree more!! 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Bowie Posted April 14, 2024 Author Posted April 14, 2024 On 1/24/2021 at 9:15 AM, Mogster said: If ED were going to cover the whole archipelago it’d require a map of around 1k x 2k km. lots of it would be water though. For comparison NTTR 605 x 605 km Normandy 267 x 348 km Strait of Hormuz 550 by 550 km Georgia 500 x 500 km TFC have a late model F4F and various flavours of P40 to hand. I can see both of these arriving sooner rather than later. Would think Guadalcanal to Rabaul would do nicely. Bowie 3
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