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Coordinates Cold War map wrong/off by *** metres/Nm ??


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I'm not sure if it's actually wrong on the map, or my screwing up somewere :
So if some one else would have some time to check, it would be very appriciated.

I'm using history data, found on the internet, to (try) and figure out were units were stationed in Germany : the who and were etc.
So I found some coordinates of bases around  Fulda gap, yet they aren't  on the map so I'm just putting a icon in that position.

The thing is :
The whole positioning feels off to me.
For instance, if you check the coordinates for Sickels Army Airfield ( aka Fulda airfield) the coordinates of the "real" airfield and the airfield on the map, there's a 2,9+ Nm difference
Ludendorff Kaserne is in the middle of nowhere , north of Fulda, over the East German border in , well East Germany.
McPheeters Barracks in the middle of a village at the outskirt of Fulda.

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vor 9 Minuten schrieb Rick Mave:

Historical charts are off by like 10° in the year 1987...

10°? That's to much. Germany itself has a elongation under 10°

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11 minutes ago, buur said:

10°? That's to much. Germany itself has a elongation under 10°

No, historical charts are off by 10° WITH DCS's historical change in magnetic deviation for that time.
Assuming that ED put in the correct deviation for that year (if that is their responsibility for the sim, Idk), then the Ugra media map is off by 10° for charts from the year I put in to the sim when creating my mission.

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33 minutes ago, Rick Mave said:

No, historical charts are off by 10° WITH DCS's historical change in magnetic deviation for that time.
Assuming that ED put in the correct deviation for that year (if that is their responsibility for the sim, Idk), then the Ugra media map is off by 10° for charts from the year I put in to the sim when creating my mission.

That would explain a lot, thanks 🫡

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