All,
They ain't pretty, and they certainly ain't perfect, but here's what I came up with. I'm preparing to run map campaigns for my "Kampgruppe Klink" for Operation Barbarossa, and what I've decided is separate maps for Minsk, Smolensk, Kiev, and Vyazma. Take a look, if ya like.
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Minsk, north is up.
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Smolensk, north is up.
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Kiev, north is left.
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And Vyazma, taking us right up to Zhukov's winter counteroffensive.
Let me know what you think.
V/R,
Jack
They're very neat and clear, Jack. :)
Cheers - Phil
Look good
Nice Jack
Absolutely perfect for a campaign and look good as well.
That will work. It simplifies the topographical detail to a level (1) that will transfer tabletop and correlate with the map. You can- if you wish to indulge us- reflect accurately the positions of units on the table top.
(1) Transport and rail operators do much the same thing.
I now work on 12" x 12" squares which match the map, and a lot of my roads and paths end at the 6" centre of the square - that makes the some detailed terrain square (such as urban street detail) interchangeable.
Your Greek campaign map worked very well so these look fine to me.
Russia is certainly a big place.....
I take it you're not expecting to reach the gates of Moscow before the winter sets in?
Look forward to following Col Klink's further engagements.
Thanks everyone, I'm glad you like them, and hopefully they can be some use to any of our fellow wargamers contemplating something similar.
James - These maps will definitely mark the unit locations for the campaign and determine which tabletop fights occur, but I can't put the level of detail necessary into them to port it straight to a gaming table. Ultimately one grid square will hold one friendly and/or enemy unit counter, and will serve as one 6' x 4' table. I'll have to figure out the micro-terrain using dice and a table. I do really like you're 12" square concept though, may have to give that a shot in a future project.
Pierre - Yeah, for my purposes, I think Vyazma is the gates of Moscow in this campaign, or close enough ;) I'm looking to play the first KG Klink game next Friday, will post as soon as I can after that.
V/R,
Jack