Inaccuracies with the Eastern Territories of the Soviet Union/Global 1940 map

[Narvik]

I guess the map designers made all this mistakes on purpose, just to start an extra conflict inside the original conflict, man. Dont tell me they made the map wrong seven times in a row just by accident, I dont buy that, man.

[CWO Marc]

@Narvik:

…and dont get me startet on the Rio de Oro issue…

Rio de Oro was as Spanish territory at the time of WWII, a fact which isn’t clear from the Global 1940 map (which lacks a good mechanism for showing the colonial possessions of non-player countries).  Is this the problem to which you’re referring or is there some kind of different issue with that territory?

[taamvan]

Territories that you cant land on don’t even form part of the gameplay.

Gameplay.  This is the key.  Everything else is an extra to convince you that you are not playing army men on the carpet at grandmas house.

[Charles de Gaulle]

@taamvan:

Territories that you cant land on don’t even form part of the gameplay.

Gameplay.  This is the key.  Everything else is an extra to convince you that you are not playing army men on the carpet at grandmas house.

“Gameplay is key.” Exactly.  This is what I was sarcastically trying to say earlier: the map has flaws, but either they don’t matter in gameplay, or they are made that way on purpose to better reflect gameplay.  Take Albania occupying part of what should be Yugoslavia: that is because we want Italy to be able to take Bulgaria turn one if Germany doesn’t.  It all makes sense from a gaming point of view and although there is no excuse for the inaccurate names and such, it doesn’t matter.

[Patchman123]

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

[General 6 Stars]

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

Im good. I don’t use G40 map. Thanks

[Patchman123]

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

Im good. I don�t use G40 map. Thanks

What do you use then?

[General 6 Stars]

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

Im good. I don�t use G40 map. Thanks

What do you use then?

This map I use for my 40 game and HBG 39

http://www.mediafire.com/?f5hpt6bws4gylpz

[Patchman123]

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

There’s a few problems with the map you have presented me. For one, Bangladesh did not exist until 1971, after it gained independence from Pakistan. It only existed after 1971, after it ceased being “East Pakistan” and instead became Bangladesh.

Im good. I don�t use G40 map. Thanks

What do you use then?

This map I use for my 40 game and HBG 39

http://www.mediafire.com/?f5hpt6bws4gylpz

I have something better. I got rid of the Canadian maple leaf roundel because that was not adopted until 1946, well after World War II and the Canadians (RCAF) used the British roundel during World War II. I changed the Dutch roundel to the Dutch flag roundel made famous in the East Indies that the Dutch used to denote the fact that they were at war and thus, no longer a neutral country, but in fact a member of the Allied powers.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/utpmq6b7f3zoiu6/Global_1940_Sec_Ed.jpg

[barney]

heh heh '46 for the Leaf ? No Way ! C’mon Canada! Defend your honor :)

[General 6 Stars]

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

There’s a few problems with the map you have presented me. For one, Bangladesh did not exist until 1971, after it gained independence from Pakistan. It only existed after 1971, after it ceased being “East Pakistan” and instead became Bangladesh.

Im good. I don�t use G40 map. Thanks

What do you use then?

This map I use for my 40 game and HBG 39

http://www.mediafire.com/?f5hpt6bws4gylpz

I have something better. I got rid of the Canadian maple leaf roundel because that was not adopted until 1946, well after World War II and the Canadians (RCAF) used the British roundel during World War II. I changed the Dutch roundel to the Dutch flag roundel made famous in the East Indies that the Dutch used to denote the fact that they were at war and thus, no longer a neutral country, but in fact a member of the Allied powers.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/utpmq6b7f3zoiu6/Global_1940_Sec_Ed.jpg

[General Veers]

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

@Patchman123:

@SS:

Well I thank the people That make these maps and if something’s not right oh well I don’t have the time or sources to make my own maps.
If there’s stuff you don’t like then by all means fix it yourself.
😉

I have my own maps for download if you want them, I have modified A&A Europe to have Bessarabia moved to its correct location and so on.

There’s a few problems with the map you have presented me. For one, Bangladesh did not exist until 1971, after it gained independence from Pakistan. It only existed after 1971, after it ceased being “East Pakistan” and instead became Bangladesh.

Im good. I don�t use G40 map. Thanks

What do you use then?

This map I use for my 40 game and HBG 39

http://www.mediafire.com/?f5hpt6bws4gylpz

I have something better. I got rid of the Canadian maple leaf roundel because that was not adopted until 1946, well after World War II and the Canadians (RCAF) used the British roundel during World War II. I changed the Dutch roundel to the Dutch flag roundel made famous in the East Indies that the Dutch used to denote the fact that they were at war and thus, no longer a neutral country, but in fact a member of the Allied powers.

http://www.mediafire.com/view/utpmq6b7f3zoiu6/Global_1940_Sec_Ed.jpg

I like the additional islands on the map, including Corsica, but with regards to the new Caribbean islands I would just make a “Lower Antilles” island group that belongs to the UK (to also represent custodianship of French and Dutch islands).

The only other thing I’d add is to carve the Aden Protectorate out of Saudi Arabia. Not terribly strategic but adds another landing spot for aircraft.

[baron Münchhausen]

@barney:

heh heh '46 for the Leaf ? No Way ! C’mon Canada! Defend your honor :)

I remembering an old punk song which said :“I’m proud to be a Canadian, pass me my beer. I’m proud to be a Canadian pass me another beer…”
I know there is another sentence but cannot remember what it was and which group sang this song.

[Charles de Gaulle]

@Narvik:

I guess the map designers made all this mistakes on purpose, just to start an extra conflict inside the original conflict, man. Dont tell me they made the map wrong seven times in a row just by accident, I dont buy that, man.

I love how Narvik says man after every sentence.  It carries with it an air of sincerity and character.
:-D