Hello Brady!
Wait a couple of weeks and you can have a new Eastern Front map from Finland-Russia area! Here is some information (MOTD) of my new map:
"FINLAND - RUSSIA CONTINUATION WAR MAP (Beta testing)
This is a historical map of the Continuation War 1941-44 between Finland and Russia. The current year is 1944. Map scale is 1:4.
In this map Rooks are Finns, Bishops are Russians and Knights are Germans. They can use following historical planes:
ROOKS/FINLAND:
Bf 109 G-2/G-6, Hurricane Mk I, Curtiss P-40B, F4F (simulating Brewster Buffalo) C-47A and Ju88A-4.
BISHOPS/RUSSIA:
La5FN, Yak-9T/9U, Hurricane Mk I/Mk II, P-40B/40E, P-51B, C-47A, Il-2 Type 3, A-20G and Boston III.
KNIGHTS/GERMANY:
Bf 109 E-4/F-4/G-2/G-6, Bf 110 C-4b/G-2, Fw 190A-5/F-8, C-47A and Ju88A-4.
SPECS:
The current game type is Teams
Ammo is set at normal
Fuel Burn is set at normal
Down time is set at normal
Killshooter is off (be careful: don't shoot friendly pilots :-))
Enemy icon range is short (3K)
Enemy Radar range is about 8 miles from Airfields
Enemy Sector Counter range is about 12 miles from Airfields
EXTRAORDINARY IN THIS MAP:
The little "Backwoods Airfields" (VH-runaway) have not hangars. There are 8 fighter and 4 bomber in every field and you must shoot them down. They are like hangars/dugouts but not so difficult to destroy. That kind of fields were very typical in this front on those days.
Be worth to shoot trucks, tents and fuel barrels, too! For ex. in trucks are fuel, ammo, troops or even Vodka :-)
SOME HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
In Northern Finland (called Lappland), Norway and Estonia there were Germans (Knights), because Finland and Germany were allied in 1941 - 1944.
Finnish politics was never nazi politics like in Germany in those days. Finland fought against Russia (our old enemy) and that was the only reason to ally with Germany.
We had about 100 World War II aces in Finland. Our best pilots were Ilmari Juutilainen (96 victories) and Hans Wind (75 victories). They both flew mostly with Brewster Buffalo and Bf 109 fighters."
Brady, you are wellcome to look my map to H2H Arena called "Suur-Suomi: Finland-Russia Teams". It is open almost every evening at 19:00 - 23:00 GMT.
Map is working good now, because we have tested it in H2H Arenas about three months with my friends. There has visited very many other players, too, and I think they all like the map layout and for ex. my little "Backwoods Airfields"! :-)
And Nuttz, thank you for your "Jungle Textures". I have modified them a little and made a totally new lake-coastlines. I have used a very nice looking "urban area" texture, too, but I don't know who has made it...
One question:
Who is the big boss
who choose the maps to Combat Theater? I am ready to send my Finland.res-file to him/her and hear some feedback of it!
