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General Forums => Terrain Editor => Topic started by: Jose Gallegos on May 04, 2004, 10:30:55 PM

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: Jose Gallegos on May 04, 2004, 10:30:55 PM

I have made a terrain of Korea if anyone is interested.  The F4U-4 Corsair, AD Skyraider and the P51 Mustang were used extensively in the ground support role there.  I have skinned the F4U-4 as it was used by VMF312 and the F6F to resemble the AD Skyraider.  There are plenty of trains, convoys and bridges on this terrain that were the targets of these workhorses during the Korean War.  If you’d like the terrain, send me your e-mail address and I’ll zip you the terrain, the BMP file (Map size is 512) if you want to change the default weather, and a target list.
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/479_1083727187_korea.jpg)
(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/479_1083727298_vmf312.jpg)

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: TrueKillJG54 on May 05, 2004, 02:48:03 AM

i'd like that map my email address is: LinkAFI@sbcglobal.net
great map :aok

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: Falcon64 on May 05, 2004, 12:37:14 PM

Looks great!! Send it my way  Airforcedude05@yahoo.com

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: NHawk on May 06, 2004, 12:04:06 PM

The map looks good!

However, you are missing quite a few airfields ;)

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: Reschke on May 06, 2004, 12:21:27 PM

Jose,

Drop that file to me if possible; nicholsw@charter.net

Thanks

Title: Korea Terrain
Post by: Grits on May 13, 2004, 11:52:04 AM

With a few more airfields that map would be awsome for "Stalin's Surprize" eh Reschke? :)

Title: Airfields on Korea terrain
Post by: Jose Gallegos on May 13, 2004, 08:17:44 PM

Other objects on the terrain map above cover many of the airfields that are on this terrain.  The following is a list of all the airfields actually on the terrain:

A1        Antung (across the Yaku River River in Red China)
A2        Pyongyang (NK)
A3        Kimpo  K-14
A9        Wonsan (NK)
A13      Yonpo (NK)
A16      Kotori (NK)
A20      Pusan  K-1
A22      Pohang  K-3
A25      Taegu  K-2
A33      Suwon K-13
A35      Pyongtaek K-6
A-37     Chinhae K-10
A50      Kunsan K-8
A51      Sinuiju (NK)

(NK) in North Korea and K-  was the actual designation for that airfield during the the Korean conflict.

Historical Notes:  Osan Air Force Base became operational in Dec 1952 and is not depicted on this terrain.  The 5th Air Force that supported UN operations flew from airfields in Japan at the outset of this conflict.  The North Korean Air Force was initially equipped with Soviet Yak-9s that attacked Kimpo and Suwon airfields.  The Web site of the 40th FIS states that Lt. George Edwards shot down a YAK-9 while on his 21st mission out of K-2. With the entry of Red China into the conflict, the MIG-15 made its appearance and operated with impunity from the Antung Airfield that was on the Chinese side of the Yalu.  UN forces were prohibited from crossing the Yalu River.  The F4U Corsair and Hawker Sea Fury each have the distinction   as piston engine aircraft of downing a MIG-15.  The bridges spanning the Yalu River could only be bombed from the Korean side of the river which made it difficult to bomb by the B29s.  The Corsair and the AD Skyraider achieved better results due to their close in method of attack.  The following US aircraft operated from the these airfields:

K-3      1st MAW    F4U
Yonpo  VMF(N)-513  F4U
Wonsan  VMF(N)-5132  F4U
K-6       MAG12   F4U, AD4
Pyongyang  8th FBG  P51
K-10      18th FBW  P51
K-10       No2 Sqdn SAAF  P51
K-1        17th BW   B-26
K-8         3rd BW   B-26