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[Hartmann]

Originally posted by Slaughtermeyer
In Pacwar, Guadalcanal is closer to Rabaul than Port Moresby, whereas in War in the South Pacific and UV, Port Moresby is closer. Which is the closest to Rabaul in real life?

Dunno, but in RL, Rabaul lies under a big heap of volcano ash since a while. Nothing left.

Hartmann

[Supervisor]

In Pacwar, Guadalcanal is closer to Rabaul than Port Moresby, whereas in War in the South Pacific and UV, Port Moresby is closer. Which is the closest to Rabaul in real life? The satellite map seems to show that Port Moresby is closer.

Well, roughly derived off of the satellite map (which verified even rougher check in the atlas), the distances are as follows:

• Rabaul to Guadalcanal . . . . . . 665 mi.
• Rabaul to Port Moresby. . . . . . 485 mi.

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So I transposed them :p
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Dunno, but in RL, Rabaul lies under a big heap of volcano ash since a while. Nothing left.

Half the town was covered in ash, and the rest destroyed in the 1994 eruption. But, as was the case following the 1937 destruction, they are rebuilding. The only way they won't comeback is if the harbor gets filled in (or the caldera itself goes up again ).