real world locations

[Phoenix100]

It's quite challenging trying to find the real world locations of scenarios/battles using google earth. Is there a guide of any sort that I've missed, pointing out the locations, or grid refs? Thanks.

[Hub6Actual]

If you look up your item of interest on Wikipedia, quite often there will be a lat/long link
highlighted. If you click on it, another page will open that gives you multiple viewer choices
that you can pick from. Picking your choice will open a view on or very close to that lat/long.

[Phoenix100]

Yes, thanks, I've been doing that. Not always an entry in wikipedia or elsewhere with the co-ordinates, though. There's no document in game that I've missed?

[Jason Petho]

The majority of the battles are from the master maps including in the Scenarios/master maps folder.

You can open up those maps to triangulate where on google earth the locations are.

Otherwise, no, there isn't a document that lists the battle location by province.

[Phoenix100]

Thanks Jason. I open them up with what - the editor?

[Jason Petho]

You can open the master maps using the map editor, and then going into the master map folder to access them.

[Phoenix100]

Ok. Thanks.

[carll11]

Can I suggest-

https://www.amazon.com/Where-Were-Vietn ... B004YV80M6

Buy the book, dont get the kindle version, Kindle maps are an abomination and affront to god;)

In conjunction with coordinates you find in the book, you wont always have a map, you can find many here at the site below, where in you can drill down further;

http://www.rjsmith.com/topo_map.html

[Phoenix100]

Thanks! The Ray Smith site is fantastic.

[Big Ivan]

Thanks Carl for sharing that info.

The Ray Smith site is a gem![:D]

[TomWalton]

See also the 1:50,00 scale maps to be found here:
https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/vietnam/vietnam_index.html

[carll11]

ORIGINAL: TomWalton

See also the 1:50,00 scale maps to be found here:
https://maps.lib.utexas.edu/maps/topo/vietnam/vietnam_index.html

No problem Phoenix, Big Ivan;)

Tom W;

yes thats a good one too, hopefully Jason will use the excellent tactical maps that exist there re; the battles for the DMZ, especially Dong Ha summer of 68.....

[Jason Petho]

You can see the DMZ master map in the master maps folder.

[Jason Petho]

There is also a series of maps in the manual that show you were the battle locations are in relation to Vietnam.

I believe they are in Section 9.0 along with the scenario briefings.