GILBERT_MARSHALL_ISLANDS
The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, from November 1943 through February 1944, were key strategic operations of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The purpose was to establish airfields that would allow land based air support for the upcoming operations across the Central Pacific.
I created this map to allow interaction between US and Japanese airfields. There are maps that contain portions of this map but not all of the map. This map includes the majority of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands and all of the islands that were involved in the campaign.
This map is large so it was created in a 1:2 scale so that the file sizes would be manageable. Basically, the only airfield that had to be stretched out from the way it was in reality was the Tarawa airfield. In order to get 4 B-25's (fully loaded) to take off, I needed to lengthen the runway. Other than that, the scale didn't hurt me too much.
Here are some screen shots:
Texture credits:
Tooth_Pacific_Textures - Pacific Textures
BA_Shallows_Wake_D - Bombsaway
Marshall Textures - DaveOD06
I would also like to send a BIG THANK YOU to DaveOD06! I think his maps are just fantastic and he could not have been nicer corresponding with me. He not only gave me access to his textures but even offered to allow me to copy areas from his map to save me some work. Unfortunately, due to the difference in scale between his "Marshall Islands" map and this one, I couldn't really use anything. But, I certainly used his map for visual inspiration when I couldn't find old pictures of certain areas!
Download link:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/oor9fdmft4x0b9g/Gilbert_Marshall_Islands_Beta_3_11_2016.7zFull update release March 15, 2016:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/o0eio80lob0grcb/Gilbert_Marshall_Islands_3_15_2016.7zFull update release March 29, 2016:
https://www.mediafire.com/download/vy1v8o6g4on5fcg/Gilbert_Marshall_Islands_3_29_2016.7zInstallation:
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1. Copy-Paste the folders "Gilbert_Marshall_Islands" and "_Tex" into your
MODS(or #SAS, #UP,#DBW,resp.)/MAPMODS/MAPS folder.
2. Add the content of the "Add to your all.ini file.txt" file to your
MODS(or #SAS,#UP,#DBW,resp.)/MAPMODS/MAPS/all.ini file.
Any problems, just let me know.
Thanks,
Dennis