[REQ] Historical Pacific Theater Map In Control Room

[DeePsix501]

Howdy all,

After seeing the release where the SH4 Game Map was inserted, which I think was done fantasticaly - the glare on the map even looks real like it was really in the sub - I began to wonder if anyone could find a Pacific theater map to fit there that was historicaly accurate. It may be a long shot getting a map that fits there, but I think if someone can find a good one, it'll add to the game nicely ;)

[CaptainCox]

http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Index/picindexmaps.html
Not beautiful, but I guess they are originals.

EDIT! Take that back, that pacific map is from the London news!, its from the time but its not a NAVY map.

[clayton]

Here's what seems to be some wartime Australian maps of the south pacific. Would be suitable for printing.


http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/airfields.htm

[CaptainCox]

Nice stuff, but there is no "Pacific" map there or? cant find it if there is.

Found this I guess they are not from the time but nice all the same
http://www.military.com/Resources/ResourceFileView?file=worldwarii_asia_maps_map39.h tm

[tater]

The maps of the pacific were so abysmal that many US units used maps from... National Geographic.

You can find them from the 40s still, I even have a few. Someplace. In a box.

tater

[DeePsix501]

The maps of the pacific were so abysmal that many US units used maps from... National Geographic.

I read somewhere that a sub had to recon a harbor or drop off special forces, but their map had no harbor on it. Luckily a crew member had bought a tourist guide or somthing that had a map on it that they used.

I like some of these maps, if only there was a way that the nice detailed maps would change when I enter a region.

[DeePsix501]

So, basicaly there was no standard pacific maps used by the subs? I haven't been able to come across one...

[DeePsix501]

Update:

I found some maps:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/pacific_area_1942.jpg

And many other maps too:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/history_ww2.html
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/pacific_islands_1943_1945.html

If knows if any of these were used or can create one to use in the game, that would be cool!

[akdavis]

The above maps are interesting, but they are not likely what would have been carried in a submarine. The former, if I recall, is a map prepared post-war for Army historical division. They would not be particularly useful for nautical purposes.

The main thing is that no sub would have a map of the entire pacific laid out for use. That would be largely useless. They probably had a variety of charts to draw on for their current area.