The winter mods thread !

[mikey117us]

Like Hitman I also Started an Arctic Campaign Mod. From Lots of Research. The Arctic Campaign Began to Coincide with Barbarossa, U-boats arriving in July 1941. Norway had not the facilities yet for a refit, repairs were made by support ships refits back in Kiel. here are the locations I added to GWX 3.0 to support U-Boats Operating against the entire length of the PQ Convoys Course, and the Locations U-Boats Operated against Soviet Arctic Shipping as far east as the Kara Sea in the two months a year it was Ice Free. ( which is also the Location of operation Wunderland and Wunderland II )
[Location 781] ;Kirkenes
Long=30.035698
Lat=69.727821
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Industry
LocationName=Kirkenes Mines

[Location 782] ;Hornøya/Vardø
Long=31.13586
Lat=70.399429
Heading=30
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Hornöya/Vardö lighthouse

[Location 783] ;Vardö
Long=31.094353
Lat=70.377846
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=KielCanaldock
LocationName=Vardö

[Location 784] ;Kjelmoy lighthouse
Long=30.076298
Lat=69.881973
Heading=30
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Kjelmoy lighthouse

[Location 785] ;Hammerfest
Long=23.665741
Lat=70.660561
Heading=327
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=KielCanalPort
LocationName=Hammerfest

[Location 786] ;Kap Gorodetzki
Long=40.945423
Lat=67.712814
Heading=180
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Woodpier
LocationName=Kap Gorodetzki

[Location 787] ;Kap Tscherny
Long=38.643223
Lat=68.369774
Heading=180
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Woodpier
LocationName=Kap Tscherny

[Location 788] ;Swjatoi Noss
Long=39.737011
Lat=68.158943
Heading=180
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Woodpier
LocationName=Swjatoi Noss

[Location 789] ;Kanin Noss
Long=43.255665
Lat=68.663025
Heading=180
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Woodpier
LocationName=Kanin Noss

[Location 790] ;Bökfjord Lighthouse
Long=30.199564
Lat=69.882492
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Bökfjord Lighthouse

[Location 791] ;Vadsö village
Long=30.114033
Lat=70.074387
Heading=180
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Vadsö

[Location 792] ;Vardö Town
Long=31.102654
Lat=70.378555
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Vardö Village

[Location 793] ;Makkaur Lighthouse
Long=30.072950
Lat=70.7054421
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Makkaur Lighthouse

[Location 794] ;Kjolnes Lighthouse
Long=29.232226
Lat=70.852628
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Kjolnes Lighthouse

[Location 795] ;Slettnes Lighthouse
Long=28.215965
Lat=71.0881983
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Slettnes Lighthouse

[Location 796] ;Helnes Lighthouse
Long=26.212605
Lat=71.056328
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Lighthouse
LocationName=Helnes Lighthouse

[Location 797] ;Nord Kap
Long=25.813967
Lat=71.168839
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Nord Kap
LocationName=Nord Kap

[Location 798] ;Vadsö Harbor
Long=30.108633
Lat=70.078644
Heading=228
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Norway
LocationName=Vadsö Harbor

[Location 799] ;Batsfjord Harbor
Long=29.710674
Lat=70.629890
Heading=180
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=KielCanaldock
LocationName=Batsfjord Harbor

[Location 800] ;Batsfjord Town
Long=29.777382
Lat=70.665886
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Batsfjord Town

[Location 801] ;Batsfjord Harbor
Long=29.749466
Lat=70.638054
Heading=180
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=KielCanaldock
LocationName=Batsfjord Harbor

[Location 802] ;Petsamo
Long=31.119228
Lat=69.538555
Heading=45
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Petsamo

[Location 803] ;Liinahamari
Long=31.382210
Lat=69.651642
Heading=180
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=KielCanaldock
LocationName=Liinahamari

[Location 804] ;Heinasaaret Insel
Long=31.566039
Lat=69.835565
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Heinasaaret Insel
LocationName=Heinasaaret Insel

[Location 805] ;Vaiiolahti
Long=31.943181
Lat=69.937021
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Vaiiolahti
LocationName=Vaiiolahti

[Location 806] ;Pummanki
Long=31.777954
Lat=69.819538
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=Pummanki
LocationName=Pummanki

[Location 807] ;Tarnet
Long=30.418653
Lat=69.671646
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Tarnet

[Location 808] ;Severomarsk
Long=33.4047869
Lat=69.033607
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Severomarsk Airfield

[Location 809] ;Yagodnik
Long=40.888611
Lat=64.402778
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Yagodnik Naval Airbase

[Location 810] ;Megra River
Long=41.555500
Lat=65.475600
Heading=330
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Megra River Airfield

[Location 811] ;Matochkin Straight
Long=55.258118
Lat=73.368881
Heading=-0
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=false
FileName=Matochkin Straight
LocationName=Matochkin Straight

[Location 812] ;Port Dikson
Long=80.531021
Lat=73.480301
Heading=270
OnLand=false
ShowOnMap=true
FileName=PolarPort
LocationName=Port Dikson

[Location 813] ;Dikson
Long=80.548355
Lat=73.485550
Heading=-0
OnLand=true
ShowOnMap=false
FileName=City_Fr_Gr_NO_Trees
LocationName=Dikson

I beta tested adding Pack Ice, Ice Fields, and Ice Chunks to the Iceberg Models in GWX 3.0 with success. I stopped as work was lost in January 2017 due to a HDD Failure. and anything I had worked on was backed up, but not enough to replace 3 months worth of work. I am still browsing data to see what exists.
Kirkenes was the main forward operating base for U-boats, S-Boats ( withdrawn due to lack of success ) and the 6th Z-Flotilla of German Destroyers, and was the Base they were using to find and attack PQ 5, the most famous U-Boat encounter while operating from Kirkenes was PQ-17. Kirkenes was downgraded to Re-supply only in 1943, with the Formation of 13th U-Flotilla Narvik in March of 1943. This is when the 11th U-Flotilla Headquarters was moved to Bergen. The 11th was nearly destroyed in Black May ( 1943 ) when its Arctic Boats were diverted to The Atlantic Campaign and the U-Boat war changed dramatically as 45 boats were sunk in May 1943 forcing a complete abandonment of the Atlantic Campaign.
Reviewing some of my written notes I found several locations absent that I had lost in the HDD failure, they are important locations after the Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive, when Finnmark changed hands to the Soviets. I think it is Lysingheit? ( spelling wrong ) the last small harbor north held until wars end. I know U-995 ( museum boat Laboe ) Passed here outbound for her last war patrol in Soviet waters, was a Secret Operation, U-995 still had a deck gun, and no Snorkel and bombarding shore facilities and landing special ops to interrogate locals and gather intel was the Orders they followed, U-995 operating close inshore and waiting till half the batteries were drained to surface and recharge, mission as ordered was successful and U-995 returned to Narvik for a much needed refit and to get her snorkel. At wars end U-995 was still waiting in the que for her snorkel and refit. The snorkel was finally added but after the war.