Battle of Midway - Maps

XabbaRus · 03-16-08, 04:18 PM

I'm in the process of designing a COOP Il-2 mission about the Battle of Midway on the 4th June 1942.

I have Midway : Dauntless Victory that I am reading at the moment and I have a a few not very good maps showing flight paths taken.
Does anyone else have any decent maps showing positions of the fleets respective to Midway and each other and the paths by taken by their aircraft?

Dowly · 03-16-08, 04:29 PM

Just found this link. A timeline of the battle, some reports have rough positions of the action.

http://uncleted.jinak.cz/tlmidway.htm

Tho, only one entry for May.

XabbaRus · 03-16-08, 05:00 PM

Just edited my post, meant June.

Torplexed · 03-16-08, 05:05 PM

Here's a scan of a battle map I have. Any map is probably subjective tho. There was a lot of confusion on both sides that day. Remember, this is the battle where Nautilus thought she sank the Soryu when she just dented the Kaga with a dud torpedo.

Marcantilan · 03-16-08, 05:20 PM

4th of May or 4th of June?

I have "Midway, the battle that doomed japan", by Mitsuo Fuchida & Masatake Okuyima (well, the spanish version).

The book have some decent maps about fleet´s relative positions on June 4, 1942.

Here´s some (the reference is in spanish but, hell, is not so hard!)

XabbaRus · 03-16-08, 06:38 PM

Cool stuff thanks.

Torplexed · 03-16-08, 07:04 PM

Here's one more for you XabbaRuss. Color, but they're a bit confusing since north is to the right.

I-25 · 03-17-08, 12:24 AM

Scrub all of above
get this book
http://www.shatteredswordbook.com/

Dowly · 03-17-08, 08:55 AM

@Torplexed

Those maps are great! Heck, Xabba, you can pretty much do 4 sorties from those maps.

XabbaRus · 03-17-08, 12:45 PM

That's what I need clear launch times. Squadrons types and a/c types I can get from the book.

will start it simple, one plane of each type from each carrier to see if the AI can hack it.

dean_acheson · 03-17-08, 03:44 PM

Try Morison's books, some decent maps/ launch times in there.

Shatterd Sword also is a good pick.

I really want that Dauntless book, it's just a bit pricey at the moment.

03-16-08, 04:18 PM	#1
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Battle of Midway - Maps I'm in the process of designing a COOP Il-2 mission about the Battle of Midway on the 4th June 1942. I have Midway : Dauntless Victory that I am reading at the moment and I have a a few not very good maps showing flight paths taken. Does anyone else have any decent maps showing positions of the fleets respective to Midway and each other and the paths by taken by their aircraft? __________________ Last edited by XabbaRus; 03-16-08 at 05:00 PM.

03-16-08, 05:00 PM	#3
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Just edited my post, meant June. __________________

03-16-08, 05:20 PM	#5
Marcantilan Weps Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 374 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	4th of May or 4th of June? I have "Midway, the battle that doomed japan", by Mitsuo Fuchida & Masatake Okuyima (well, the spanish version). The book have some decent maps about fleet´s relative positions on June 4, 1942. Here´s some (the reference is in spanish but, hell, is not so hard!) __________________ Ultima Ratio Regis

03-16-08, 06:38 PM	#6
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cool stuff thanks. __________________

03-17-08, 12:45 PM	#10
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That's what I need clear launch times. Squadrons types and a/c types I can get from the book. will start it simple, one plane of each type from each carrier to see if the AI can hack it. __________________

03-16-08, 04:29 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Just found this link. A timeline of the battle, some reports have rough positions of the action. http://uncleted.jinak.cz/tlmidway.htm Tho, only one entry for May.

03-16-08, 05:05 PM	#4
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Here's a scan of a battle map I have. Any map is probably subjective tho. There was a lot of confusion on both sides that day. Remember, this is the battle where Nautilus thought she sank the Soryu when she just dented the Kaga with a dud torpedo.

03-16-08, 07:04 PM	#7
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Here's one more for you XabbaRuss. Color, but they're a bit confusing since north is to the right.

03-17-08, 12:24 AM	#8
I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Scrub all of above get this book http://www.shatteredswordbook.com/

03-17-08, 08:55 AM	#9
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	@Torplexed Those maps are great! Heck, Xabba, you can pretty much do 4 sorties from those maps.

03-17-08, 03:44 PM	#11
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Try Morison's books, some decent maps/ launch times in there. Shatterd Sword also is a good pick. I really want that Dauntless book, it's just a bit pricey at the moment.