Zveroboy1 Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 -------------------------------------------------------------- Mini map pack for Battlefront Combat Mission Red Thunder -------------------------------------------------------------- Description: Three maps in Estonia one in Latvia. All the maps in this mini pack are based on google earth satellite images, photos and also street view when available, not historical maps. So obviously these locations were not identical during ww2. I however tried to downgrade the type of roads when I thought it made sense, on rare occasions removed a couple of houses or farms here and there but for the most part they're as accurate as I could make them. Some have attack or meeting engagement setups, some are raw (no deployment zones or objectives). The latter will require a little bit of work to be playable. I tried as much as possible to frame the maps so they're versatile and can be used in various ways: both for meeting engagements and attacks. But there are also usually several possible setups that you could use i.e different directions for the attack with potential objectives and road in all cardinal directions. There is often not just one single way to play them. It should be noted that most of these maps, except Talvikese which is fairly open with rural terrain, are basically dirt roads going through forests, marshy ground and lakes. So it can be very easy if played as attacks or assaults to block the roads with anti tank mines depending on the deployment zones. So you could just have infantry battles, have an agreement with your opponent to limit the usage of mines or even modify the terrain a little bit by replacing marshy ground with mud or something else where needed. Or just play them as is. It is up to you. Feel free to use them for whatever you want. Simply credit me and provide a link to this thread. The maps: 1/ Estonia - Kapera (raw map) size: 1408 X 1072m type: forest/rural 60km west of Pskov google earth coordinates: 57°46'12.40"N 27°19'33.80"E 2/ Estonia - Kahri Koorvere road size: 1168 X 1184m type: forest and lakes 35km south east of Tartu google earth coordinates: 58° 5'19.20"N 26°58'28.02"E Includes both a raw map and a version with a red attack setup. The map with the attack setup is slightly cropped on the northern edge for gameplay reasons so I decided to also include the original one. 3/ Estonia - Talvikese (ME) size: 2688 X 2832m type: open/rural 20km south of Tartu google earth coordinates: 58°12'3.76"N 26°49'7.02"E 4/ Latvia - Courland - Lemzere (raw map) size: 1776 X 1008m type: marshy forest and lake 55km south west of Tukums google earth coordinates: 56°36'15.63"N 22°34'36.97"E Download: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8d4xsu2bbu1sbbe/CMRT Baltic mini map pack.rar?dl=0 Installation: Extract the map in the following directory: Documents/Battlefront/Combat Mission/Red Thunder/Game Files/Scenarios Zveroboy 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinHarry Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Looking great from screenshots. Downloaded and will check them out ASAP, thanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Excellent. My family comes from there so hope I can investigate the real places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM Stuff Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Ohh I am very happy this ones are for CMRT, on the first view from the name, I was thinking is for CMBS, but no, the ww2 is not dead !!! thanks @Zveroboy1 ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Much appreciated, thank you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zveroboy1 Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 For anyone interested in the historical context, the three maps in Estonia are more or less situated right on the path of the Russian 67th and 1st guard armies operating under the 3rd Baltic front who launched their offensive from Pskov, south of the lake Peipus, towards the town of Pechory in august 44. Basically during the first half of 1944 the red army had tried in vain to attack on the Narva isthmus. With Bagration in full swing, the German retreat and the transfer of troops to army group centre, it became possible to bypass the Narva position. The Russian offensive then progressed along a north west axis toward Tartu which eventually forced the now outflanked German Narva grouping to pull back. It is also worth noting that the Russians conducted an amphibious assault across the narrowest part of the lake Peipus with a flotilla of 40 small vessels. On the German side, lots of troops were poorly equipped and trained Estonian militias. But naturally the German army counterattacked with units like the Nordland division from the III ss panzer corps and later army group north sent von Strachwitz and his kampfgruppe to strike the flank of the Russian 1st guard army. Strachwitz had however an unfortunate Kubelwagen accident who killed all passengers except him but left him with a fractured skull. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Great maps of one of my favorite battlefields. Recommended. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymous_Jonze Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Which maps have AI plans? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zveroboy1 Posted March 22, 2023 Author Share Posted March 22, 2023 None of them. Sorry I should have mentioned this in my first post. These are just raw maps designed either to be used for PvP quick battles, hotseat games or for scenario designers. They won't work against the AI. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artkin Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Sweet man! I'm always happy to see a Zveroboy1 map. Thanks for these. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPye Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Great Maps bud. Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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