Flavious Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Everything I've read about the US-German campaign in Tunisia mentions that it took place during the rainy season, and that the terrain was very lush and green, with cornfields, etc. Even Rommel (quoted in "Trail of the Fox") remarked on how fertile and lush the area looked, and how it could make an ideal place for future German settlements. But this game's terrain -- in the demo battles, at least -- make it look totally dusty and desertlike. Are all the maps like that? Or is it because these particular battles were up in high-desert mountains and passes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The terrain is definitely somewhat exaggerated and a bit "Hollywood." At least they changed some of the palm trees into olive trees or something in a concession to the real world. It is probably more appropiate for central Tunisia than northern Tunisia. Mateur area: http://isaactunisia.nomadlife.org/uploaded_images/DSC_0131-728873.JPG main route between Bedja and Mateur: http://image-photos.linternaute.com/image_photo/550/autres-champs-mateur-tunisie-5601465107-714754.jpg more of Mateur area: http://www.history.army.mil/books/wwii/bizerte/bizerte-addterrstudies.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartari Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Yes, what we've seen in the demos, it's more like central (Kasserine, El Guettar) and southern (Medenine) Tunisia El Guettar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlenLivet4Me Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Is that Patton in the second-to-last color picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavious Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 I'll bet that is Patton -- I'd know those pearl-handled pistolas anywhere. Excellent photos! And yes, the photos are more like I'd imagined Tunisia -- a bit greener and grassier, but still very rugged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartari Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yes, General Patton: very dusty country (still El Guettar): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartari Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 other El Guettar pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartari Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 other great pics here:http://legacyeditorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState|0|0|-1|28|0|0|0|1|||0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|4||Tunisia+WWII|9220978876245603319|0|0|0|0&p=7&tag=3 these ones are said to be taken at El Guettar but the landscape seems to be more like northern Tunisia, I think that they should be taken during "Eilbotte" Operation as some Tigers were lost there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General_solomon Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 speaking of patton, dont forget to watch the second part of the Patton 360 series on the history channel which airs tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uedel Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 well on the Photos above i just see Pz III and IV but no Tigers sorry the 3rd i am not Sure shows a Semovente maybee with 105mm Gun. But no where a Tiger....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akd Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'm not sure what your point is...Schwere Abteilung 501 and Schwere Abteilung 504 both served in Tunisia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand digger Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 LOL at the 'camoflage' net over the gun, I would have copped hell doing something as skimpy as that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokossovski Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I'll bet that is Patton -- I'd know those pearl-handled pistolas anywhere. I think General Patton would want me to note that the pistol handles were ivory rather than pearl. And yes, I agree, the photos are excellent. Color shots really show the nature of the terrain in a way black & white cannot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartari Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 well on the Photos above i just see Pz III and IV but no Tigers sorry the 3rd i am not Sure shows a Semovente maybee with 105mm Gun. But no where a Tiger....... This is a Tiger of the 501th (?); a us engineer is going to blowing it up: the explosion: what 's left of the tiger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavious Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Maybe a modder will be able to make a terrain patch that just changes the grass in TOW2 to make it a little greener and vegetation a little more prevalent. That would probably cause a greater burden on video cards, but it would also give infantry a little more ability to hide themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetchez la Vache Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 What grass mod is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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