RAMADI (Iraq): Mother of All MOUT Maps
After 3 years of intermittent effort (since late 2007) my ultra-detailed map of central Ramadi, embattled capital of Iraq's Sunni-dominated Anbar Province is now complete. This map is largely (>90%) faithful to the Google Earth footprint (c.2004) and building details are based on viewing hundreds of combat photos and videos.
So why do this, and why did it take so long (I estimate 1000 man hours)? Two reasons:
(a) The Ramadi "campaign" (2004-2007) is important military history. It is n
LongLeftFlank: Playtest results sent to you. If file size of the screen shots I attached as a zip is to large, let me know and I will resend by another means.
For those waiting in the wings for this, you are going to be in for a very difference experience. The map is literally a maze of streets, walls, and dead ends, so much so that to make effective headway, you need to keep to the streets. Lateral movement betweens streets is going to be a problem if not downright impossible in places,