oh Luthier, about topography

[Rodolphe]

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On the Bonus 1946 DVD, around 9'30", remember, Oleg Rozhentsov working on his tablet to insert the isolines around St Georges Montcocq near Saint Lô.


Just worried about the use of a modern map.



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[JVM]

Bof!

If it was just about the iso-lines, I would not worry...documentation about real aspect of towns in 1940 (or close enough) is becoming largely available now...for free!
JV

[Chivas]

The elevations will be accurate according to Oleg in past discussions.

[Flyby]

thanks all. once it's released SoW_BoB should be a hoot! Imagine bombers trying to stay under the radar all the way to their target. ought to make for some exciting COOPs at least.
Flyby out.

[major_setback]

You'll probably need to fly really close to the waves to avoid detection. It seems there was a second sysetem called Chain Home LOW that was used to detect aircraft as low as 500 ft (150m):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Home


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_Home_Low

Note (later in the war):
"Later in World War II, centimetric Chain Home Extra Low (CHEL) radar were often co-sited with CHL sites. As the name implies, these sets provided radar coverage at even lower altitudes than was possible with Chain Home Low."


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[Flyby]

Nothing like a challenge, eh?
Flyby out