Campaign Map
The main reason that I want to reorganise the campaign is to allow me to have a level of command above the mini campaign phase level. It is proving much more difficult to achieve this than I expected, and I think this may be because of the maps I use.
The whole campaign is designed around the wargame, and in particular the maps are designed around the wargame table. This is particularly so for the campaign map which I use to control each mini campaign phase.
Above you will see the one I used for the Salzwedel campaign phase. This map is used for campaign movement and transferring from the campaign to the wargames table. Each square on this map is a 2x2 foot square on the wargames table, it shows the actual scenery on the wargames table. The whole table is nine squares. I have outlined the table to Kladen on the map. There are nine named towns on this map, and each one is a wargame table.
North Germany Map
This map shows one of the five campaign areas, this one in north Germany. Each square is a wargames table. Kladen is the square outlined in white. This is designed to be used to control the campaign in north Germany, not each individual campaign phase. It shows roads, rivers and hills. The scale does not allow using each corps. Only each army can be shown, because the squares are so small.
Germany Map
This map shows all of Germany, and again one square is a wargames table. This map is used to show the three campaign areas in Germany, but they are not indicated on this particular map. I have removed them to highlight the small amount of space for each wargame table.
Europe Map
This map shows all of Europe. Each square is a mini campaign area, and each area would contain nine wargames table. Only Salzwedel is shown, which is the name of the mini campaign.
I want to keep the wargames table as the unit of measurement for the whole campaign. It will continue to represent one town, and one days march. However I will have to change the area map, North Germany above, to allow much more space for corps movement.
The maps for north Germany, Germany and Europe were all based on a detailed road map. I wanted to show the major cities and towns, but to do I had to compromise on showing the smaller towns which indicated the wargames table.
To be able to plot corps movement on the three larger maps I will have to find a way of showing the same information, but allow more squares to include corps. This is proving difficult at present
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