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George III's vast collection of military maps goes online
Tue 28 Jan 2020

On 200th anniversary of his death, collection provides account of global conflicts

By Caroline Davies
The Guardian



The Turkish assault on Fort St Elmo, Malta, in 1565, by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio, from the collection of Cassiano dal Pozzo. Photograph: Royal Collection Trust/(c) HM Queen Elizabeth II


George III may never have left the south of England or fought on a battlefield, but he explored the world through a vast collection of military maps that are now being made available online, offering extraordinary insight into the art of warfare and mapping.

Highlights include two-metre-wide maps of the American War of Independence. Known as the king who lost America, George followed the steady erosion of his hold on American colonies from the comfort of his library at Buckingham House, now Buckingham Palace.


These huge maps were probably hung on purpose-built mahogany stands, as the king took close interest in every detail, down to how many blankets were required by the British forces.

His map of the final British defeat at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 is the only known copy to survive outside the US. An annotation by the...

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Warcraft III: Reforged is Now Live
Jan 28, 2020





Warcraft® III: Reforged™ is a complete reimagining of a real-time strategy classic. Experience the epic origin stories of Warcraft, now more stunning and evocative than ever before. Play now at https://playwarcraft3.com/


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D.O.W. Steel Beasts Sunday Open Mission 26/01/20 @ GMT18:00


This scenario is a simulation and does not have any political message.



Battle_of_Sultan_Yakoub by KMW



To successfully complete the task, it is necessary to capture all 4 settlements and completely clear the Sultan Yakub.

Reinforcements will be available after capture Souairi.




Dogs Of War Vehicles: (in mission)

T-55A m. 1970: Click here

T-72A/M1: Click here

BMP-2: Click here

BTR-60PB: Click here

UAV: Click here


IMPORTANT: The delta map folder for this scenario is included with the zip file. After extraction, the delta map folder must be moved manually to ProgramData/eSim Games/maps/packages/Golan_Revised [autocreated base]/deltas (accessible through Start Menu - eSim Games - Maps Folder, then open the packages folder)


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** Notes **
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SB Version: 4.162
Mission Name: Battle_of_Sultan_Yakoub
Created by: KMW
Available at: TS file server
Modified by: N/A
Multi-Crew: Yes
Single Crew: Yes
Largest command: Platoon
Smallest command: Crew Position
Mission Duration: N/A
Minimum number of players: 2
Date: Sunday Open Mission 26/01/20
Time: 18:00 GMT
Time (local): Click here
Teamspeak IP:...

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Tacview 1.8.2 beta 6 is available Now

Download: HERE

• Release Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020
• Operating System: Windows® 32-bit / 64-bit
• File Size: 385.6 MB


Release notes

FEATURES & CHANGES

• ADDED Time-Jump tool to quickly go at a specific time
• ADDED support for DCS: JF-17 Thunder
• ADDED numerous objects and 3D models to the database
• Optimized xml documents loading time
• Object height is now always represented even for selected objects
• ADDED Database Builder add-on to easily create new objects database with Tacview Enterprise
• ADDED support for DMS coordinates in terrain custom textures declaration
• Heavy shells trails are now thicker
• ADDED more objects to the database
• ADDED support for pilot�s head movements in cockpit view (XPL)
• ADDED support for MB-339A for DCS World
• ADDED support for A-4E-C for DCS World
• ADDED latest DCS: Normandy 1944 Map and runways
• It is now possible to right-click and edit an unknown object from the 3D view
• Tracks from KML files are now considered coming from FixedWing objects
• Only a few official add-ons are now enabled by default to not overload the UI
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