13.07.2008, 06:12
Battle of France - 1940
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On the 10th of May 1940 German forces launched the long awaited attack on the allied armies of Britain and France and in doing so also directly attacked the forces of Holland and Belgium and invaded the territory of the Duchy of Luxembourg.
The so called period of phoney war had ended and full scale conflict once more consumed Western Europe. In reality the phoney war never really existed. As early as the 2nd of September 1939 British Forces, including the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF), and the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), had begun leaving Britain to take up positions alongside the French forces in northern France.
From September onwards the allied air forces were carrying out deep reconnaissance missions into Germany and these continued right up to the launch of the offensive.
The Battle of France Map - Part 1 covers the early stages of the battles on the southern part of the front, including the advance through the Ardennes, the crossings of the River Meuse and the breakout of the Panzer forces, generally up to the positions held on 16th May.
Download the map files here: http://www.mediafire.com/?lydtdexb91m (includes amended ash_load.ini)
Updated files are listed below. Copy these into the ash_BoF folder
Improved map_F, for "excellent" mode users http://www.mediafire.com/?wpziercfod4 - edit ash_load.ini entry to use this file
Part 2 will expand the map to include the northern part of the front including the invasion of Belgium and southern Holland, including the sites of Eben Emael and the Albert Canal bridges which were the scenes of desperate attacks by both the British and Belgian air forces.
Part 3 will cover the Channel Ports and the southeast corner of England and the scene of events up to 4th June, including the major air battles over the Dunkirk perimeter.
The extent of the Part 1 map covers the entire area of the three parts however only the southeast quarter is populated. Limited scenery, including outlines of the main ports, is included but will be further developed in later editions. Similarly, only the airfields in the southeast quarter are complete. Other airfields shown are incomplete and may not function correctly.
This map is released as a Beta in respect of the Part 1 area, as indicated on the game map. Comments and bug reports are welcomed for the Part 1 area but would be premature for the remaining area. A known visual bug is that some village textures have been inadvertently replaced by field textures. Most of these have been corrected but there are probably a significant number still to be found. If posting comments please include a grid reference to the nearest km. You can read these from the game map.
Installation instructions are included in the "readme" file which is included in the zip. Please do read this before installing. The map files include a date reference to assist in identifying future updates. File updates will be posted here as they become available.
The map requires the standard 4.09 objects.
It is recommended, but not obligatory, to use FabianFreds airfield plate textures, available here http://www.4shared.com/dir/4397598/27d3d...aring.html in the folder texturesskins.
Mission Files:
Sedan Bridges, by Fabianfred (needs R1 Hanger Pack) http://www.4shared.com/dir/4397598/27d3 ... aring.html
Other useful links:
Potez 631 (Pe3bis skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1870
French Navy Vought 156 (B5N2 skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1035
French Army Vought 156 (B5N2 skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1072
Bloch MB 155 (skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1093
Bloch MB 152 (skins) http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... ls&id=2348
Belgian Gladiator (skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=709
vpmedia skins http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... s&get=3322
(includes D520, Fokker DXXI and others from BoF campaign pack)
Curtiss H75 A3 http://www.simulation-france-magazine.c ... n&did=1272
Thanks to Lowfighter and Dup for their invaluable help in checking and commenting on the map.
On the 10th of May 1940 German forces launched the long awaited attack on the allied armies of Britain and France and in doing so also directly attacked the forces of Holland and Belgium and invaded the territory of the Duchy of Luxembourg.
The so called period of phoney war had ended and full scale conflict once more consumed Western Europe. In reality the phoney war never really existed. As early as the 2nd of September 1939 British Forces, including the Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF), and the Air Component of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), had begun leaving Britain to take up positions alongside the French forces in northern France.
From September onwards the allied air forces were carrying out deep reconnaissance missions into Germany and these continued right up to the launch of the offensive.
The Battle of France Map - Part 1 covers the early stages of the battles on the southern part of the front, including the advance through the Ardennes, the crossings of the River Meuse and the breakout of the Panzer forces, generally up to the positions held on 16th May.
Download the map files here: http://www.mediafire.com/?lydtdexb91m (includes amended ash_load.ini)
Updated files are listed below. Copy these into the ash_BoF folder
Improved map_F, for "excellent" mode users http://www.mediafire.com/?wpziercfod4 - edit ash_load.ini entry to use this file
Part 2 will expand the map to include the northern part of the front including the invasion of Belgium and southern Holland, including the sites of Eben Emael and the Albert Canal bridges which were the scenes of desperate attacks by both the British and Belgian air forces.
Part 3 will cover the Channel Ports and the southeast corner of England and the scene of events up to 4th June, including the major air battles over the Dunkirk perimeter.
The extent of the Part 1 map covers the entire area of the three parts however only the southeast quarter is populated. Limited scenery, including outlines of the main ports, is included but will be further developed in later editions. Similarly, only the airfields in the southeast quarter are complete. Other airfields shown are incomplete and may not function correctly.
This map is released as a Beta in respect of the Part 1 area, as indicated on the game map. Comments and bug reports are welcomed for the Part 1 area but would be premature for the remaining area. A known visual bug is that some village textures have been inadvertently replaced by field textures. Most of these have been corrected but there are probably a significant number still to be found. If posting comments please include a grid reference to the nearest km. You can read these from the game map.
Installation instructions are included in the "readme" file which is included in the zip. Please do read this before installing. The map files include a date reference to assist in identifying future updates. File updates will be posted here as they become available.
The map requires the standard 4.09 objects.
It is recommended, but not obligatory, to use FabianFreds airfield plate textures, available here http://www.4shared.com/dir/4397598/27d3d...aring.html in the folder texturesskins.
Mission Files:
Sedan Bridges, by Fabianfred (needs R1 Hanger Pack) http://www.4shared.com/dir/4397598/27d3 ... aring.html
Other useful links:
Potez 631 (Pe3bis skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1870
French Navy Vought 156 (B5N2 skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1035
French Army Vought 156 (B5N2 skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1072
Bloch MB 155 (skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=1093
Bloch MB 152 (skins) http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... ls&id=2348
Belgian Gladiator (skin) http://www.france-simulation.com/article.php?sid=709
vpmedia skins http://mission4today.com/index.php?name ... s&get=3322
(includes D520, Fokker DXXI and others from BoF campaign pack)
Curtiss H75 A3 http://www.simulation-france-magazine.c ... n&did=1272
Thanks to Lowfighter and Dup for their invaluable help in checking and commenting on the map.