Coordinates in Armored Knights Case Blue

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 Armored Knights Case Blue uses a coordinate system to minimize clutter on the maps.  Don Bend, the first game in the series, has beautiful maps that are made better through reducing this clutter.  The coordinate system allows for precise location of reinforcements and supply trace, or identification of any individual hex as needed.

There is an explainer video on YouTube.

In this example, we see two towns on the E8 map.  Marinovka is the starting location for the 1st Tank Army, and Sineokovski is an entry point for the 118th Fortified Region formation.  

Let's describe how to find Marinovka from the coordinate L122.

  • find the hex on the map with the specified letter L
  • starting from due north, count 1 hex clockwise to find the direction
  • count 2 hexes in that direction
  • turn one hex clockwise and count 2 hexes to find Marinovka

Sineokovski at R350 follows the same pattern: R hex, 3 hexes clockwise, 5 hexes in that direction, 0 hexes means stay put.



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