Mike Force Team

In DCS, let's have tornadoes. The tornadoes can be as powerful as a "5" on the Fujita scale, which shows categories of tornadoes, their speeds, and potential to damage. Additionally, let's have dust devils for use in the Syria Map and in the Persian Gulf map. I also want lots of lightning and thunderstorm, which could be selected in the weather in a map or campaign. Add a feature that allows for the lightning to strike aircraft on the ground or in the air. There should be a message saying the pilot's plane was struck by lightning. To support the firefighting community, please add the ability to have runaway wildfires, billowing smoke, and abundant flying embers. If ED adds icing to the planes/jets, then let's have a deicing crew and their equipment. The planes can be sprayed with deicing fluid before they take off. When Mother Nature blows her top, it can occur in the form of a volcano. Allow mission planners to add volcanoes along with the ability to control the amount of smoke, visibility, and volcanic ash. Add microbursts in the mission editor.

In the next ED update, show vapor trails occurring when the jets are flying very close to the surface of water at breakneck speeds. Right now, we do not see any vapor trails when jets are flying very close to water surfaces.

Yes, we want ice (and snow) on the air frame and canopy. This would be a great enhancement for the planes flying in subfreezing climates.

In addition to showing wear-and-tear on the aircraft, I would like to add in factors such as pilot fatigue. These would likely make virtual pilots more realistic. MFT

How about "Gunny" or "Ace."

I selected these two ships because they can hold military choppers and can be used as a platform to support navy ships. The ships can be used as based of operations. Since they have large storage compartments, they are able to stay at sea for extended periods of time.

How about adding these Iranian replenishment at sea ships? In the attachment, I included photos and URLs that discuss each ship. Iranian Naval Ships on Jan. 26 2022.docx

@LanceCriminal86, I agree with you. For a really, really, really long time, countless virtual pilots have asked for a North/South Korea map. ED, disappointingly, continues to say, "No."

@BIGNEWY, I am disappointed in ED. I am disappointed to read that no Viet Nam Map is planned. How about creating a Southeast Asia map that includes Viet Nam, Laos, and Cambodia?

What about Joe?

We need to add something else for the maritime assets. We need to add trained military dolphins and combat swimmers (aka frogmen). The frogmen (and their trained military dolphins) can use unconvential means to spy on enemy forces or attack hostile shipping in harbors.

I know the North Pole map would be a large map.

When I saw recent videos posted on the Grim Reapers channel, they fly long-duration flights. For example, a 1000 mile (or longer) flight where the pilots use aerial tankers for refueling. Since the flights over the North Pole will likely take hours in real-world time, perhaps adding a time compression feature would make these flights more manageable. If we received feedback from retired B-52 pilots, their input would likely help the ED time for planning for possible polar maps.

Let's raise anchors and go wheels up to travel to a new destination. The new destination is for a new map, which is not yet available. Let's have a map that encompasses the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Arden, Somalia, Yemen, and Ethiopia. For this map, ED can add these features: limpet mines, ship wrecks, coral reefs, shoals, UAV's, explosive boats, pirates, coastal defense systems, SAM sites, oil spills, red tide, and the ability to control the directions of currents. In Saudi Arabia, there are military bases. When the F-15 strike eagle (fully-functioning mod) is available, it can be used to attack hostile targets in the Red Sea area. The Red Sea map would be a great addition to the Persian Gulf Map and the Syria Map. MFT

Since ED has produced smaller maps, I figured let's go large. I will assume that ED is aware they can get additional virtual hosting services from Amazon. As for the long flights, you can add extra fuel tanks and aerial tankers. I hope ED would create the needed software that models the curvature of the earth. I am certain that some software simulation company would have what ED needs. Of course, budget and prices are considerations.

In the South Pole map, create the feature that permits end-users to create islands or land masses to build on. Virtually, you can create something that does not exist in the real world.

Since this is a new year, I would like to revisit and repeat a map request. Can we have a North Pole map? This map would be great for Cold War scenarios. Submarines can travel under the ice packs to launch their missiles or just watch the surroundings. As for the bombers, they would likely fly over the North Pole either flying to or from the United States to or from the Soviet Unions. We can use the flying tankers to refuel the bombers/jets that are flying the long duration flights over the North Pole. And now, let's head the other way to the South Pole. This map should be easy to create. We can add animated creatures like seals and penguins because they live at the South Pole. Of course, we have plenty of snow, ice, and melt water to see up close as well at a distance. The South Pole would be more a sand box environment. People can create their own virtual communities, military bases, harbors, and other things to show a place where some really hearty people would want to live. Include the historic whaling stations that are found on islands close to the South Pole.

For the Scandanavian countries like Sweden and Switzerland, the Viggen jets are at home. They are in their elements when flying in the mountains or attacking ships at sea with their anti-shipping cruise missles.

Here is a suggestion. Let's have a map that features Greenland, Iceland, and United Kingdom (GUIK), Norway, Finland, and Sweden. This part of the world could be used for either WW 2 or for a Cold War campaign. Plenty, plenty of room for the surface and submerged naval assets and abundant land for airplanes/jets/choppers to land at. Just include the appropriate military bases, harbors, airports, and cities.

I know ED wants to ensure the finished products work properly. That is expected, especially when virtual pilots are paying good for the planes/jets. Good things come to those wait (impatiently, at times

For a future mod, mission editor option, or whatever the appropriate term is, allow players to be ground radar controllers. People are able to go into the radar control vans/trailers/trucks/modules and able to interact with a fully functioning console. Let's say the radar console for the SA-2, which shot down some U-2 spy planes. The player is able to use the radar to acquire the target and can fire the SAM in an attempt to destroy the threat.

Let's create a section called Missions Ideas. Here, people can write their ideas for missions or campaigns.

MAXsenna, thank you for the response. Yeah, I know the pandemic has caused unwanted delays. ED has really promoted the Apache, which is what many want to fly. Along with the Apache, we look forward to seeing other mods such as the F-15 and the publicized South Atlantic Map. Even more so, I would like to see the Eurofighter, the Tornado, and the F-4. MFT.

Mkellytx, I like the NBC ensemble suit suggestion. Oh, course, ED has to indicate if they are using it or not. They would add realism to the pilots when they are flying in the NBC ensemble.