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A new Marianas VFR Map for CombatFlite has been released. It's available in ED's users files. Enjoy your planning!

A booklet of procedures for Bagram is available here on the same model as the ones for Kandahar.

Yes, still usable, absolutely no difficulties for older theaters, and with some easy work-arounds for the new theaters like Afghanistan (cf. below).

The JP233 drawing is very interesting. What is the original source?? The number of sub-munitions made it possible to make nearly perpendicular cuts without fearing the "perfect miss". Interestingly, we can see that the 4th aircraft is exactly in the situation described in my mathematical analysis (around 20° offset).

A new mission, Operation "Bakwa Hammer", is now available on ED user files. This runway strike mission is designed to demonstrate optimal runway attack strategies based on the principles discussed in Runway Attacks in DCS World: Is (Almost) Everyone Doing It Wrong ??? A detailed analysis of the mathematical aspects of runway strikes, applicable to other elongated targets, can be found my personal page. Key findings indicate that non-PGM ordnance is most effective when delivered at a slight offset angle to the runway, rather than a parallel approach. The optimal angle is dependent on aircraft type and weapon CEP. You can fly "Bakwa Hammer" with any of your favorite DCS high-fidelity aircraft, either solo or with a wingman in MP. This mission challenges you to prepare your own flight plan from scratch, rewarding meticulous pre-flight planning. To cater to different playstyles, each aircraft is available in standard and "immortal" modes, allowing you to focus on the mission's tactical aspects without fear of premature mission failure. Eventually, remember that you can definitely use CombatFlite on the Afghanistan theater for your mission planning.

Perfect for all Cold Ward enthusiasts, and in anticipation for the new Red Flag 81-2 Campaign by Reflected Simulations, you'll find here the 1:500.000 1970 VFR Sectional Charts for NTTR.

Hi, Technically speaking, the LASER code is not entered on a fuze, but on the nose part of the Paveway kit. The Paveway kit ensures the guidance of the bomb and doesn't play a role in the pyrotechnic chain, as a fuze does. The fuzes are inserted on the nose and/or the tail part of the bomb body, and have a role both in terms of safety and terminal effects. More details here if you are interested.

I'm fairly sure it's even easier than that, and we can make a small .exe to choose the correct theater.xml file version (orignal or new theater) before launching the actual CombatFlite .exe. I'll give it a look.

I totally understand your questions regarding bomb fuzes, since I had exactly the same... I tried to understand how they're supposed to work IRL and I wrote a post about it. For example, you can learn that FMU-143 is specifically designed for use with BLU-109 and should not be used on any other bomb body. Your conclusions are correct : in its current state, DCS is reproducing weirdly fuze options, with settings that should not be available for example (like the example of DLY2). At this point, I think we should take these options as more cosmetic than anything else. Still, it's always nice to understand the logic behind.

Hi, A new map for CombaFlite has been released: it's a 1:500.000 FAA VFR Sectional Chart as of 02/2025. It's available either in ED's user files, or on my personal page. More NTTR and other theater maps (Kola, Afghanistan, Iraq, South Atlantic, etc...) have or will be released, but most of them cannot be shared in ED's user files due to maximum file size restrictions. Enjoy your planning!

You can also look at russian ressources, there is plenty of information regarding the Cold War era. For example, this website about DDR air defense is a gold mine : https://rtv-pvo-gsvg.narod.ru

You can also look at russian ressources, there is plenty of information regarding the Cold War era. For example, this website about DDR air defense is a gold mine : https://rtv-pvo-gsvg.narod.ru

Excellent tool, thank you. I confirm that your data are accurate enough for GBU-12 delivery profiles when using the Mk-82 data. The impact angle is fairly high compared to the GBU due to the final lasing phase, that seem to let the bomb have a constant dive angle once laser spot is acquired (so theoretically we could also estimate it from bombs position at lasing start, eg 8 seconds before impact for auto lase). Let me know if you'd like me to share the limited data I have.

That one is for me I suppose. 99% of the info that I compiled regarding bomb fuzes are freely available. Not even a free membership needed. But that doesn't mean there's no need for an official doc.

You're totally right, TAWS relies on a DTED model. My remark came from the fact that NASA's SRTM mission took place in 2000, and before that the elevation data was available mostly in "friendly" territories only. This was an issue because training with tools that you don't have in war time is "negative training". Also weapon systems were not as integrated as they are today, so having a DTED available for TAWS doesn't imply it's available for TGP trigonometry. I don't say it was the case, I just say it's not obvious. For example, the M2000D has a terrain elevation model, but it's only available for terrain following. Anyways, it's an interesting question, I'll try to look if we can find docs about TGP's coordinates in the Hornet.

It could work, but I don't think there's a full elevation model in the Hornet's weapon system. This feature is available for more modern aircraft only. And there's a large error with such methods, making it unusable for GNSS weapon use. It's only when there's a clear line of sight and the laser telemetry is working that you can get a good precision, even if that precision is in reality not always suitable for GNSS weapons use. Also inaccuracy in linked to the angles: the closer you are to the vertical, the lower the uncertainty. And eventually, as it's derived from your own position, the precision of your navigation system matters a lot.

Kandahar at some point. During the very early days of OEF they departed from Pakistan. You can read the Osprey books about A10s during OEF: 2002-2007 and 2008-2014. I also made a short book review here (personal page, not ED's forum) .

You're right, there can be a M-905 mechanical fuze with high drag bombs. However, note that technically speaking the nose/tail option let you select a wire on the bomb, and it can be different from the actual fuze arming. For example, in general on high drag bomb the tail wire will open the chute and the nose wire will arm the fuzes, whether they are nose and/or tail. Obviously making the nose wire arm the nose fuze and the tail wire arm the tail fuze is the most logical, but the case of the Snakeye shows you that it's not always the case. The same question arises for LGBs, because for example the Paveway guiding kit must be ignited and the tail wing deployed, and that also the role of arming wires as selected by the tail/fuze option. Ideally, these details should be modelled so that we know more precisely what consequences the nose/tail options will have in game. Currently, we can only make guesses...

Also theoretically this is an impossible match. The DSU-33 is a proximity sensor triggering electronic fuzes. M-905 is a mechanical fuze that only triggers to impact. There's no way you can trigger it with a DSU-33.

Hi @MemphisBelle Note that some of the maps are available for download for free by registered members, it might be wise to test them before you go for the whole package. I can't upload all of them on ED's user files due to maximum file size restrictions. Note also that I made many posts to explain how to install those theaters. Please read them first, starting by the oldest ones, I'm pretty sure you'll find all your answers. Now as a quick summary for those interested : - mbtiles files are the new maps to put in an existing CombatFlite/Data/theatername folder - .hgt files will give you the terrain elevation data - new .xml files can replace the old ones to have all the airfields and NAVAIDs for the new theaters - the theater.xml file can also be modified to allow. miz file import and export with new theaters (little more tricky) All these files have been made available, so that all CombatFlite features keep working on the new theatres. Thanks

I tried to explain here the parameters to take into account to place the tankers, in Afghanistan or elsewhere. There's also a tentative ACO for the early OEF campaign. I'll work on a later OEF ACO in the future.

Hi, Yes CombatFlite is a mission planner, very similar to mission planning tools used by military forces. There are plenty of handy options, like intervisibility calculation tool, or mission data card generator. It can also be used to load the flight plans automatically when using tools like DCS-DTC. You can watch videos on YouTube to discover it: Note that I don't have any link with the software developer. I just created additional content to use latest theaters with that tool.

What you described above was already in use in the early days of OEF, as per US doctrine about airspace management (ACO, etc...) The other major deconfliction tool was the killbox system using the CGRS grid. I shared on my personal page the CGRS grids used during OEF for different time periods.

For those interested, an updated .xml file with latest East Afghanistan airfields for CombatFlite has been released.