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The Soviet intervention in Afghanistan lasted from December 25, 1979 to February 15, 1989. It was a period of intensive use of Mi-24 helicopters of various versions. The initial successes and basically unrestricted operation of helicopters in Afghanistan became the basis for this story driven campaign. However, the situation began to change halfway through the Soviet intervention. The campaign tells the story of the crew of helicopter Mi-24P number "17" - Alexander Sokolov (Pilot Commander) and Boris Petrovich (CoPilot-Gunner), who began serving in Afghanistan, Jalalabad AFB in 1984 and the first operation they encountered here was "Operation Panjshir" against the mujahideen forces of Ahmad Shah Masud. The campaign consists of 18 missions but it's not only "set of missions". It's a trip to the 1980s, and one of the most important cases for me was to capture the atmosphere of those years of flying the Mi-24 among the Hindu Kush mountains. Importantly, I have tried to include all possible tasks in which the Soviet Hinds actually participated during this war. So there will be close support missions, there will be search missions, there will be assault missions, bombing missions, transport missions, escort etc. The range of activities is quite wide. I rate the campaign as medium difficult, but you need to know the Hind systems and weapons quite well. The campaign uses the DCS: Persian Gulf map. All speeches are in Russian to raise the level of realism (the translation text is in English). And here is another kind of “revolution” - the whole voice pack were recorded using “AI voices”. It has its advantages and disadvantages for sure, but it's better that they exist, right? I think the final effect I achieved is quite ok (play: example). A quite important element is the entire soundtrack as well, which comes from this period and consists mainly of Soviet songs from Afghan war. It's also worth adding that the campaign received, previously unpublished, own liveries for the Hind - a clover, desert pattern. The campaign is being tested by several users during beta process (including Mi-24V crew member who was flying in Afghanistan). The most important features: over dozen single player missions (lasting from 45 minutes to 2 hours gameplay of each), realistic, detailed scenarios, story driven campaign, proceeding the campaigns as a pilot-commander (no knowledge of the CPG position is required, apart from issuing orders) full voice package in Russian (almost a thousand voice overs), even Petrovich received his role (!), briefings/subtitles in English, various types of missions, including night ones, dedicated skins from period of Afghan war, as real as it gets - cold starts only, you also need to return to the airport after the mission, prepared briefings (description of the situation and tasks), full documentation, graphics and photos most important data in the pilot's kneeboard, summary (including tips and tricks) in the readme file, check it before the flight ;)! FPS friendly (tested in VR too), the campaign "Afghan War: Szatan Arba" is free, the campaign is planned for release in December this year (2023) The campaign is currently in the final stages of production, polishing and testing. Importantly, it will be free, I treat it as my testing ground and also to collect your opinions. If you like my approach, who knows, I have a lot of ideas for the future ;). Note: although the campaign is based on historical events, it of course includes own scenarios. I would also like to add that English is not my native language but I did my best. These are thousands of words! This campaign will be my debut in this topic (campaign thread), but I hope that Hind's & DCS fans will like both - the idea and realization. FAQ. What I need to know before to play this campaign? the basis is knowledge of Hind systems and radios/radio navigations (R-863, R-828, R-852), operating the DISS-15 Doppler System, knowledge how to use all weapons used by Mi-24P from the pilot station, communication management with the flight/wingman (by DCS radio com), management and giving orders Petrovich (by CPG menu), ability to land in casual terrain you need to have DCS: Persian Gulf map and Mi-24P module Can I play this campaign in multiplayer mode? sorry but not, the campaign was created as an Single Player version and due to the number of changes and logic in the missions, it would basically have to be reworked by 50% What do you recommend learning before starting a campaign? Chuck’s guide for Mi-24P is very ok for this (+ training missions in DCS) See you soon for more info! Stay tunned. YoYo More preview screenshots from Szatan Arba campaign: https://photos.app.goo.gl/QE6re75gocHzH5hC8 ⚠ DOWNLOAD LINK ⚠: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335179/ version 1.0 (12/2023). Please read manual before flying. Support / questions: You can ask any questions or support in this topic. If there is a question about the plot, do not reveal it in a unhidden post, use the "spoiler" option: so that people who haven't completed this mission will have more fun.