Syrian and Afghan theatre of operations confirmed!

[WHOGX5]

As the title says, here is a direct quote from Wags 2.5 update:

 

Current regions to battle include the Caucasus, Nevada Test and Training Range, and Normandy 1944. New maps in development include the Persian Gulf, Syria, Afghanistan, and others.

[Vitormouraa]

That was on the TBS website for a really long time.

[rrohde]

Afghanistan alone is going to be so worth it... Russo-Afghan war in the '80s, and the US in the '00s.

 

We can use a lot of DCS inventory in those alone. And, the Mi-24 will be right at home there. :thumbup:

[kontiuka]

And, the Mi-24 will be right at home there. :thumbup:

And the Su-25V ... V for vanilla

[flanker1]

lose no more time, announce the mig-23 finally with it. . . it is an prerequisite for these maps !!!!!! :-)

[csper]

I'm excited for Syria map. :D

[javelina1]

great news!

[rrohde]

I'm excited for Syria map. :D

 

Considering that there's a lot of updated Russian hardware flying around, this could also be a great chance for ED to give us some slightly newer versions of our current 27s, 29s, 25s. ;)

 

(... I know, but one can dream).

[Haukka81]

Persian Gulf please !

 

SO much potential.

[NineLine]

Persian Gulf please !

 

SO much potential.

 

In case you missed it, Persian Gulf is the renamed version of the Straits of Hormuz map.

[msalama]

All these maps are a MUST buy for us COIN guys. Good, good stuff coming :thumbup:

[terminator363]

Tu-22 over Syria would be nuts

[Snoopy]

I hope Incirlik AB in Turkey is part of the Syrian map and Patriot Village is modeled so I can fly over where I stayed during my deployment there a couple years ago lol.

[Spudknocker]

I hope Incirlik AB in Turkey is part of the Syrian map and Patriot Village is modeled so I can fly over where I stayed during my deployment there a couple years ago lol.

 

Well I think the Syria map could go 1 of two ways... It could take a more modern route and model the Syrian Civil War, thus including Icirlik or it could go a more Arab-Israeli War route and be a phantom playground! Although it could (hopefully) be both! F-4's and F-15's or even A-4's over the Bekka Valley would be amazing!!

[NineLine]

I hope Incirlik AB in Turkey is part of the Syrian map and Patriot Village is modeled so I can fly over where I stayed during my deployment there a couple years ago lol.

 

If its there, give me an idea of location, and I will make sure your barracks gets added with a big red target on top :D

[csper]

Maybe they can merge Caucaus and Syria maps. It looks very close.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Turkish_Air_Force_bases_and_airfields

[SFC Tako]

Afghanistan could mean so much for DCS.

For both ground-pounding and chopper missions.

Oh and for Soviet-era AND "modern"-era missions as well.

So yeah, there's LOADS of stuff to do if we get a map like that :)

[Northstar98]

I wonder if a Syria map could be bolted onto the current Caucasus map? So if you own both -

they are both connected. Although I am probably talking utter nonsense.

 

And an Afghanistan map, well could we not do the same thing with the SoH map?

[Weasel]

So we will see if we can shoot down a Syrian Su-22 with the AIM-9X ;-)

[waow]

caucasus, syria, persian gulf and afghanistan

[Stratos]

Considering that there's a lot of updated Russian hardware flying around, this could also be a great chance for ED to give us some slightly newer versions of our current 27s, 29s, 25s. ;)

 

(... I know, but one can dream).

 

Amen to that!

[Kev2go]

As the title says, here is a direct quote from Wags 2.5 update:

 

thats good to know, However im not actually "surprised" about some of these

 

ED had already had some of these maps like A-Stan announced for the TBS, the Commercial/ Professional Grade version of DCS. It only makes sense that they decide to create these maps ( or port) them for the Consumer version ( DCS) since the community will certainly welcome maps where actual conflicts have taken place.

Edited February 3, 2018 by Kev2go

[Sceptre]

honestly I am most excited for an RuAF Su-25A campaign for Afghanistan map

[Ratcatcher]

Afghanistan alone is going to be so worth it... Russo-Afghan war in the '80s, and the US in the '00s.

 

Last time I checked I believe there were a "couple" of other countries in Afghanistan alongside the US... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Participants_in_Operation_Enduring_Freedom

[=Pedro=]

That was on the TBS website for a really long time.

 

So maybe they will bring it to life finally :thumbup: