Syrian and Afghan theatre of operations confirmed!

[Stratos]

That third party made Bagram air base IIRC, right? the map covered only that tiny part or expanded in any direction? Any idea how big that map is and which area covered?

[Gruw]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have Incirlik AB, Turkey in the Syrian Map!

 

This!! :yes:

[ebabil]

Incirlik please yess

[orangepeel]

More sand!! :thumbup::pilotfly:

[Ala13_ManOWar]

More sand!! :thumbup::pilotfly:

Despite having desert, Syria might be greener than thought at first glance.

 

 

 

 

S!

[CheckGear]

Despite having desert, Syria might be greener than thought at first glance.

 

 

 

 

S!

 

Syria and the entire Middle East actually has varied terrain, you are correct. It's really Iraq and the Gulf Arab countries that are mostly desert.

[ebabil]

More sand!! :thumbup::pilotfly:

 

most likely north west of the syria will be made and this region is not desert like nevada or dubai

 

[Count von Altibar]

Something I enjoyed very much years ago and did a good job ta boot was Janes IAF, a fantastic sim from what I remember. I think that this region Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Cyprus, Jordan, KSA, Israel & the Lebanon could be a golden ticket for ED to encompass wide ranging generations of aircraft on one map. Allow simmers to recreate conflicts of past and not so long ago. The thought of joining the maps is an interesting one also I'm guessing the whole project might take a lot of resources over a long period of time.

 

PS Would love to see Mirage III & Apache come online, great machines indeed and both suited to this area of ops.

[gianlu320]

Yes and also a IAI Kfir

That would be amazing

What a beautiful aircraft

[terminator363]

Any news?

[Silver_Dragon]

Any news?

 

Meanwhile Wags or ED team dont put news about them, We can only take care and waiting.

[0414 Wee Neal]

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:

 

I could of sworn there were other allies involved in Afghanistan? If I recall we lost a few hundred soldiers!

[drcarnage52]

456 British fatalities

[0414 Wee Neal]

Thank you! Did you serve (profile picture?)

[upyr1]

Now we just need a Mi-24 for Afghanistan

[Gierasimov]

I wonder...

 

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

 

Both are quite troubled, with Civil War in Syria and War on Terror in Afghanistan, I wonder though, will DCS actually present these in war time, with years of destruction behind these regions. Military installations, battle wrecks, combat outposts etc, or will it be rather same as with current maps - peaceful and undisturbed..

[CheckGear]

Both are quite troubled, with Civil War in Syria and War on Terror in Afghanistan, I wonder though, will DCS actually present these in war time, with years of destruction behind these regions. Military installations, battle wrecks, combat outposts etc, or will it be rather same as with current maps - peaceful and undisturbed..

 

 

I think "peaceful" and "undisturbed." We should have the permanent military installations, but battle wrecks, combat outposts, etc., are ultimately temporary, plus it's less work to build an unmolested map. Besides, it's our job as players to bring the destruction. :devil_2:

 

 

I'm really looking forward to a Syria map so I can simulate playing missions as an F/A-18C pilot during Inherent Resolve.

[enigma6584]

Both are quite troubled, with Civil War in Syria and War on Terror in Afghanistan, I wonder though, will DCS actually present these in war time, with years of destruction behind these regions. Military installations, battle wrecks, combat outposts etc, or will it be rather same as with current maps - peaceful and undisturbed..

 

In the mission editor, there is a trigger where you can make a city or village show damage etc. Same goes for static objects and such, you can set them as destroyed. You also can create fires and the smoke billowing up into the air from them.

[Gierasimov]

I know all of that, thanks

 

In the mission editor, there is a trigger where you can make a city or village show damage etc. Same goes for static objects and such, you can set them as destroyed. You also can create fires and the smoke billowing up into the air from them.

Yes, this isn't what I was referring to really.

Well, I am looking forward to it, and yet I feel this is going to be aesthetically similar to current Persian Gulf map, unless countries involved are pulated with all applicable units on the ground and in the air.

[Avenger31]

[Sajarov]

I think "peaceful" and "undisturbed." We should have the permanent military installations, but battle wrecks, combat outposts, etc., are ultimately temporary, plus it's less work to build an unmolested map. Besides, it's our job as players to bring the destruction. :devil_2:

 

 

I'm really looking forward to a Syria map so I can simulate playing missions as an F/A-18C pilot during Inherent Resolve.

Nopes Bro. Peace is our hobby, :thumbup:

[Snoopy]

Incirlik AB is MUST HAVE by my opinion on Syrian map, but that is just my opinion and wishes.

 

I agree, especially since I was deployed there three years ago launching A-10s against ISIS into Syria.

[QuiGon]

I agree, especially since I was deployed there three years ago launching A-10s against ISIS into Syria.

Inded, and not just the US used Incirlik for that purpose, but also other NATO countries like Germany (you might have seen german Tornados operating from there when you were there?). So Incirlik is a pretty important base for NATO and should be included in a syrian map.

[terminator363]

Hype is real!

(from wags' livestream)

 

[Snoopy]

Inded, and not just the US used Incirlik for that purpose, but also other NATO countries like Germany (you might have seen german Tornados operating from there when you were there?). So Incirlik is a pretty important base for NATO and should be included in a syrian map.

 

Germany, Spain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, to name a few, were there the same time as me.