All these Vietnam war era aircraft coming up, is really begging for a Vietnam war map

[NeonSamurai]

One of the things I have always really wanted to come to DCS is the Vietnam air & air ground war.  It is a period that is rarely simulated, and one that has always interested me.

I've noticed we have a number of upcoming Vietnam Era aircraft, and we have more than a few that are already made (MiG's and the UH2).  Now all we need is a period map of Vietnam, and maybe an asset's pack.

So fingers crossed, maybe in the next couple of years it will happen!

[sirrah]

On 9/23/2022 at 11:40 PM, NeonSamurai said:

One of the things I have always really wanted to come to DCS is the Vietnam air & air ground war.  It is a period that is rarely simulated, and one that has always interested me.

I've noticed we have a number of upcoming Vietnam Era aircraft, and we have more than a few that are already made (MiG's and the UH2).  Now all we need is a period map of Vietnam, and maybe an asset's pack.

So fingers crossed, maybe in the next couple of years it will happen!

UH2? 

 

ED more or less, vaguely, teasingly, indicated that they're going to do a Vietnam map.. We're all just waiting for the big word

[MiG21bisFishbedL]

8 hours ago, sirrah said:

UH2? 

 

ED more or less, vaguely, teasingly, indicated that they're going to do a Vietnam map.. We're all just waiting for the big word

So long as they take a good long look at what they need to do. It'll be their greatest undertaking yet as map makers:

-We'll need multiple countries represented; Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam it self minimum.
-Foliage performance, they need to rein in a lot of the foliage performance. Fun fact: Southeast Asia is quite green!
-Choose to model the last years of US involvement; We do have the UH-1, but it's not a period UH-1. Easy fix, I'm not sure if US Army or Navy Hueys had flares in country, so just drop that to zero. We do have a MiG-21 and MiG-19, but the VPAF didn't get the 21bis until '78 and I don't think they ever got radar Farmers. Limit the load out of the 21bis and the radar Farmer will underperform compared to VPAF Farmers. Heatblur's F-4? Actual 'nam vintage, so that's a plus. F-100? The same. Model it from resources from the early 70s for the most accuracy, if you ask me.
-Appropriate ground assets will be required, too.

 

It'll be a gargantuan effort.

Edited September 25, 2022 by MiG21bisFishbedL