Peshawar PAF Base, a base for Pakistan in Afghanistan map

[Stratos]

Peshawar AF base lays well inside the detailed area of the planned East part of the map. Is a mix use civilian/military with a central part dedicated to civilian flights and the nort and south areas for air force use (check pics).

Why is important? During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Peshawar was base for No15 squadron, equipped with the Shenyang F-6 (in DCS we should have to use the MiG-19P), but they saw several engagements, but no kills:

Soviet-Afghan War

During the Soviet Afghan war, Soviet and Afghan warplanes would occasionally cross into Pakistani airspace while pursuing Afghan Mujahideen forces which usually resulted in Pakistani infrastructure and Afghan refugee camps getting bombed. Resultantly, the squadron was deployed at Peshawar Airbase for Air Defence Alert duties. Throughout its service at Peshawar, the Squadron's fighters intercepted enemy warplanes only twice. First a Soviet Ilyushin Il-26 on 1 March 1980 and on the second occasion, it's fighters intercepted a couple of Mig-21s in February 1986. However, on both occasions the Squadron's pilots were ordered not to engage them.

The lack of F-6 performance against the fast soviet/afghan jets helped the US to sell the F-16 to Pakistan, the F-16 performed fair better and get some confirmed kills.

 

[Stratos]

For modern conflicts we can base there the JF-17 to fight against Taliban incursions and smuggling in the tribal areas.

The "F-6" in DCS.

 

[Stratos]

With a couple of edits...

[Ronin_Gaijin]

Great format of explaining why this base is important for the upcoming map!
I did the same in my Missing USSR airbases post.

[Stratos]

In fact I copied the format from you!

[Ronin_Gaijin]

On 5/26/2024 at 3:51 PM, Stratos said:

In fact I copied the format from you!

I am honoured sir.  

[supersylph]

Really wish they would add at least a few airports to the Pakistani part of the southeast corner of the map. Otherwise, it will be difficult to use the southeastern part of the map. And, I really want to give JF17 a home.

[Goetsch]

Totally agree, so that JF17 can be properly experienced in a number of simulation tasks

[Stratos]

JF17 could fly from home base and work on the tribal border zone.

[Stratos]

Peshawar and its airfield are on the map, at least in texture form. ED added the Indian ocean after some whining, I hope they add at least this part of Pakistan and also the Mary and airfield in Mashhad in Iran.

 

[sahararover]

Following, this is interesting!

[fnslayeroc]

Not just one base, do all of pakistan. The game is severely lacking areas of potential Chinese involvement, and this is one of them, Pakistans entire air defence consists of chinese sams and planes, additionally, if power were to sway in the wrong direction in Afghanistan, China might, like the US, have to occupy it themselves at some point int he future as it is on its own borders.....