DCS: Cold War Germany - preview

[Harrington]

vor 15 Stunden schrieb Esac_mirmidon:

YES ¡¡¡

NO!!! I live about 60 km from Ramstein and I can definitely say: Ramstein is NOT in the Harz!

[Esac_mirmidon]

Who said Ramstein?

I was answering about BROCKEN in the Harz. Dont know why the last pic im posting is missing on the former post. At first it was the last one, now is deleted.

THIS is Brocken in the Harz

 

 

Edited March 15 by Esac_mirmidon

[Nukenin]

I hope so badly that Dortmund and surrounding areas will be detailed in Phase 2 ... would love to fly around my hometown and land my AH-64 in the backyard of my workplace 

[TheFreshPrince]

I'm from Germany (born in Berlin), so pretty excited for this map.

One thing I notice right away, that the waters in Berlin are too shallow and clear. Nearly all canals in Berlin are made for ships and are therefore rather deep and muddy. Only the lakes are clear. But I don't know if this is even possible in DCS, maybe it only has the transparent water. In that case you probably need to make them at least so deep that you can't see the ground. This also applies to Hamburg, Frankfurt, Cologne, etc.

Edited March 15 by TheFreshPrince

[andrewd251]

Will raf laarbruch, bruggen and wildenrath be included ? 

[ouky1991]

This looks pretty epic, my SSD is ready!

[MAESTR0]

Guten Abend, Europa! / Guten Morgen, Amerika!
When we were just planning "Cold War Germany", it was immediately clear that we needed to make not just a map, but something more: a place where you can realize all the possibilities of the DСS World.
In addition to the fact that we made a large number of airfields on the map (more than 59), we scattered many helipads throughout the map, so it will be equally interesting for airplane and helicopter pilots. Access to all points of interest is maximum - you can take a short flight. And this seemed not enough ... Some real Cold War scenarios assumed massive ground battles, so we tried to make the map interesting for tanks as well: tank military bases and training grounds were added, where you can practice tactics and shooting. Get ready, we will show you a lot today.

Let's start with the basis of our map - the airbase. The place from where you go on a mission and where you will definitely return.
Airbases are the heart of any military campaign, and on the "Cold War" map they are recreated with historical accuracy. Our screenshots show key NATO and Warsaw Pact bases. Experience the atmosphere of West Germany (FRG - Federal Republic of Germany) and East Germany (GDR - German Democratic Republic).
Get ready to take off!

Gross-Dolln (Templin Air Base) (GDR) - Soviet air base. The field was special not only because of the very spacious facilities. It also had an auxiliary runway, which ran from the airfield in a southwestern direction, with a remote dispersal area at the end.

 

Buchel (FRG) - Büchel Air Base is a military air base of the Luftwaffe.

Spangdahlem (FRG) - is a NATO air base is used by the United States Air Force (some of you know her well).

Wittstock (Alt Daber) (GDR) - Soviet air base. Soviet pilots had warm memories of this place. The Soviet pilots had warm memories of this place. And of course the children who lived nearby.

 

 

 

[gulredrel]

Wow, countdown postings until release How many bases divided by bases per post 

Thanks for showing the details.

Curious if training airfields near Bautzen and Kamenz will be integrated in phase 3. L-39 vibes...

Edited March 15 by gulredrel

[MAESTR0]

DСS Cold War Germany for Helicopter Pilots. 
It seems to me that helicopter pilots now have unlimited opportunities to use the map. In addition to airfields, there are now more than 70 equipped helipads from which you can take off. Helicopter ferrying, cargo and personnel delivery, medical flight, sightseeing flight, attacking targets - all this is available. The sites are located everywhere: in the city, on the plain, in the mountains. In some places, you will have to fly carefully taking into account obstacles and the curvature of the terrain.
We also made real heliports, they are great for training and as a center for the beginning of joint combat operations.

Hospital helipads

Helipad at the training ground and at the military base

Helipad in the mountains  (you were worried about the Transmitter - everything is fine, it is in place )

Heliports: Fulda - US Army airfield. It was located on the strategically important Fulda Gorge, which the West considered a likely place for a Soviet tank attack. Therefore, numerous transport, observation and attack helicopters were stationed in Fulda.

Schweinfurt Army Heliport - is used by the US Army located in Bavaria (ger: Bayern)

Bückeburg Air Base is used by the German Army's School of Army Aviation

Malwinkel Air Base (joint) - major Soviet air / helicopter base

[MAESTR0]

Now you know that DCS: Cold War Germany will be interesting not only for users of the aviation part of DCS World, but also for users of military ground vehicles and allows you to implement a huge number of scenarios:
- Confrontation of the Warsaw Pact and NATO countries with the possibility of reconstructing the war between the socialist camp and the collective West.
- Implementation of exercises of the Warsaw Pact and NATO countries (Brotherhood in Arms (1980), Shield (1984), Able Archer 83.
- Possible scenarios of the third world war.
A separate important component of the map will be the implementation of military training grounds, where scenarios of interaction between different types of ground vehicles and air groups were practiced, this will allow players to implement scenarios of military exercises simultaneously for aviation and ground vehicles.

Large Magdeburg training ground

Infrastructure of tank ranges of the GDR and FRG

 

Next week we will show the city of the Peaceful Revolution - Leipzig.

Auf Wiedersehen!

[Bremspropeller]

Very, very cool stuff!

Can't even begin to tell you how excited those beautifully crafted airbases are making me!

 

Will there also be bombing- and gunnery-ranges for training sorties?

Edited March 15 by Bremspropeller

[MADLOU]

WOW! This may just be the best DCS map yet!

[Geschirre]

I see Spangdalhem, very excited! Any chance for Bitburg just down the road?

[TheFreshPrince]

The amount of detail is crazy! Great work.

[RVT2403]

This just looks amazing, you guys keep setting standards. Is there any rough release schedule (Q2, Q3, Q4)?

[MAXsenna]

Hopefully I'm gonna do this all day later this year! Anyone know the exact location? 

@MAESTR0 Please pay attention to the nonexistent hideous ground clutter we have on certain other maps.

Cheers! 

 

 

 

[Backy 51]

Maestro,

Will ETNG - Geilenkirchen AB be included in Phase 3 development?  It's the home of NATO AWACS and was the host of many KC-135 Tanker Task Force (TTF) deployments during the Cold War.

[SDsc0rch]

my goodnessssss... look at all that detail! 

must have taken yearssss! 

i hope you have learned to make AI do all that work - i'd hate to be tasked with all of that work!  : )

looking good, ugra!

[flanker1]

@MAESTR0 Amazing, just one word amazing! This is a dream that becomes true. . . one thing: are the hardened aircraft shelters from the soviet airbases final? because the doors and camouflage are missing and they are in comparison to the other nice stuff a little less detailed (no exhaust funnel/doors at the rear, no maintenance rooms/work stations on the side and so on. . . ) just asking for a friend. . .    really , this is no nitpicking, just a hopefully constructive feedback. 

Anyways, I want to share this great source regarding soviet cold war aviation in GDR/Eastern Germany: Sitemap

And please don´t forget the Gate Guards: 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 23 by flanker1

[Smith]

First of all thank you to finally make a usefull new green map.

But there is one thing i have to complain about when i see these pictures. In germany we don't have so much brown around the airfields and taxiways. It is all grass up to the concrete or tarmac. With all the brown around the airfields it looks a bit like a desert map to me on some spots.

[flanker1]

vor 4 Minuten schrieb Smith:

First of all thank you to finally make a usefull new green map.

But there is one thing i have to complain about when i see these pictures. In germany we don't have so much brown around the airfields and taxiways. It is all grass up to the concrete or tarmac. With all the brown around the airfields it looks a bit like a desert map to me on some spots.

I like it and I think it fits very well. . . keep in mind these are the summer textures

[RVT2403]

13 minutes ago, Smith said:

First of all thank you to finally make a usefull new green map.

But there is one thing i have to complain about when i see these pictures. In germany we don't have so much brown around the airfields and taxiways. It is all grass up to the concrete or tarmac. With all the brown around the airfields it looks a bit like a desert map to me on some spots.

This and the shadows, they are way too bold It looks a bit like elephant grass. Apart from that, i don't know what else i could wish for at this point. Looking forward to see Leipzig next week!

edit: grass around airbases is kept short usually so there is little animals settling down/hiding that could interfere with traffic.

Edited March 15 by Schlingel mit Kringel

[gulredrel]

That level of detail 

Just the eastern cars alone, looks like Trabant 601, Wartburg 353 and Barkas B1000 and also the training base SPW-60.

[Smith]

5 minutes ago, flanker1 said:

I like it and I think it fits very well. . . keep in mind these are the summer textures

I live in Germany and i visited a lot of military facilities during summer, and when i walk to the fence of a military base, i walk through grass up to the fence. There is no brown around the fence also during very hot summers.

[Northstar98]

1 hour ago, flanker1 said:

I like it and I think it fits very well. . . keep in mind these are the summer textures

Can't say I agree - looking at most airbases in summer satellite imagery, you can find the odd bit of brown but they're non-existent compared to the screenshots.

For me it's a minor point, but yeah, it would be great if this airbases were as accurate as feasibly possible.

Edited March 15 by Northstar98