OnReTech Posted November 21 Posted November 21 Dear Friends! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We have limited knowledge of the history of combat aviation and ground force operations in the Balkans between 1991 and 2000, and we are looking to collaborate with knowledgeable DCS mission and campaign content creators with strong and proven Mission Editor skills. We can provide a pre-release build to create missions and campaigns for the Balkan theatre that would be included with the map. During the content creation process, we will take your suggestions and feedback into account when creating the map. If you are interested and have the experience, knowledge, and skills required, we look forward to hearing from you through a direct message here. Meanwhile, we continue to work on the project. Check out the latest images Best wishes, OnReTech team 25 1
corbu1 Posted November 22 Posted November 22 Great! Thanks so much for the news update and pics! 2 1 DCS Version: 2.9.22.17913 Modules: UH-1H - SA342 - KA-50 BS3 - MI-24P - MI-8MTV2 - AH-64D - CH-47F - OH-58D - UH-60L(Mod, n.i.) - OH-6A(Mod, n.i.) - A-10CII - F-16C - F/A-18C - AJS37 - F-14 - MiG-21bis - JF-17 - Mirage F1 - MiG-29A - C-130J - F-4E - F-5E - FC2024 -Combined Arms - Supercarrier - NTTR - Normandy2.0 - Channel - Persian Gulf - Syria - SA - Sinai - Afghanistan - Kola - Iraq - Cold War Germany — Waiting for: BO-105 - AH-1G/F(Mod) - secret DCS Helo - Balkans map DCS-Client: 9800X3D, 64GB 6200, RTX3090, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 4TB M2 NVMe(DCS), VR VivePro2, PointCTRL, Vaicom, Wacom Intuos S with VRK v2Beta DCS-DServer: 11600KF, 64GB 3600, GTX1080, 1TB M2 NVMe(win10), 2TB M2 NVMe(DCSDServer), DCS Olympus Simpit: NLR Flightsim Pro Cyclic: TM Warthog Grip with 30cm Extension + VPforce Rhino FFB FW Stick: TM Warthog Grip and Base, Throttle: TM Warthog Pedals: Komodo Sim. with Dampers Collective: VPC Rotorplus+AH-64D Grip Other: NLR HF8, Buttkicker (3*MiniConcert), TotalControls AH64D MPD‘s and EUFD, Alain Dufour’s AH-64 TEDAC, TM MFD, Streamdecks (1*32,3*15,1*6), VPC CP#1
yufighter Posted November 22 Posted November 22 (edited) At the Ladjevci - Kraljevo airport, four more concrete shelters for airplanes - (kaponira) are missing. The Golubovci - Podgorica airport is not complete if it does not contain the Sipcanik facility - an underground shelter. Edited November 22 by yufighter 2 4
FoxAlfa Posted November 23 Posted November 23 There is great documentation of the MiG-29 flights of 1999 conflict by @okopanja in the 29 section: 2 ------- All the people keep asking for capabilities to be modelled.... I want the limitations to be modelled.... limitations make for realistic simulation. Arguing with an engineer is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a bit you realize the pig likes it. Long time ago in galaxy far far away: https://www.deviantart.com/alfafox/gallery
Dudikoff Posted November 25 Posted November 25 Since you already took Dubrovnik airport into consideration, I would suggest adding Osijek airport as well as it's the only major airport in the whole East of Croatia and would be useful in various potential mission scenarios. Plus, if the runway length is any criteria, it's 2500 m which is the same length as Niš airport and longer than e.g. Mostar or Lecce shown above. 1 i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
okopanja Posted November 25 Posted November 25 48 minutes ago, Dudikoff said: Since you already took Dubrovnik airport into consideration, I would suggest adding Osijek airport as well as it's the only major airport in the whole East of Croatia and would be useful in various potential mission scenarios. Plus, if the runway length is any criteria, it's 2500 m which is the same length as Niš airport and longer than e.g. Mostar or Lecce shown above. Yes, this airport was used to smuggle the weapons in early 90s from Hungary. Hence interceptions were attempted with Mig-21s, but due too low speed of small transport airplanes, did not work as expected. Instead EWR radar was setup to monitor the area closer and J-22 airplanes were used to strike the aircrafts on landing and after landing. Other than that it did not play large role. J-22 in short: 1 Condition: green
okopanja Posted November 25 Posted November 25 (edited) Wait, I am not sure about this airport, there are 2 and I am not even sure if the larger one existed back in the time. According to this page, both airports did exist: https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Списак_аеродрома_на_територији_бивше_Југославије However: someone local in Osijek should confirm this. Edited November 25 by okopanja 1 Condition: green
Dudikoff Posted November 25 Posted November 25 There's only one major airport - Klisa (the other one is of grass field type for sports aviation) - and it was built in 1980. Here's a photo from some airshow hosting two Il-76, 6 PC-9 and a few MiG-21s. 3 i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Wuchko Posted December 2 Posted December 2 (edited) Both airfields existed during the war and both were used, the smaller one had an paved concrete ("Čepin airfield") from the start as it was built as military runway. During 1991-1995 war It was used staging airfield for AN-2 planes repurposed for improvised boiler bombs. Osijek is my hometown so I can confirm that both airfields were active and did not change till today (no major upgrades or expansions, except renovations). As Osijek airport was closer to the frontline, that runway was not really used for military activity during the war as much as Čepin airfiled that is closer to the city of Osijek, especially after JNA forces destroyed the main building and sabotaged the runway with about 10 tons of explosive. I've posted an image of their locations with: 1. - Osijek airport - ICAO code LDOS 2. - Čepin airfield - ICAO code LDOC In conclusion, on the start of the war both were active, during the war only Čepin airfield was active but with smaller aircraft, transports and etc. null Edited December 2 by Wuchko 2
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