I want to agree, but that’s because my bias leans Cold War. But I’m still betting A-stan.
It isn’t all desert and sand. Everyone’s always fighting over those fertile valleys like it’s 600BCE all over again.
It isn’t all desert and sand. Everyone’s always fighting over those fertile valleys like it’s 600BCE all over again.
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The Chinook … reminds me of one of the first community made arma 2 missions I flew, Workhorse. I haven’t pulled the trigger yet on the pre-purchase, but I stand no chance to that temptation, I admit.
In other news, I’ve created a nerfed Shilka for DCS that is less likely to shoot you out of the sky right away. With help of currenthill I cloned his PZG-95 SPAAA and equipped it with the DCS Shilka shape, and gave it 7.62 ammo, that was a bit upgraded. It’s meant for training scenarios, where you look for some opposition, but not necessarily deadly one. If you’re interested in testing it: https://tetet.de/dcs/mods/vwv_shilka-2024-04-20.zip is the current dev build.
Cheers,
TeTeT
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There’s also a Nato base that has a banner saying Partnership for Peace. That Program was started in 1994
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I can vouch for that.
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Couldn’t that just be the Russian border on the Kola map?
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Yo, I hate to be right (LOL, no I do not)… so I also hate (LOL again, no I definitely do not) to point out that me and @tempusmurphy and @schurem were right.
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I AM HAPPY TO BE WRONG AS HELL
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is this the scene you were referring to …after thinking about it fop a while, the dirt between the plants looks to light brown for Europe, but the buildings in the background don’t scream Afghanistan to me …
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I would say it could also be typical east German Plattenbau.
If that map is indeed set in the 1990ies it would make sense. Brandenburg and other parts of northern Germany have pretty sandy soil in many parts as well so that could fit.
Lots of pine tree forests as well.
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The ground markings resemble german bases.
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Call me jaded, I just assume ED might reuse a few assets such as buildings and greenery, especially.
However, that shot you posted? I think that’s more compelling evidence. That looks like a well established installation and not a FOB in the sandbox. On top of that, the big ass NATO sign. I’m not sure they’d have a big signifier for NATO like that. Maybe ISAF?
Oh man, this could be awesome.
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If only it had been a CH-53. I’m a logistics type flyer…I like delivering stuff…and I know the Chinook does that. But God I hate the way it looks. But the CH-53…I mean…c’mon…
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The 53 is a beast…and it looks like a proper helicopter. 
I just picked up the MilTech Chinook for MSFS… so far a lot of fun, but I suspect the DCS CH47 is going to be a lot more realistic.
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remember the CH-53 “Can lift and aircraft carrier” lol
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As someone who is actively having fun working with/on the German Bunderswehr simulator of the CH-53 I can only say that I agree 234,7% with @BeachAV8R, @PaulRix and @SkateZilla
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The CH-53 and Chinook confirm for me the basic principle by which helicopters achieve flight.
It isn’t because they are so ugly that the earth repels them, nor is it because they beat the air into submission.
When I got up close and personal with each ‘aircraft’ (and I use the term loosely) and despite their actual internal passenger space, my first impressions where:
Chook: (meh) smaller than you look on TV
CH-53: OMFG, you are ■■■■■■■ huge!
Therefore I contend that all helicopters are surrounded by some type of spacetime dimensional field that distorts the 3D space around it (just like my wife’s handbag) and this is how they fly.
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Chinooks are so weird. Seeing them flying around, even rather closely, they look massive. But then when you get to walk up to and inside one they’re surprisingly small.
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But Chinook’s Are Sooo Fast!!!,It will be so much Fun Racing around 1/2 Stan at 50’ AGL out pacing Slow Poke Hinds!!! 
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I can’t tell if this is truth or sarcasm…
Wiki says: “Capable of a top speed of 170 knots (200 mph; 310 km/h), upon its introduction to service in 1962, the helicopter was considerably faster than contemporary 1960s utility helicopters and attack helicopters, and is still one of the fastest helicopters in the US inventory.”
He tells the truth!! (And I learned something new today!)
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