Sabre-TLA Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Not sure if there is anything listing all ME elements but DyG put together a reference for all machines and weapons appearing in game: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/446444/ MapleFlagMissions - Read Our Blog for Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis0079 Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 I wish to play with the airport resource settings in the ME. but I came across some basic questions that I don't know the answer to regarding the amount of fuel a large or small airfield should have, or the amount of missiles, iron bombs/rockets and then smart munitions a squadron should have.. 1) How much fuel should a basic military airfield have? the default is 100 tons. 2)how many planes should be available per airfield? per squadron? 3) how many munitions should be available??? I guess rockets and iron bombs are more plentiful??? Guided missiles/bombs and advanced A2A less??? the game defaults to 100 per item 4)how many civilian planes per airfield? yak-40s and an-26s? 5)how many logistic AC? C-130s and C-17s???? I understand real world data may not work out...but on a semi-realistic lvl, how many resources should be available (mainly fuel tons and missiles/bomb counts)???? It only takes two things to fly, Airspeed and Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis0079 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 bump...how much fuel is realistic??? It only takes two things to fly, Airspeed and Money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VuDuBu Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 (edited) bump...how much fuel is realistic??? Hi there, I actually had the same questions as you, and after stumbling upon this, I decided to spend an hour or so on google, which wasn't all that fruitful... What I did find is something I hope you (and others) might find useful: 1. On fuel: I didn't find anything specific, but there are aviation fuel storage tanks available up to 100.000 litres (Which is about 100 tons if I'm not mistaken...) source: http://airfuelsystems.com/refuelling-solutions/aviation-fuel-storage/ 2.A NATO-squadron usually consists of anywhere between 10-24 aircraft, but smaller or larger numbers are also possible (source: wikipedia). An airbase can house multiple squadrons. 3. On Ammo: About the only thing I could find on this was this article (interesting read btw..) http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/milarticles/blafnavy.htm but that doesnt't really answer our questions. 4. On civ planes: The number of civilian airplanes depends on the size of the airfield. Usually I use the following site for my civ. airtraffic. It has info on almost all airfields used in DCS, and it should give you some idea of the number of aircraft. http://www.flightstats.com/go/FlightStatus/flightStatusByAirport.do?airportCode=TBS&airportQueryType=1 5. I have no clue. Whew, that turned out a bit longer then expected. I hope this is in any way useful, eventhough it doesn't really answer our questions all that much... Perhaps some of the RL miitary people here can provide us with some more info? Edited November 10, 2014 by VuDuBu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkFire Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Soviet / Russian IADS / ADF Information Whilst in the process of researching Soviet & later Russian IADS doctrine & SAM site layout I came across a huge amount of incredibly detailed information in the articles hosted on the Air Power Australia web site: http://www.ausairpower.net/index.html The site appears to have very detailed information on some surprisingly recent systems in addition to some of the legacy systems that appear in DCS. Very, very much well worth reading. 1 System Spec: Cooler Master Cosmos C700P Black Edition case. | AMD 5950X CPU | MSI RTX-3090 GPU | 32GB HyperX Predator PC4000 RAM | | TM Warthog stick & throttle | TrackIR 5 | Samsung 980 Pro NVMe 4 SSD 1TB (boot) | Samsung 870 QVO SSD 4TB (games) | Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. Personal wish list: DCS: Su-27SM & DCS: Avro Vulcan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowTiger Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Whilst in the process of researching Soviet & later Russian IADS doctrine & SAM site layout I came across a huge amount of incredibly detailed information in the articles hosted on the Air Power Australia web site: http://www.ausairpower.net/index.html The site appears to have very detailed information on some surprisingly recent systems in addition to some of the legacy systems that appear in DCS. Very, very much well worth reading. Great Link/URL. I agree .. it appears to have tons of relevant information. Thanks for sharing. SnowTiger:joystick: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOT Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 (edited) Can somebody answer this for me? In BMS flights get randomly assigned mission call signs, Lobo 1, Cowboy 3, etc. Is that how combat ATO's work in real life? Random name generation, or is it more static? Ie most f15e flights get Dude and a number l, f18c Hornet and a number etc... I am building multiplayer missions for our group. And can't seem to find an answer online. Thanks, Sage Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Edited July 5, 2016 by SageOT VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Carrier Strike Group One | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky11 Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Here is a link to my real life coms recorded by myself from my scanner Here is a video sample. And here is my collection so far https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7is49cx32giv3it/AACfTThAPaZ101yzxbOGcVyCa?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 . And can't seem to find an answer online. There shouldn't be too much online. A real proper explanation of callsign usage would be big-time classified information and it would/should land you in jail (unless you are running for public office, then it's fine). Sure there are some everyday unit callsigns that are out there and they are used, but in a real no-kidding tactical environment, I think you can expect those to be changed - particularly if there was an organized adversary out there that might be listening. BTW, our forces practice this (did it myself). Perhaps some RL pilots that flew in the sandbox will chime in here. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcradio Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 One things I've noticed from listening to comms recorded during Desert Storm and/or Kosovo, certain missions have callsigns that are related... For example, the strikers might all have a dog related callsign, like ROVER, BENJI, LOBO. Fighters might be car related callsigns, like FORD, VEGA, CHEVY, DODGE. There shouldn't be too much online. A real proper explanation of callsign usage would be big-time classified information and it would/should land you in jail (unless you are running for public office, then it's fine). Sure there are some everyday unit callsigns that are out there and they are used, but in a real no-kidding tactical environment, I think you can expect those to be changed - particularly if there was an organized adversary out there that might be listening. BTW, our forces practice this (did it myself). Perhaps some RL pilots that flew in the sandbox will chime in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterZelgadis Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 Is there some kind of document or list that shows which aircraft / helicopter uses which type of fuel? In the warehose you can restrict different fuel types. "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOT Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Finally found out via some RW friends. Basically it's the op creators preference, or random word generation. 11 years with the DoD and I've never seen a classification marking specifically on a call-sign so I don't that that was the reason. :) Thanks for the responses guys. VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Carrier Strike Group One | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViFF Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) Is there some kind of document or list that shows which aircraft / helicopter uses which type of fuel? In the warehose you can restrict different fuel types. typically... tanks and trucks would use diesel WW2 fighters would use 100-150 octane benzine and all airplanes and helicopters with jet engines use Jet A / Jet A-1 / JP-4 / JP-5 / JP-8 kerosene hope this helps Edited August 22, 2016 by ViFF IAF.ViFF http://www.preflight.us Israel's Combat Flight Sim Community Website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterZelgadis Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 More or less.. I have a russian FARP that Blue can take over. While under russian control Ka-50 and Mi-28 are stationed there. The question is, should Mi-8 (probably yes) or UH-1H and Gazelles be able to refuel there, or do these use an other type of fuel? "Sieh nur, wie majestätisch du durch die Luft segelst. Wie ein Adler. Ein fetter Adler." http://www.space-view.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOT Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just figured I'd leave this here. It's a day by day time line of sorties in the Kosovo war. I have been using it to make a logical campaign. http://planken.org/balkans/allied-force/operations-day-day 1 VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Carrier Strike Group One | Discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Ok you guys want Army FMs? Well the army puts all the non classified (there are very few that are classified) here. Apd.army.mil and the air forces is http://www.e-publishing.af.mil . It's good to know a ex grunt. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlacleyCole Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 You have two call sign tracks the individual’s call sign which is given upon completion of training and/or at their duty station. Usually based on something about the individual. And you have the flight callsign which is assigned to a unit they have several some reserved for the top echelon others that are daily call signs based on the mission aa,ag etc these usually get assigned to an aircrew but not always. Personal call signs to many to name probably the same for the flight call signs since it must be unique to one crew per day in case of an accident there would be no problems of the wrong flight being identified as going down some are training use some are reel world use some are for transport flights some are for cross country flights so you could probably pull any noun of the dictionary and find it in use as flight call sign as long as it is distinct sounding over the air and consisting of one or two syllable sounds. BlackeyCole 20years usaf XP-11. Dcs 2.5OB Acer predator laptop/ i7 7720, 2.4ghz, 32 gb ddr4 ram, 500gb ssd,1tb hdd,nvidia 1080 8gb vram New FlightSim Blog at https://blackeysblog.wordpress.com. Go visit it and leave me feedback and or comments so I can make it better. A new post every Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Not to Necro the thread, but are there any good manuals for strike missions? I.e. go blow up a bridge/building/whater in enemy defended territory. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarso Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Hey guys, looking for some good templates for relatively generic kneeboard mission data cards. I'm primarily interested in a two-card format. Page one being unit/ flight plan data, and page two being for the comm plan. Anyone have or know of some good resources on this? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiptanoi Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 On 12/26/2013 at 10:03 PM, MBot said: For curiosity and for references I have compiled the historical locations of all PVO (Air Defense Force) SAM sites at the end of the Cold War in the DCS Caucasus map area into a template. The majority of SAMs are still SA-2 which are not (yet) in DCS. I have substituted them with SA-3, so area coverage is a bit smaller. Total sites deployed in the region include: 25 SA-2, 12 SA-3 and 2 SA-10. In addition there were two SA-5 groups (each with two collocated Battalions), which I didn't include due to the lack of a suitable substitute. Source: http://www.ww2.dk From the same source I have also compiled the combat aviation units stationed in the region in the 1980s: PVO Air Defense Forces Krymsk 562 IAP - Yak-28P (-1987), Su-27 (1987-) Gudauta 529 IAP - Su-15TM (-1987), Su-27 (1987-) Marneuli 166 GvIAP - Su-15 (-1983), Su-15TM (1989-) VVS Frontal Aviation Senaki-Kolkhi 176 IAP - MiG-23M (-1985), MiG-29 (1985-) Kobuleti 841 GvIAP/GvAPIB - MiG-23M Kutaisi 143 BAP - Su-24M Vaziani 982 IAP - MiG-23MLD 313 ORAP - MiG-21R (-1984), Su-17M3R (1984-) Marneuli 166 GvAPIB - Su-17M3 (1983-1988 ) Maykop 709 UAP - MiG-21 Krasnodar Center 802 UAP - Su-22, Su-24, Su-25, Mi-8 DA Long Range Aviation Mozdok 182 GvTBAP - Tu-95 Perhaps you can find it useful for mission building or just find it interesting from a historical point of view. PVO_1989_SAM_Template.miz 13.53 kB · 259 downloads I have updated the map with SA-2 sites on the one who was named SA-2 PVO_1989_SAM_Template_v.2.miz 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knock-Knock Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Quote Wikimapia is an internet company that provides an open-content collaborative mapping project. The project implements an interactive "clickable" web map that utilizes google maps with a geographically-referenced wiki system, with the aim to mark and describe all geographical objects in the world. I use it for showing military installations in Persian Gulf, Syria and Caucasus. http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=26.941660&lon=56.315918&z=8&m=w&tag=516 Contains a lot of useless info (marks), but equally a lot of useful ones. Just have to sift trough'em. Edited February 3, 2021 by Knock-Knock 2 - Jack of many DCS modules, master of none. - Personal wishlist: F-15A, F-4S Phantom II, JAS 39A Gripen, SAAB 35 Draken, F-104 Starfighter, Panavia Tornado IDS. | Windows 11 | i5-12400 | 64Gb DDR4 | RTX 3080 | 2x M.2 | 27" 1440p | Rift CV1 | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS | MFG Crosswind pedals | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brn1976 Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 On 12/18/2020 at 7:52 AM, Kiptanoi said: I have updated the map with SA-2 sites on the one who was named SA-2 PVO_1989_SAM_Template_v.2.miz 18.31 kB · 20 downloads This is a great source. A pity it seems not in the mod-downloads anymore. Found this vid/channel today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokattn Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Now that GlobalSecurity.org has become a subscription service; here are the options I use for finding various U.S. publications and documents: FAS - Military Analysis Network FAS - US Army Table of Organization & Equipment FAS - Intelligence and Security Doctrine Library BITS - Joint Chiefs of Staff Publications Library BITS - US Army Publications Library APD - Army Publishing Directorate (Official source) USA - Central Army Registry (Official source) USN - Department of Navy Issuances (Official source) USMC - Marine Corps Publications Electronic Library (Official source) USAF - E-Publishing (Official source) USAF - USAF Doctrine (Official source) DOD - Directives Division (Official source) JCS - Joint Electronic Library (Official source) 2 "I will now rip open heaven and earth, out." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arikaj Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Has anybody come across a miz file/or info on currently deployed SAM sites in the Caucasus region? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyking Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Am 25.7.2021 um 14:56 schrieb Arikaj: Has anybody come across a miz file/or info on currently deployed SAM sites in the Caucasus region? thanks you checked this? https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/de/files/3314303/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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