Graveyard of Empires

As a follow-up of this previous post, you'll find here the next theater: Kola. Please refer to that original post for installation details!

As a follow-up of this previous post, you'll find here the next theater: Caucasus. Please refer to that original post for installation details!

Hi all! I am initiating the release of several .hgt terrain file packs designed to support more accurate DCS World mission planning and debriefing. For those who followed my very first posts, back in 2024, I distributed at that time real-world .hgt files for various DCS theaters, specifically focusi

Hello, Just a quick update to share the most recent .xml files for CombatFlite. You are now well aware how to use them, if not, don't hesitate to look in past posts here how to modify the original .xml data base to include all theaters and new airports. The major changes are: New airfields added (Ko

Thanks to Peregrine, one of our members, the missing East Germany charts have been added to the previously released Cold War Germany map. Don't hesitate to see that former post to find the full legend! Remember that if you're a MissionPlot user, you can simply point towards your CombatFlite folder i

The sole purpose of this post is to help you locate the unique objects and remarkable landmarks that have been discussed in our two previous posts: Kabul area, followed by the rest of the country. For this, you'll find attached a kneeboard page with all coordinates, so that you can easily create a w

Rohrkrepierer from JaBoG 35 has kindly sent me three additional maps to cover the whole West Germany: you now have a full 1976 1:500.000 aeronautical chart (Luftfahrtkarte). As it was the case for the initial release, you'll find attached a projected map that is suitable for manual flight planning f

You'll find attached an historical 1:500.000 aeronautical chart for West Germany. That chart is accurate for 1976, and is therefore perfect for those trying to achieve a high level of realism on DCS CW Germany theater! Note that this chart has been produced in collaboration with one of our members,

This is the third part of the zip archive. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.

This is the second part of the zip archive. Part 1 here. Part 3 here.

You will find attached the original DCS Syria F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. Due to the extremely large size of the area, it's difficult to achieve a good resolution with relatively small file sizes. This file a therefore a "medium-high" resolution map, shared in three split/zip archive

As you might have noticed already, CombatFlite is now available for all on https://www.combatflite.com/ The update is really minor: apparently it only removes the license features. Unfortunately, no new theater added, no official database update, or no feature change... Therefore, the workarounds de

This is the second part of the zip archive. Part 1 here.

You will find attached the original DCS Syria F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. Due to the extremely large size of the area, it's difficult to achieve a good resolution with relatively small file sizes. This file a therefore a "medium-high" resolution map, shared in two split/zip archives.

You will find attached the original DCS Syria F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. Due to the extremely large size of the area, it's difficult to achieve a good resolution with relatively small file sizes. This file a therefore a "medium-low" resolution map, to keep file size reduced. For tho

You will find attached the original DCS NTTR F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. As for previous maps (Caucasus, Persian Gulf and Marianas), the resolution is high in highly detailed areas, and it has been kept low to average in low detail areas, in order to reduce to file size as much as po

You will find attached the original DCS Caucasus F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. The same map in very high resolution has also been published for paid members here. Still, the attached map is totally suitable for any most mission types: as you can see below, the zoom level is sufficient

You will find attached the original DCS Caucasus F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. Compared to the previous release of the same map, the resolution if even higher in highly detailed areas, and it has been kept average in low detail areas, in order to reduce to file size as much as possible

Following a recent DCS Kola Theater update, new airfields have been added: Bornholm Airport Brand Air Base Brandis Air Base Chojna Air Base Cologne Bonn Airport Dusseldorf Airport Falkenberg Air Base Heidelberg Army Heliport Kastrup Airport Kiel Airport Landstuhl Army Heliport Mainz Finthen Airport

All the subjects covered in the previous 2 posts (airborne early warning and ground tactical C2 elements) have been integrated into an example layout for the Afghan theater. You will find: several AWACS tracks examples. E-2 Hawkeye: operating from a carrier, the E-2 would primarily remain in the sou

You will find attached the original DCS Persian Gulf F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. As you can see, the resolution if excellent in highly detailed areas, and it has been kept average in low detail areas, in order to reduce to file size as much as possible. However, if you struggle with

You will find attached the original DCS Marianas F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. I kept the files as light as possible in order to keep both an excellent zoom level and an acceptable file size. In the coming weeks, I'll rework the Caucasus map to increase the zoom level, while reducing t

Several people occasionally complained that they encountered an “Activation Error” when attempting to activate CombatFlite on a new or freshly rebuilt system. The error typically states that TurboActivate cannot read the hardware properties of one or more network adapters, even when adapters are pre

Following a recent DCS Kola Theater update, three airfields have been added: ESUT - Hemavan Airport ESNX - Arvidsjaur Airport ESPG - Boden Heliport You'll find attached the updated .xml file for use in CombatFlite. Don't forget that the most up-to-date version of every theater is maintained in a sin

You will find attached the original DCS Caucasus F10 map in .mbtiles format for CombatFlite. You'll notice that due to extreme file size, you won't get a zoom as deep as in DCS. However, the level of detail is sufficient to place any object or measure any coordinate with a 5 to 10 m precision. Level

Just like for the dataset for other theaters, I'm sharing here the .hgt files for Sinai theater in CombatFlite. Just like for the dataset for the Kola, Iraq, Afghanistan, South Atlantic or CW Germany theaters, I'm sharing here the .hgt files for Sinai theater which should be copy/pasted into your [.

A 6th map has been added to the Afghanistan Theater Map Package for CombatFlite in the shop. Don't forget to download this additional map if you already bought the package earlier!

You'll find attached the 1:65.000 map of Guam used in the F10 map and Mission Editor in DCS World. You'll find the original .jpg file, as well as the .mbtiles file for use in CombatFlite. Close up view on Orote airfield and Apra harbor. Enjoy your planning!

Following the addition of new airfields in the Kola theater for DCS World, the .xml file for CombatFlite has been updated. List of new airp Following the addition of new airfields in the Kola theater for DCS World, the .xml file for CombatFlite has been updated. List of new airports for Kola theater

The attached file is a background map used to replace the default very low resolution satellite map in CombatFlite. When you check the Background World Map option in Map Layers, you see by default a low resolution satellite image. This file has to be placed in your [...]\CombatFlite\Data\Common fold

As I mentioned when the updated airport charts were released, I’ve come to realize that keeping CombatFlite material current and distributing updates efficiently has become more and more dificult. Every time there’s a new update, I have to dig up older posts and manually replace the attached files.

Now that the comprehensive planning for Operation Bakwa Hammer is over, it's time to publish the flight documents, starting with the navigation log and the details of each leg for a visual low level navigation. If you want to understand how we ended up with that particular attack plan, don't hesitat

Now that we’ve finalized the attack profile and completed our threat analysis, it’s time to construct the flight plan. Now that we’ve finalized the attack profile and completed our threat analysis, it’s time to construct the flight plan. In this example, the plan relies heavily on visual references,

You'll find here a topographical map with rivers for Germany. You'll find here a topographical map with rivers for Germany. It's very useful when you want to be able to read terrain features and select the best low level path to your target area. I remind you that I explained in one of my first post

Over the past few months, one question has kept coming back more than any other: “Why can't I load a .miz file in CombatFlite when it was made for a custom DCS World theater?” If you've ever tried working with GermanyCW, Afghanistan, Kola, or other unofficial maps, you probably ran into misplaced un

Following a georeferencing error on this map, an update has been made to the .mbtiles file that was earlier posted here, as well as in the map package in the shop. If you have already downloaded that package, I suggest that you simply download the single map here (public access) instead of the full

This is an historical large scale road map of East and West Germany as of 1967. GDR, Berlin area. Copyright: members are free to use this file without restriction. They may not share it or modify it without the creator's permission.