DCS World DCS: Syria

DCS World DCS: Syria adds a 1000x900 km map covering much of the eastern Mediterranean. It includes most of Syria, all of Cyprus and Lebanon, and parts of Israel, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq. You can create missions set in modern times or historical reenactments, and the map supports numerous campaigns and multiplayer play.

Terrain and locations

The map spans humid, fertile coastal areas, towering mountains and vast deserts. It also includes a large portion of the eastern Mediterranean Sea for aircraft carrier operations. Cities represented include Damascus, Beirut, Nicosia, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Latakia, Tartus, Homs, Aleppo, Hama, Palmyra, Acre and Adana.

Airfields and military sites

The map contains 69 airfields and heliports, including the international airports of Damascus, Beirut, Tel Aviv and Larnaca. Recreated military airbases include the US base at Incirlik, the UK base at Akrotiri, the Russian base at Khmeimim and Israeli bases such as Ramat David. Helicopter sites include the UN base at Nakura, the Syrian airfields at Taftanaz and Marj as Sultan, and the US helicopter base Harab-Ishq at the Lafarge cement plant in Syria. More than 100 military bases, training grounds and checkpoints are also represented.

Landmarks

More than 200 landmarks and historical monuments appear across the map. These include the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, the Temple of Baalshamin in Palmyra, the statue of the Virgin Mary and the Church of Peter and Paul in Lebanon, and the Castle of St Hilarion and Fortress of Mont Péléon in Cyprus.