FIRST LOOK at NEW Sinai DCS Map: History, Geography & 800 Mile Tour

0:00 Intro
0:58 20th Century History
3:01 Geography
3:36 Egypt Details
4:33 Israel details
5:17 Flight Details
7:10 Flight (Port Said)
18:10 Flight (Alexandria)
25:11 Flight (Cairo)
35:36 Flight (Suez)
44:57 Flight (Gaza Strip)
50:10 Flight (Israel)
54:07 Flight (West Bank)

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[ianwalker]

The grid-like feature in Alexandria are fish farms, nearly 5, 200 acres of them. They really do look like that from the air

[dmax]

انت تستحق ات يتم تقديرك من قبل DCS للجهود الكبيرة والرائعة من قبلك في شرح كل شيئ في DCS
وكالعادة مبدع دائما
You deserve to be appreciated by DCS for your great and wonderful efforts in explaining everything in DCS
As always creative

[tsb]

I always get a chuckle when I see people wondering about center pivot irrigation - shortly after the fish farms; the circles on the ground. There are millions of systems just like that dotting the US. I figured they were more common elsewhere. Apparently, they works well in the Nile Delta region. 😆

[valuedhumanoid]

They're called irrigation pivots. The sprinkler pivots in the center of the field and waters in a circle motion. We have them all over the western US. I can't wait to drop a HUMVEE down in Combined Arms and tool around the ground. I do that a lot on the Syria map and always find cool things I miss from the air.

[madaxe]

I absolutely love the scaled markers for things like ports, SAM sites, helipads, etc that show up regardless of the zoom level. That will make it so much easier and more intuitive for unit placement when designing missions. I really really hope that becomes standard for all DCS maps. Brilliant touch by OnReTech.

[RobertHopkinsArt]

Googlemaps: Those are fish farms in Alexandria: Maryout Company for Fish Farms

[manjisaipoe]

Incredible detail on the new map, thanks for showing this Cap and Simba. By the way, I was very impressed by the hanger fly through. I cant wait to see the missions you run in this area as it really looks fantastic.

[SGTJackMorgan]

Awesome showcase of the map. I've watched a few of these previews already and this was the most in depth. I am personally really looking forward to this map, and I do look forward to the content that you all crank out on it.

[anomalyp]

Cap and his team just keep delivering!! An absolute impressive feat!

[oliabid-price]

Was nice to see Zoser's stepped pyramid. The Valley of the Kings is a different location altogether, and Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 1922. Would be nice to see if the Great Temple at Karnak is modelled.

[carteroxford]

I have spent some time living in Egypt, spent most of my time living New Cairo. Cairo proper is absolutely massive and crowded and heck. The delta is quite lush, just driving from Cairo to Alexandria you can see so much farmland. The grow a whole lot or wheat, rice, other grains, mangoes, and other fruits. Cap, in regards to New Cairo, most of the city was built in the past 10-20 years, very young city. Also, rent each month in a compound in New Cairo which includes access to a communal pool for the compound is probably about 20-25k Egyptian pounds, which is about 500-650 British pounds at the time of writing, however the currency is currently crashing. That’s why there are so many pools, also because it gets super hot in the summer. The Egyptian Air Force consists mostly of F-16s with a few Mirage 2000s. The main reason the Sinai peninsula has nothing on it is because it’s closed off to the public in fear of terrorists and such, although you can drive around along the coast to a couple cities, but driving across that desert isn’t the best idea. Anyway, thanks for the showcase, really looking forward to more GR content on this map, especially over Cairo.

[LockDCS]

I was just listening to the tour at work and I'm really excited to watch this again when I get home tonight!

[gambt]

the circular patterns are farm areas. they are round because they use a watering system that pivots from the middle of the circle and rolls around above the crops

[mahmoudelbiltagy]

By the way in New cairo area you will find "octagon" location..under construction in recent time .. " octagon " the new ministry of defense headquarters

[samuelstern]

The Gaza strip is ruled by Hamas. Israel withdrew in 2005, and no longer has any territory there. The West Bank is split into three areas (A, B, and C) based on the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, where Area A is under both the civil and security control on the Palestinian Authority, Area B is under Palestinian civil control but security is handled by Israel, and Area C which is under Israeli control.

[henricomonterosa]

Hey Cap, I think this means we will be able to enjoy the battle of el-alamein in various scenarios (That is how far Rommel got :D) ? Maybe you could also try to let the boys run through the suez canal in small ships while being hunted from warbirds. Best regards and thanks for the entertainment!

EDIT: You could also do a modern version of the Battle of the Delta with Ramses III versus the Sea People. "History Time" has an excellent episode on that on YouTube for our fellow history geeks.

[powjj]

Cap you deserve at least a 5ft pyramid. Simba you deserve at least 500ft.

The stepped pyramid, the bent pyramid are the two to the side of Giza.

Anyway I've liked and commented of course!

[Tenright]

Joking, We used to tell airline passengers the Large Irrigation Disc areas were "Underground Catfish Farms"...
Thx Cap.

[Istandby]

I don't know how many miles I've traveled. I flew from Spain to the U.S., then spent my whole life traveling all over the mainland.
One of the biggest things I enjoy most about my life is the travel. I moved every year or two of my life.
I feel bad for those who are born, raised, and live their whole life in 1 place.

[algotler]

Thank you for the review but there are some historical additions and corrections. The first major aerial action the area has seen was the Israel independence war (1947-1948). That involved spitfires, Avia-s199 (a Czechoslovakian bf-109) Mosquitos, P-51s, Dakotas, and more. In 1956 Israel was pushed by France and England to invade and take Sinai after Egypt took over the Suez channel from them. Some crazy operations like severing telephone lines by using the props, wings, and weights dangling from p-51s. The Whole of Sinai was taken by Isreal and then returned to be taken again in 1967 during the 6-day war. It remained Israeli through the attrition war (1967-1970) and Yom Kippur (1973) and has seen battles of F-4s, A-4, Mirage III Vs. mig17, mig19, and mig21. Sinay was returned to Egypt in 1980 after the peace agreement. Since then it has seen operations by F-15, f-16, Apache, and more. So historically it is probably one of the most versatile maps out there and a great addition to DCS. Kudos!