Berlin, june 1980.
Berlin is a divided city at the height of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall separates communist East Berlin, controlled by the GDR and the Soviet Union, fr om democratic West Berlin, aligned with West Germany and supported by the Western Allies. Movement between the two sides is heavily restricted, and families and friends are often split by the border.
West Berlin functions as an isolated enclave with a vibrant counterculture, political activism, and growing tension around left-wing extremism, including the Red Army Faction. East Berlin is tightly controlled by the state, with the Stasi maintaining surveillance and enforcing ideological conformity.
Daily life differs starkly between the two halves of the city, symbolizing the ideological conflict between East and West during the Cold War.
The Berlin Brigade Aviation Detachment is a specialized US Army aviation unit based in West Berlin, operating since 1961. It provides crucial aerial support, reconnaissance, and transport capabilities within the divided city, often utilizing aircraft like the Bell UH-1H.
You are a pilot in this squadron and today you'll be doing transport missions.
If you like to not die of manpads/MiGs/Hinds, keep yourself within the walls of West Berlin.
Your co-pilot knows A LOT about Berlin, and he will gladly tell you about specific locations you fly over if you want him to.
Installation :
Copy Huey_VIP_transport.miz into %homepath%\Saved Games\DCS\Missions\
Requirements:
-UH-1H Huey
-Cold War Germany map
Inspirations :
-Cold War Conversations - BAAC helicopter co-pilot in Cold War Germany - https://open.spotify.com/episode/1DZshW2SxL40jTW6RoXEbV?si=f1c2e792286e483e
-Fat Electrician - Biggest Logistical Flex Of All Time - Berlin Airlift - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwYtYWXPbhI
-Fat Electrician - The Berlin Wall: How Communism Turned East Germany into a Prison State - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFJzOM7zt4
-TED-Ed - The rise and fall of the Berlin Wall - Konrad H. Jarausch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9fQPzZ1-hg
-David S. Mitchell - History Of Berlin Wall - Amazing Documentary TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myW1Padwxqk
-neo - How the Berlin Wall Worked - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoJ0Pih0Ssc
-Anna Funder - Stasiland - https://www.amazon.com/Stasiland-Anna-Funder/dp/1459662237
-Lucas Pope - Papers, Please - https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/Papers_Please/
-Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck - The Life of Others - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs6GEM7uuyM
