Create: The Air War
by Unreal Team
Players who want to fight with aerial vehicles can add missiles, rocket boxes, a grenade and a machine gun through Create: The Air War, a Forge and NeoForge addon for aircraft builds.
What it does
The mod was made for aircraft. It adds weapons to air transport so that factions and countries can fight each other in the air. The weapon list covers close strike and long strike cruise missiles, a rocket box that holds nine long strike missiles, an anti-infantry explosive, a hand grenade and a machine gun that fires at a fixed rate of 12 bullets per second less than the default. Aerial vehicles built on top of the aircraft framework carry these weapons once they are installed.
The mod requires a companion aircraft framework and supports Sable. Both sides of a server must run it, so players and the server install the same files for Forge 1.04 on 1.20.1 or NeoForge 5.00 on 1.21.1. The code is released under the MIT License and is open source, with public source code available. New updates are planned for the NeoForge port first and will appear on Modrinth.
Key features
Close strike missiles
The C-3K and SC250 are close strike cruise missiles that can be mounted on an aircraft for short range attacks.
Long strike missiles
The RIM-7, C-25 and 9K119M are long strike missiles intended for targets farther from the aircraft.
Rocket box
The C-8 is a rocket box containing nine long strike missiles, so one mount carries a full salvo.
Anti-infantry explosive
The OZM72 is an explosive aimed at infantry, placed on the ground by an aircraft or a player.
Machine gun and grenade
A machine gun fires 12 bullets per second less than the default rate, and a classic German hand grenade, the M24, is included.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who run aircraft builds and want weapons on their aircraft, and server owners who host faction-based or war-themed multiplayer servers.
How it compares
Create Missiles is a Fabric, Forge and NeoForge addon for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and open source. Simple Hand Missile is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, licensed as All rights reserved and not open source. Railways Additions covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under All rights reserved. Both sides need the installed mod in every alternative listed here.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create: The Air War | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
| Create Missiles | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-14 |
| Simple Hand Missile | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-07 |
| Railways Additions | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-10 |
Questions
Does Create: The Air War need a companion aircraft framework?
Do players and the server both need the mod?
Which loader should be used for 1.21.1?
In the catalog
Create: The Air War is one of 3,545 Optimization mods on ModsFinder, and one of 1,441 Optimization mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
All new updates will be only on NeoForge port, and we will be upload updates on modrinth only v very soon.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/create-the-air-war
- Owner
- Unreal Team
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15