Diamond Star Combat
by 1whohears
Diamond Star Combat adds military aircraft, radars, missiles and explosions to Minecraft, inspired by the Mcheli aircraft combat mod.
What it does
Players fly planes and vehicles with semi-realistic flight physics and can carry out maneuvers, drop laser guided bombs, and customize each vehicle's weapon loadout. A radar lets a pilot lock onto a target beyond the render distance, and heat seeking missiles can be defeated by releasing flares. The mod also includes planes, trucks, submarines and boats with new models, turrets and external radar masts, plus a vehicle workbench and an overlay system for vehicles.
The mod is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. Its required dependency is 1wholibs, and the author also lists Modern Fix as required. Builds cover 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 on Fabric and Forge, with 0.15.0 as the latest file for 1.20.1. Source code, an issue tracker and a wiki are public, and the wiki holds the controls and other details.
Key features
Semi-realistic flight
Aircraft use a flight model that rewards careful control during maneuvers and attacks.
Radar targeting
Radars allow missiles to engage targets that are outside the normal render distance.
Heat seeking missiles and flares
Heat seeking missiles pursue nearby planes, and flares give a pilot a way to break the lock.
Vehicle weapon loadouts
Each vehicle's weapons can be customized, including laser guided bombs and other missiles.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Air combat on a server
Server owners can run dogfights where players fly, shoot and defend with flares and radar.
Who it’s for: Players who want aircraft combat with missiles and radars, and server owners who host vehicle battles. Clients and servers both need the mod installed.
How it compares
Simple Hand Missile is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, with client and server environment and All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Missiles covers Fabric, Forge and Quilt for 1.13 – 1.20.1, is open source under the MIT License, and is server required with client optional. UNU Military Vehicles is a Forge pack for 1.12.2 – 1.20.6 that is client or server optional and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Star Combat | Fabric and Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-15 |
| Simple Hand Missile | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-03-07 |
| Missiles | Fabric, Forge and Quilt | 1.13 – 1.20.1 | Server required, client optional | 2023-07-17 |
| UNU Military Vehicles [MTS/IV] [IR] | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.6 | Client or server, optional | 2025-10-04 |
Questions
Does Diamond Star Combat need 1wholibs?
Which loaders and versions are available?
Does a server need the mod installed?
In the catalog
Diamond Star Combat is one of 3,932 Transportation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,390 Transportation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Diamond Star Combat is a Minecraft Aircraft Combat mod inspired by Mcheli. Planes, Radars, Missiles, Explosions! Customize your vehicle's weapon loadout. You can use a radar to shoot a missile at a target beyond your render distance. Shoot heat seeking missiles at nearby planes and use flares to defend yourself in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/diamond-star-combat
- Owner
- 1whohears
- Published
- 2025-01-25
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-15
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15