Israeli Defense Force: Fight for Independence is a Total Conversion modification for the PC game Battlefield 2 (A.K.A. BF2). What we aim to achieve with this mod is to immerse the player into the historic wars involving Israel, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan, which are the 6-Day War, the War of Attrition, and the Yom Kippur War. The player will be able to play as a common soldier, crewmember, or pilot in these wars. The mod will feature historically accurate equipment such as the famous Russian AK-47, the fearsome SO-4050 bomber, the menacing IS3 and M48 tanks, and much, much more. Also, the maps will recreate actual battles that happened in these wars, to complete a historically-accurate and immersive modification. IDF:FFI is also a member of the acclaimed cooperative gaming studio Black Sand Studios.
The Sukhoi Su-17, 20 & 22 (NATO reporting name: Fitter) are Soviet variable-sweep wing fighter-bomber developed from the Sukhoi Su-7. It enjoyed a long career in Soviet, later Russian, service and was widely exported to Eastern Bloc and Arab air forces.
the Egyptians received a batch of Su-17Ks, early production machines, in 1972, but they were very buggy, being quickly replaced by Su-20s. Egyptian Su-20s saw action in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, but suffered heavily; Algeria funded a batch of replacements. The Egyptian Su-20s were retired in the early 1980s, being replaced by US F-16s.
Nice to see one of the underdogs of the cold war getting some attention.
The Arab air forces did not have too many of these fine aircraft but the few they did have defiantly made an impact on the battlefield.