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 Hakim Rifle is a gas operated semi-automatic rifle. It was originally designed by Sweden and produced as the AG-42 for the Swedish Army and used from 1942 to the 1960's. The tooling and design were later sold to Egypt, and the Hakim was produced there. It began to be replaced in the mid-1960s by the Maadi AK-47. Around 70,000 were made.
At the end of WWII, the Egyptians found themselves in possession of tons of surplus 7.92x57mm Mauser ammunition. But one of the things that came out of WWII was the knowledge that the future belonged to the semiautomatic battle rifle. Egypt found one in Sweden, where the AG-42 Ljungman was just what they needed. The design was already proven, and chambered the 6.5x55mm Swedish Mauser cartridge. The two cartridges were close enough in size that the Swedes were able to convert the action to the slightly larger German round. The 10-round box magazine is removable, but it’s not designed to be removed in normal operation. The mag remains in the rifle and gets loaded with stripper clips. When the 1960s arrived, the Egyptians redesigned the Hakim into a much smaller carbine-sized rifle they called the Rasheed. The Rasheed was chambered in 7.62x39mm — a cartridge used by the Soviet Bloc, and therefore available in great numbers.
The amazing model and texture for the Hakim rifle was created by Akshay Kumar. He did a great job in researching the rifle and creating the model and texture. We are very thankful for him for creating and sharing this unique weapon.
The Hakim rifle was exported by our newest team member TUERIX. He did an amazing job with the animation, sounds and mesh optimization. He really brought this beautiful gun to life! Its a joy to shoot in the game.
Very nice guys, I'm assuming that the Rasheed will make its way to the game soon too?
Yeah we will be adding the Rasheed plus a few more new weapons.