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.
We have three new pieces of artillery to share. All three of these were designed and used during for WW2. All of them were excellent designs and severed well after WW2.
The 155 mm Gun M1 was a 155 millimeter caliber field gun developed and used by the United States military. Nicknamed "Long Tom" it was one of the most modern and powerful field artillery pieces of World War 2 in its class. Developed to replace the Canon de 155mm GPF, the gun was deployed as a heavy field weapon during World War II and the Korean War. The gun could fire a 45.36 kg (100 lb) shell to a maximum range of 22 km (13.7 mi). The Long Tom was also adopted by a number of other nations, including the UK, Austria, Israel, Jordan and the Netherlands.
It first saw service with the US Army in North Africa, where it soon proved to be a very precise weapon with superior range to its Axis counterparts. One reason for that was the well balanced two-axle-carriage M1, which gave the gun both mobility and a very stable stand. Before entering World War I, the United States was poorly equipped with heavy artillery. Long Toms were used against Israel by the Jordanian army in the 1967 war. Their long range gave them an advantage over many Israeli guns. Israel captured many Long Toms during the 1967 War and used them in subsequent wars along side more modern artillery.