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 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) was a Soviet 121.92 mm (4.8 inch) howitzer and was in produced in huge numbers from 1939 to 1955. The M-30 saw action in World War II. Post World War II the M-30 saw combat in numerous conflicts of the mid- to late twentieth century in service of other countries' armies, notably in the Middle East. Some historians consider it the most prolific piece of artillery in history. The M-30 used many elements from existing guns. A modified version was used in the SU-122 assault gun. The gun could fire a 21.7 kg (48 lb) shell to a maximum range of around 11.72 km (7.28 miles).
M-30 howitzers were primarily employed for indirect fire against enemy personnel. They were also used against field fortifications, for clearing minefields and for breaching barbed wire. Their HE-fragmentation shells presented a danger to armored vehicles. The gun was eventually replaced by the 122-mm howitzer D-30. After World War II the gun was supplied to many countries around the globe. With the Egyptian and Syrian armies it saw action in the Arab-Israeli Wars. Some of these guns were captured by Israel, although it is unclear whether they were ever employed by the Israeli Defense Forces.
BattleGroup42? :O
I haven't seen this Soviet field howitzer on current Release Candidate 4.
Please enlighten me...
I think it was going to be in BGF (the BG42 mod for BF2) Although BGF has ceased development so the M-30 never made it into the game.
Sorry for the late reply but AFAIK, this model was integrated to FH2 mod by Kraetzer (which also a previous member of BG42 dev team) and dunno if he also able to send it as well to BG42 devs.
If it does, I hope the BG42 dev team will consider for the last time to integrate it as the Germans from the mod already had the leFH 18 to be confront with.
:)