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 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft. The MiG-21 was produced in huge numbers was developed into a number of variants and was exported widely to over 60 countries. The aircraft's simple controls, engine, weapons, and avionics were typical of Soviet-era military designs. It was a lightweight fighter, achieving Mach 2 with a relatively low-powered afterburning turbojet. Given a skilled pilot and capable missiles, it could give a good account of itself against contemporary fighters.
The MiG-21 was used extensively in the Middle East conflicts of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force and Iraqi Air Force. The Arab air forces where stuck a horrible blow in the opening attacks of the Six Day War. Egypt lost around 100 out of about 110 MiG-21s they had, almost all on the ground. Many of the Mig-21's destroyed in 1967 were early first generation F-13 variants. The Soviet Union re-supplied the Arab air forces with more modern 2nd and 3rd generation Mig-21 variants like the PF, FL and MF variants. These had better engines and avionics and were the best planes to the face the Israeli air force in the War of Attrition and Yom Kippur wars, shooting down many Israeli aircraft, although also taking heavy casualties in the process. Some Mig-21's were even flown by Soviet pilots, engaging and shooting down Israeli aircraft over the Suez Canal during the War of attrition.
The Egyptian began to camouflage their aircraft after the Six Day War. They used a wide range of camo patterns and colors. Here we show one of the most common types with tan, brown and green. The amazing Mig-21 model and texture were created and shared with us by the legendary clivewil from the AIX2 mod. We thank him and he is also working on a Syrian and