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 Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO reporting name: Badger) was a twin-engined jet strategic heavy bomber used by the Soviet Union and allied nations. It has flown for more than 60 years. The development of new and powerful turbojets led to the possibility of a large, jet-powered bomber.
The prototype first flew in April 1952 and entered service shortly after. It had a new, large swept wing and two large Mikulin AM-3 turbojets. This gave the badger a good top speed and combined with various 23mm gun turrets for self defense, it would be a tough target for enemy fighters in the air. It could carry a single massive 9,000 kg (20,000 lb) or several smaller conventional bombs or various nuclear weapons for a range of around 4,800 km (3,000 mi). Later early cruise missiles were added to the badgers arsenal.
Egypt received 30 Tu-16 bombers in 1967, just in time for Israel to destroy them all on the ground in its preemptive air strike of June 5, 1967. The Soviets replaced 25 of them the following year. During the 1973 conflict the lessons were learned and the formidable Tu-16s were retreated to safe bases far from the borders with Israel. In the opening phase of the Yom Kippur War, Egyptian Tu-16KSR-2-11s launched 25 cruise missiles against Israeli targets in the Sinai, destroyed some radar stations. One of the Kelt missiles launched at Tel Aviv from Tu-16 was shot down by an Israeli jet.
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