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 PKM ("Kalashnikov's Machine-gun Modernized"), is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia and several other countries. The PKM was adopted into service in 1969. The PKM is a modernized, product-improved version of the PK. The upgrades, primarily aimed at reducing the weight, simplifying production, and facilitating easier operation.
The Egyptian and Syrian armies began to use the PKM before the Yom Kippur War to replace the SGM, RPD and PK machine guns. It is still in use by many armies all over the world today.
The excellent model, texture and animations are shared with us by the Project Reality mod.
Excuse me but I have never seen an actual footage of the PKM being used by the Egyptian army during yom kippur war or the six day war. It is well known that the standard LMG was the RPD at least for the Egyptian army even during the yom kippur war /Sixth of October war/Ramadan War with an abundance of evidence.
Yes the RPD was the standard LMG during the Six Day War & Yom Kippur war. The PK/PKM did graudually replace it. Its not clear when this happened. Maybe advanced weapons like the PKM were initially used by elite troops like commandos. they typically had better & more advanced weapons than the regular troops.
We do plan to add commandos in addition to regular troops in our next release.