"Egyptian Recon - 1967 & 1973" Topic
9 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please remember not to make new product announcements on the forum. Our advertisers pay for the privilege of making such announcements.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Cold War (1946-1989) Message Board Back to the Modern Discussion (1946 to 2013) Message Board
Areas of InterestModern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article It's probably too late already this season to snatch these bargains up...
Featured Movie Review
|
Please sign in to your membership account, or, if you are not yet a member, please sign up for your free membership account.
| Oddball | 25 Aug 2014 8:37 a.m. PST |
What vehicles did the Egyptians use for Recon in the '67 and '73 wars? Thanks for any help in advance. |
| Fatman | 25 Aug 2014 12:16 p.m. PST |
1967 PT-76 with BTR 50 in Armored Divisions and BRDM 1, and occasionally BRDM 2, with BTR 40 in Mechanised Divisions. 1973 the same but with the BRDM 2 being more common. Fatman |
| tuscaloosa | 26 Aug 2014 3:06 a.m. PST |
Well, that seems a bit harsh. Tarring the innocent as well as the guilty with the same brush. |
| Milites | 26 Aug 2014 9:34 a.m. PST |
What! I said the Egyptian recce capability in the 73 war was abysmal, someone care to correct me! |
| Fatman | 26 Aug 2014 11:33 a.m. PST |
Jeeze I spend the day out with my grandaughter and it looks like everybody started poking each other with sticks. Fatman |
| Oddball | 26 Aug 2014 3:36 p.m. PST |
Well, I'm thankful for your info. Now I know how to fill them out. Somebody made a joke about camels and goats, then somebody got offended, and it went from there. Milites only said that Egyptian recon was terrible, but that seems to have been enough to get him whack'd also. |
| Fatman | 26 Aug 2014 4:08 p.m. PST |
Yeah I saw the camels and mules line and ignored it. Glad I missed the rest, at the risk of being "whack'd" (you have to pay extra for that in some establishments. ;-P) Milites was pretty much right. Like most things in the Egyptian army it pretty much depended on the chain of command. Some units blessed with good officers used the Recce well, others, the majority, squandered them. Fatman |
| Mako11 | 26 Aug 2014 4:54 p.m. PST |
I scond Fatman's listings. |
| Milites | 27 Aug 2014 5:49 a.m. PST |
I also think the Egyptian game plan of bite and hold, precluded the dynamic use of recce units. When they did resume the offensive their forward recce was non-existent, allowing the Israelis to get the drop on them. When again on the defensive, politics determined the deployment of forces, so recon was side-lined. |
|
