"1973 War Tanks" Topic
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| Bernhard Rauch | 19 Sep 2015 5:50 a.m. PST |
Does anyone know what equip at the IDF used when they crossed the Suez Canal during the 73 War. I see lots of M60s and M113s on pictures and videos . Was that the only type of tank that crossed? |
| Altefritz | 19 Sep 2015 5:58 a.m. PST |
As far as I remember (I was 14 in 1973 and already painting tanks…) there were still some Half-Track, Isherman and M48 in Sinai in 1973. I don't known if any of these old tanks crossed the Suez. I guess that most the old material took the brunt of initial combats and the counteroffensive was done with the newer material sent in a rush by the USA. |
| Kropotkin303 | 19 Sep 2015 6:52 a.m. PST |
Sure there were Centurions as well, but they might have been on the Golan Heights at the time. |
| Bernhard Rauch | 19 Sep 2015 7:30 a.m. PST |
Thank you but I was wondering about Sharon's force which took part in the counterattack. |
| Gaz0045 | 19 Sep 2015 8:05 a.m. PST |
I read that the Centurion equipped units were in the north ( Golan etc) as they were better suited to the rougher terrain ……..the M48 and M60's more at home in the rolling desert of the Sinai…… |
| jekinder6 | 19 Sep 2015 8:57 a.m. PST |
From dicussions on the Command Decision Forum. List of Israeli Armoured Brigades and their equipment: Sinai:
274th – Gonen – Tiran-4/5 (converted T-54/55's)
14th – Reshef – Magach-3
421st- Erez – Magach-3
600th – Raviv – Magach-6
217th – Nir – Sho't Kal
460th – Amir – Sho't Kal, Magach-3, Magach-6 (armoured training brigade to teach crews how to operate the different tanks)
500th – Keren – Sho't Kal
164th – Baram – Sho't Kal
401st – Shomron – Magach-6 Sho't Kal is re-engined Centurion, Magach-3 is M-48/105, Magach-6 is M-60 |
| Cold Steel | 20 Sep 2015 4:51 a.m. PST |
At the bottom of this link are photos of Israeli M48s and Centurions killed in Ismalia, Egypt. link |
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added anti-tank elements to his NATO forces in WWIII: Team Yankee.
