Scenario for an ambush, and convoy in the Negev in March of 1948:
- Route:
- Main highway, and then secondary road to Nir'am.
- Intell:
- Enemy gathering in local villages. Mines and ambushes are being prepared.
- Enemy:
- Size unknown
- Israeli:
- 4 armoured cars, each with 1 squad; 10 trucks, 2 radios, and 2 fuel trucks
- Organization:
- 1 AC in front, 2 AC in middle, 1 AC in rear
- Start:
- Rehovot 0215. 2 fuel trucks joined at this time.
- Terrain:
- Desert, with some bridges over wadis, vegetation near water, fields, and villages. Culverts along the roads.
Sources:
The Six Days of Yad-Mordechai by M Larkin
Genesis 1948, The First Arab-Israeli War by Dan Kurzman