bucket man 2 Posted November 23, 2003 Any info on weapons, headgear, uniforms, tanks, planes and other stuff of arab armies fighting against IDF in 6 Days war and Yom Kippur war is needed. Also links to sites that have this info are welcome. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackdog~ 0 Posted November 23, 2003 Centuion MBT's fought in it... looking for more info now. Edit: No clue, look for tanks and vehicles used in the middle east and russia, that were in mass production over 40's-60's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphwiggum 6 Posted November 23, 2003 AFAIK, during Yom Kippur war, Egypt used 'recently' acquired weapons from USSR, such as surfae to air missles, some ATs that were controllable. In the beginning, the Egyptian army was able to knock down plenty of Israel tanks, hitting fuel tanks and weak spots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman 1 Posted November 23, 2003 Egyptians had AT-1 and AT-3 rockets that destroyed alot of M48's and Centurions during the first part of the Yom Kippur war. The arabs used: Mig-17, Mig-21, T-54/55, T-62, T-34, BM-21, BM-24, BTR-152, AK47/AKM rifles, RPD machine guns, ZSU-57-2, IS-3, SA-1 and SA-2 SAMs, and I even saw pictures of Syrian III/IV type WW2 german Panzers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted November 23, 2003 Type III's? The Wehrmact had pretty much phased them out, but still has a small number of long barrelled 75mm variants. A couple of King Tigers on the other hand, would still have been able to hold their own, even decades later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman 1 Posted November 23, 2003 If I can get my scanner to work, I will show you a pic of them badger. It shows a black Syrian Type III with shortbarrel 75mm gun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucket man 2 Posted November 24, 2003 Thanks for the info. Did Egypt use AK74 or was their main weapon AK47? Its real dam hard to find any pictures of Egyptian, Jordanian or Syrian soldiers from Yom Kippur or Six Days war. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stag 0 Posted November 24, 2003 The Yom Kippur war was a few years away from the Six-day war. Suitcase Saggers were a non-existent wish. The defining actions of 1967 were the Israeli air strikes which just about castrated the opposing forces. Back in them days, even the Egyptians were using PzIVH's (one previous careful owner). Don't know about the rest of the kit though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stag 0 Posted November 24, 2003 Thanks for the info. Did Egypt use AK74 or was their main weapon AK47?Its real dam hard to find any pictures of Egyptian, Jordanian or Syrian soldiers from Yom Kippur or Six Days war. AK74 didn't make an appearance until the mid-late 70's. That's with Soviet Forces, let alone export. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bucket man 2 Posted November 24, 2003 Found that picture of an Syrian PzIVH too. Wonder how they got their hands on those tanks. Did arab armies use basic russian helmet models or did they have one of their own or were those armies more rag tag militias that had no uniforms? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milkman 1 Posted November 24, 2003 You might want to hit the local library and look for books on these wars. Israelies in Six day war: Oh yeah, and the arabs also used PT-76's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonko the sane 2 Posted November 24, 2003 Did Egypt use AK74 or was their main weapon AK47? Yup... AK47 = first produced in 1947 AK74 = first produced in 1974 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
