Egypt Crosses the Canal*
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Date: October 6, 1973*                     
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Battle Location: Suez Canal*
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Battle Type: Egyptian -- Israeli meeting engagement*
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Design by:  The Camo Workshop*
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Scenario description: At 1405 on October 6, 1973, Egyptian tank hunting teams armed with Sagger missiles and RPG-7s, crossed the Suez Canal in inflatable rubber boats and, ignoring Israeli strongpoints along the Bar Lev line, advanced into the Sinai desert to meet the anticipated Israeli armored counterattacks.  The Sagger, called the Maluka by the Egyptians, was a guided anti-tank missile which traveled at 150 yards per second and was controlled by a joystick. *
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As expected, the Israelis wasted no time in mounting armored counterattacks against the invading Arabs.  But the attacks were rash, confused, and uncoordinated.  (Israeli General Sharon would later remark:  "Nobody knew what was going on.  Our GHQ didn't know the picture.  The were conducting the war from bunkers, not from the front.")  And the Egyptian Malukas would prove deadly in their effectiveness.*
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In this scenario, Egyptian tank hunter teams advance to meet the approaching Israeli armor while sappers cross the canal to attack an Israeli strongpoint.  Egyptian Rangers, transported by Soviet-made Mi-4 helicopters, are also available for ambush missions behind Israeli lines.*
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Notes: If played against the AI, the human player should play the Egyptian side.*
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Source:  O'Ballance, "No Victor, No Vanquished - the Arab - Israeli War - 1973." .  

 





