Yom Kippur War Centurion Tank

In the course of the following 30 hour tank battle the two tanks knocked out over 60 tanks.

Yom kippur war centurion tank. The backbone of the idf tank forces in the yom kippur war were the modernized british made centurions as well as the pattons of various types. During the battle of golan heights syrian tanks vastly outnumbered israeli tanks. In 1972 centurion tanks were reequipped with 105 mm guns. On the yom kippur of october egypt and syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on israel.

The 40th armoured brigade moved northward. By the fourth day israel had three tanks left standing against 150 enemy tanks. In a place called the valley of tears on the golan heights less than 100 centurion tanks were up against 500 syrian tanks. Palestinians used captured centurion tanks against the jordanian army.

The centurions yom kippur tank design battle tank aussies vietnam war ramadan world war ii military vehicles centurion sho t kal alef belonged to avigdor kahalani one of the most decorated idf tank commanders. During the yom kippur war the jordanian 40th armoured brigade was deployed in the golan front to support syrian troops and show king hussein s concern for arab solidarity. The battle of golan heights was a battle between syrian and israeli forces that took place at the beginning of the 1973 yom kippur war.