Posted on 11/05/2014 6:09:32 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike.
In one of the first engagements near Israeli Air Force Base Ofir at Sharm el-Sheikh, on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, two Israeli Phantoms engaged 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts on their way to attack Israeli positions in the area.
By the end of the brief six-minute battle, seven MiGs were confirmed to have been shot down. The remaining MiGs disengaged and the Israeli Phantoms returned to their base
Got it, smooth the ammo belt feed. Only used M-2 .50 fed from an ammo box hanging off the side so did not need that tweek. Should have checked out what the guys that flew on the gunships did. They had M-60 door guns.
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