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To: BunnySlippers
It sounds like the problem is more infantry support then the tank itself.

Israel had this problem in the Yom Kipper war when they were not prepared for the Egyptian anti-tank, anti-aircraft weapons that the Egyptians had and misused her tanks, sending them in without proper infantry support.

18 posted on 08/15/2006 1:24:47 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: fortheDeclaration
Israel had this problem in the Yom Kipper war when they were not prepared for the Egyptian anti-tank, anti-aircraft weapons that the Egyptians had and misused her tanks, sending them in without proper infantry support.

Yes, I belive this was the incident covered in the article.

22 posted on 08/15/2006 1:26:49 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
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