Six-Day War Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Weapons === With the exception of Jordan, the Arabs relied principally on Soviet weaponry. Jordan's army was equipped with American weaponry, and its air force was composed of British aircraft. Egypt had by far the largest and the most modern of all the Arab air forces, consisting of about 420 combat aircraft,{{Sfnp|Oren|2002|p=176}}{{Sfnp|Morris|2001|p=318}} all of them Soviet-built and with a large number of top-of-the-line [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21|MiG-21s]]. Of particular concern to the Israelis were the 30 [[Tupolev Tu-16|Tu-16 "Badger"]] [[medium bomber]]s, capable of inflicting heavy damage on Israeli military and civilian centres.{{Sfnp|Pollack|2004|p=58}} Israeli weapons were mainly of Western origin. Its air force was composed principally of French aircraft, while its armoured units were mostly of British and American design and manufacture. Some light infantry weapons, including the ubiquitous [[Uzi]], were of Israeli origin. {| class="wikitable" |- !width=10% | Type !width=40% | Arab armies !width=40% | IDF |- ! [[Armoured fighting vehicle|AFVs]] | Egypt, Syria and Iraq used [[T-34/85]], [[T-54]], [[T-55]], [[PT-76]], and [[SU-100]]/[[ISU-152|152]] World War II-vintage Soviet self-propelled guns. Jordan used US [[M47 Patton|M47]], [[M48 Patton|M48]], and M48A1 Patton tanks. [[Panzer IV]], [[Sturmgeschütz III]] and [[Jagdpanzer IV]] (ex-German vehicles all used by Syria)<ref>de Mazarrasa, Javier (1994) (in Spanish). Blindados en España 2ª Parte: La Dificil Postguerra 1939–1960. Valladolid, Spain: Quiron Ediciones. p. 50. {{ISBN|978-84-87314-10-0}}</ref><ref>Perrett, Bryan (1999). ''Panzerkampfwagen IV medium tank: 1936–1945''. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey. p. 44. {{ISBN|978-1-85532-843-3}}</ref> || [[M50 Super Sherman|M50]] and [[M50 Super Sherman|M51 Shermans]], [[M48 Patton|M48A3 Patton]], [[Centurion tank|Centurion]], [[AMX-13]], [[M32 Tank Recovery Vehicle]]. The Centurion was upgraded with the British [[Royal Ordnance L7|105 mm L7 gun]] prior to the war. The Sherman also underwent extensive modifications including a larger 105 mm medium velocity, French gun, redesigned turret, wider tracks, more armour, and upgraded engine and suspension. |- ! [[Armoured personnel carrier|APCs]]/[[infantry fighting vehicle|IFVs]] | [[BTR-40]], [[BTR-152]], [[BTR-50]], [[BTR-60]] APCs || [[M2 Half Track Car|M2]], [[M3 Half-track|/ M3 Half-track]], [[Panhard AML]] |- ! Artillery | [[M1937 Howitzer]], [[BM-21 Grad|BM-21]], [[122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30)|D-30 (2A18) Howitzer]], [[130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46)|M1954 field gun]], M-52 105 mm self-propelled howitzer (used by Jordan) || [[Postwar Sherman tanks#Artillery tanks|M50 self-propelled howitzer]] and [[Postwar Sherman tanks#Artillery tanks|Makmat 160 mm self-propelled mortar]], [[M7 Priest]], [[Obusier de 155 mm Modèle 50]], [[AMX-13#105 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer|AMX 105 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer]] |- ! Aircraft | [[MiG-21]], [[MiG-19]], [[MiG-17]], [[Su-7]]B, [[Tu-16]], [[Ilyushin Il-28|Il-28]], [[Ilyushin Il-18|Il-18]], [[Ilyushin Il-14|Il-14]], [[Antonov An-12|An-12]], [[Hawker Hunter]] used by Jordan and Iraq || [[Dassault Mirage III]], [[Dassault Super Mystère]], [[Sud Aviation Vautour]], [[Mystere IV]], [[Dassault Ouragan]], [[Fouga Magister]] trainer outfitted for attack missions, [[Nord Noratlas|Nord 2501IS]] military cargo plane |- ! Helicopters | [[Mil Mi-6|Mi-6]], [[Mil Mi-4|Mi-4]] || [[Super Frelon]], [[Sikorsky S-58]] |- ! [[Anti-aircraft warfare|AAW]] | [[S-75 Dvina|SA-2 Guideline]], [[ZSU-57-2]] mobile anti-aircraft cannon || [[MIM-23 Hawk]], [[Bofors 40 mm]] |- ! Infantry weapons | [[Carl Gustav M/45#Manufacture and use|Port Said submachine gun]], [[AK-47]], [[RPK]], [[RPD (weapon)|RPD]], [[DShK]] HMG, [[B-10 recoilless rifle|B-10]] and [[B-11 recoilless rifle]]s || [[Uzi submachine gun|Uzi]], [[FN FAL]], [[FN MAG]], [[AK-47]], [[M2 Browning machine gun|M2 Browning]], [[Cobra (missile)|Cobra]], [[Nord SS.10]], [[Nord SS.11]], [[RL-83 Blindicide]] anti-tank infantry weapon, [[M40 recoilless rifle|Jeep-mounted 106 mm recoilless rifle]] |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page