Yom Kippur War Centurion Tank
In 1972 centurion tanks were reequipped with 105 mm guns.
Yom kippur war centurion tank. 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. But truthfully there were many miracles in the war that brought israel victory. However the israelis were able to defeat the syrians largely because of the superiority of israeli tanks. On the yom kippur of october egypt and syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on israel.
Palestinians used captured centurion tanks against the jordanian army. 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. In a place called the valley of tears on the golan heights less than 100 centurion tanks were up against 500 syrian tanks. The 40th armoured brigade moved northward.
By the fourth day israel had three tanks left standing against 150 enemy tanks. During the battle of golan heights syrian tanks vastly outnumbered israeli tanks. 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.
