FFT 3 AAR
Israel vs Syria
1973 3000pts per side
IDF 1973
1x Armor Battalion (Avg)
6x Sherman 105mm, M3 120mm Mort
1x Mech inf Battalion (Good)
1x120mm Mort
1x jeep 106mm
9x Inf
9x M3
1x Mech inf Battalion (Good)
1x120mm Mort
1x jeep 106mm
9x Inf
9x M3
1x Armor Comp (Avg)
2x AMX-13
1x Armor Comp (Avg)
2x M48 A2
ART
3x M101 (105mm)
AA
3x TCM-20 (20mm)
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The IDF
SYRIA 1973
1x Mech Inf Brigade (Fair)
2x BRDM-1
1x ZSU-23/4
2x SA-7
2x Jeep
1x120mm Mort
3x82mm Mort
3x107mm Mort
3x AT-3b
6x T-55A
27x Inf
36x BTR-60PB
1x Armor Battalion (Fair)
6x T-55A
1x Mech Inf Battalion (Marginal)
1x 82mm Mort
1x 107mm RR
1x AT-3b
9x Inf
12x BTR-60PB
ART
3x D-20 (152mm)
AIR
1x MiG-21MFJ (M GP Boom)
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The Syrians
The Syrian
plan was simple split up the force in 3 groups and attack on all sides with 2
battalions each (3 players for Syrian side). The IDF side decided to hold one Mech inf Battalion on the center and right of the table and attack on the left
with one Mech infantry battalion and on armor battalion.
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The Right side of the table
The Syrians
went first and started to pore in their forces T-55A tanks along with BTR-60
and BTR-50 APCs. After them came the IDF more defensively orientated the IDF
started to move infantry in the towns and armor on the hill as to try and stop
the onslaught that was coming.
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The left side of the table
After the
first few turns of maneuvering the IDF tanks opened fire (exploiting their
longer range) this did not seem to stop the Syrians that even though taking
loses continued on.
The Syrian
armor finally came in range and fired back at the IDF tanks while some Sagger
missiles from the infantry battalions also started to pore it in. While this
was going on the artillery on both sides was trying to support the ground
troops.
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The Syrian infantry
On turn 6
the Syrian artillery managed to pick of 2 out of the 3 IDF AA guns and the
Syrians were confident that their air force could come in and help take care of
the IDF.
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The IDF counter attack
The first
Syrian MiG-21 came in the following round and attacked a hill on which six Sherman (105mm) tanks were on the MiG used its
Medium GP bombs (15) to hit 2 tanks taking one out and causing the other to
become suppressed.
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The Syrians after taking fire
the game
continued on the same tempo when on turn 10 the IDF on the left began to attack
(the Syrians had lost 2 battalions and were rushing reinforcements from the
center). On the right the Syrians had come close to the right most town but
dared not attack as the IDF infantry along with a jeep 106mm had taken defensive
positions and was on over watch.
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The IDF right most town
On the
final round neither side had completed its Objective (to exit units from the
enemy base line) so we counted loses and concluded it was a minor IDF victory.
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