Home›Armored Vehicles›Wars Used In›Yom Kippur WarWarYom Kippur WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War or the October War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria, with most of the fighting occurring in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, territories Israel had occupied since 1967. Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated surprise attack on Yom Kippur, and the war ended in a ceasefire that left Egyptian forces holding ground on the eastern Suez Canal bank and Israeli forces holding ground on the western bank and in the Golan Heights. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/FactsYom Kippur WarConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1973 1End YearWell-attested1973 1CombatantsWell-attestedIsrael against a coalition led by Egypt and Syria, with supporting forces from Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Iraq, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco, Cuba and North Korea 1OutcomeWell-attestedCeasefire on 25 October 1973; Egyptian forces held ground on the eastern Suez Canal bank, Israeli forces held ground on the western bank and in the Golan Heights 1ClassificationConflict TypeWell-attestedInterstate War 1Yom Kippur WarFilter Results20 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAnti-Tank Weapons and Mines (2)Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (2)Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers (7)Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns (1)Tanks (8)Weapon Type or ClassAllAmphibious armored scout car 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WarBRDM-1Yom Kippur WarBTR-50Yom Kippur WarBTR-60Yom Kippur WarCenturion TankYom Kippur WarM113 armored personnel carrierYom Kippur WarM3 Half-TrackYom Kippur WarM4 Sherman TankYom Kippur WarM48 PattonYom Kippur WarM60 PattonYom Kippur WarM60 tankYom Kippur WarOT-62 TOPASYom Kippur WarPanhard AMLYom Kippur WarPanzer IVYom Kippur WarPT-76Yom Kippur WarStuG IIIYom Kippur WarT-34Yom Kippur WarConnectionsAssociated WithOperation Nickel Grass, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Nickel Grass was the United States' 1973 airlift resupply of Israel during the Yom Kippur WarCommanders and ForcesEgyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested Egyptian Armed Forces crossed the Suez Canal in the opening offensive of the 1973 Yom Kippur WarUses152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-202K12 Kub, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 2K12 Kub7.62x51mm NATO, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATO9K32 Strela-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2tier 29M14 Malyutka, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9M14 Malyutkatier 2AGM-45 Shrike, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-45 ShrikeAGM-65 Maverick, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-65 MaverickAIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiletier 2Alvis Saracen, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Alvis SaracenB-10 recoilless rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: B-10 recoilless rifleBangalore Torpedo, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Bangalore torpedo (Wikipedia)Bazooka, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Bazookatier 2BMP-1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source BMP-1, WikipediaBRDM-1, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BRDM-1BTR-50, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-50BTR-60, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BTR-60Centurion Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Centurion (Tank)tier 4DShK, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: DShKFN MAG, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: FN MAGGabriel (missile), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Gabriel (missile)M107 self-propelled gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M107 self-propelled gunM109 howitzer, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzertier 2M109 Paladin, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M109 howitzertier 2M113 armored personnel carrier, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierM3 Half-Track, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M3 half-tracktier 4M4 Sherman Tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4M48 Patton, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M48 PattonM56 submachine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M56 submachine gunM60 Patton, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M60 tanktier 2M60 tank, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M60 tanktier 2OT-62 TOPAS, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: OT-62 TOPASPanhard AML, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panhard AMLPanzer IV, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panzer IVtier 2PT-76, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source PT-76, WikipediaPython (missile), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Python (missile)R-17 Elbrus, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: R-17 ElbrusS-75 Dvina, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: S-75 DvinaScud Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Scud Missiletier 4StuG III, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sturmgeschütz IIIT-34, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-34tier 2Uzi, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Uzitier 4Sources1. Wikipedia: Yom Kippur Wartier 2Lead section, para 1The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, the fourth Arab-Israeli War, the October War, or the Ramadan War (6-25 October 1973), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.Infobox: Date6-25 October 1973 (2 weeks and 5 days)Infobox: BelligerentsIsrael ... Egypt ... Syria ... Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Libya, Iraq, Kuwait, Tunisia, Morocco, Cuba, North KoreaInfobox: ResultCeasefire established on 25 October; Egyptian forces holding 1,200 km2 on eastern Suez Canal bank, Israeli forces holding 1,600 km2 on western bank, and Israeli forces holding 500 km2 of Syrian territory in the Golan HeightsConflict-type attribute (yom-kippur-war)The Yom Kippur War, also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War or the October War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria, with most of the fighting occurring in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, territories Israel had occupied since 1967.View the SourceWikipedia: T-34tier 2WikipediaUses: T-34, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: M4 Shermantier 4WikipediaUses: M4 Sherman Tank, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Bazookatier 2WikipediaUses: Bazooka, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Uzitier 4WikipediaUses: Uzi, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiletier 2WikipediaUses: AIM-9 Sidewinder Missile, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Centurion (Tank)tier 4WikipediaUses: Centurion Tank, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: M60 tanktier 2WikipediaUses: M60 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'Uses: M60 tank, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceBangalore torpedo (Wikipedia)Uses: Bangalore Torpedo, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: 2K12 KubUses: 2K12 Kub, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: FN MAGUses: FN MAG, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: DShKUses: DShK, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierUses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: AGM-65 MaverickUses: AGM-65 Maverick, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-50Uses: BTR-50, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: M48 PattonUses: M48 Patton, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Panhard AMLUses: Panhard AML, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: AGM-45 ShrikeUses: AGM-45 Shrike, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20Uses: 152 mm gun-howitzer D-20, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: S-75 DvinaUses: S-75 Dvina, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: R-17 ElbrusUses: R-17 Elbrus, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Gabriel (missile)Uses: Gabriel (missile), infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Alvis SaracenUses: Alvis Saracen, infobox wars field: 'Yom Kippur War'View the SourceWikipedia: Panzer IVtier 2WikipediaUses: Panzer IV, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Panzer IV, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: Scud Missiletier 4WikipediaUses: Scud Missile, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Scud Missile, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: M3 half-tracktier 4WikipediaUses: M3 Half-Track, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M3 Half-Track, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: 1973 Arab-Israeli WarView the SourceWikipedia: M109 howitzertier 2WikipediaUses: M109 Paladin, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarUses: M109 howitzer, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: Sturmgeschütz IIIUses: StuG III, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: StuG III, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: 9K32 Strela-2tier 2WikipediaUses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: 9K32 Strela-2, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: Python (missile)Uses: Python (missile), Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: Python (missile), Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATOUses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: 7.62x51mm NATO, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: M107 self-propelled gunUses: M107 self-propelled gun, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M107 self-propelled gun, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: B-10 recoilless rifleUses: B-10 recoilless rifle, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: B-10 recoilless rifle, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: 9M14 Malyutkatier 2WikipediaUses: 9M14 Malyutka, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: 9M14 Malyutka, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceWikipedia: M56 submachine gunUses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox, wars fieldQuote, Uses: M56 submachine gun, Infobox, wars fieldInfobox wars field lists: Yom Kippur WarView the SourceBMP-1, WikipediaUses: BMP-1, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BMP-1, Wikipedia article textThe BMP-1 was first tested in combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where it was used by Egyptian and Syrian forces.View the SourcePT-76, WikipediaUses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: PT-76, Wikipedia article textDuring the Yom Kippur War in 1973 PT-76s were used during the crossing of the Great Bitter Lake by the Egyptian 130th Marines Brigade.View the SourceWikipedia: BRDM-1Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BRDM-1, Wikipedia article textEgyptian and Syrian BRDM-1s were deployed again during the Yom Kippur War, albeit in smaller numbers, having been largely superseded by the more modern BRDM-2.View the SourceWikipedia: BTR-60Uses: BTR-60, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BTR-60, Wikipedia article textThe BTR-60 has seen action in the Yom Kippur War, the 1971 War between India and Pakistan (where it was used very effectively to punch a hole through to Jessore and subsequently Khulna), the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (where it was used by both the Soviet and Afghan government troops), theView the SourceWikipedia: OT-62 TOPASUses: OT-62 TOPAS, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: OT-62 TOPAS, Wikipedia article textDuring the Yom Kippur War (1973) the BTR-50 and OT-62 TOPAS APCs were also employed by both sides.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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