The first step was the modernization of the tanks and armored vehicles they already had. But the numeric and qualitative inferiority continued, and Israel had no option except to start developing their own armored force, with whatever resources available. Some years later, Israel managed to acquire some British Centurions and American M48 Patton tanks, and more recently, some American M60 Main Battle Tanks. This was considered an impressive addition to the Egyptian armored fleet, which at that time numbered some 430 western armored vehicles, of various types.Īt that time, Israeli weaponry was always inferior in both qualitative and quantitative aspects, consisting mainly of World War Two vintage Shermans, and French AMX-13 tanks. Prior to the Sinai Campaign Egypt received, within the framework of the "Czechoslovakian Arms Deal", 300 Soviet tanks and tank destroyers, including the Stalin-3 and T-34 tanks and SU-100 tank destroyers. Today, the tank is central to the art of war, and is considered the primary decisive factor on the modern land battlefield. Since the Sinai Campaign, thousands of tanks have been destroyed in battle. 6,200 tanks engaged in combat during the Yom-Kippur war. A total of 2,500 tanks were deployed during the Six-Day War by Israel and the enemies. Since the Sinai Campaign, the land war between Israel and the surrounding Arab nations has become a war of highly mobile and armored formations. Israel deployed 200 tanks in Sinai, versus 150 tanks deployed by the Egyptians. The Sinai Campaign of 1956 was characterized by mobile, armored warfare.
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