Egyptian Order of battle 1973

[mogami]

Hi (This post will be edited as I find more)
2nd Field Army (Northern Canal Zone)Major General Saaduddin Mamun (General Abd-Al-Minaam Khaleel replaced Mamum on Oct 15th)

2nd Infantry Division Brigadier General Hasav Abu Saada

4th Infantry Brigade

117th Infantry Brigade

120th Infantry Brigade

24th Armoured Brigade (attached from the 23rd Mechanised Division)

16th Infantry Division Brigadier General Abd Rab al-Nabi Hafiz:

3rd Infantry Brigade

16th Infantry Brigade

112th Infantry Brigade

14th Armoured Brigade (attached from 21st Armoured Division)

18th Infantry Division Brigadier General Fuad 'Aziz Ghali

134th Infantry Brigade

135th Infantry Brigade

136th Infantry Brigade

15th Independent Armoured Brigade (attached and equipped with T-62)

21st Armored Division

1st Armored Brigade

14th Armored Brigade (attached 16th Inf)

16th Mechanized Brigade

23rd Mechanized Division

24th Armored Brigade (attached 2nd Inf)

116th Mechanized Brigade

118th Mechanized Brigade

3rd Field Army (Southern Canal Zone)Major General Abdul Munim Wassel

4th Armored Division

3rd Armoured Brigade

2nd Armoured Brigade

? Mechanised Brigade

7th Infantry Division
25th Independent Armoured Brigade (attached and equipped with T62)


19th Infantry Division MGen Yusuf Afifi
(division was assigned to attack three Israeli positions labeled by Egyptians as 146 through 149. This extended from Port Tawfik and Ayun Musa located north of the Gulf of Suez)

13th Egyptian Commando Battalion

1st Inf Bde

19th Inf Bde

22nd Armoured Brigade (attached from the 6th Mechanised Division)

6th Mechanised Division:

113th Mechanised Brigade

? Mechanised Brigade

22nd Armoured Brigade (detached )


(attached to 3rd Army)

130th Marine Brigade Col. Mahmud Sha'ib (PT-76 & BTR 50).

35 Engineer Bn's were employed in crossing Suez.(10 were bridge Bn) They built 2 bridges for each of 5 divisions (10 total) and ferried 8,000 assault troops accross canal
ten bridging battalions on the west bank descended to the water's edge to place bridge sections into the water. The Egyptians used the BMP heavy folding pontoon bridge. This Soviet-made bridge allowed the Egyptians to shorten the erection time of bridges by a few hours and to repair damaged bridges more rapidly by simple unit replacement. The use of the BMP bridge caught the Israelis and many Western armies by surprise.

Major General Gamal Ali, commanded of the corpsof engineers.
Brigadier General Ahmad Hamdi, commanded engineers in the Third Army, (KIA on 7 October)

EGYPT 1973
In 1973 Egypt had 6 Infantry Divisions, 3 Mechanized Divisions and 2 Tank Divisions,
plus independent Tank Brigades, 2 Paratrooper Brigades, a Marine Amphibious Brigade
and 28 Commando Battalions.

Egyptian Infantry Division:
3 Infantry Brigades with a Tank Battalion each (31 tanks)
1 Tank Battalion (31 T-55s)
1 Assault gun Battalion (18 SU-100)
1 Air Defense Battalion: 18-24 57mm S-60 guns
1 Artillery Brigade
2 Howitzer Battalions: 36 122mm Howitzers
1 Heavy Howitzer Battalion: 18 152mm Howitzers
1 MRL Battalion: 18 BM-21 MRL
1 Engineer Battalion: 2 GSP bridge-layers, MLG minelayers, 3-PT54

Egyptian Tank Division (10.000 men, 230 Tanks)
2 Tank Brigades (95 T-55s)
1 Mechanized Brigade with a Tank Battalion (31 tanks)
1 Air Defense Battalion: 18-24 57mm S-60 guns
1 Artillery Brigade
3 Howitzer Battalions: 54 122mm Howitzers
1 MRL Battalion: 18 BM-21 MRL
1 Armored Engineer Battalion: MTU & PT54

Egyptian Mechanized Brigade: 2,500 men, 30 tanks
3 Mechanized Battalions: 500 men, 30 APCs
3 Mechanized Companies: 6 82mm Mortars, 6 107mm RR guns on APCs
1 Air Defense Platoon: 6 ZSU-23-4
1 Mortar Company: 6 120mm mortars
1 Anti-tank Company: 6 85mm Anti-tank guns
1 Tank Battalion: 31 tanks

[FlipTrac_511]

Looks like a lot of info, but what's it for?

[mogami]

Hi, Hmmm I wonder why a OOB for 1973 would find a post in Flashpoint forum.....(things that make you say "hmmm???")

No really I am paying for beer and a Philly cheese steak. (and coffee)

[CapnDarwin]

Mogami,

Thanks for the info. Good to see you again at Origins. Rob and I will take any info you can find as we are needing to jump into code and have little time to dig out TOE and OOB for this region over the past 5 decades.

Thanks.


FlipTrac,

Info for the new game. With any luck they will get you guys in the beta area soon so you folks can start to test things.

Thanks.