Point 7 of 12 — Lesson 6: The Crossing Epic of the October 1973 War and the Recovery of National SovereigntyQuestion bank: 0 questions (0 with pictures)
07Seventh: lessons and results — military level
The war was aunique event and a turning pointin the Arab–Israeli conflict: Israel suffered astrategic surprise that cost its army and its intelligence service — one of the ablest in the world — its self-confidence.
The Egyptian forcesundermined the foundations of Israel's combat doctrine and achieved mobility, manoeuvre and air superiority over the battlefield.
It proved thatnatural and artificial obstacles and strong fortifications cannot stop modern armies when resolve and will exist.
Thebalance of power in the Middle East was reversed; after 1967 Israel had relied on qualitative superiority and modern technology.
The Arab fighter proved competent to master and use modern complex weapons.
Egypt'sair defence proved effective in limiting Israeli air superiority, and anti-aircraft missilesproved their importance.
Concentration of force was among the most important principles of war; the concentrated air strike unbalanced the enemy from the first moments.
Developing states without a war industry must hold an adequate stock of weapons, because great powers may control the decision to continue fighting.
The warended the "no peace and no war" state and opened the door to a peace in the Middle East.
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