Army elected. Phenomenon Ratio Israel



Israel's population of 8 million people. The population of the Arab Middle East more than 200 million people. It is the hottest region of the planet nine full-scale war in less than 70 years. In his first war Israel came the next day after the declaration of their independence: May 15, 1948 the armies of five Arab countries invaded the newly formed state - and were ignominiously thrown back.

Suez Crisis, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the First and the Second Lebanon War ... classic armed conflicts of the twentieth century. Modern intifada euphemistically called "police operations", which for some reason have to use military aircraft and thousands of armored vehicles.

Daily alarm. Rocket attacks and subsequent retaliation shares in the Palestinian territories. Quarter of the budget is spent on defense. Israel lives on the frontline - the last outpost of the West in the Muslim East.

Invincible and legendary!

IDF always wins. For any, even the most desperate correlation of forces. In any situation. Any weapon. The only prerequisite: the enemy must be the army of the Arab countries.

Hel pilots Aavir three hours destroyed three times the number of aircraft on their enemy group (Six-Day War, 1967). Israeli tank crews all night in the open countryside ninefold held the line against superior enemy forces on whose tanks were equipped with night vision devices (defense of the Golan Heights, 1973). Israeli sailors lossless defeated a squadron of naval forces of Syria (Battle of Latakia). Israeli commandos blew an enemy destroyer and stole latest radar from Egyptian territory.

No strategic defeat. As a result of all the conflicts Israeli territory doubled. Affirmed the right of self-determination of the Jewish people. The whole world saw what it means to vow, "Never again!" Never again - persecution, never more - gas chambers never - sticky fear and humiliation in front of the enemy. Ahead! Only victory!


Monument to the 7th Armoured Brigade in the Golan Heights
(Bahkan di depan rumah pribadi salah seorang eks perwira penerbang Israel, di letak-kan satu tank T-55 sebagai monumen.)

By the morning of the 105 tanks were destroyed Brigade 98, but team has completed the task. The enemy has not passed
Easily and quickly create an unhealthy aura of victory victorious around the IDF. Many seriously believe that the IDF is invincible in principle. The State of Israel has the best to date of the armed forces, which has no equal among the other armies in the world. Such categorical statement backed by real facts: small earnestly Israel won all wars and defeated all opponents.

Israel, no doubt, has a well-equipped and well-trained army, his actions guided by common sense, and not someone else's conscience. With their military traditions and honed to perfection tactics of warfare. But the assertion that the IDF - the best army in the world, "one left" overcomes any opponent, at least, debatable. In the world there are many countries with the least trained and combat-ready forces.

Do not forget that Israel's victory were won them at an enormous pressure on the limit of his powers. There were many instances when the Israelis were literally "Blade Runner." Just a little more, and the situation could get out of control - with further unpredictable consequences.

For glorious victories no less glorious hiding weapons. Usually, the main causes of tactical failures IDF only two: own mistakes and absolute technical superiority of the enemy. Yes, dear reader, half a century ago, the IDF looked different - the Israelis had no MBT "Merkava", drones and other high-tech systems. They had to fight armored 40s and use other outdated weapons in the hope that inept command and poorly trained enemy negate the technological gap with the IDF.

But sometimes had to deal with a truly unusual weapon "technology of tomorrow." To meet her Israelis were clearly not ready. So there was a sudden sinking of the destroyer "Eilat" (formerly HMS Zealous, built in 1944), which took place October 21, 1967. Old ship was helpless before the might of the Soviet anti-ship missiles. Egyptian Navy missile boats shot him like a target at the range, without loss to themselves.

Similarly was the case in the sky. In May 1971, began reconnaissance MiG-25 over Israel. Israeli air defense and Hel Aavir Delhi desperate attempts to intercept "nesbivaemyh" aircraft, but to catch up and knock on three rushing sound speeds MiG turned to the Israeli defense impossible task. Luckily for the residents of Tel Aviv, the MiGs of the 63rd Special Aviation Air Force reconnaissance detachment of the Soviet Union did not carry a bomb load and did not show any overt aggression towards Israel. Their use is limited only demonstratively reconnaissance flights over its territory.

To honor Israelis themselves, they promptly respond to new threats and in a short time created a means of impeding. Following a naval battle with the use of missile weapons (Battle of Latakia) Navy Israel won with a score of dry, utterly defeating the Syrian navy. By this time in Israel have created your own ASM "Gabriel" and effective means of jamming enemy missiles homing.

Rescued, and the fact that the USSR was not in a hurry to give the Arab world modern weapons, often limited to its outdated samples and export version with a "crippled" TTH.

Small tactical defeat (sinking "Eilat", etc. incidents) generally did not affect the strategic situation in the region. But there have been episodes when Israel was close to disaster. An example of this - the Yom Kippur War, 1973.

Unlike lightning defeat of the Arab armies in 1967, this time winning almost turned defeat. Ambush and coordinated attack from the northern and southern areas of Israel were caught by surprise. The country was declared an emergency mobilization, alerted all the aircraft, rushing toward inland Arab armies moved IDF armored columns. "The main thing - peace of mind! - Reassured Israelis themselves - All temporary setbacks, we will overcome the enemy again for six days. "

But an hour later it turned out that all the usual tactics do not work - "nesbivaemye" Hel Aavir planes were unable to break through the dense anti-aircraft fire and, having suffered significant losses, were forced to return to their airbase. Definitely, the Arabs have learned from the "catastrophe-67." Combat formations of their armies were saturated with the latest SAM designed to engage low-flying targets. No less serious losses suffered Israeli tankers: Fathers commanders did not prepare them to meet with so many RPGs and ATGM "Baby". Left without the promised air cover, Israeli soldiers quickly began to take their positions and disciplined retreat before the superior forces of the enemy.

Fierce fighting rattled three weeks. From active defense IDF managed to "wear down" the coming Arab divisions and stabilize the situation on the fronts (largely due to the actions of Ariel Sharon, who found "weak spot" in combat formations and Egyptians broke through with a small detachment of the enemy's rear - then it decided the outcome of the war) .

Finally Arab armies attack petered out. Israel won another (now traditional) victory. Country's territorial integrity is not affected. Loss ratio, as usual, turned in favor of Israel. Nevertheless, the victory was more like a bitter draw: the desperate situation of Israel in the first days of the war did not go unnoticed by the Israelis.

Subsided when shots rang out in Israeli society loud cheers. Who put the country on the brink of disaster? Who is responsible for the failure at the beginning of the war? Where intelligence watched, unable to focus, through the Suez Canal to see the deployment of half a million enemy forces? The result of that war was the resignation of the entire Israeli government headed by Golda Meir. Together with the top leadership of the state left their posts army leaders and military intelligence. Apparently, the situation was too serious, "invincible" IDF at that time was not in the best shape.

Well, we will not be like propagandists Hezbollah (which the museum stands a plywood mock "downed" tank "Merkava") and carefully turn up "sunspots" impotent attempt to tarnish the victory of the Jewish people. No, the truth is obvious: Israel won all wars. But what is the reason for such a striking victorious IDF?



No matter how well prepared the IDF, the battle at a ratio of 1:5 is usually fraught forces quickly defeated a small party. Such is the harsh life axiom. How did the Israelites repeatedly managed to "get away with" all in a row and win the war?

I'm afraid that the explanation sounds unoriginal, the devastating weakness of the enemy.

"Lives in the sand and eating from the belly, polufashist, polueser HSU on Gamal Abdel Nasser-all."

Probably many of us remember the joke about the then Soviet President of Egypt (1954-70 gg.). Character, of course, was unpredictable and eccentric, but eternal hostility to the Anglo-Saxons and Israel made him a staunch ally of the USSR. "Russian can like or dislike, but to take them it is necessary." Alas, neither the charisma of Nasser, no serious military aid from the Soviet Union did not help him cope with the small Israel. Terrible defeat in the war does not cause the slightest surprise - because the Egyptian army ran extraordinary personalities from the nearest environment Nasser.

Received the first reports of the devastating Israeli Air Force strikes on Egyptian airfields, Defense Minister Sham el-Din Badran fell into prostration, locked himself in his office and, despite the entreaties of subordinates, refused to go there.

The chief of the Egyptian General Staff Fawzi began insanity: he began scribbling orders already destroyed squadrons ordering planes nonexistent enemy counterattack.

Commander of the Egyptian Air Force Tsadki Mohammed instead of taking emergency measures to rescue the remaining aircraft spent the day trying to shoot himself in theater.

Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer also did not participate in the management of troops, while, according to witnesses, or drugged, or intoxicated.

President Nasser himself had no specific information about the situation at the front - no one dared to bring him the terrible news.

All this is truly awful. Hardly the situation did not go according to plan, the military and political leadership of Egypt's army and the country cast adrift.

Even after the loss of aircraft campaign was not hopelessly lost - Egyptians could regroup and take a second line of defense, counterattacking dot pending intervention by the international community and cease-fire. But this required any effective high command, which was missing and that even commanders retreating troops in Sinai at your own risk and tried to organize local defense, but were not supported! Finally lost his head and hope Amer ordered all haste to depart for the Suez Canal, thus depriving his country last chance.

Nasser Division rushed to the channel by throwing an expensive way and still a fighting Soviet equipment. However, they did not know: Mitla passes and Giedd, main transport routes to Suez, already captured Israeli assault. Two divisions of the IDF, thus boldly thrown into the enemy's rear, Egyptians prepared a deadly trap.
- "Six Day War", E. Finkel.

Israel won the war. Yes, demonstrated excellent coordination and organization of forces in the offensive. Yes, everything was left to chance - until the reconnaissance that tested soil density in the path of armored columns through the Sinai desert. And yet represent a "massacre of the innocents" an outstanding example of generalship would unreasonably loud and arrogant statement. With about the same success 200 conquistadors Francisco Pizarro defeated the Inca empire.


Captured T-54/55 massively converted into a heavy BTR "Ahzarit"

Chief of Staff ... giving orders nonexistent parts army throws an efficient technique and runs to the channel ... I wonder, would look like the Six Day War, if instead of the Egyptian army Israelis opposed to ... the Wehrmacht!

To avoid various nefarious associations, assume that it will be good Germans - without gas vans and tanks "Tiger". Technical equipment fully complies with the Egyptian army sample 1967 (or, if desired - in 1948, when there was the first Arab-Israeli war). In this context, interest generalship commanders, commanders at all levels of competence, moral standing personnel, technical competence and ability to handle the equipment. Moshe Dayan against Heinz Guderian!

Oh, it would be a terrible battle - the Israelis have fought with the tenacity of the doomed. And yet - how many hours the Germans broke through to the front and dropped the IDF in the sea?

This metaphysical experiment is not so far from reality as you think. In the history of the case is known meeting "captains of Heaven" from Hel Haavir similarly desperate "saviors galaxies" of non-Arab country. You've probably already guessed that this happened ...

The background is. October 31, 1956 Egyptian destroyer "Ibrahim El Aval" (formerly the British HMS Mendip) was shelled the port of Haifa, but was attacked from the air Air Force fighter-bombers in Israel. Coming under heavy fire, the Egyptians preferred to throw "white flag." Trophy destroyer was towed to Haifa and later served in the Israeli Navy as a training ship with the trivial name "Haifa".


Surrendered, "Ibrahim al-Aval" towed to Haifa


British sloop "Crane"

Much less well known is the case. After three days, planes Khel Haavir again attacked an unidentified ship in the Gulf of Aqaba, mistaking him for an Egyptian. However, at that time the pilots miscalculated - on the flagpole ship trembled in the wind "White Ensign".

Her Majesty's sloop "Crane" received an unequal battle with five reactive "Misterami" Israeli Air Force. Already on the third entry of the planes dissolved smoky tail and crashed into the sea. Israeli pilots have realized the rest - something not so strong as the flak is not like an Egyptian. Fighters wisely declined further attacks and came out of the fight. Sailors "Crane" fixed damage and went about their business further.

Is not it a good reason to think?
IDF.
Author Oleg Kaptsov
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Ada anekdote (Guyonan= becanda) antara seorang Perwira Israel dengan rekannya dari lain negara :

" Negara saya mampu membuktikan, bahwa untuk mendapatkan barang baru dari Russia tidak perlu membuka L/C. Bagaimana dengan anda?"

Perlu di ketahui, bahwa Israel, berhasil mendapat banyak rampasan berbagai peralatan militer ex Mesir dan Syria buatan Russia, dan bahkan material Alutsista tersebut masih sangat baru kondisinya.

Dan dari material rampasan perang tersebut selanjutnya, di retrofitt di tambah dengan technology baru sehingga kemampuan material tersebut menjadi lebih bagus performancenya dari aslinya.

Kemudian hasil "kutak-katik" tersebut laku di jual ke negara lain, hal ini mereka sebut dengan istilah ;"Surplus Material", berupa Tank, APC, Helikopter, Pespur, Senjata Serbu, Peralatan Komunikasi, dan banyak lainnya lagi.
Salam.