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Shootout at the Suez! 1973 Yom Kippur War (15mm Game Video P2)

April 30, 2023

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Join us as we finish up our 15mm game of “Seven Days to the River Rhine* by Great Escape Games – recreating a historical battle during the closing days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Recovering from the shock and early defeats inflicted by a resurgent Egyptian Army, Israeli forces in the Sinai Peninsula have now crossed the embattled Suez Canal. Establishing a bridgehead on the canal’s west bank, the Israelis are now maneuvering south to cut off the Egyptian Third Army.

Units include elements of Egyptian 113th Mechanized Brigade (6th Mechanized Division) and 3rd Armored Brigade (4th Armored Division). Their missions is to stop via flanking counterattack elements of Gabi Amir’s 460th Brigade (Adan’s 162nd “Ugda”) reinforced by elite light infantry of the 890th Paratrooper Battalion.

So far we’ve had an Israeli air strike go awry, long-range tank duels, and up-close RPG ambushes. At least one Israeli tank platoon leader is down, and is that the sound of incoming Egyptian artillery I hear?