'73_2: Stick to the Game Plan (PBEM) - MC 01 Middle East '67

The Golan, October 6th 1973: President Assad of Syria had built a magnificent army. It had been professionalized at every level, and modern Soviet equipment had been delivered to them on a massive scale. The Syrian General Staff had devised Operation "Al-Owda" to re-capture the Golan in 30 hours. It was a solid plan down to the last detail. When it was presented to their allies, the Egyptians, they could not accept an attack at first light, they were attacking east, the Syrians west. The Syrians did not like the idea of facing the wrath of the Israelis alone for several hours, so they succumbed to their allies' plan of a simultaneous attack at 1400 hours on the 6th October. "Op Al-Owda" - a virtual blueprint for victory was replaced with "Op Badhr". This plan was also very good, but did not throw the full weight of the Syrian Army into the battle. It called for a major breakthrough attempt in the north, but the main thrust was to be in the area of the Rafid Gap. The Israelis were caught by surprise as hundreds of Syrian armoured vehicles attacked across the cease-fire line. *Designer note: This can also be played as the Arab, but just for fun, as the result will probably not be the historical one.