Poor defensive tactics of the Syrian forces, IAF (Israeli Air Force) superiority and also an Israeli threat of a nuclear strike on Syria were pointed out by different analysts to be the causes of the Syrian defeat. Soon, his tanks came over a hill and right into the path of an entire. McMaster) was leading a group of nine M1A1 Abrams tanks through the desert at the start of the Desert Storm ground war. The Israeli forces lost 60-80 tanks while the Syrian forces lost total over 500 vehicles including 260 to 300 tanks. This battle came to be known as the Reveille Engagement. The Syrian forces withdrew on the Fourth day. The Israeli Air Force also took part in action. However, Israeli forces received reinforcement within just 15 hours after the battle started. The Syrian war planners expected an Israeli reinforcement after at least 1 day. It was named for a UTM northsouth coordinate line (an 'Easting', measured in kilometers and readable on GPS receivers. Though the Syrians gained much ground during the first offensive of the battle, they failed to move their tanks across the Israeli anti-tank ditches. The Battle of 73 Easting was fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between Coalition armored forces ( US VII Corps and UK 1st Armoured Division) and Iraqi armored forces ( Republican Guard and Tawakalna Division). Israeli forces initially managed to deploy only 176 tanks. The Syrian forces started the offensive and 100 aircraft also took part in a Syrian airstrike. 400 of the Syrian tanks were T-62s, the most modern Soviet tanks during that time. The Syrian forces were backed up by 900 more tanks and the total Syrian tank participation in the battle is estimated to be 1260. Syria deployed 1 infantry division with around 500 tanks and vehicles while the Israel engaged 1 armored brigade with around 100 tanks.
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