Battle of the Chinese Farm

On the 6th of October 1973, Israel was attacked by a coalition of Arab States. The unexpected attack had some short-term success, on the third day the Israel Defense Forces knocked the enemy out of the strategically important Golan Heights and moved towards a counteroffensive that pushed the aggressors to the Suez Canal.

Although the debut of modern M60A1 tanks and confident Israeli actions helped to turn the tide of the war, the short front line was a big problem for both sides in the conflict. Battles in the “Doomsday War” were conducted from a minimum distance and with the participation of a large number of soldiers.

On the 17th of October during the counter-offensive, Israeli forces crossed the Suez Canal and secured themselves on its west bank. Egyptian commanders began a counterattack in the agricultural farm area which the Israelis had marked on their maps as a "Chinese farm" because of the hieroglyphs on purchased Japanese units. In the war which lasted just over two weeks, this was a battle that went down in history as the most massive tank battle since WW2.

Participating vehicles

Egypt (Soviet vehicles)		Israel (US vehicles)
Ground vehicles	Aviation	Ground vehicles	Aviation
Medium tank: T-54 (1947) ★ T-54 (1949) T-54 (1951) T-55A T-62 Light tank: PT-76B ★ BMP-1 SPAA: ZSU-57-2 ★ ZSU-23-4	Aircraft: MiG-17 ★ MiG-19PT MiG-21F-13 MiG-21SMT IL-28 IL-28Sh Su-7B Helicopter: Mi-4AV ★	Medium tank: M48A1 ★ M60 M60A1 (AOS) Light tank: AMX-13 ★ M551 SPAA: M42 ★ M163	Aircraft: Super Mystere B2 ★ A-4B F-4C Phantom II F-4E Phantom II Helicopter: UH-1B ★

★ — default group vehicle which you can always put into the vehicle slot.

Scenario tasks

Victory will be awarded to the team that first fulfills at least one of the tasks in the scenario within the allotted time.

Egypt (Soviet vehicles)	Israel (US vehicles)
Capture 1 sector E4 (west bank of the Suez Canal) within 2 hours. Capture at least 73% of the sectors within 2 hours. Prevent enemy superiority in number in vehicles 2.5 times.	Hold 1 sector E4 (west bank of the Suez Canal) for 2 hours. Hold at least 28% of the sectors for 2 hours. Gain superiority in numbers in vehicles 2.5 times.

Initial balance of power

Media

The Shooting Range #207 - Pages of History section at 04:13 discusses the Battle of the Chinese Farm.