• YTG123@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    I don’t know much history either. Maybe Sinai in the Yom-Kippur war (1973)?

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      3 months ago

      Sinai in the Yom-Kippur

      I think that seems reasonable fair to count?

      Edit: US Gov was convinced in '75 but that’s only by the point they were convinced, and its quite possible it was prior.

      Edit: just reading more, but this was a pretty cool event from the war

      The Egyptian Army put great effort into finding a quick and effective way of breaching the Israeli defenses. The Israelis had built large 18-metre (59 foot) high sand walls with a 60-degree slope and reinforced with concrete at the water line. Egyptian engineers initially experimented with explosive charges and bulldozers to clear the obstacles, before a junior officer proposed using high pressure water cannons. The idea was tested and found to be a sound one, and several high pressure water cannons were imported from Britain and East Germany. The water cannons effectively breached the sand walls using water from the canal.

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        3 months ago

        Fucking Britain lmao. Sets up Zionist Israel then sells water cannons to the Egyptians invading Israel. I’m sure it was private business but still hilarious.