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Arab - Israeli Wars
03-21-2009, 03:00 AM,
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Arab - Israeli Wars
Fellas --

One of my favorite board games while growing up was Avalon Hill's old Arab-Israeli Wars. I had the opportunity to go through the Suez Canal recently and I noticed that the Egyptians maintain military pontoon bridges pre-positioned for rapid use along most of the canal. I would say about every two miles or so I saw one of these sites, with each piece mounted on a ramp so they could be put in the water and then assembled quickly.

No deep thoughts or anything, I just found it interesting.


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03-21-2009, 03:03 AM,
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RE: Arab - Israeli Wars
It's a different reality in SW Asia. Anyone who has never been can't quite wrap his head around it from the comfort of "the west".
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03-21-2009, 05:35 AM, (This post was last modified: 03-21-2009, 06:06 AM by Lowlander.)
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RE: Arab - Israeli Wars
Was In Egypt just prior to Christmas and travelling from Alexandria to Cairo I noticed this radar site in the distance, to the right of centre you can just make out a truck with the antenne deployed and another one right of that.
Passed several Army camps or barracks on this main road.


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