BLACKEAGLE
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Dude what exactly does Egypt has that Israel or Turkey don't have & also have some better stuff ?
The M1As no matter how good they maybe aren't exactly going to set the world on fire against the Merkava IIIs or IVs not without the A2 upgrade that none of them has. They're not even better than the Leopard 2NGs, the Leopard 1T & the probable Altays the Turks are going to come with.
Let's see the great difference between M1A1 and M1A2 (Oh Genius):
M1A2 (Baseline): Production began in 1992 (77 built for the US and more than 600 M1s upgraded to M1A2, 315 for Saudi Arabia, 218 for Kuwait). The M1A2 offers the tank commander an independent thermal sight and ability to, in rapid sequence, shoot at two targets without the need to acquire each one sequentially, also 2nd generation depleted uranium armor mesh[citation needed].
However, Egyptians upgraded it with "the tank commander an independent thermal sight and ability to, in rapid sequence, shoot at two targets without the need to acquire each one sequentially":
Egyptian Abrams M1A1 is a match to Israeli Merkava 4 and superior to Merkava 3 in terms of speed, gun power, sight systems, Armour, crew protection, survivability, fire control systems and electronics. The same does with the Turkish Leopard 2A4, the superiority here goes to Egypt as Israel has 390 Merkava Mark IV and Turkey has 339 while Egypt have 1130 M1A1. This is regarding high quality tanks. Meduim quality, Egypt has 1,716 M60 2000, 34 T-80, and Israel has 780 MK-III, 1049 Magach 7, 560 Magach 6, Turkey 391 Leopard 1, and 1000 M60 TT/TTS. for low quality, Egypt has 425 Ramses II, 500 T-62 (upgraded), 340 T-55 (upgraded), Israel has 200 Magach 5, 350 Centurion (Israeli Magach 7/6/5 are in storage), Tukey has 1400 M48A5T2.
Armored Personnel Carrier, Anti tank vehicles:
Israel: 3500
Egypt: 10000
Turkey: 6000
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Artillery:Both the Turks & the Israelis have much better Artillery, APCs & IFVs than their Egyptian Counterparts.
Artillery
Self propelled howitzers
M109A1/A2 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (420)
M109A5 155 mm self-propelled howitzer (201)
SPH 122 mm 122 mm self-propelled howitzer (D-30 howitzer on M109 A2 chassis) (locally assembled from kits) (124)
M110A2 203 mm self-propelled howitzer (144)
Self propelled mortars
M120 120 mm mortar carrier on modified T-55 tank chassis (120)
M1064A3 self-propelled M120 120 mm mortar carrier (160)
M106A2 self-propelled M30 107 mm mortar carrier (150)
M125A2 self-propelled M29 81 mm mortar carrier (350)
[edit]Field artillery
[edit]Howitzers
D-20 152 mm towed field gun howitzer (150)
D-30M 122 mm towed field howitzer (600) (Manufactured locally - production as needed)[74]
[edit]Field guns
S-23 180 mm towed field heavy gun (24)
GH 52 155 mm towed field gun w/APU (400) (Being manufactured locally under license - production as needed)
M-46 130 mm towed field gun (420) (Manufactured locally - production as needed)[76]
Type 59-1M 130 mm towed field gun (150)
D-74 122 mm towed field gun (148)
Type 60 122 mm towed field gun (148)
M1944 100 mm towed field gun (200)
Mortars
M240 240 mm (24)
M1943 160 mm (160)
M-43 120 mm (240)
2B11 Sani 120 mm (300)
M120 120 mm (560)
Helwan UK-2 120 mm (600), Egyptian version of the M-43[77]
M30 107 mm (390)
2B14 Podnos 82 mm (750)
Helwan M-69 82 mm (1,250), Egyptian version of the 82-PM-37
M252 81 mm mortar system (1,750)
M224 Mortar 60 mm mortar system (1,800)
Helwan 60 mm (2,500), Egyptian modified variant of the Chinese Type 63-1.
Multiple rocket launcher
VAP-80: 80 mm towed/self propelled non-guided rocket system of 12 tubes arranged in 3 rows of 4: Range: 8 km: (250 launcher units)[81]
RL-812 TLC 107 mm towed non-guided rocket system of 12 tubes arranged in 3 rows of 4: Range 9 km: (96 launcher units)[82][83]
PRL81: 107 mm non-guided rocket system of a single tube based on a tripod stand: Range: 8 km, Egyptian modified version of the Type 63 multiple rocket launcher: (250 launcher units)[83][84]
Sakr-4 also known as PRL111:122 mm non-guided rocket system of a single tube based on a tripod stand: Range: 10.8 km: (120 launcher units)[68][85]
Sakr-8:122 mm non-guided rocket system of 2 or 3 tubes based on a tripod stand or a Jeep: Range: 10.8 km, Egyptian modified version of the BM21: (48 launcher units)
Sakr-10:122 mm self-propelled non-guided rocket system of 4 tubes arranged in 2 rows of 2 on a tripod stand or a Jeep: Range: 10.8 km, Egyptian modified version of the BM-21: (50 Launcher Units)[68]
BM-21 122 mm non-guided rocket system of 40 tubes arranged in 4 rows of 10: Range: 20.8 km: (215 launcher units)
Sakr-18 (Known as RL-21):122 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system of 30 tubes arranged in 3 rows of 10: Range: 20.8 km, Egyptian modified version of the BM21: (72 launcher units)[68]
Sakr-30 (Known as RC-21):122 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system of 40 tubes arranged in 4 rows of 10: Range: 30 km, Egyptian modified version of the BM-21: (130 launcher units)[68]
Sakr-36: 122 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system of 40 tubes arranged in 4 rows of 10: Range: 36 km, enhanced range Egyptian modified version of the BM-21(50 launcher units)[68]
M-51 130 mm self-propelled non-guided rocket system of 16 tubes arranged in 4 rows of 4: Range 8.2 km (36 launcher units)[86]
K-136 Kooryong: 130mm 36-round multiple rocket launch system (36 Launchers) (Range: 36 km)
Sakr-45: 227 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system, Range: 45 km, Egyptian licensed built version of the M270 rocket combined with the traditional Sakr-36 6X6 launching truck system of 12 tubes arranged in 2 rows of 6 (20 launcher units)
M270: 227 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system of 12 tubes arranged in 2 rows of 6: (48 launcher units)
Range with M26 rocket ammunition: 32 km
Range with M26A1/A2 ammunition: 45 km
Range with M30 ammunition: 45 km
BM-24: 240 mm self-propelled battlefield rocket system of 12 tubes arranged in 2 rows of 6: Range 11 km (48 launcher units)
The Egyptians have no ATGM that is better than what the Israelis or the Turks have ! They (the Turks & the Israelis) have the same TOWs. RPG7s & Hellfires but also their own domestic designs either coming up (for the Turks) or already there (Spike, Nimrod, LAHAT etc.) for the Israelis.
The Egyptian MANPADs aren't a game-changer either & the Turks have the Stingers better integrated with their Aselsan designed vehicles.
Heck the Egyptian Army doesn't even field better equipment when compared with their Pakistani Counterparts & you're comparing them with a NATO member country & the US's spoiled child.