{"id":107569,"date":"2023-10-05T17:05:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=107569"},"modified":"2023-10-05T07:15:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T05:15:19","slug":"14-05-98","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=107569","title":{"rendered":"Newly released documents detail how Israel won the seas in Yom Kippur War"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Newly released documents detail how Israel won the seas in Yom Kippur War<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

MICHAEL STARR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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New details have emerged regarding Israel’s maritime success during the Yom Kippur War.<\/strong>
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THE DESTROYER \u2018Eilat,\u2019 first victim of the naval missile age. \/ (photo credit: GPO)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A newly released document by the commander of the\u00a0Israel Navy during the Yom Kippur War<\/a>\u00a0has shed some more light on the course of the conflict half a century ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019ve gone into battle to defend the peace of Israel, its rights and its freedoms,\u201d V-Adm. Benjamin Telem, the head of the Israel Navy, wrote in a telegram to his naval commanders at the conflict\u2019s outset.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The war broke out on October 6, 1973, when Israel was largely taken by surprise when the forces of\u00a0Egypt and Syria attacked together<\/a>\u00a0in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two thousand, six hundred and eighty-nine Israeli soldiers were killed during the war and thousands more suffered physical wounds and mental trauma, and hundreds were taken captive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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During that most difficult of wars, Telem led the navy to decisive victories at sea and quickly achieved\u00a0<\/span>maritime supremacy over Syria and Egypt.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Shayetet Flotilla 13 521 (credit: News Photo)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe forces of Egypt and Syria opened an aggressive and merciless war in the air, in the sea, and on the land, and raided IDF strongholds and bases along the borders of Syria and Egypt,\u201d Telem wrote. \u201cThe navy, which over the years has undergone a complete change in its armaments and equipment, has quickly and efficiently prepared for every mission that will be assigned to it in the maritime theater.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The telegram, an after-action report, a radio recording, and a summary by Telem shed new light on the successes of the navy in winning control at sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Battle of Latakia<\/strong><\/h5>\n

One of the most notable naval conflicts of the war was the Battle of Latakia, which according to the IDF, was the first time in naval history in which sea-to-sea missiles were deployed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the battle between navy missile boats and the Syrian vessels that took place in the sea opposite the Latakia Port, they eliminated three missile boats of the \u2018Komar\u2019 and \u2018Osa\u2019 class, eliminated one [Project] 123-K class torpedo boat, and eliminated a T43 minelayer,\u201d read the post-battle report from October 7.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Syrian missile boats fired on the navy missile boats about eight \u2018Styx\u2019 missiles but all missed our forces. Two \u2018Styx\u2019 missiles were shot down by the missile boats\u2019 anti-missile fire from 40- and 20-mm cannons. The navy missile boats that engaged the Syrian vessels attacked with \u2018Gabriel\u2019 sea-to-sea missiles and their cannons. They fired eight \u2018Gabriel\u2019 missiles during battle and confirmed that six of them hit the enemy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a radio recording, \u201cBini\u201d Telem is heard informing then-chief of staff David Elazar of the success.\u201cCommander, this is Bini, our vessels are near Latakia in the missile ship battle, at this stage, we hit two and are preparing to shoot on the containers,\u201d said Telem on the night of October 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBini, well done to the navy!\u201d said Elazar. \u201cThis is an important contribution, Bini, and now finish off the oil tanks.\u201dThe naval commanders later detailed how they avoided guns placed along the shore, which \u201cwasn\u2019t terrible.\u201d They were told not to take chances, and responded \u201cWe won\u2019t take chances, we\u2019ll fight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In another battle in the Mediterranean, near Bardawil Lake at the northwestern end of the\u00a0Sinai Peninsula<\/a>, Israeli naval forces ambushed an Egyptian flotilla of two missile boats and two torpedo boats. The battle began about 30 miles northeast of Port Said, and the Egyptian force retreated. The Israeli missile boats fired 11 missiles, but failed to hit their target, which the summary attributed to launching while giving chase.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An IAF plane hit an Egyptian missile boat and the report noted an unconfirmed Gabriel missile strike on another enemy ship. The Israeli force emerged unscathed.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE GABRIEL missiles which caused the sinking of the enemy\u2019s boats during the Battle of Latakia are still a part of the naval commando missile boat unit\u2019s insignia, the writer notes. (credit: COURTESY IAI)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Red Sea, Two Dabur patrol boats attacked near Zaafarana, finding and eliminating two \u201cMark-5 inflatable boats and their crews, who were Egyptian commandos preparing for a raid in the area of Abu Rudeis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In his telegram, Telem also noted the sinking of an \u201cEgyptian \u2018Bertram\u2019 [patrol] boat,\u201d which wasn\u2019t included in the summary. One Israeli sailor was killed and six suffered light to medium wounds. One of the Daburs was slightly damaged and arrived under its own power at Abu Zneimeh, it was reported.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In another Red Sea incident, the Liberian-flagged tanker Samson was reported to have been attacked by an Egyptian submarine, but the torpedoes missed their target.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe did not initiate this war, we did not start it, but we will continue and beat the belligerent enemy in every place we engage with it,\u201d Telem told his officers on October 6.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThanks to the level of our character and our high professionalism, our forces can stop the attacks and overpower the enemy militaries until our victory, as we have in the recent battles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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In his summary of the war, Telem wrote how the navy had been painstakingly developed since 1963, establishing clear training regimens, ranks, and logistics and maintenance procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDuring these long years we developed weapons, control systems, and electronic warfare,\u201d said Telem. \u201cWe built vessels at home and abroad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Naval commando and demolition teams were formed, carrying out \u201cbold\u201d and \u201cskillful\u201d action \u201cwith far-reaching results.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is no success and achievement in battle without warriors, sailing teams, and bold commanders,\u201d said Telem, nor all the logistical, maintenance, supply, and support teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yet Telem advised his men not to rest on their laurels, to learn lessons from the battle, and to continue to prepare for future conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\n

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