Kevin Brooks wrote:
SNIP
Thanks. So the Israelis were not the only military paupers in the
region, at least until sometime after 56. One has to wonder if the
Syrian PzKw IV's ever engaged Israeli Super Shermans in 67 or during
the years immediately prior.

Brooks

"The Tanks of Tammuz" Shabtai Teveth talks about the Centurions firing
on Syrian Panzer tanks in Nov 1964 (p.53 & 75).
The second Nukheila incident... platoon of Centurions was supposed to
support a platoon of Shermans. The Shermans were to engage the Syrian
"old German panzers" at about 800m... A quick read indicates the
Shermans didn't take out the panzers (one failed to make the firing
line) and the Centurions pounced (on the chance to redeem themselves
after the poor showing on the first Nukheila incident) quickly
destroying both panzers (which IIRC were dug in on the Golan heights,
the Israelis shooting up hill...)