The military equipment of both Israel and its opponents is roughly equal in sophistication and destructive power, although the Arabs' equipment is newer since they have had to replace their massive losses of the Six-Day War. Israel compensates for its numerical inferiority by the superior discipline and training of its troops and expert maintenance of equipment. Israeli pilots in their U.S.-built F-4 Phantoms and Skyhawks and French Mirages have consistently outflown the Egyptian and Syrian air forces in their Russian-made SU-7 fighter-bombers and MIG-21 interceptors.
Similarly, Israeli troops have used their American Patton...
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