Operation Model 5
| Operation Model 5 | |||||||
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| Part of Yom Kippur War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Benny Peled | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown aircraft | Unknown missile batteries | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 9 captured 6 aircraft destroyed 6 aircraft damaged |
1 missile battery SA-2 damaged | ||||||
Operation Model 5 (
Model 5 was preplanned as a sweeping operation to destroy all of the Syrian
Due to a lack of updated
The outcome of Model 5 was catastrophic for the attacking force: six
Stunned by their difficulties in suppressing enemy air defenses in both fronts of the Yom Kippur War and the resulting degradation in the effectiveness of the Israeli Air Force, the Israelis spent the years following the war developing a comprehensive strategy to deal with the suppression of enemy air defenses. These efforts culminated in their engagement of the Syrians 9 years later in Operation Mole Cricket 19, where they were able to, for the first time in history, destroy an entire Soviet-made SAM network in a matter of hours.
See also
- Yom Kippur War
- F-4 Phantom
- A-4 Skyhawk
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