In regard to the hope that Egypt might intervene on the side of the Libyan rebels, the Egyptians have a corps headquartered at Mersa Matruh (about 100 miles from the Libyan border) composed of one tank division and two mechanized divisions. There are three other similar corps and there are independent units, of course.
Heck, I'll even downgrade what the Egyptians need. If two divisions, as I first suggested, take only two brigades each (1 tank and one mechanized) plus their artillery, recon, and support elements, that would be enough to pound the Libyan forces in the east.
[NOTE: I clarified the last sentence to make sense even if you don't read my linked post about the Egyptian force.]
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- Brian J. Dunn
- I live and write in Ann Arbor, Michigan. University of Michigan AB and MA from Eastern Michigan University. One term in the Michigan Army National Guard. Former American history instructor and retired nonpartisan research analyst. I write on Blogger and Substack. Various military and private journals have published my occasional articles on military subjects. See "My Published Works" on the TDR web version or under the mobile version drop-down menu for citations and links.
