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Originally Posted by Ray
That is history.
Are you suggesting the battles conducted in Lebanon was some sort of a picnic the IDF decided to have? In war or combat, there can be nothing half way home or a lark.
I can't believe that you were so short of equipment that you did not have water bottles/ jerricans/water trucks? What operations were the IDF on? What about ammunition?
Behind enemy lines you are on your own without the basic essentials? The enemy is a damn fool that they did not poison the water supplies they abandoned!
Doesn't the IDF advance on an axis and don't you open up an axis of maintenance?
I must say you are very fortunate to have dumb Bedouin as your enemy!
I have seen the Arab army personnel and I know they are pretty dumb and most importantly, very lazy!
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No Israel had supply lines set. However the constant changing of plans every single day incorporates major shifting in supplies. The lack of supplies was something reported by a few units not all the IDF. It wasn't an epidemic. I'm not a logistical commander so I can't say how many supply troops you need per active troops and all the other logistical operations needed to plan an assault.
And my unit specifically doesn't carry water for an entire operation as we go behind enemy lines for an undetermined previous amount of time as opposed to other units.
Ammunition I don't believe was much of a problem. IDF soldiers conserve ammunition well and use air strikes and their FAO whenever possible.