About the Battle of the Bekaa Valley, an introduction to the Bekaa Valley of the Bekaa Valley Air Ba

Regarding the losses of both sides, you can't just look at the reports of the West, here are the intelligence statistics of both sides after the battle:

Syria: After the war, Syria admitted to losing a total of 72 fixed-wing aircraft and armed *** over Lebanon in June 1982, 12 of which were shot down by Israeli M163 anti-aircraft guns, Stinger MANPADS, and friendly fire, and 60 in air combat, while it also had 14 shootdowns. The air combat exchange ratio is 60:

14, about 4:1. While the main force of air combat, the MiG-23MS, in 52 combat missions, shot down 5 F-16A, 3 F-4E and 1 E-2C, 11 were shot down (7 were shot down by F-15 and 4 by F-16), the air combat exchange ratio is about :

1。Considering Israel's absolute superiority in fighter jets and electronic warfare, this is already quite good. In addition, nineteen SAM batteries were destroyed in Syria.

Israel: Claims to have shot down 85 (not 82).I have nothing to lose.

With regard to the figures claimed by both sides, the Israel that is being advertised is almost mythical "85:0", but this "0" should indeed be questioned. The scene of two Syrian pilots (Dibu and Nakaz) shooting down one F-23 with an R-60R and an R-16M, respectively, was witnessed by a British war correspondent who said he saw the "Fighting Falcon" blow up into a fireball and fall to the ground.

Even if this is not credible, at least the downing of a "lion cub" by a MiG-21 on June 9 is officially confirmed by Israel. Of course, Israel has never recognized the record of the F-15 being shot down in an air battle. (Similarly, the United States categorically denies that the F-15 was ever shot down in Yugoslavia.)

So on the leaflets of the F-15 there is always this sentence: "The F-15 has never been shot down in air combat thanks to its excellent performance." "Today, it is impossible to thoroughly ascertain the actual results and losses of the air battles between the two sides.

Both warring sides will try to exaggerate their opponents' ** and compress their own losses. If we want not to be swayed by unilateral propaganda, we need to take into account the views of both sides and make our own judgments, so as to understand the truth of history more clearly. It is more accurate to say that at least 6-8 of Syria's 14 claimed records are credible and proven, while Syria's losses are around 65-72.

85:0 is inappropriate (since the Israeli authorities themselves have admitted at least one loss).

The official battle in the Bekaa Valley was announced over 46 hours.

The following is a transcript of an interview given to reporters by an Israeli military spokesman after the battle:

In June 1982, Israel sent ground troops into Lebanon in an effort to completely cross-border terror, codenamed "Peace of Galilee." The development of events was as predicted by Israel, spreading from Lebanon to the surrounding areas and turning into a multilateral conflict.

In the initial phase of the operation, the Israeli Air Force performed the feat of destroying 19 enemy ground-to-air missile batteries and shooting down a large number of enemy aircraft without losing a single soldier of its own. By acquiring real-time intelligence and skillfully exploiting adversary weaknesses, the IAF (Israel Air Force, Israel Air Force) has given modern air defenses a knock-down.

Syrian losses: 19 anti-aircraft missile batteries, 82 Soviet-style fighters;

The Israeli army has no **;

In 1400 BC, the Phoenicians who lived here called the Bekaa Valley "the place of God." In the first century BC, the Romans invaded and the Becca Valley fell into the hands of the Roman Empire. There are still many historical relics left on this land.

For this reason, the Bekaa Valley is also known as the "Corridor to the Civilization of the Past Generations".

In the 7th century, the Arabs settled here, and since then, the Bekaa Valley has been inhabited by Arabs, who built mosques here while respecting the religious beliefs of other people, which led to the rapid economic development of the area.

Later, the French colonists occupied the area, and the local Arabs continued to resist, so that the French colonists had to evacuate the area. Subsequently, Lebanon became independent, and the Bekaa Valley was located in Lebanon.