The Daily Telegraph reported today on the Soviet buildup of Egyptian military forces. The newspaper said Egypt was believed to have received 250 MIG-19 and MIG-21 jet fighter planes, 400 medium and heavy tanks, 450 guns, including anti-aircraft weapons, and 1,200 trucks.
The Telegraph said that there had been little buildup in Egypt’s naval strength because Egypt suffered only minor sea losses in the Six-Day War. The newspaper said that Egypt had 17 Soviet-made, speedy patrol boats equipped with the Styx missiles of the type believed to have sunk the Elath in the Port Said area last Saturday.
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