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1948Arab–IsraeliWar

1948–1949

Second and final stage of the 1947–1949 Palestine war

Era
1948–1949
SIDES
3
⚔ CONFLICT INTERSTATE WAR

1948Arab–IsraeliWar

⚔ 1948 Palestine war · 1947–1949 is part of this war
Israel
VS
Oren 2003 Lebanon Saudi Arabia
Start: 15.05.1948 End: 10.03.1949 Duration: 9 months 29 days Participants: 3 countries Weapons: 28 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Date
1948–1949
Type
interstate war
Duration
9 months 29 days
Participants
Israel Lebanon Saudi Arabia
Weapon System
28
Parent War
1948 Palestine war
02 / Sides
Belligerents 3 participants
Israel Israel Primary
VS
Oren 2003
Lebanon Lebanon Primary Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 26 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
United Kingdom
11 %39
United States
5 %18
Germany
3 %11
France
3 %11
Czech Republic
1 %4
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Birmingham Small Arms Company
3 %11
Steyr Arms
3 %11
Vickers-Armstrongs
3 %11
Savage Arms
2 %7
Zbrojovka Brno
2 %7
Total 28 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 14 years all equipment
SIDE A 16 years avg. age
Oren 2003 7 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $1.6 Mn PC-461-class submarine chaser
Weapons & Equipment26systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1MG 42General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)87MASS2Lee-EnfieldBolt-Action Rifles81MASS3.303 VickersGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)77MASS4MG 34General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)74MASS5Suomi KP/-31Machine Pistols73MASS6Lewis gunLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)73MASS7MP40Machine Pistols71MASS8Reibel machine gunGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)62MASS9Mannlicher M1895Bolt-Action Rifles54MASS10Ordnance QF 25 pounderTowed Artillery & Mortars50MASS
1M10 Gun Motor CarriageSelf-Propelled Artillery$48 K19422M4 ShermanTanks$45 K19453CromwellTanks$40 K19454.303 VickersGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)$85119145MP40Machine Pistols$2919406StenMachine Pistols$111942
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature