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SandWar

1963–1964

The Sand War was an interstate war from 1963 to 1964 fought between Morocco and France on one side and Algeria, Egypt, and Cuba on the other.

OUTCOME
STALEMATE
Era
1963–1964
SIDES
5
⚔ CONFLICT INTERSTATE WAR

SandWar

⚔ Cold War · 1945–1991 is part of this war
Support: Morocco France
VS
Support: Egypt Algeria Egypt Cuba
Start: 25.09.1963 End: 20.02.1964 Duration: 4 months 28 days Participants: 5 countries Weapons: 4 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Sand War
Date
1963–1964
Type
interstate war
Duration
4 months 28 days
Participants
Morocco France Algeria Egypt Cuba
Weapon System
4
Outcome
stalemate
Parent War
Cold War
02 / Sides
Belligerents 5 participants
Support:
Morocco Morocco Primary France France Primary
VS
Support: Egypt
Algeria Algeria Primary Egypt Egypt Primary Cuba Cuba Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 4 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
France
4 %100
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Panhard
1 %25
Issy-les-Moulineaux Construction Workshops
1 %25
Total 4 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 10 years all equipment
Support: 9 years avg. age
Support: Egypt 11 years avg. age
Weapons & Equipment4systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1Modèle 1951 helmetHelmets65MASS2Panhard EBRRecon Vehicles65MASS3Mk 61Self-Propelled Artillery47MASS4AMX-13Tanks31MASS
04 / Outcomes
Outcome & Human Cost
⚖Stalemate
Side / CountryMilitaryCivilianDisplaced
Morocco200——
Algeria300——
FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 20 deals
Year Weapon / Product Seller Buyer Type Value
1965 MO-120-RT France Belgium new-build —
1965 Petya-class frigate Russia Egypt new-build —
1965 Ilyushin Il-28 Russia Algeria new-build —
1966 Dassault Mirage 5 France Israel new-build —
1966 OT-62 TOPAS Czech Republic Egypt new-build —
1966 M56 Scorpion United States Morocco second-hand —
1967 Project 183R Russia Algeria new-build —
1967 OT-62 TOPAS Czech Republic Morocco new-build —
1968 Dassault Mirage 5 France Belgium license-production —
1968 Project 254 minesweeper Russia Algeria new-build —
1968 Project 254K-class minesweeper Russia Algeria new-build —
1969 AMX-30 France Greece new-build —
1970 AMX-30E France Spain new-build —
1970 Breguet 1150 Atlantic France Pakistan second-hand —
1970 M3 VTT France Lebanon new-build —
1970 M3 VTT France Ireland new-build —
1970 Project 254 minesweeper Russia Egypt new-build —
1970 Project 254K-class minesweeper Russia Egypt new-build —
1972 Smith & Wesson Model 19 United States France new-build —
1972 Project 205 Moskit Russia Cuba new-build —
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature