This included Cause_to_be_included infantry and armor , howitzers , mortars , floating mines , mined boats , a railroad gun , and the giant 600 mm Karl-Gerät super-heavy mortar .

The Israelis were repeatedly reinforced Cause_change_of_strength with armor but were unable to make much headway , only managing Control to seize Conquering an important crossroad on the second day .

They were tasked Motion with clearing Removing anti-tank defenses for the armor , but they became Becoming pinned Placing down by heavy Egyptian fire Use_firearm .

The robbers wore Wearing mostly homemade , heavy plated body armor which successfully protected Defending them from handgun rounds and shotgun pellets fired by the responding Response officers .

`` Tennessee '' s armor enabled Preventing_or_letting her to inflict Causation more injury Bodily_harm than she received Receiving , but she could not overcome Conquering the imbalance Expansion in numbers .

Columns of armor and infantry that were supposed to advance Self_motion along parallel routes found Know themselves on the same roads .

In the opening stages of the attack , known as The Crossing ( العبور ; `` al-'obour '' ) , combat engineers used Using water cannons to rapidly clear Emptying numerous passages through the sand wall lining the east bank of the canal , laid bridges and operated ferries , allowing armor to cross Motion_directional .

Egyptian infantry assaulted Attack the Bar-Lev fortifications and were counterattacked Hostile_encounter by Israeli armor and infantry .

Following a lull in the fighting on October 7 , Israeli armor reserves arrived at Arriving the front and launched Military_operation a counterattack opposite the city of Ismailia .

The Egyptian forces were successful in employing Employment anti-tank weapons to repel Defending the Israeli armor and advanced once more .

Their attacks Attack , which usually occurred Coming_to_be at night and were supported Supporting by armor and artillery , advanced Self_motion with infantry and tanks in close support Supporting of one another .