▁second ▁batch ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁vehicles ▁was ▁delivered ▁between ▁August ▁and ▁September . ▁The ▁Egypt ian ▁army ▁used ▁B MP - 1 s ▁in ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁tank ▁and ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁( 3 2 – 4 0 ▁B MP - 1 s ▁per ▁batt alion ). ▁Sy ria ▁had ▁received ▁between ▁ 1 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 7 0 ▁B MP - 1 s ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁of ▁which ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 ▁were ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁and ▁used ▁by ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁during ▁the ▁conflict ▁( the ▁rest ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁president ▁Ha fe z ▁al - Ass ad ' s ▁guard ). ▁The ▁Sy ri ans ▁used ▁their ▁B MP - 1 s ▁on ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights ▁where ▁they ▁cons olid ated ▁g ains ▁as ▁around ▁ 6 0 0 ▁Sy rian ▁t anks ▁dent ed ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁def enses ▁at ▁Q une it ra . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁in aus p icious ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁– ▁many ▁vehicles ▁were ▁lost ▁due ▁to ▁technical ▁failure ▁and ▁the ▁in ex per ience ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁cre ws . ▁In su fficient ly ▁trained ▁Sy rian ▁mechan ized ▁inf antry ▁could ▁not ▁fire ▁accur ately ▁from ▁inside ▁the ▁IF V s , ▁so ▁the ▁vehicles ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁manner ▁as ▁conventional