▁t anks ▁( the ▁Sho ' t , ▁the ▁M 4 8 A 3 ▁Pat ton ▁and ▁the ▁M 6 0 A 1 ). ▁The ▁Israel is ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁destroy ▁or ▁capture ▁ 4 0 – 6 0 ▁Egypt ian ▁B MP - 1 s ▁and ▁ 5 0 – 6 0 ▁Sy rian ▁B MP - 1 s ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁destroyed ▁or ▁captured ▁Arab ▁A PC s ▁and ▁IF V s . ▁Ar ound ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁IF V s ▁that ▁were ▁abandoned ▁by ▁their ▁cre ws ▁suffered ▁minor ▁mechanical ▁break down s . ▁The ▁in ability ▁of ▁in ex per ien ced ▁cre ws ▁( who ▁received ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁war ), ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁maintenance ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁vehicle , ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁factor . ▁During ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War ▁the ▁arm or ▁of ▁the ▁B MP - 1 ▁proved ▁vulner able ▁to ▁ 1 0 6   mm ▁light ▁re co ill ess ▁guns . ▁In ▁the ▁fighting ▁at ▁V adi ▁M ab uk , ▁south ▁channel ▁sector , ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October , ▁Isra eli ▁soldiers ▁found ▁the ▁rear ▁arm or ▁of ▁the ▁B MP ' s ▁tur ret ▁vulner able ▁to ▁the ▁arm or - p ier cing ▁bul lets ▁of ▁the ▁. 5 0 ▁cal iber ▁heavy ▁machine ▁gun . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁B MP - 1 s ▁to ▁be ▁captured