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+{
+  "country": "Egypt",
+  "name": "Egypt 1973",
+  "authors": "Starfire",
+  "description": "<p>Egypt during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.</p>",
+  "locales": [
+    "ar_SA"
+  ],
+  "aircrafts": [
+    "MiG-21bis Fishbed-N",
+	"MiG-19P Farmer-B",
+    "Mi-8MTV2 Hip",
+	"Tu-16 Badger"
+  ],
+  "awacs": [],
+  "frontline_units": [
+    "T-55A",
+    "BMP-1",
+    "BRDM-2",
+    "BTR-80",
+    "PT-76",
+    "ZSU-23-4 Shilka"
+  ],
+  "artillery_units": [
+    "BM-21 Grad"
+  ],
+  "logistics_units": [
+    "Truck Ural-375",
+    "Truck GAZ-66"
+  ],
+  "infantry_units": [
+    "Infantry RPG",
+    "Infantry AK-74 Rus"
+  ],
+  "preset_groups": [
+    "SA-2/S-75",
+	"SA-3/S-125",
+    "SA-6"
+  ],
+  "naval_units": [],
+  "missiles": [],
+  "air_defense_units": [
+    "SAM P19 \"Flat Face\" SR (SA-2/3)",
+    "SAM SA-5 S-200 ST-68U \"Tin Shield\" SR",
+	"ZSU-23-4 Shilka",
+    "AAA ZU-23 Closed Emplacement",
+    "ZU-23 on Ural-375",
+	"S-60 57mm",
+    "ZSU-57-2 'Sparka'"
+  ],
+  "has_jtac": false,
+  "doctrine": "coldwar"
+}
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