[kevin]

The Egyptians didn't have to catch onto anything. When they decided to resume the offensive, their armor forces went outside their SAM coverage. Israeli pilots could hunt advancing Egyptian armor with little threat. Their Air Defense system was largely fixed, while the Syrians were mobile.

After the first day, the Syrians had advanced to forward airbases and could practically start firing SAMs before the Israeli Aircraft could form up and figure out what was going on.