T-55AM2 MBT on 60th Independence Day celebrations
The Sri Lanka Army Armoured Corp lost a T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) in fighting that erupted along the LTTE's 2nd Forward Defence Line in Muhamalai around 9.30am today. Four men in the tank were also injured in the attack.
The Army believes an RPG-7 HEAT was fired by the tigers from a nearby cover which caused damages to the tank. The tank is not in a repairable condition, according to highly placed sources close to DefenceWire.
In a previous article dated April 8th 2008, we have discussed the possibilities of such an attack. Read '
Armour Protection Systems' for more details on this.
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T-55AM2 MBT on 60th Independence Day celebrations