Thursday, January 15, 2009

battlefield progress

Heavy fighting was reported from Chilawatte as 59 Division engaged the LTTE yesterday. 7 soldiers were killed and another 70 injured in the fighting. LTTE is concentrating its forces to the east of the Mulaitivu Lagoon. The strategy will be to travel from the west of the lagoon to the east.

Heavy fighting was also reported south of Iranamadu, at Ampakamam north in the last few days as Task Force 3 under Brigadier Liyanage headed into LTTE areas. 10 LTTE cadres were confirmed killed in the attack while some Charles Anthony, Imran Pandian, Malathi unit cadres have started abandoning their posts and escaping the LTTE along with their civilian captives.

While some LTTE teams in Mulaitivu still engage in the failed bund/trench defense system to stop an army, which became outdated in World War I, LTTE units east of Kilinochchi, who learnt their lesson the hard war from the 57 and the 58, have started deploying small teams for hit and run operations, particularly at Vattakachchi.

Troops advancing on Vishvamadu and about 7km away from their target while resistance in the general area north of Paranthan has gradually diminished as troops reach Chundikulam (Sundikulam).

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Puran Appu said...

rebel,

Looks like DW is testing our patience.

rebel said...

SLAF just gave a quick word to the nation via ITN (SL local media) confirming that no unknown plane or any type of air craft being flew over SL skies as some rumors. He refused the rumors on SLAF jet been shot down by the LTTE.
I smell that we have missed something here.

jack1234 said...

Hello guys I am new to the blog.Saying hello to all the patriots!!!

rebel said...

SLAF spokesperson above comment

jack1234 said...

like I mentioned earlier
http://wannioperation.com/news/ is a reliable source for breaking news.

Peter said...

Short lived.

Peter said...

Don't worry. I'll employ nangi.

http://www.apparelanalyst.com/news_details.php?id=1000

Peter said...

:-(

no more humanitarian undies from moda Lanka.

jack1234 said...

there is something strangely masochistic about Peter who keeps coming back to the forum which is predominantly Pro SLA.
think deep down he's thrilled with the downfall of LTTE because he will no longer be forced to part with half of his profits from the Dosa joint he's running in london.

Sam Perera said...

Are these (Photos 3 and 4) fleeing LTTE men in disguise of civilians

Anonymous said...

really happy with the security situation in colombo.. got stopped 4 times on the way.. Kurunegala---->Colombo

seen the updated defence.lk map.. seems like SF is improvising and using textbook tactics in the same time.. 53rd is excellent stuff for defence in depth..

and i saw some people post about thunder runs along the A35..

i dont think its a good idea at all because of many reasons..

the first thing that comes to my mind is the armor we have..
mainly we have the T55 battle tank, this tank cannot be put in the heavy armor league in any way cuz its got many flaws,
External fuel cells make the tank very vulnerable, as does its thin armor protection. The T-55 has a limited ability to depress the main gun, hindering the tank’s fires in defilade from high ground. In addition the gunner’s primary sight is slaved to the main gun, which does not allow the gunner to acquire targets in a hull-down posture.

Although the half-egg shaped turret of the T-55 has good ballistic qualities, it provides cramped working conditions for the crew, resulting in a slow rate of fire; and the protection afforded by its low silhouette (1 meter lower than the M60) is counterbalanced by its poor armor protection which is thin by western standards. By the same standards, its gun control equipment is also crude. It shares the disadvantage of most Soviet tanks in having limited ability to depress the main gun, thus not being capable of firing effectively from defilade and being forced to expose itself to engage targets. Ammunition and fuel are stored in vulnerable positions. The lack of a turret basket presents loading difficulties, and there is limited ready ammunition. The driver, commander, and gunner are all in line.
but it really can make a punch with proper co ordination with infantry units..

there are T69's with to my knowledge but i dont think we have enough for thunder runs.

Anonymous said...

peter..

i see that u have accepted defeat.. u were in denial a couple of days and had some "angry" bursts of posting..

good on u.. u've finally moved on.. :))

jack1234 said...

Hey Peter now I regret asking you to remove the "mission accomplished"banner.
Bring it back mate.
And here is a suggestion,now that LTTE is facing a manpower problem,
bring your political asylum ass down to Wanni and take over VP's ass wiping duties.(he's too fat to reach down there and do it himself )
Then when the psychopathic cocksucker gets blown into bits and pieces by one of the SLAF JDAM's, you will attain your Eelam along with the dear leader.

NOLTTE=Peace said...

Finally deciding not to do...

http://www.nationalsecurity.lk/images/2009-jan/prabha-hanging.jpg

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Anonymous said...

duzz thanks for diggin up that info muchang. interesting!

Anonymous said...

look at the size of peelam
peterpuss which is bigger ur brain or peelam?
tiny peelam definitely... HAHAHA

http://www.defence.lk/orbat/Default.asp

Anonymous said...

cornered into 350 km sq
feeling a little cramped are we? oooopsie woopsie!

Anonymous said...

http://www.sinhalajukebox.org/cgi-bin/smi.cgi?s=A1140063C04


open the link with real player

Anonymous said...

which animal should have more room in a cage, chicken or LTTPussy?
chicken it seems
bit aggitated are we? awwww
here kitty kitty kitty

Anonymous said...

When there's no where to run & no where to hide
What does LTTPussy do?
run around in circles :)

Anonymous said...

but seriously this is an outrage, lets protest
who wants to go burn busses in TN? any volunteers?
Thanks peterpuss

Anonymous said...

That was practise now burn abandoned bodies in mullaitvu bitch
apparently LTTPussies are too busy running away hahaha

Anonymous said...

peter and veeran mekata amy demalen fixxu kelinawanam apita moko sinhalen meka level karala daaanna puluwannae..

weshige puthalaa.. buhahaaa

Anonymous said...

amba gaha yata sevanae allala inda gannae... amaba gaha yata sevanae illala amba kannae......

Veeran said...

Peter,

Ennakku onnum nambikai illai.

Chumma Film than kaaturanga thonuthu.

Ennavo Nadakuthu. marmama irukuthu !

Veeran said...

his deputy/boyfriend veeran is MIA


PussyAssy is remembering me always.

hahahahaha

Anonymous said...

Translation:
Peter,
I need you really bad tonight
Please come join me
VPigness has gone nightclubbing VPigness style.. one bunker to the next
he doesnt care about me but darling peterpuss i know you do

Peter said...

duzz said...

peter..

i see that u have accepted defeat.. u were in denial a couple of days and had some "angry" bursts of posting..

good on u.. u've finally moved on.. :))

-------------

Of course, I accepted defeat as soon as 'Bull' Weeratunga gave us six months.

Veeran said...

duzz is not buzzing around since he is Boozing around with Kasippu.

Anonymous said...

mona haavek da manda moo... hithannae apita mewa summa kiyala.. :))

mekawa ispirithaalekata daaannda wei wagei..

mooth emily wage wadakaha sudiyak beelada koheda meeka athuleth wamanae daanawa..

rocknroll dance daanda gihilla kalisama iraagenada koheda.. bwahahaa

Anonymous said...

duzz muchang,
kiyamuda thava kaviyak
haha

Jay said...

I was under the impression this was a defence blog to share and debate SL matters in healthy civilised manner.

Anonymous said...

pussy machangg..

oo kiyanawa unakkum ennakkum nambikka illai lu..

apae kathaa gaanak nahalu.. itin mona magulata meka assae ringanwada manda...

weshige futhaaalaa bwahahaaa

koheda yana sipaiyek

Observer said...

I was watching ITN News today and it was quite informative.

Especially I think the naval blockade is quite effective. Our guys are patrolling at really close distances to shore ( 2 Navika Sathapum ). They just aired a report from onboard a small boat in Mulativ seas.

Anonymous said...

not kasippu my dear friend..

sum top class coconut stuff!!.

sip ekai gaththey macho.. watenna waduna.. BWahahaaa

Anonymous said...

peter bohmoma baya wela.. uge pana epa wela..

rae 12 ta shavendra ge holamanakata moowa ahu welaa

Peter said...

Looks like the demonic furball has been released

Anonymous said...

oonta naha me wage thanak katha karanna
ekata eerishiyawe methana vinasa karanna avilla
kalakanni moosalayo

Peter said...

Veeran said...

Ennavo Nadakuthu. marmama irukuthu !

----

Athuthaan thevai

Orutharukum onnum vilankamai irukeka nadathura thaakuthaluku thaan 'kikcu' irrukum.

Anonymous said...

@ observer machang..

i talked with a navy friend of mine.. he said that the colombo class FAC's are very agile in these conditions only the suicide crafts of the ltters can pose a threat to them..

he said that colombo class crafts hunt in packs.. like wolves stalking pray!!

Jay said...

Peter
I assume you are enjoying all the attention you getting.

Anonymous said...

pussy,
katha karala wadak nah... arehe munta guu unu wenna wadiiddi mehe pissu kelinawa..

maru wikallen wage.. ow itin mae wenakan hamba karapuwa okkotama ara kabarayo set eka keliyahama moo monawa karannada...

dan itin fuke angilla gahagena athi..

fonna weshige futhalaaa BWAHAHAAAA

Veeran said...

Orutharukum onnum vilankamai irukeka nadathura thaakuthaluku thaan 'kikcu' irrukum.

When lot of guys are Kicking the bucket in srilanka, ummakku Kicku tevaiya ?

hahahaha

Intharum oru Uthai.

:)

Peter said...

Wolves?

More like hyenas bidding for the whatever is abandoned by the Tiger.

Peter said...

Jay said...
Peter
I assume you are enjoying all the attention you getting.

----------
Attention?

Peter said...

Veeran said...

When lot of guys are Kicking the bucket in srilanka, ummakku Kicku tevaiya ?

------------
Adiyila “kicku” is a metaphor for success.

Vilankela endu ninaikiren.

Sorry, ennaku Muslim dialect theriyaathu.

Anonymous said...

kicking the bucket?

like this?

http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=19756


anae pauw mae manussayata thaama chain... :))..
malli rewenna wadinawa neda? amarui neda? nae pauw

Anonymous said...

Veeran,
ofcourse we all notice when you're not around
your extreme level of dumbness is unmatched.
now thats a compliment boy, smile
HAHA

Observer said...

yeah machan duzz, i was really surprised to see this report on ITN which I have hardly seen.

They showed the coastline (may be with a bit of zooming ) and it appeared that with that massive guard LTTP is really screwed ! Its as good as having access to no sea !!

It is not difficult to understand this unidentified aircraft Saga given the blockade..!

In the same news bulletin some SLA guy claimed that the suspected plane could have been a reflection or an emmission from a satellite in the Orbit. lolz

Anonymous said...

tigers.. bwahahaa....

pukae angilla gahagena duwana ekada?

Anonymous said...

muchang ape evunta pissu may waha kapu parayonta beheth karanta

Anonymous said...

peter..
hyenas?? okay w.ever u say

hyenas with 1 x Typhoon 25-30mm stabilized cannon/Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

with more than 5 7.26mm MPMGs and couple of 50 cal fuckers!!

BWAHAHAAAA

Anonymous said...

YES that's what SLA is saying when combing throught the jungle
here puss puss puss
here kitty kitty kitty

Peter said...

Lol

Pussypussypusy

will post a comment soon

Anonymous said...

finally you learned something
congrats :)

Observer said...

In my previous post it should be corrected as an SLAF guy..not an SLA person :-) Sorry !

Anonymous said...

i say thmuselage bottu nikan bara baaga wage nae halo.. payata sathapumai wegae..

Veeran said...

here vennai vennai vennai duzz dozz dazz

hohohoho

Peter said...

http://www.birdsasart.com/hyena%20head.jpg

That reminds me of moda Bandas with Typhoon 25-30mm stabilized cannon/Oerlikon 20 mm cannon.

Both have as much claim to the trophy.

Anonymous said...

wisky malae brandy podu daa.. wisky melae soda poodu daa..

thaaraaa rae tharaa podduu maha paarae thaara podu daaa

Peter said...

SLA wants Pussypussypusy

http://www.army.lk/morenews.php?id=18665

Anonymous said...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_Fast_Attack_Craft

Anonymous said...

peetrukku paiththyum..

chnnai veeranukku paiththyum..

aiyoo paawam

Veeran said...

Peter,

SLA wants Pussypussypusy

Only to "meow" in front of tigers & to get raped.

hehehehehe

Anonymous said...

anae pauw ara tamilnut site post kara kara hitpu ekata moko unae... dan pae site ma post karannae..

vp ge dokek genath mekawa check karanna wei wage.. bwhahaa

Peter said...

Reads like "Tamil Only" is taking hold.

Anonymous said...

before i go, lets practise one more time how we call the pussiebitches out of the jungle.
here puss puss puss
here kitty kitty kitty

fantastic :)

Anonymous said...

anae mekage ahinsaka amma...

mona dukak windinawa adda meekawa daka daka...

peter pissu hadichcha balla wage.. dura thiyala wedi thamai..

weshige futha... BWAHAAAAA

Peter said...

There Pussypussypusy, there

SexyLK Pussypussypusy, SexyLK

Anonymous said...

http://www.defence.lk/img/20090114_04a.jpg

Anonymous said...

aiyo meya apae kellangae porn balanwada koheda...

TN eunge amu kathai neh... chaa maxx...

Anonymous said...

umbala denna set wela fuke angili gaha gaththata hithuwada apith ehemai iyala... typical samalingikayek ... anae ane..

Puran Appu said...

55 extended it's Defenses from Chundikulam to Chalai.

Looks like they crossed the lagoon. WOW

defence.lk

Veeran said...

You have to fill his shoes.
No, not his holes.

Duzz can never fill his holes.
oops..his shoes ...

Duzz has everything Small. So No chance.

Anonymous said...

soora weera maathalan mamai...

Peter said...

Yes Duzz

They aren't moda Bandas wearing abandoned Tiger uniform. They are definitely LTTE; DefenceLK, that journal of truth, says so.

Next time, do a better job of it. Male cadres don't wear belt like that, unless they've got a pistol pouch.

Anonymous said...

PURAN!!!

EXCELLENT!!!!

peter and veeran look.. looks our guys are taking it up deep so well.. LOLOLOLLLLL

Anonymous said...

apae thuwakku ihalama kaala thuwakku.. gahanna wenawa wadunoth loketa mukku... BWAHAA..

like in challai

Peter said...

Ohh yes, DefenceLK has taken Chalai.

What a victory for the journal of truth.

Anonymous said...

and peter u are not making sense again.. is that belt thing like the crocodile nosed Mig 27 with 3 airmen inside?

BWAHAA..

Anonymous said...

wait till the jorunal of truth posts photos!!!

not like the above mentioned awesome mig 27

Peter said...

duzz said...

and peter u are not making sense again.. is that belt thing like the crocodile nosed Mig 27 with 3 airmen inside?

BWAHAA..

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It's a bit like the more Tigers killed than Tamils ever existed joke.

Anonymous said...

yes yes.. like the innocent civilians tortured and hung on lamp posts..

Peter said...

duzz,

Sorry to say this, but you are just lame.

I am going to go to the pond and chuck stones.

In a bit

Anonymous said...

peter said


"It's a bit like the more Tigers killed than Tamils ever existed joke."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notable_assassinations_of_the_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War

like this u mean?

Anonymous said...

hmm.. why dont u visit iranamadu tank of great huge vast humungus tamil eelam..

oh wait..

tamil what?

DoDo said...

Orbat's updated :)

Anonymous said...

thanks dodo machan.

DoDo said...

Duzz,

There doesn't seems to be enough space for all the Divisions...LOL!

Peter said...

Battlefield sources tell me that we tactically withdrew from Chilai

Peter said...

what divisions you dont have divisions?

Peter said...

defence column still posting links to links
if you want the truth just goto tamilnet

Anonymous said...

dodo,

yes machan.. and with Tf5 and Tf6 on the way.. and we'll actually need them in the future.. a permanant force must be kept at strategic place covering all the land for atleast another 5-10 years.

and peter,

sheesh.. another tactical withdrawal..
a tactical withdrwal leaving 100's boats.. dead cadres.. vehicles.. unicorns.. weapons... lmao..

thats not tactical withdrawal.. its running with the tail behind u r legs..

the only tactical withdrawal u did was in Thoppigala, Kili,parantha,mavil aru,mankulam,oddusudan,kokavil,iramadu,soranpattu,nmk

etc etc...

Peter said...

not 100's of boats, only 58 boats
and they were not very good so we left them
what do you do with not very good thing you have?

Peter said...

duzz,

why you mention thoppigala?

that was a jungle we didnt need it, your ranil said it was a jungle

Anonymous said...

"what do you do with not very good thing you have?"

yeah yeah.. just like with pottu amman, Karuna,Pilliyan, thamil selvan..

Anonymous said...

god knows how many other defections.

Peter said...

now you have aggrovated the elitest of the elite forces that we kept hidden
moda bundas will find out what they are like very soon. They also know how to withdraw but they probably wont unless it's for the good of the tamil nation.

NOLTTE=Peace said...

Sam Perera,

LTTE could easily release some of their elite men to survive and carry out attacks later... and they can come as civilians to the liberated areas.

My question is with the group in this photo is, why they left their families and come? If they say it is to avoid forced conscription, it is a bull. Then you would not see such an organised gang.

Army should not have a loose attitude towards any men or women who are in the fighting age. They should be fingerprinted, photographed, and well interviewed and monitored. In some previous occasions, I have seen some escapees show unusual camera shyness- body language experts can identify them.

We do not want to wash and put in the mud, as we would be in square 1 again.

Peter said...

duzz,

they were not defections

they were traitors so we didnt need them

you will never see VP defecting for example

Peter said...

Lol,

The lengths a moda Banda would go to imitate me.

But the fact that only another one of his fellow moda Bandas had fell for it speaks volumes about the great moda Banda race.

Anonymous said...

"moda bundas will find out what they are like very soon"

yeah.. just heard what they did..

killed 10 civilians who tried escape to GOSL areas.. and holding up UN officials at gun point.. how gallant of them..

and i heard they used their unparalleled explosive expertise to blow up a bridge in vishuwamadu to hold up the innocent civilians..

Anonymous said...

VP defect? LOLz who said we want him to defect?

Anonymous said...

VP DEFECTS

http://i44.tinypic.com/snz0nm.jpg

Peter said...

moda Bandas listen he wont defect he's our king and he will fight for our nation when he feels like it

can MR fight for your nation, does he knows how to use a pistol?

vp has a pistol and cyanide capsule in case he needs it

Peter said...

VP has his own aircraft with full tank of diesel so he can go where ever in the world until fuel runs out.

175kms is a long way to travel on one gas tank, he can go to any country in the world, how will moda bandas catch him? Lol

Anonymous said...

can he fit into one? amazing...

Anonymous said...

and Lol.. who said anything about catching him?? we'll just burn hus sorry arse up @ 5000 feet altitude. :P

Peter said...

duzz,
that picture was obviously not vp

he's a largely proportioned individual

horizontally i mean, unless he's lost a lot of weiht

you are lame

Peter said...

you want to catch him to get the secrets of how he created a great nation singlehandedly

Peter said...

if he burns up 5000ft up how will you know he burnt you moda Banda? he wont burn, he's too big, i mean important, he will use his parachute to escape. That was not in mahavansa

NOLTTE=Peace said...

Peter Pan,

You have said.. "how he created a great nation singlehandedly"..

Can you please describe this 'great nation' and its attributes?

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Puran Appu said...

55 extended it's Defenses from Chundikulam to Chalai.

Looks like they crossed the lagoon. WOW


Hooray Hooray

Someone has to follow closely in the mainland. In fact I don't like the idea of crossing.

Guys, this is a quick move to avoid Challai air strip being used by Fatpig [if he hasn't done so already].

Peter said...

TN arasiyal vaathikaludam irunthu Tamil Naadu makkalo Thamil Eela makkalo ethukum ethir paarka mudiyaathu.

Eninum thodranthu TN makkal meethu ennaku nampikai irunthu varukirathu.

Peter said...

yes great nation

Peter said...

greater nation

Peter said...

greatest

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

If my map is correct Challai is the tip of the stretch of Chundikulam, not across lagoon mouth. Can someone clear this?

After the northern side of lagoon I think 55th will enter mainland. Otherwise it is risky.

NOLTTE=Peace said...

Sujeewa K,

I hope our generals know what they are doing..!

I believe that 58 has already moved into the area from the North West.

Else, 55 would be in trouble for advancing early.

Peter said...

you can see ruins of great nation, you destroyed it. he's a creator you're a destroyer.

we had police, navy and navy people who sorta flew fast aircrafts. we had schools, teachers, post service though these were paid for by moda Bunda's governemnt. We had food distribution by ICRC. We will recreate it wait and see

Peter said...

sujeewa,

hooray hooray for what?

Peter said...

see you dont want to talk to me

isnt this why we wanted our own land?

too late now

moda Bandas will always be moda Bandas

Peter said...

unlike your nation thats 100's of rupees in debt our nation was selfsustaining except for food, medicine and salaries.

When someone has something singala moda bandas didnt have, they destroy it.

you will pay, tamil selfsustaining nation will rise again!

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NOLTTE=Peace said...

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Nisal said...

Have you guys tried the offensive time-line button of the defence.lk map.

lol.

Nisal said...

LTTP is trying to blast bombs in south! Gov. should tighten the security as never before. Guys, be vigilant. I heard this from LTTPers here.

Nisal said...

350Km2

wow.

Peelam is reduced to 1.79% of it's original size.

Nisal said...

Guys,

On May 7th, 2007 morning around 07:25 AM the supersonic fighter jets of Sri Lankan Air-force bombed strategic LTTE base and a large fuel storage at Ramanatpuram East of Iranamadu. The fire lasted more than six hours in fuel storage causes very high flames of fire.
-source: wikipedia

Is this the same fuel storage we captured recently?

Anonymous said...

DW has a new post guys,
on to the new thread!

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

Dear Peter;

unlike your nation thats 100's of rupees in debt our nation was selfsustaining except for food, medicine and salaries.

I'm sure you took the long break to recover from depression, but this statement tells me you've gone completely insane. I tried to imagine how this can be at least a sarcastic comment, but surely you really mean this.

I know stock markets are not doing fine and pussycats are dying, but Peter that's life. Try to remain sane at your best.

When someone has something singala moda bandas didnt have, they destroy it.

Followed by the absolutely Lunatic claim, comes the complain. Once and for all let me tell your diaspora species, pls do not complain for injuries when you started a fight. It was entirely your judgment, or lack of it, which is proven absolutely wrong after 25yrs. At the end of the day you are obligated to take its payback in whatever form. If I go on gambling and loose money, crying in front of casino won't return me the lost penny.

Grow up Peter, your past is your lessons. Face future afresh and corrected. It is not the end of road for you Peter, you diaspora species are luckier than those Wanni tamils whom you forcibly converted into fertilizer.

you will pay, tamil selfsustaining nation will rise again!

Next comes the threat. We have been living under severe threats from the likes of you and Mahen. "Surprise", "you wait", "waves", oh I have forgotten them for the amount you issue. But Peter, be realistic. Will this happen within next zillion years. Before this human species would have evolved wings I guess.

I know you're trying to get away from the guilt of converting innocent wanni tamils into fertilizer. You are trying to add a mythical and speculative price tag for their wasted lives. I pity you.

But the hard truth is that there is no recovery. Scattered pieces of innocent wanni childhood will haunt you day and night till you die. Only if you booze your arse out you can smile in your life. That is if you can smile looking at chunks of meat and bone of your loved niece and nephew.

Every Mahavir day you will remember how they cried in the bunkers that covered for the "withdrawing" elite pussycats, and how they suffered in hunger [as they are put to die, they were given very little to eat], sorrow, despair and helplessness. The cries of the parents when much loved teenage sons and daughters are pulled out from their hands to be fertilized. All for dollar a day, or a euro a day.

You raped your wanni generation Peter. In whatever religion that I know, you have no redemption.

What can you do? Collect dollar a day and build children's park in every wanni village. Wanni children who only knows the length of T56 like to see roller coasters. Work for peace peter. Think everyone is a human. And for heaven's sake recover from this mythical addiction at least now.

These are your pain killers, but nothing can cure the wounds in your mind.

Ananda-USA said...

duzz said..

mainly we have the T55 battle tank, this tank cannot be put in the heavy armor league in any way cuz its got many flaws,
External fuel cells make the tank very vulnerable, as does its thin armor protection. The T-55 has a limited ability to depress the main gun, hindering the tank’s fires in defilade from high ground. In addition the gunner’s primary sight is slaved to the main gun, which does not allow the gunner to acquire targets in a hull-down posture.

Although the half-egg shaped turret of the T-55 has good ballistic qualities, it provides cramped working conditions for the crew, resulting in a slow rate of fire; and the protection afforded by its low silhouette (1 meter lower than the M60) is counterbalanced by its poor armor protection which is thin by western standards. By the same standards, its gun control equipment is also crude. It shares the disadvantage of most Soviet tanks in having limited ability to depress the main gun, thus not being capable of firing effectively from defilade and being forced to expose itself to engage targets. Ammunition and fuel are stored in vulnerable positions. The lack of a turret basket presents loading difficulties, and there is limited ready ammunition. The driver, commander, and gunner are all in line.
but it really can make a punch with proper co ordination with infantry units..

there are T69's with to my knowledge but i dont think we have enough for thunder runs.


True, these are all defects of the T55-class of old tanks, but we are not facing a modern army either; I had identified the threats we face from the LTTE elsewhere. The SLA has sufficient capabilities in its armored brigade to do a Thunder Run against the enemy we do face.

I would add the inability to acquire targets and fire accurately on the move, like the gyro-controlled gun platform of an M1-Abrams US Army tank, as one of the key modern features a T55-class tank does not have. Our tanks would have to stop, fire and move again to accurately and repeatably hit targets at a distance, when they do fire. However, that would not be a big disadvantage against the enemy they face.

Ananda-USA said...

Sujeewa Kokawala said...

If I go on gambling and loose money, crying in front of casino won't return me the lost penny.

Sujeewa, this is too funny for words! Great simile!

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Lalith Kuruwita said...

We need a party like JVP.

Because they are against Indian intervention.

This would keep India always cautious and help MR.

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