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4x4 Truck: Place of origin Sri Lanka: Service history; In service: 2020–present: Used by Sri Lanka Army: Production history; Designer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: Designed: 2020: Manufacturer: Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [1] Produced: 2020–Present: Variants: UniCOLT MPT; UniCOLT GE; UniCOLT WB ...
The Unibuffel proved quite successful in the Sri Lankan civil war, it could transport troops through rough terrain with ease, and had good protection, it participated in all Sri Lankan Army operations 2005 onwards. When Sri Lankan troops joined United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti, 16 Unibuffels was deployed to serve as their APC. [6]
Shortly before 7:00 am on 15 October 1997 a group of up to six fighters from the LTTE’s Black Tigers drove a truck laden with approximately 350 kg (770 lb) explosives into the car park of the Galadari Hotel, a five-star luxury hotel, located in the heart of Colombo’s business and government district, where they shot and killed four unarmed security guards.
The research led to the production of vehicles based on a TATA commercial truck chassis with a strong metal hull about two metres from ground level in 1983, which was known under the name Yaka. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] It resulted in the backing of then-Minister for National Security, Hon Lalith Athulathmudali , who co-opted all engineering firms in Sri ...
Avalon is a 6x6 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected/Command vehicle with space for 12 troops and a crew of 2. It is capable of electronic warfare and gathering intelligence with real-time information from any terrain with a variety of cameras, drones and jammers.
Location of Sri Lanka. The Massacre at Thandikulam is a disputed event which occurred during Sri Lankan Civil War.It took place on 19 November 2006 when suspected LTTE carders exploded an Improvised explosive device (an IED) targeting a military truck killing five Sri Lanka Army soldiers.
Nelliady attack: In the first suicide attack by the LTTE Black Tigers, a small truck laden with explosives was driven into a Sri Lanka Army base in Nelliady, Jaffna peninsula by Vallipuram Vasanthan. Over 50 soldiers were killed along with Vasanthan. Nelliady, Jaffna District: 50--50 [10] 11 June
The Battle of Nelliady took place during the early stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War.It occurred on 5 July 1987, when a force of 50 LTTE militants assaulted the Sri Lanka Army Camp located in the Nelliady Central College in the town of Nelliady in the Jaffna District in northern Sri Lanka.