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Tamils sink navy gunboats | |
2006-05-11 | |
May 11, 2006 - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels today sank two navy gunboats in separate incidents and were firing at a ferry transporting some 700 troops, a spokesman for the Scandinavian truce monitors said. The rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sank a fast attack craft escorting MV Pearl Cruiser, which is carrying 700 soldiers off the island's north, and another gunboat at Point Pedro, Helen Olafsdottir said. "They are now attacking Pearl Cruiser and are putting the lives of our monitors in danger," Olafsdottir said, adding that members of the Scandinavian Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission had three close calls today.
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Posted by:Steve |
#6 Classic table-top/pen and paper Harpoon, old-style DOS Harpoon, or the new-fangled Harpoon III with networked play? |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-05-11 22:56 |
#5 Attacking an escorted troop carrier sounds like a standard scenario in Harpoon. Maybe the Sri Lankans should allocate part of their military budget for a couple of copies. |
Posted by: SteveS 2006-05-11 22:15 |
#4 ...at least. |
Posted by: tu3031 2006-05-11 13:19 |
#3 I think in India and Bangla, ferry's are not allowed to leave port with less than 200% occupancy |
Posted by: Frank G 2006-05-11 13:17 |
#2 Now I'm no expert in naval logistics, but I would think it's a bad idea to transport large numbers of troops in a ferry in hostile waters. |
Posted by: WhitecollarRedneck 2006-05-11 12:25 |
#1 Crappy navy, their personnels are known also for much atrocities. At the start of this mad war, an indiscipline SL army sparked it off when they killed and raped a nearby village after a landmind killed a few of their their comrades in the eighties. The government side was/is no less blameworthy. How else could an honor guard(later) once broke rank and attacked Rajiv Gandhi with his rifle butt on a parade ground. That disciplined! |
Posted by: Duh! 2006-05-11 10:18 |