tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post2022644019840182944..comments2024-02-28T15:52:30.565+05:30Comments on DefenceNet: Defence News from Sri Lanka: Heavy fighting in Paranthan, KilinochchiDefenceNethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553575476849786179noreply@blogger.comBlogger260125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-7905858821337433032008-12-30T08:23:00.000+05:302008-12-30T08:23:00.000+05:30AsithriHow is the market for Finance professionals...Asithri<BR/><BR/>How is the market for Finance professionals in NY?TropicalStormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18110816350260622487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-24708834973660338882008-12-23T05:24:00.001+05:302008-12-23T05:24:00.001+05:30SLA's Heavy Caliber ArtilleryTo my knowledge, SLA'...SLA's Heavy Caliber Artillery<BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, SLA's heaviest artillery is 152mm (6 inch) and mortars are 120mm (5 inch).<BR/><BR/>These SLA artillery pguns are generally not of large enough caliber for use as seige guns against deep bunkers. In WW-I, at the Somme front, they fired 8 and 9 inch howitzers (about 13 tons weight each), and a few 15 inch rail-transported howtizers firing a 1400lb shell containing 200lb HE each!Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-33195703254974465942008-12-23T05:24:00.000+05:302008-12-23T05:24:00.000+05:30Effectiveness of Artillery Bombardment of Earthwor...Effectiveness of Artillery Bombardment of Earthwork Defences<BR/><BR/>As I understand it, the recent attack on the Jaffna/Paranthan/Kilinochchi fronts by the SLA was preceded by artillery bombardments, which does not seem to have been very effective in preventing the LTTE defenders from manning the earthworks, because as soon as the bombardments ended, the attacking troops found the earthworks to be defended by LTTE cadre who has presumably survived the bombardment. Furthermore, even in those places where the SLA troops cleared the defenders and occupied the earthbunds, they were effectively targeted in return by LTTE artillery and mortars. How is this possible, and what can we do about it? Furthermore, after reaching the first earthbund, the SLA troops found themselves in front of a second earthbund, that was manned by the LTTE cadre who fired at them.<BR/><BR/>I think what happened here is similar in some respects to the British-French offensive against the German-held defence line at the Somme in World War I in July, 1916. The German defence consisted of three lines of trenches, about 1km apart, defended by riflemen, machine guns, and small caliber mortars backed up by heavier caliber artillery in the rear. The attackers were supposed to capture both the first and the forward trenches.<BR/><BR/>The British attack was preceded by a tremendous artillery bombardment over several days that was intended to destroy the barbed wire in front of the trenches, the machine gun nests, the bunkers and the German troops sheltering within them. Over 1.5 million shells, weighing over 21,000 tons of all calibres, were fired over several days. However, over a million of the shells were small calibre 4.5-6 inch anti-personnel shrapnel shells designed to explode in the air destroying barbed wire and killing troops, while the remainder, weighing about 12,000 tons, were large 8-9 inch high-explosive (HE) howitzer shells fused to explode at depth. Only these latter shells, containing only about 900 tons of HE when the weight of the heavy large-caliber steel casings was subtracted, could penetrate the earth to a sufficient depth to destroy bunkers and the German soldiers taking shelter within them. That is an amazingly small fraction of the total mass of HE that in the shells that were fired.<BR/><BR/>The British offensive failed miserably because the German troops who sheltered within the deep bunkers, largely survived the bombardment and rushed to man the trenches, albeit now only mounds of misshapen earth, and the machineguns. Since the attacking British force walked behind an artillery barrage that advanced 200m ahead of them and proceeded past the trenches, it boiled down to a race between the attackers and the defenders as to who would reach the trench first, in time to kill the opponents.<BR/><BR/>At the Somme, the very small amount of earth-penetrating large caliber HE shells fired by the British failed to destroy the bunkers and the German troops sheltering within them. Although the attacking British troops typically outnumbered the defenders 3 or 4 to 1, they suffered 50% casualties compared to 10% for the Germans. The offensive was a disastrous and bloody failure.<BR/><BR/>What can we learn from this for taking the LTTE earthbunds with reduced casualties?<BR/><BR/>1. First, while our troops are attacking at the front, we need to drive the defenders into the bunkers to escape small caliber shrapnel fire, so they cannot fire at the troops during that phase until the barrage lifts and is moved to the second earthbund.<BR/><BR/>2. Second, while the shrapnel shell fire is going on, we need to fire precisely targeted earth penetrating missiles/bombs at the bunkers identified beforehand, to destroy the LTTE cadre sheltering within them.<BR/><BR/>3.Third, we need to identify the locations of, and suppress return fire from, LTTE artillery and heavy mortars targeting our troops from a distance, after they have succeeded in capturing the first earthbund.<BR/><BR/>4. Fourth, we need to identify and suppress heavy caliber fire from the second earthbund against our troops who capture the first earthbund.<BR/><BR/>It seems to me, that many of these return fire suppression requirements can be met better by using several helicopter gunships to support the attacking troops with anti-personnel and bunker-busting munitions.<BR/><BR/>Heavy caliber indirect artillery shell fire may not the best way to destroy bunkers because the tremendous pressure generated within the gun dictates very heavy shell casings containing very litte HE. Instead, air-delivered bombs and missiles with a strong nose cone for earth penetration backed up by a relatively light body that contains the HE will be able to deliver much more HE per munition to the target.<BR/><BR/>Any comments?Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-45623980961309746742008-12-22T10:52:00.000+05:302008-12-22T10:52:00.000+05:30Sam Perera said...at DefenceWire[The concrete bunk...Sam Perera said...at DefenceWire<BR/><BR/>[The concrete bunkers in Nation caught my attention. I am not sure why we can't use Fuel-Air bombs or thermobaric weapons to get the teras out.]<BR/><BR/>Sam, fuel-air/thermobaric bombs are largely wide-area blast-effect weapons. They would destroy above-ground facilities, incinerate every living plant, animal or human, kill both LTTEcadres/SLA troops/ civilians caught above ground, but will do very little against LTTE cadres in underground reinforced bunkers. Their above-ground destructive capacity approach those of small nuclear weapons detonated above ground.<BR/><BR/>To destroy LTTE hiding in concrete-reinforced underghround bunkers, even 30 feet deep, what you really need are earth-penetrating high-explosive bombs such as those deployed against Desert Storm trenches, Saddam's HQ bunkers, and against the Taliban by the US armed forces.<BR/><BR/>Earth penetrating bombs to take out the relatively thin-concrete-walled LTTE bunkers will not be very difficult to build in Sri Lanka. You just need a thick-walled nose cone welded to a thick walled steel-pipe that is filled with high-explosive. It should be delivered from a great height at high impact velocity and detonated after it has penetrated underground to the desired depth (less than its terminal depth). When detonated at the target depth, the bunkerbuster will not only destroy the entire bunker, but will lift out all the earth above it creating a large crater. The same amount of explosive delivered above the ground, will destroy above ground structures, but the blast wave will be absorbed by the soft earth, leaving not only deep bunkers, but also relatively deep trenches a short distance away intact.<BR/><BR/>The problem, of course, is delivering the bunker-buster accurately to the point above the target at the correct velocity. That is best done by a laser guidance system controlling the fins of the bomb, although just gravity dropped bombs will also work. More sophisticated bunker-busters are not gravity-dropped bombs, but are rocket engine propelled and laser guided.<BR/><BR/>In effect, what is needed is to accurately identify the targets, and to destroy them individually using air-delivered bunkerbuster bombs.Ananda-USAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271938845222503043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-12792590916812813832008-12-21T22:08:00.000+05:302008-12-21T22:08:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-39598463607618033672008-12-21T22:07:00.000+05:302008-12-21T22:07:00.000+05:30Heavy shelling & bombing kills 1 & injures...<B><BR/><BR/>Heavy shelling & bombing kills 1 & injures 9 civilians including a 8 year old Boy<BR/><BR/>A civilian was killed and nine more civilians were injured including an 8 year old boy when barrage of shells fired by Sri Lanka Security Forces (SF) and Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) hit Vanni area on Saturday. Many houses were also damaged due to the heavy shelling aiming the civilian settlement in area according to the sources in Killinochchi.<BR/><BR/>SLAF troopers stepped up the bombing Killinochchi, near Vadakachy Ganesha Temple and Mullaiththeevu, Mullivaikal area where the Tsunami affected people have their settlements built up recently and those settlements were damaged by the SLAF attack on Saturday.<BR/><BR/>indiscriminate shell attacks directed at Mualitivu hospital also damaged the men wing in the hospital and few more sustained injuries due to the shelling. <BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-48856672668131280612008-12-21T21:49:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:49:00.000+05:30peccko said...In the most recent Kilaly debacle of...<B><BR/><BR/>peccko said...<BR/><BR/>In the most recent Kilaly debacle of the SLA Mr Nishantha Ranasinghe of 53rd Commando division was caught alive by the LTTE. He is a 22 year old young recruit from Kalnawa (or Galnawa ), Anuradhapura. He has said the following in an interview to a journalist in the Vanni.<BR/><BR/>Excerpts:<BR/><BR/>“I was abandoned in the field by the SLA after I was wounded. I was lying amongst the dead soldiers when the LTTE found me, treated me and eventually saved my life.<BR/><BR/>I joined the military because the salary was high and I was promised that I will not be taken to the battle field for two years. But shortly after joining they brought me to Jaffna and within six days they put me in this front line.<BR/><BR/>There are many many Sinhalese youngsters who have been fooled in this fashion to join the army. I was one of 35 members of the team with which took part in this battle. I only knew the situation after I joined the army.<BR/><BR/>We were brought to the Muhamalai field on the 9th and early in the morning on the 13th four of us were put in a sentry point.<BR/><BR/>There were four of us together in the team of 35. I do not know what happened to the other three at the battle.<BR/>I am 22 years old now and I have studied up to year 7 in school.”<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, putha. You are now in safe hands. Safer than the cheating hands of Ponsy, Rajapakse's.<BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-43323422253299803192008-12-21T21:48:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:48:00.000+05:30[Guerrilla leaders in the Wanni who have been meet...[Guerrilla leaders in the Wanni who have been meeting civilian groups, both in their homes and IDP (internally displaced persons) centres have told them this is their "last battle to defend the Tamils." They have said that they had made pledges to their leader to fight to the last to prevent the fall of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu.]<BR/><BR/>Great news!<BR/><BR/>Imagine the amount of money SL tax payers are going to save - from not having to feed the surrendered sakkili-monkeys!<BR/><BR/>LMSSAO!!!<BR/><BR/>OaO AsithriAsithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088197982256468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-76176601279900081552008-12-21T21:44:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:44:00.000+05:30Speaking of diaspora sakkiliya like Jet, Shart, dr...Speaking of diaspora sakkiliya like Jet, Shart, droopy-Peckker, here are their very own "thamizeezam" sakkiliyas battling their four-legged cousin hanumans in the Vanni jungle - A MUST SEE!<BR/><BR/>I loved the very well spoken interviews by these brave sakki-dudes!<BR/><BR/>I have not laughed so much in a long, long time!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy patriots!<BR/><BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFj6htW6Ir4&feature=channel_page<BR/><BR/>:)) :)) :))<BR/><BR/>OaO AsithriAsithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088197982256468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-70521717833366743802008-12-21T21:42:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:42:00.000+05:30Hey JetAn honest question...Are you a she-male?Fro...Hey Jet<BR/><BR/>An honest question...<BR/><BR/>Are you a she-male?<BR/><BR/>From your absurdly giggly-bubbly posts in Bold, I strongly suspect you are one.<BR/><BR/>If you are, could you please see me in NYC? I know some black dudes who will pay you a handsome price for a 1/2 hour...a much rewarding time can be had than just mindlessly blogging here with stuff from Tamilnet that we all know is garbage, i.e. empty, LTTE prop-up words (the stuff we have all seen the days of MavilA).<BR/><BR/>Yes, you can bring your own leather whips, handcuffs, and chains...I promise.<BR/><BR/>;-) ;-) ;-)<BR/><BR/>OaO AsithriAsithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088197982256468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-2514879789194948342008-12-21T21:34:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:34:00.000+05:30Sithsala[desperation getting higher by the day for...Sithsala<BR/><BR/>[desperation getting higher by the day for the monkeys...]<BR/><BR/>Very true!<BR/><BR/>Sakkili Tamilnet appears to have given the diaspora LTTE sakkiliyas a heroin shot with a false story about huge SLA casualties from a "pre-emptive" strike...a much needed morale boost after the arms ship and another 4 small craft were sunk - killing between 40-50 thalathel smelling sakkiliyas - what a feast the Indian Ocean sharks must have had! <BR/><BR/>Then again, I am sure the sharks must be having indigestion by now!<BR/><BR/>So, diaspora mother/father-doer monkeys keep wankering/vibrating in joy! <BR/><BR/>T'is the Season to be Jolly<BR/>I know...but...<BR/><BR/><BR/>LMSSAO!!!<BR/><BR/>OaO AsithriAsithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088197982256468403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-48538314839262026542008-12-21T21:22:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:22:00.000+05:30desperation getting higher by the day for the monk...desperation getting higher by the day for the monkeys...<BR/><BR/>if these ppl were to join CNN, what a world they would put in front of their viewers...<BR/><BR/>simply amazing...that we are on the right path...Sithsalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946306752147923415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-3102189148151730722008-12-21T21:02:00.000+05:302008-12-21T21:02:00.000+05:30In the most recent Kilaly debacle of the SLA Mr Ni...In the most recent Kilaly debacle of the SLA Mr Nishantha Ranasinghe of 53rd Commando division was caught alive by the LTTE. He is a 22 year old young recruit from Kalnawa (or Galnawa ), Anuradhapura. He has said the following in an interview to a journalist in the Vanni.<BR/><BR/>Excerpts:<BR/><BR/>“I was abandoned in the field by the SLA after I was wounded. I was lying amongst the dead soldiers when the LTTE found me, treated me and eventually saved my life.<BR/><BR/>I joined the military because the salary was high and I was promised that I will not be taken to the battle field for two years. But shortly after joining they brought me to Jaffna and within six days they put me in this front line.<BR/><BR/>There are many many Sinhalese youngsters who have been fooled in this fashion to join the army. I was one of 35 members of the team with which took part in this battle. I only knew the situation after I joined the army.<BR/><BR/>We were brought to the Muhamalai field on the 9th and early in the morning on the 13th four of us were put in a sentry point.<BR/><BR/>There were four of us together in the team of 35. I do not know what happened to the other three at the battle.<BR/>I am 22 years old now and I have studied up to year 7 in school.”<BR/><BR/>Don't worry, putha. You are now in safe hands. Safer than the cheating hands of Ponsy, Rajapakse's.pecckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01206172690636755905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-88157643187392965772008-12-21T20:43:00.000+05:302008-12-21T20:43:00.000+05:30Intercepted radio communication revealed.............<B><BR/><BR/>Intercepted radio communication revealed................<BR/><BR/>lolz<BR/><BR/>super moda army<BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-57120257973125207902008-12-21T19:58:00.000+05:302008-12-21T19:58:00.000+05:30one of the captured modayashttp://tinyurl.com/a2gp...<B><BR/><BR/>one of the captured modayas<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/a2gppz<BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-27029259050589241602008-12-21T17:33:00.000+05:302008-12-21T17:33:00.000+05:30check the mortuaries for the bodies they are arriv...<B><BR/><BR/>check the mortuaries for the bodies <BR/><BR/>they are arriving in large numbers<BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-79571005234035591962008-12-21T17:18:00.000+05:302008-12-21T17:18:00.000+05:30Lanka Dissent=Mangala SamaraweeraMongal makes jang...Lanka Dissent=Mangala Samaraweera<BR/><BR/>Mongal makes jangi. LD washes them.<BR/><BR/>(Seriously, LD is a Mongal connected web site)hemanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075005485723598181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-66494811434777793402008-12-21T17:03:00.000+05:302008-12-21T17:03:00.000+05:30lankadissents claim of 400 bodies of SLA at Jayara...lankadissents claim of 400 bodies of SLA at Jayarathna florist is a blatent lie.<BR/><BR/>One should understand it is impossible for JF to keep some mamy dead bodies at their premises.The place itself is not enough for 20 bodies...Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-22334388193366889772008-12-21T17:02:00.000+05:302008-12-21T17:02:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08393912880758927080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-52200844877840606472008-12-21T17:01:00.000+05:302008-12-21T17:01:00.000+05:30TCI agree with you and I seems to be looking for a...TC<BR/>I agree with you and I seems to be looking for answers for my desperate situation in SL.Every one in authority and in power must find a genuine solution to our nagging problems in the country.Belive me! I am not too happy with CJ as he too made a decision in the bench against my friend and that does not mean that he should be sacked. He must respect his position and he in turn must use his authority with responsibility and that goes to the politicians in both divide. Good governance in the country will usher prosperity and this alone will do away with this separatist and terrorist problem that will automatically give us the safety net of the IC that we need to live peacefullykevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237448680173590312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-13736813327179409882008-12-21T16:10:00.000+05:302008-12-21T16:10:00.000+05:30all the LTTE units left Nadunkerni some time agoit...<B><BR/><BR/>all the LTTE units left Nadunkerni some time ago<BR/><BR/>its a HUGE victory <BR/><BR/>lolz<BR/><BR/></B>Jethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08976442569542504722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-76216160490103256922008-12-21T16:07:00.000+05:302008-12-21T16:07:00.000+05:30Army Bags Nadunkerni ; TF4 scores its first battle...Army Bags Nadunkerni ; TF4 scores its first battlefield victory<BR/><BR/>[Click to magnify/shrink] The latest offensive element of Sri Lanka Army, the Task Force 4 has liberated the Nadunkerni town, defence sources reveal. According to the sources, troops following a successful offensive (Dec 20) launched last morning has wrested total control of the town which was under terror clutches for years.STFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182267705101577875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-6954811803744703252008-12-21T15:18:00.000+05:302008-12-21T15:18:00.000+05:30See new post in my blog.See new post in my blog.Mahenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18433738098869814662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-64749818878276317802008-12-21T14:59:00.000+05:302008-12-21T14:59:00.000+05:30We have a nice crab dance in the boiling Peelam po...We have a nice crab dance in the boiling Peelam pot today..<BR/><BR/><B>Shit</B> ( aka Kuttu ) coupled with <B>Fart</B> make an excellent gay couple..<BR/><BR/>Keep on dancing sakkiliyas.. Dont forget to send in more money to the sea bed :-)Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081985955968751549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9079007316930841006.post-46872243420288673032008-12-21T13:19:00.000+05:302008-12-21T13:19:00.000+05:30Sam and TSSS knows he erred with the petrol price ...Sam and TS<BR/><BR/>SS knows he erred with the petrol price ruling, hence is now trying to justify. Courts never have to or have justified decisions/rulings. The last few days SS on two occasions tried to justify his ruling by saying it was above partisan politics and that the courts were above. Morevoever, in a starnge twist the petrol price ruling allows counter submissions within three weeks - yes this have been allowed. has this ever happened in SC judgements/rulings - no.<BR/><BR/>erred big time brother.....<BR/><BR/>very interesting to see what parliamane has to say<BR/><BR/>was listening to an interesting quote by an announcer in a very popular network sadi 'ir is said that law is an ass but now we have an ass up agains a pack of donkeys' ha ha haSri Lankikayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642187671342644747noreply@blogger.com