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The soldier on the left is wearing a head ghillie, and her rifle is covered with ghillie fabric too.
Edit: The image is from the final months of 2008, not 2009 (My bad).
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Image description: Tamil Tigers are carrying an SVD sniper, QBZ-97 and T-56 rifles with skin. They belong to the Imran Pandian Regiment. One of them is in the standard Tamil Tiger uniform, and at least 3 are in the distinct regimental uniform; the sniper and her associates belong to the Mayooran Sniper Team, a unit under the Imran Pandian Regiment.
This is one of the earliest small Fast Inshore Attack Boats indigenously designed by the Sea Tigers. They were first deployed in the early 1990s to fight against the Sri Lankan navy in Jaffna Lagoon.
A total of 4 were produced in this shape.
Later, a new variant (only one) was produced, but soon it was converted into a bomb-laden craft and used in an attack against SLN (image provided in the comment section).
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Sri Lankan Navy’s Cedric-class boats (formerly known as Arrow boats) were copied and manufactured based on this class’s design.
>In 2006 when a Sri Lankan Navy SBS operation, led by LCDR Mudiyanselage Bandula Dissanayake (who was injured during a LTTE attack in 2009 and retired from the Navy in 2012), discovered where the LTTE was manufacturing the 16-foot boats its forces used for their wolf-pack attacks. SBS personnel found a boat buried in the ground at the site, which was later recovered and brought to the Navy dockyard at Trincomalee. Navy engineers reverse-engineered a version of this boat, which became the SLN’s first 16-foot Arrow Boat. The small, highly maneuverable boat was fitted with a 12.7 mm main gun and an automatic grenade launcher on the stern. Two 115-horsepower outboard engines propelled it to speeds in excess of 25 knots.
This aircraft's construction was almost complete, but as the Sri Lankan Army advanced towards the construction yard, the Tigers were forced to destroy the indigenous aircraft. However, a few parts of the aircraft and the blueprint were recoverable by the SLA.
The Sky Tigers were also known as the Tamileelam Air Force (TAF).
Arappetti supply vehicles were improvised Mahindra tractors employed by the Tigers to transport essential provisions - primarily food - to the Forward Defence Lines (FDL).
They were called "Arappetti" in Tamil because they were only half the size of a standard tractor trailer (where "arai/அரை" means half, which shortens to "ara", and "petti/பெட்டி" means box/compartment in Tamil).
They were classified as part of the battlefield's “Rear Area Vehicles” (களநிலை ஊர்திகள் / Kaḷanilai Ūrtikaḷ).
More than ten of these vehicles were in operation, each typically manned by a driver and, on occasion, accompanied by an armed guard. They were operated by the Border Force of the Tamil Tigers' People Force.
Three distinct versions of the Arappetti were developed.
1) Arappetti MK-1
These were the most produced ones. There was no armour plate to this version.
2) Arappetti MK-2
These vehicles were introduced in the later stages of the conflict. They were fitted with armour plating around the driver’s seat for added protection. However, this version lacked a driver-side door, requiring drivers to enter and exit through the rear of the vehicle (see Image 3).
3) Arappetti MK-3
These had better upgraded armour when compared to the MK-2. Also, these had driver seat doors too.
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The following info was taken from the documentary named "Armoured Vehicles used by Tigers in the Final War- Documentary" (medium: Tamil), written by Nane Chozhan (A Tamil archiver documenting the Eelam Wars)
Behind these two, another soldier is standing to guide the reinforcements.
Victor Anti-Armour Regiment soldiers were nicknamed "RPG Commandos" (both the loader and the shooter)
This map was drawn by a Dutch minister, Philippus Baldaeus.
Sniper: SVD
The Mayooran Sniper Team is a unit attached to the Imran Pandian Regiment. Their distinctive sniper team uniform's colour is a deep, dark sap green.
குள்ளா = Kulla
Tetschner, Johann Carl (publisher)
Heydt, Johann Wolfgang (draughtsman and engraver)
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From right to left, the boat next to Kulla is a Battal-type boat belonging to the Islamic Tamils of Jaffna. Next to Battal is a Dutch Boat. In the background of the second image, you can see other Tamil boats with square masts.
Date: 2002/11/27
The red-coloured Tiger flag was adopted by the organization as the national flag of Tamil Eelam (the claimed Tamil homeland), while the blue-coloured Tiger flag served as the naval flag of the Sea Tigers.
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To read more about Sea Tigers' boats:
Bike = DT 175
The Sea Tigers were the navy of the Tamil Tigers. In the above image, you can see the white uniform of the Sea Tigers' sailors with a square rig.
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Winner class boats were designed during the 4th Eelam War to reduce the vulnerability of the enemy's (Sri Lankan Navy) fire during naval battles. The total number of boats produced in the Winner class is unknown. One of the boats was named Parani (image above).
They are armed with either a 12.7 mm or a 14.5mm gun on the bow and a 7.62mm GPMG or a 12.7mm gun on the stern.
OBM: 2x250 hp
Image Source: https://isaw.nyu.edu/research/io-figures/images/fig-53-ship-graffito-from-alagankulam-tamil-nadu
Alagankulam was an important port in South India that survived between 4th century BCE (AMS date 2320 ± 30) and 1st century BCE (AMS date 2030 ± 30), representing the Early Historic phase, popularly called the Sangam Age.
These are the earliest boat drawings ever found in the Tamil lands.
First image: 2-mast boat
Second image: single-mast boat
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Fyi, 'Ground Black Tigers' are the special forces equivalent of the Tamil Tigers.
The Mirage was the primary class of troop transporter operated by the Sea Tigers (the naval wing of the Tamil Tigers aka ltt), introduced into service in 1996 with the Sengkodi serving as the first boat. The class comprised three distinct subclasses. Rather than bearing formal subclass designations, these vessels were typically identified by their individual craft names.
The three subclasses were configured and deployed as follows:
The main production run of the Mirage class consisted of ten transport vessels designed for logistics and deployment. They were capable of carrying either 4,000 kg of cargo or 40 armed personnel in a single run. These were rarely used for midsea transfer and if engaged, attached with explosives to avoid capture. These ten boats were split by propulsion type:
Two boats were constructed specifically as bomb-laden vessels meant for immediate deployment in offshore attacks. Because they were built for immediate operational use, no specific subclass name was assigned to them. One was named Sutharsan, and the second one's name is unknown.
Only a single vessel was built with this specific configuration, which is why it remained without a distinct subclass name. It functioned as an offshore radar platform. (Note: A detailed breakdown of this specific radar craft will be covered in a separate post.)
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similar smaller boats with a tent-like structure used by Jaffna Islamic Tamils of that time: