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2006-05-11 Sri Lanka

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Posted by Steve 2006-05-11 09:47|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#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|| 2006-05-11 10:18|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-05-11 12:25|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-05-11 13:17|| Front Page Top

#4 ...at least.

Posted by tu3031 2006-05-11 13:19|| 2006-05-11 13:19|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2006-05-11 22:15|| Front Page Top

#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">Robert Crawford 2006-05-11 22:56|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-05-11 22:56|| Front Page Top

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