Three LTTE Anti Aircraft Guns (AAG), two of them with two barrels and two
Armoured Tanks (BMT) were recovered by troops in Puthumattalan in
Mulaitivu yesterday morning.
Those three AAGs, popularly known as pedal
guns or ZPUs are capable of firing a maximum of around 600 rounds per
minute and need to be kept on a four-wheel carriage for firing. They also
can cover a range of about 8,000 meters and are about 5-7 ft in height.
The BMT Armoured Tank, capable of high
fire-power and ability to sustain enemy fire is fitted with anti-bullet
and anti-splinter armour protection. Tiger terrorists had used these
Armoured Tanks to carry out devastating attacks on the troops in the past
three years, army sources said.
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