The weapons of the Sri Lankan Civil War.

[Ace Oliveira]

Not Only that, but the Civil War started back In 1983 and the both the Sri Lanka Army (Composed almost entirely of Sinhalese) and the Tamil Tigers (Composed of Tamils) commited some small scale Genocide by commiting Massacres all over the country. The SLA raping and killing Tamil Civilians and the Tamil Tigers doing the same against Sinhalese only with some Car Bombs and suicide bombers in Civilian Locations. There was some trophy taking commited by both sides too Ala World War 2 and Vietnam too.

[Ace Oliveira]

Also, What was the standard uniform of the SLA in the 1980s and 1990s?

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Ace Oliveira

Also, What was the standard uniform of the SLA in the 1980s and 1990s?

I've seen them wearing surplus British, American, German, and Chinese uniforms. It seems to vary based on units. I'm not sure they've adopted a standard, and I doubt they've had the money to afford standardization. Which is typical of many Third World militaries that have had to expand quickly and cheaply.

Recently, I've noticed a lot of their special forces wearing the same style dark blue urban camo that the Pakistani special forces wear...I'm not sure who makes it (probably some American manufacturer).

[Ace Oliveira]

Do you got pictures of varius SLA units in the 1980s and 1990s? They would be very helpful.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Ace Oliveira

Do you got pictures of varius SLA units in the 1980s and 1990s? They would be very helpful.

On my hard drive? No. Check Military Photos.com and do a search, that's where I find a lot of this stuff.

[Ace Oliveira]

The Forums or the regular Site?

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Ace Oliveira

The Forums or the regular Site?

The forums and the regular site are one and the same. The regular site is just a front page showing what topics have been updated in the forum.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Ace Oliveira

Not Only that, but the Civil War started back In 1983 and the both the Sri Lanka Army (Composed almost entirely of Sinhalese) and the Tamil Tigers (Composed of Tamils) commited some small scale Genocide by commiting Massacres all over the country. The SLA raping and killing Tamil Civilians and the Tamil Tigers doing the same against Sinhalese only with some Car Bombs and suicide bombers in Civilian Locations. There was some trophy taking commited by both sides too Ala World War 2 and Vietnam too.

In conflicts like the Sri Lankan Civil War, atrocities on both sides tend to be the norm. That's how it often is in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc. - no obvious good or bad guys, no matter what ideology or cause they claim to be fighting for (as far as I know, both the Sri Lankan govt. and LTTE claim to be "socialists" even though what they are in practice is ethnic nationalist/tribalist).

That being said, I'm just a tad bit more sympathetic to the SLA in this conflict, mostly because Prabhakaran has always struck me as one of those "Dear Leader" types. By most accounts, his rule in Tamil Eelam (while it lasted) was a lot like that of the Kims in North Korea - a cult of personality, press-ganging into military service, and starvation of Tamils who disagreed with the LTTE's agenda, among other things. I hear the LTTE even had something called a "life tax" - literally, they taxed Tamils for the right to be alive!

[Ace Oliveira]

Most Civil Wars are like that. There are exceptions though.