Units Sea Tigers

1 units

1.1 boats
1.2 ships
1.3 frogmen
1.4 personnel

units
boats

light fibreglass boats used suicide bomber attacks. these boats 15 meters long, , equipped 4 250 hp outboard engines , mixture of weaponry: light , heavy machine guns, 15–18 mm guns , grenade launchers. sea tiger attack vessels @ sea during operations , training; when idle loaded on large trailers , hidden in dense jungle southwest of mullaitivu or transported west coast if needed. said possess radar evading stealth boats believed north korea.

ships

the sea tigers manned number of larger merchant vessels (sailing under various flags) used smuggling equipment neighboring countries. there no large ports under ltte control, supplies loaded onto smaller vessels land directly on beaches. march 2003 october 2007, sri lankan navy destroyed ten of these vessels in indian ocean, crippling ltte s supply line.

ltte sea tiger head, colonel soosai on sea tiger vessel off mullaitivu


frogmen

frogmen served sea tigers , used in sinking @ least 1 freighter @ sri lankan navy base @ kankesanturai - kks, @ northern point of jaffna peninsula. involved in sinking of sln supply ship in trincomalee harbor in may 2008.

on 17 june 2006 on coast near colombo, 2 frogmen belonging sea tigers captured sri lanka s army while trying bomb ships in colombo port. news images showed frogmen using rebreathers, type 1 oxygen cylinder across belly. on capture, both tried commit suicide using cyanide.

personnel

the total personnel strength between 2,000-3,000 women , men. women operated boats on equal footing male compatriots. number of personnel may vary depending on operational needs. local arms caches hidden in jungle close villages.