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Sri Lanka Armoured Corps

January 31, 2023

The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps (SLAC) provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army, with vehicles such as the T-55AM2, and type 80/88 main battle tanks; the BMP infantry fighting vehicle; and the BTR-80, and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers. It comprises six regular armoured regiments, a volunteer regiment, and a regimental band. It has an independent Armoured Brigade and is headquartered at Rock House Army Camp, Colombo.[1][2]

Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Active1955 - present
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
TypeArmoured corps
RoleTank warfare
Armoured warfare
Size6 regular regiments,
1 volunteer regiment
Regimental HeadquartersRock House
Motto(s)Whither the fates call
MarchQuick - The Radetski March (traditional)
Under the Double Eagle (modern)
Slow - 1st Dragoon Guards and 2nd Dragoon Guards Slow March
Engagements1971 Insurrection
Insurrection 1987-89
Sri Lankan Civil War
Commanders
Colonel CommandantMaj Gen D B S N Bothota
Brigade CommanderBrig P A M Peiris
Centre CommandantBrig W P Kariyawasam
Insignia
Flag

History

Formation

The Ceylon Army was established in 1949. Under Prime Minister Colonel Sir John Kotelawala, the Government of Ceylon decided on the need to add armor to support infantry elements of the newly established regular army. To this effect a cavalry arm was considered and the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron was established on 1 October 1955 under the command of Major D. S. Attygalle at the Echelon Barracks. Squadron moved to Ridiyagama for training with British Army advisers from the Queen's Dragoons Guards received four British Ferret unturreted scout cars along with twenty BSA M20 with side cars that were armed with Bren light machine gun. The squadron expanded its number of personal and increased its training. In 1957, the squadron moved to Ampara on flood relief duties and in December moved to Rock House Army Camp in Colombo, which became its regimental headquarters. In 1958, the squadron was deployed to counter the communal riots and on 15 December 1958 it was expanded to a formation reconnaissance regiment with two recce squadrons and had increased its fleet with BSA M21 motorcycles, eight Ferret Mk II Scout Cars and two Daimler Armoured Cars. The 1st Reconnaissance Regiment became allied to and inherited the traditions of Queen's Dragoons Guards and it became the Ceylon Armoured Corps.[1]

1971 Insurrection

 
SLAC retired BTR-152.

The 1st Recce Regiment was deployed on several occasions in the 1950s and 1960s on flood relief and internal security operations. It was deployed for counter-insurgency operations in Kurunegala and Anuradhapura districts under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Ranatunga during the 1971 Insurrection against the JVP. In 1971, the regiment received twelve British Alvis Saladin armoured cars in May and ten Soviet BTR-152 armored personnel carriers (APCs) in November to supplement its counter-insurgency operations with a third squadron. When Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972, the CAC became the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps. Following the insurrection, the regiment deployed a saber squadron to provide security for the Criminal Justice Commission from 1973 to 1976. A forth squadron was raised in 1974.[1]

The first volunteer (reserve) unit of the SLAC, the 2nd (Volunteer) Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps was formed in 1979 under the command of Lt. Col Eustace Jayasekara with troops from the Ceylon National Guard.

Civil War

 
SLAC armour in a combat operation.
 
Sri Lanka Army WZ551 APC
 
Type 89 (YW534) Armored Fighting Vehicles

With the escalation of the Sri Lankan civil war, three saber squadrons were deployed in the northern and eastern provinces of the country, to provide fire support for infantry and for the protection of road convoys. The forth squadron was deployed in Colombo for the defense of the capital. The Armoured Corps Training Centre (ACTC) was established on 1 January 1984 at Kalattewa, Anuradhapura. The regiment received several Alvis Stalwart amphibious vehicles in 1985 and thirty two Alvis Saracen APCs in 1986. With the Saracens the SLAC was able to allocate two Saracens per troop providing assault troops to provide close combat support in the form of mechanized infantry. In the 1980s the regiment supported all major military operations, notably Vadamarachchi Operation. Following the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the North and East provinces, the regiment deployed a saber squadron each in Jaffna and Kilinochchi, while it deployed the remaining two squadrons in Colombo and Gampaha as the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection started in the south of the island. In November 1988, the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment was raised with Saladins, Saracens, Ferrets and a Stalwart. On 15 December 1988, the Armoured Brigade was formed under the command of Brigadier Y. Balaretnarajah who became the first Armoured Brigade Commander bring under it the 1st, 3rd Reconnaissance Regiments and the ACTC. Its expansion was limited since the Government of Sri Lanka face difficulties in precuring spares and new military equipment from its traditional suppliers in the United Kingdom and Singapore due to pressure from Western countries. The US government approved the sale of Cadillac Gage armored cars without turrets and guns and the British government's refusal to supply spare parts for the Alvis Saladins and Ferret armoured cars. The SLAC received 10 Type 63 (YW531) APC from China in 1988. The 2nd (Volunteer) Regiment was transferred to the Sri Lanka Light Infantry as its 5th (Volunteer) battalion in 1989.[1]

Three saber squadrons from the two regiments were deployed for the first amphibious landings made by the army in Operation Balavegaya to break the siege on Elephant Pass. The siege on Elephant Pass made it clear that the civil war had shifted from an insurrection into a conventional war. The army looked for new sources of heavier weaponry and found it in China and Czechoslovakia. It looked for tracked vehicles for better cross country movements and larger caliber guns. In 1991, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps received from China twenty Type 85 light tanks, ten Type 90 APCs, command vehicles and a Type 86 armoured recovery vehicle which were assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment replacing the British armoured cars. That year the SLAC introduced main battle tanks with the formation of its first tank regiment, the 4th Armoured Regiment at Clappenburg in Trincomalee equipped with T-55A medium tanks and T 55 ARVs brought down from the Czechoslovakia. In 1992, SLAC deployed twenty Type 86 infantry fighting vehicles. The two T-55A tanks of the 4th Armoured Regiment captured by the LTTE in the Battle of Pooneryn in November 1993. One of these destroyed by the air force and the other was re-captured at the end of the war..[3]

The 5th Regiment raised in 1994 as an infantry role and converted to an armored role as the 5th Reconnaissance Regiment with the arrival of Russian sixteen BMP-1 IFVs, followed by Chinese thirty Type 63 II APCs and a Czech T 54 AVLB bridge-layer. Many of the SLAC units deployed in the Operation Riviresa in 1995 and became the first units enter Jaffna. The 6th Regiment was raised in January 1997 and was initially deployed in an infantry role. In 1998, thirty three BTR-80 APCs and BTR-80 A IFVs were added to the 'A' vehicle fleet shared between the 1st, 3rd, 6th recce regiments and were used in Operation Jayasikurui. In May 1998, the 7th Battalion, Sri Lanka National Guard was transferred as the SLAC as the 7th (Volunteer) Regiment in an infantry role. In 1999, the 8th Regiment was raised as a reinforcement regiment in an infantry role. In 1998 the SLAC was presented with the President's Standard in recognition of the service it has rendered.[2]

In 2000, Czech T-55 AM II MBTs, BMP-2, BMP-3 IFVs were added followed by the BMP-2 command vehicles in 2002. The regiments under went reorganizing with new equipment, the 4th Armoured Regiment was reorganized in 2001 with three squadrons of T-55 AM II; 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment received one squadron of T-55A and the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment phased out its old British AFVs and was fully equipped with BTR 80s and BTR 80A.[2]

With the hostilities resuming in 2006, SLAC units deployed in offensive operations on all fronts. Its 4th Armoured Regiment lost six tanks in the key Battle of Jaffna. The 6th recce regiment was disbanded in February 2007 with its personal and equipment transferred to the newly formed Mechanized Infantry Regiment. In August 2007 a new 6th Reinforcement Regiment was raised followed by the 10th Reinforcement Regiment was raised in August 2008. In 2009 more Chinese WZ551 APCs were added and the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment was re-designated as the 3rd Armoured Regiment as it was converted to a tank regiment. The army was negotiating the purchase of twenty Al Khalids from Pakistan when the war ended. Following end of the war, the 9th and 10th reinforcement regiments were disbanded and amalgamated with the 8th regiment in 2012.[1][2]

Units

Operations and administration

Regular Army

  • 1st Reconnaissance Regiment SLAC
  • 3rd Armoured Regiment SLAC (Formed on 16 November 1988 at Rock House Camp, Colombo)
  • 4th Armoured Regiment SLAC (Formed on 24 September 1991 at Rock House camp, first ever Tank Regiment of SLA)
  • 5th Reconnaissance Regiment SLAC (Formed on 06 January 1994 at Rock House Camp)
  • 6th (RFT) Regiment SLAC
  • 8th (RFT) Regiment SLAC (Disbanded) (Formed on 30th July 1998 at Vasavilan)
  • 9th (RFT) Regiment SLAC (Disbanded) (Formed on 21 January 2008 and disbanded on 1 April 2012)
  • 10th (RFT) Regiment SLAC (Disbanded) (Formed on 28 August 2008 and disbanded on 1 April 2012)

Volunteer Force

  • 2nd(V) Regiment SLAC (Formed on 1 January 1979 and disbanded on 15 August 1987 to form 5 (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry)
  • 7th(V) Regiment SLAC (Converted from 7 Sri Lanka National Guard on 22 May 1998)

Armoured Corps Training Centre

The Armoured Corps Training Centre (ACTC) was established in 1984 at the army camp at Kalattewa, Anuradhapura to train tradesmen needed to operate its fleet of AFV.

Its programs includes;

  • Young officers course
  • Recruit training course
  • Tank commanders/ Troop sergeants course
  • Basic tank drivers course
  • B Vehicle course
  • Gunner operators course
  • Clerks course
  • NCOs leadership course
  • BTR drivers course
  • Logistic course
  • MT Document course
  • Cpl to Sgt promotion course
  • T 55 Tank Driver intensive course
  • T 55 Tank Gnr/Opr intensive course
  • Class 1 diver course
  • Class 1 operator course

Equipment

 
Sri Lanka Army BTR80A
 
Sri Lanka Army MT-55A Armored Vehicle-launched Bridge pulled by Tatra T815 Truck

Notable members

Alliances

Order of precedence

Preceded by
First in Order of Precedence
 Order of Precedence Succeeded by
Preceded by
First in Order of
Precedence
 Order of Precedence
(with armoured vehicles) 		Succeeded by

See also

Sri Lanka Army

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Michael K. Cecil - Sri Lanka’s Military: The Search For A Mission, [1].
  2. ^ a b c d "SLAC History". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ "4th Armoured Regiment". army.lk. Sri Lanka Army.
  4. ^ Saferworld's research project on arms and security in EU Associate Countries, Czech Republic 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Type 63". nation.lk.
  6. ^ Two Security Forces Headquarters established in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine

External links and sources

  • Sri Lanka Army
  • Sri Lanka Armoured Corps

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The Sri Lanka Armoured Corps SLAC provides the armour capability of the Sri Lanka Army with vehicles such as the T 55AM2 and type 80 88 main battle tanks the BMP infantry fighting vehicle and the BTR 80 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers It comprises six regular armoured regiments a volunteer regiment and a regimental band It has an independent Armoured Brigade and is headquartered at Rock House Army Camp Colombo 1 2 Sri Lanka Armoured CorpsActive1955 presentCountry Sri LankaBranch Sri Lanka ArmyTypeArmoured corpsRoleTank warfareArmoured warfareSize6 regular regiments 1 volunteer regimentRegimental HeadquartersRock HouseMotto s Whither the fates callMarchQuick The Radetski March traditional Under the Double Eagle modern Slow 1st Dragoon Guards and 2nd Dragoon Guards Slow MarchEngagements1971 InsurrectionInsurrection 1987 89Sri Lankan Civil WarCommandersColonel CommandantMaj Gen D B S N BothotaBrigade CommanderBrig P A M PeirisCentre CommandantBrig W P KariyawasamInsigniaFlag Contents 1 History 1 1 Formation 1 2 1971 Insurrection 1 3 Civil War 2 Units 2 1 Operations and administration 2 2 Regular Army 2 3 Volunteer Force 2 4 Armoured Corps Training Centre 3 Equipment 4 Notable members 5 Alliances 6 Order of precedence 7 See also 8 References 9 External links and sourcesHistory EditFormation Edit The Ceylon Army was established in 1949 Under Prime Minister Colonel Sir John Kotelawala the Government of Ceylon decided on the need to add armor to support infantry elements of the newly established regular army To this effect a cavalry arm was considered and the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron was established on 1 October 1955 under the command of Major D S Attygalle at the Echelon Barracks Squadron moved to Ridiyagama for training with British Army advisers from the Queen s Dragoons Guards received four British Ferret unturreted scout cars along with twenty BSA M20 with side cars that were armed with Bren light machine gun The squadron expanded its number of personal and increased its training In 1957 the squadron moved to Ampara on flood relief duties and in December moved to Rock House Army Camp in Colombo which became its regimental headquarters In 1958 the squadron was deployed to counter the communal riots and on 15 December 1958 it was expanded to a formation reconnaissance regiment with two recce squadrons and had increased its fleet with BSA M21 motorcycles eight Ferret Mk II Scout Cars and two Daimler Armoured Cars The 1st Reconnaissance Regiment became allied to and inherited the traditions of Queen s Dragoons Guards and it became the Ceylon Armoured Corps 1 1971 Insurrection Edit SLAC retired BTR 152 The 1st Recce Regiment was deployed on several occasions in the 1950s and 1960s on flood relief and internal security operations It was deployed for counter insurgency operations in Kurunegala and Anuradhapura districts under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Cyril Ranatunga during the 1971 Insurrection against the JVP In 1971 the regiment received twelve British Alvis Saladin armoured cars in May and ten Soviet BTR 152 armored personnel carriers APCs in November to supplement its counter insurgency operations with a third squadron When Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972 the CAC became the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Following the insurrection the regiment deployed a saber squadron to provide security for the Criminal Justice Commission from 1973 to 1976 A forth squadron was raised in 1974 1 The first volunteer reserve unit of the SLAC the 2nd Volunteer Regiment Sri Lanka Armoured Corps was formed in 1979 under the command of Lt Col Eustace Jayasekara with troops from the Ceylon National Guard Civil War Edit SLAC armour in a combat operation Sri Lanka Army WZ551 APC Type 89 YW534 Armored Fighting Vehicles With the escalation of the Sri Lankan civil war three saber squadrons were deployed in the northern and eastern provinces of the country to provide fire support for infantry and for the protection of road convoys The forth squadron was deployed in Colombo for the defense of the capital The Armoured Corps Training Centre ACTC was established on 1 January 1984 at Kalattewa Anuradhapura The regiment received several Alvis Stalwart amphibious vehicles in 1985 and thirty two Alvis Saracen APCs in 1986 With the Saracens the SLAC was able to allocate two Saracens per troop providing assault troops to provide close combat support in the form of mechanized infantry In the 1980s the regiment supported all major military operations notably Vadamarachchi Operation Following the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the North and East provinces the regiment deployed a saber squadron each in Jaffna and Kilinochchi while it deployed the remaining two squadrons in Colombo and Gampaha as the 1987 1989 JVP insurrection started in the south of the island In November 1988 the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment was raised with Saladins Saracens Ferrets and a Stalwart On 15 December 1988 the Armoured Brigade was formed under the command of Brigadier Y Balaretnarajah who became the first Armoured Brigade Commander bring under it the 1st 3rd Reconnaissance Regiments and the ACTC Its expansion was limited since the Government of Sri Lanka face difficulties in precuring spares and new military equipment from its traditional suppliers in the United Kingdom and Singapore due to pressure from Western countries The US government approved the sale of Cadillac Gage armored cars without turrets and guns and the British government s refusal to supply spare parts for the Alvis Saladins and Ferret armoured cars The SLAC received 10 Type 63 YW531 APC from China in 1988 The 2nd Volunteer Regiment was transferred to the Sri Lanka Light Infantry as its 5th Volunteer battalion in 1989 1 Three saber squadrons from the two regiments were deployed for the first amphibious landings made by the army in Operation Balavegaya to break the siege on Elephant Pass The siege on Elephant Pass made it clear that the civil war had shifted from an insurrection into a conventional war The army looked for new sources of heavier weaponry and found it in China and Czechoslovakia It looked for tracked vehicles for better cross country movements and larger caliber guns In 1991 Sri Lanka Armoured Corps received from China twenty Type 85 light tanks ten Type 90 APCs command vehicles and a Type 86 armoured recovery vehicle which were assigned to the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment replacing the British armoured cars That year the SLAC introduced main battle tanks with the formation of its first tank regiment the 4th Armoured Regiment at Clappenburg in Trincomalee equipped with T 55A medium tanks and T 55 ARVs brought down from the Czechoslovakia In 1992 SLAC deployed twenty Type 86 infantry fighting vehicles The two T 55A tanks of the 4th Armoured Regiment captured by the LTTE in the Battle of Pooneryn in November 1993 One of these destroyed by the air force and the other was re captured at the end of the war 3 The 5th Regiment raised in 1994 as an infantry role and converted to an armored role as the 5th Reconnaissance Regiment with the arrival of Russian sixteen BMP 1 IFVs followed by Chinese thirty Type 63 II APCs and a Czech T 54 AVLB bridge layer Many of the SLAC units deployed in the Operation Riviresa in 1995 and became the first units enter Jaffna The 6th Regiment was raised in January 1997 and was initially deployed in an infantry role In 1998 thirty three BTR 80 APCs and BTR 80 A IFVs were added to the A vehicle fleet shared between the 1st 3rd 6th recce regiments and were used in Operation Jayasikurui In May 1998 the 7th Battalion Sri Lanka National Guard was transferred as the SLAC as the 7th Volunteer Regiment in an infantry role In 1999 the 8th Regiment was raised as a reinforcement regiment in an infantry role In 1998 the SLAC was presented with the President s Standard in recognition of the service it has rendered 2 In 2000 Czech T 55 AM II MBTs BMP 2 BMP 3 IFVs were added followed by the BMP 2 command vehicles in 2002 The regiments under went reorganizing with new equipment the 4th Armoured Regiment was reorganized in 2001 with three squadrons of T 55 AM II 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment received one squadron of T 55A and the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment phased out its old British AFVs and was fully equipped with BTR 80s and BTR 80A 2 With the hostilities resuming in 2006 SLAC units deployed in offensive operations on all fronts Its 4th Armoured Regiment lost six tanks in the key Battle of Jaffna The 6th recce regiment was disbanded in February 2007 with its personal and equipment transferred to the newly formed Mechanized Infantry Regiment In August 2007 a new 6th Reinforcement Regiment was raised followed by the 10th Reinforcement Regiment was raised in August 2008 In 2009 more Chinese WZ551 APCs were added and the 3rd Reconnaissance Regiment was re designated as the 3rd Armoured Regiment as it was converted to a tank regiment The army was negotiating the purchase of twenty Al Khalids from Pakistan when the war ended Following end of the war the 9th and 10th reinforcement regiments were disbanded and amalgamated with the 8th regiment in 2012 1 2 Units EditOperations and administration Edit Armored Brigade Regimental Center SLAC regimental bandRegular Army Edit 1st Reconnaissance Regiment SLAC 3rd Armoured Regiment SLAC Formed on 16 November 1988 at Rock House Camp Colombo 4th Armoured Regiment SLAC Formed on 24 September 1991 at Rock House camp first ever Tank Regiment of SLA 5th Reconnaissance Regiment SLAC Formed on 06 January 1994 at Rock House Camp 6th RFT Regiment SLAC 8th RFT Regiment SLAC Disbanded Formed on 30th July 1998 at Vasavilan 9th RFT Regiment SLAC Disbanded Formed on 21 January 2008 and disbanded on 1 April 2012 10th RFT Regiment SLAC Disbanded Formed on 28 August 2008 and disbanded on 1 April 2012 Volunteer Force Edit 2nd V Regiment SLAC Formed on 1 January 1979 and disbanded on 15 August 1987 to form 5 V Sri Lanka Light Infantry 7th V Regiment SLAC Converted from 7 Sri Lanka National Guard on 22 May 1998 Armoured Corps Training Centre Edit The Armoured Corps Training Centre ACTC was established in 1984 at the army camp at Kalattewa Anuradhapura to train tradesmen needed to operate its fleet of AFV Its programs includes Young officers course Recruit training course Tank commanders Troop sergeants course Basic tank drivers course B Vehicle course Gunner operators course Clerks course NCOs leadership course BTR drivers course Logistic course MT Document course Cpl to Sgt promotion course T 55 Tank Driver intensive course T 55 Tank Gnr Opr intensive course Class 1 diver course Class 1 operator courseEquipment EditMain battle tanks T 55AM2 ZTZ88Light tanks Type 85 light tankArmoured recovery vehicles VT 55 Armoured recovery vehicle BMP MTP Armoured recovery vehicle BREM K Armoured recovery vehicleArmoured vehicle launched bridges MT 55A Armoured vehicle launched bridge 4 Infantry fighting vehicles BMP 3 Infantry fighting vehicle BMP 2 Infantry fighting vehicle BMP 1 Infantry fighting vehicle Type 89 Armored fighting vehicle Type 86 WZ501 Armored fighting vehicles Type 85 Armored fighting vehicleArmoured cars Alvis Saladin retired Daimler Armoured Cars retired Ferret armoured cars retired Armoured personnel carriers BTR 80 Armoured personnel carrier Type 90 92 Armoured personnel carrier Type 63 YW531 Armoured personnel carriers 5 BTR 152 Armoured personnel carrier retired Alvis Saracen retired Sri Lanka Army BTR80A Sri Lanka Army MT 55A Armored Vehicle launched Bridge pulled by Tatra T815 TruckNotable members EditGeneral Deshamanya D S Attygalle LVO SLAC former Commander of the Army Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and father of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps General Cyril Ranatunga VSV SLAC former GOC Joint Operations Command and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence General Jagath Jayasuriya VSV USP psc SLAC former Chief of the Defence Staff and Commander of the Army General Rohan Daluwatte RWP RSP VSV USP SLAC Former Commander of the Army General Cecil Waidyaratne VSV USP ndc psc SLAC Former Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa RWP RSP VSV USP rcds psc SLAC Former General Officer Commanding Northern Sector amp one of the greatest generals in modern Sri Lanka Major General Y Balaretnarajah VSV USP ndc SLAC Former Chief of Staff of the Army Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force GOC 1 Division and Commander Security Forces Jaffna Major General DVSY Kulathunge USP RSP ndc psc SLAC Former Chief of Staff of the Army and Cammandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Major General G A Chandrasiri RWP USP mdc psc SLAC Former Chief of Staff of the Army and Commander Northern Command Major General C H Fernando VSV SLAC former Director Operations General Staff GOC 2 Division Commandant Army Training Centre Commander Northern Command Major General T Paranagama VSV USP SLAC Former GOC 1 Division GOC 3 Division and Commander Security Forces Headquarters Wanni SF HQ W Major General T N De Silva USP psc SLAC former Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force GOC 21 Division Brigade Commander Armoured Brigade and Director National Cadet Corps Major General P A Karunatilleke RWP Former Deputy Overall Operations Commander and Commander Northern Command Major General D Kalupahana RSP USP psc SLAC former GOC 3 Division GOC 2 Division Director Operations General Staff and Commandant Sri Lanka Military Academy Major General N A Ranasinghe RSP VSV USP ndc psc Isc SLAC Former General Officer Commanding GOC 56 Division Director Operations and Plans at the Joint Operations Headquarters Commandant Sri Lanka Military Academy Commandant Army Command and Staff College Commandant Defence Services Command and Staff College First Commanding Officer of 5th Regiment Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Major General Nandana Udawatta RSP USP SLAC former Security Forces Headquarters Mullaitivu SFHQ MLT and former GOC 59 Division 6 Major General Milinda Peiris RWP RSP USP ndc psc Vice Chancellor of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University KDU Major General Ubaya Madawela USP psc Security Force Commander West and former Military Spokesman Brigadier Dennis Hapugalle VSV psc SLAC former Chief of Civil Defence and Permanent Secretary Ministry of Internal Security Brigadier M H Gunaratne VSV psc SLAC former Commander Security Forces Headquarters East SF HQ E Commander Task Force I and Task Force III and Commandant Army Training Centre Brigadier R M Jayasinghe USP psc SLAC former Director Armour brigade commander armored brigade brigade commander 212 Brigade and the first Military attache Sri Lankan Embassy Washington DC Alliances Edit United Kingdom 1st The Queen s Dragoon GuardsOrder of precedence EditPreceded byFirst in Order of Precedence Order of Precedence Succeeded bySri Lanka ArtilleryPreceded byFirst in Order ofPrecedence Order of Precedence with armoured vehicles Succeeded byMechanized Infantry RegimentSee also EditSri Lanka ArmyReferences Edit a b c d e Michael K Cecil Sri Lanka s Military The Search For A Mission 1 a b c d SLAC History army lk Sri Lanka Army Retrieved 26 October 2021 4th Armoured Regiment army lk Sri Lanka Army Saferworld s research project on arms and security in EU Associate Countries Czech Republic Archived 2008 10 02 at the Wayback Machine Type 63 nation lk Two Security Forces Headquarters established in Mullaitivu Kilinochchi Archived 2011 09 16 at the Wayback MachineExternal links and sources EditSri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Armoured Corps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Lanka Armoured Corps amp oldid 1125381804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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