the volvo....this baby were converted by Police Force into Machine Gun Carrier to counter Ishketambatu technicals...
DESPERATION
Federation Forces defending the city of Seri Manjung were consist of off duty military personnel whom at the wrong palce at the wrong time were at the battlefield, police force and a number of militia which came from the rukun tetangga volunteers...the only special forces unit available is the Pasukan Khas Laut...
PASKAL managed to turn a number of Hilux into Night Raiders involved in raiding rebels checkpoints and camps...these 4x4 were up armoured at Kilang Besi Gamma,right across Tmn Fasa 2D...
the Feds were lack of firepower in terms of land combat....where they had just enough equipment to repel the rebel forces of Ishketambatu...a dozen ol Volvo...3 dozen of Hilux and Navarra`s...and also the RMN Isuzu Troopers...which has been up armoured and armed with GPMG and 50 cal. machine gun to counter rebel technicals...
OFFENSIVE
to make things worst...the Federation ol enemies the Isketambola is now supplying arms and heavy equipment to the rebels...to crush the defenders..and claim the whole Seri Manjung district as their autonomous and liberated nation of Ishketambatu....
Ishketambatu got their hand of a heavily armoured GMC pick up..which held Sitiawan...this particular technicals were use to break through the defensive lines....
Although Ishketambatu forces lack hi tech weaponry...they do possesed engineering know how and they can easily turn a normal civillian vehicle into deadly technicals...this proves to be advantageous to the rebels where Sitiawan holds the largest concentration of used car dealers in the area...numbering up to 300-400 vehicle of all type...
and having arms support from Isketambola...the rebels are able to frequently ambush Federation Forces defensive lines...through out the siege...
the Rebels are using captured civillian vehicle and turn them into nasty war machine....
Although it seems that the Rebels are having the upper hands....the Feds are not going to give up...and in many ambushes and raids conducted by the Rebels...quite a number of them end up in failure...with major casualties and losses of equipment....
in the fight..both forces involved in raiding and ambushing each other defensive positions to make a break through
in the end of the first week of battle...MAF had sent reinforcement to Lumut to bolster defensive positions along the Kampung China-Tesco defensive lines and the Giant Supermarket-Jaya Jusco defensive lines...which are the only way for Ishketambatu rebel forces to advance thru land all the way to Lumut...first wave of reinforcement came from the 21st Royal Malay Reigement and the 11th Royal Ranger Regiment through amphibious landing at Pantai Teluk Batik and Pantai Teluk Senangin...all fully equipped and ready to strike a fatal blow to Ishketambatu rebel forces...
wading thru the water at Batik Bay...the 21st Malays made an afternoon amphibious landing..to support the defence of Seri Manjung and Lumut...
Mechanized elements were consist of the 10th Para Regiment armoured corps and the 3rd Mechanized Infantry...both were air dropped by RMAF strategic air transport elements....
Both mechanized forces were responsible for the breaking through the rebels defensive positions in weeks to come...after a long stalemate and exchanging artillery fire from both sides...
the armor corps of the 10th Para Regiment....small tanks can still give a good punch....
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