Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRA
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title:
Improvised tactical vehicles of the Provisional IRA
text:
Throughout the protracted conflict in Northern Ireland (1960s-1998), the Provisional IRA developed a series of improvised mortars to attack British Army and Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) security bases. The organisation also purchased both light and heavy machine guns in order to hamper the British Army supply of border bases by helicopter. The IRA fitted vehicles, specially vans and trucks, with both types of weapons. Vans, trucks and tractors were modified to transport concealed improvised m
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description:
List of armed vehicles used by the Provisional IRA
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised_tactical_vehicles_of_the_Provisional_IRA
date created:
2020-12-16T14:25:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:47:11Z
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