| dc.description.abstract | Sri Lanka's Armed Forces have used many
war strategies to win the protracted war against LTTE. In the
fourth stage of the war, which erupted under the cause of
securing humanitarian needs against LTTE, the Sri Lankan
Army used different strategies, tactics, and techniques and
employed procedures to achieve their targets on the
battlefield. The infantry regiments of the Sri Lanka Army
headed adopting those more effectively against the brutal
terrorism, LTTE. These new methods worked efficiently on
attacking and advancing their capabilities on the battlefield
while providing massive defeats for terrorists. This research
extends to broadly discuss “Small Team” as one of the
successful strategies used to win the war against LTTE in Sri
Lanka. The composition of the Small Team consists of
Navigation, Gunnery/Demolition, Communication, and
Medical experts as a unit. The small Team strategy used by
the Sri Lankan military was one of the key elements of the
maneuverist approach to shutter the LTTE cohesion and will
to fight. Moreover, Small Team provided effective
battlefield shaping and conducted deep operations to weaken
the enemy's ability to fight effectively while contributing to
overall success in Eelam War IV. This research elaborates
on the concept of a Small Team as a strategy and analyzes
its impacts to win the fourth Elam War. This research used a
qualitative research approach to explain the strategy and the
author used first-hand experiences of military officers
through interviews, questionnaires, and other militaryrelated
secondary data for this research. Most of the sectors
in Sri Lanka are going through a reform process, and Sri
Lanka's military reform has also taken top priority. Against
this backdrop, the modernization of Sri Lanka's military
while enhancing its capabilities will help to protect and
provide its national security as a key concern of the country's
national security. | en_US |
