This footage shows a tactic used with increasing frequency by People's Defense Force (PDF) fighters in Myanmar. Dump trucks, or similar heavy construction type trucks, are used to prosecute drive-by style attacks against static troops and targets. In this particular case, the driver makes a U-turn, keeping the thick metal of the truck bed pointed toward the target checkpoint and allowing the fighters inside to fire on the checkpoint as they drive away. Similar attacks have featured trucks stacked with concrete bags as ersatz sandbags, though this doesn't seem to be the case here.

 

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Cole Simms

     

Cole Simms is an Air Guardsman, NASA enthusiast, police officer, and security contractor with particular experience in austere environments. Outside of work, he volunteers as a Stop The Bleed instructor for area schools. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, and blends his knowledge and experience to write analysis for Funker530.

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