the 10th April was blown up and a number of Portuguese  soldiers were killed.
On the 4th June, 1972, a FRELIMO unit
sabotaged the railway line between Catur
and Belem. Four wagons were destroyed
and four were damaged. At least 20
passengers, most of whom were soldiers
were killed in this operation.
On the 17th June, another train was
blown up on the railway line between
Nova Guarda and Vila Cabral. Our mines
destroyed or badly damaged 5 of the 7
wagons. Fifteen Portuguese soldiers were
killed.
On the 18th May, a bridge and a lorry
(UNIMOG) carrying 18 Portuguese soldiers were destroyed on the road between
Mandimba and the enemy camp near
river Luambala. Our comrades had mined
the bridge. When the lorry passed over it,
it triggered off the explosion: the bridge
the lorry and the soldiers all plunged into
the river.
TETE
During the period between March — July
1972, FRELIMO guerrillas in Tete province shot down 2 planes and a helicopter; blew up 3 locomotives and 16
wagons; attacked 19 posts; sunk 6
boats; sabotaged 5 bridges; launched
127 major ambushes and sabotage operations throughout Tete; destroyed 52
vehicles; and killed more than 550 enemy
soldiers.
aircraft shot down
On the 15th of March, the enemy attacked one of our bases in the region of
Mocumbura with helitransported troops.
During the operation one helicopter was
hit by our anti-aircraft fire and crash-
landed in the zone of Kaluwe. The whole
crew - which included 4 officers - was
killed. Next day a FRELIMO unit was
sent to collect the wreckage. Our fighters
found an enemy platoon guarding it and
attacked them, killing three.
On the 10th May, our comrades on a
mission at the airfield of Mague Novo
shot down an aircraft as it was taking off.
The plane crashed on the spot, and the
whole crew, comprising 2 military pilots
and three civilians were killed.
A Rhodesian reconnaissance aircraft was
shot down in the region of Mague on the
24th of May, when trying to locate our
bases. It crash-landed on a mountain
near the border with Rhodesia, as the
pilot  attempted  to  return  to his base.
trains destroyed
Two trains were destroyed by mines in
April, on the railway line Beira - Tete
on the section between Mecito and Chi
weza. The first operation on April 20th
blew up the locomotive and 4 wagons
The second, on the 26th, caused the destruction of the locomotive and 3 wagons.
On the 10th of May, a FRELIMO sabotage unit mined the zone between Mutarara and Moatize. One train hit the mine;
the locomotive blew up and 8 wagons
were derailed.
six boats sunk
On the 12th of April, our fighters sunk
3 Portuguese patrol boats on the Zambezi River, in an ambush.
Weapons
captured
from
the enemy
(G-3 submachine
guns)
On the 19th May, in another ambush on
the same river, 3 patrol boats were sunk
and many of the soldiers on them were
killed.
operations on the international road
Rhodesia - Malawi
Seventeen more operation on the international road Rhodesia Malawi took
place during March - May. In some cases
civilian vehicles which were integrated in
military convoys were also hit by our
fire. For example, the cases of the three
buses carrying soldiers and civilians which
were ambushed by FRELIMO fighters;
one on the 1st March in the zone of
Mphuno Zang'ombe; one on the 4th of
April between Tete and Zobue; and one
on the 17th of April in the region of
Moatize. The other actions were carried
out in Nchocho (1), Tete — Zobue (4),
Chingwere (2), Nyangoma, Matambo,
Changara (4), Tete - Goba.
bridges destroyed and damaged
Two bridges were destroyed, on the 21st
May and 25th July. The first one on the
road Furancungo — Tete, and the second
over the river Diangui, about 1 km. from
the post of Bene. On the 26th May, a
third bridge was damaged on the road
Tete - Beira.
One bridge was blown up on the international road Rhodesia Malawi on the
26th April. The bridge spanned the river
Chimunda and was 20 meters long, built
from concrete. Another bridge over river
Mtudzi on the same road, was damaged
on the 2nd of April.
posts attacked
The following camps or posts were attacked and totally or partially destroyed:
14th April, post of Vila Gamito; 16th
April, post of Chibovo; 21st April, camp
of Nhacapiriri; 25th April, camp of
Chimidza; 30th April, camp of Chiu-
tumbo; 1st May, post of Mocumbura;
14th May, post of Chimwa. (During the
attack on Mocumbura the administrator
of the post as well as 15 Portuguese soldiers were killed; a Rhodesian policeman
who was at the post was wounded).
14th May, camp of Vila Gamito; 29th
May, camp of Caldas Xavier; 14th June,
post of Makwio; 18th June, camp of
Mtengo-Wambalame; 21st June, military
headquarters of Mulambe; 23rd June,
military headquarters of Mavudzi; 25th
June, a camp in the zone of Mavudzi;
27th June, military headquarters of Fra-
ma; 18th July, post of Chofombo; 19th
July, post of Kanyenda; 22nd July,
post of Armando.
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