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B13 Manual of Guerilla Tactics
B13 Manual of Guerilla Tactics
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BEHEAD/NG WIRE
PRACTICALLY
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WIRE USED TO STOP AND BEHEAD ENEMY
MOTOR -CYCLE OR BICYCLE TROOPS.
GENERAL NOTES ON COMMANDO AND
GUERILLA WARFARE.
STREET FIGHTING.
1. The first essential is to kill your enemy without
being killed yourself, and the second essential is to take
full advantage of whatever cover is available.
2.When moving in the open, always move as fast
as possible and expose yourself for the least possible
amount of time.
3. Camouflage your equipment and yourself as much
as possible to tone with the surroundings.
4. Facial camouflage is often very helpful, as a perfect
camouflage is often spoilt by a white face appearing at a
spot in which it obviously has no business to be.
CORRECT POSTURE FOR RIGHT-HANDED
AND LEFT-HANDED SNIPERS FIRING FROM
CORNER OF A BUILDING WITH THE LEAST
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE OF THEMSELVES,
PROPER WAY TO
FIRE FROM A WINDOW
INCORRECT. CORRECT.
CORRECT POSITION
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ROUND A BUILDING.
NIGHT FIGHTING.
1. Silent movement is a vital necessity, as the
enemy can always detect your presence by sound.
2. A good hint is to always wear shoes heeled and
soled with rubber to prevent ex:essive noise.
3. A Tip.-The old sweats' invention of the last
war of rubbing the back of the rifle foresight with a
phosphorous match, which has been moistened, is a very
good one when sniping at night, as, due to the darkness,
the foresight appears phosphorescent when viewed 'from
the backsight. This will enable you to aim quickly and
accurately.
SNIPING.
1. When in the open country never operate from the
same spot twice.
2. Always endeavour, if it is night-time, to keep
yourself and your gun as much under cover as possible,
to prevent the flash making your position obvious to the
enemy.
3. The effect of continually being on the move is of
great value, as your enemy is often inclined to over-
estimate the number of opponents against him, thereby
sometimes causing him to alter his plans.
GUERILLA WARFARE.
1. The main intent of a Guerilla Band is the des-
truction and hindrance of enemy communications and
supplies, and not the capturing of any specific objectives.
Therefore, the more the enemy is harried, the more
good the final result will be.
2. Bridges can be weakened just sufficiently so as to
collapse upon the passing of heavy enemy vehicles or
tanks.
3. Trees which are felled across important roads,
can cause delays of many hours, because, although the
tanks can probably surmount them, their essential petrol
and supply wagons are held up.
4. Railway lines, signal boxes, etc., etc., are very
useful for purposes of sabotage.
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There are one or two other vital spots on the body for
knife attack which, apart from their danger of being vital
spots, are also of great psychological value, as the reaction
on the opponent, if struck in these places, is one of much
lowered morale. The places in question include the
stomach, heart, genital organs, the face, etc., etc.
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Main Explosives.
Most of these will require primers.
Gelignite looks like Brown Caramel, used for cutting
and initiate with a primer. Always keep cool and do
not inhale its fumes as it may make you quite ill. Can
be initiated by a bullet.
808 looks like shaving soap and is yellow in colour,
has an aroma of almonds. Can be used for either cutting
or cratering. Do not inhale its fumes.
T.N.T.-Yellow thready cake. Used for cutting.
Is very liable to dry up and crumble. Store in a box till
needed.
Ammonal.-Greyish dust appearance. for
Used
cratering or excavating. Always keep away from damp
Wet Gun Cotton.-Looks like white candle wax
cake. Used for cutting. Very liable to dry and crumble.
Store in a box till needed.
Plastic.-Looks like putty. Used for cutting or
excavating work.
822.-Liquid explosive. General purpose use. Must
be initiated by a Detonator fuse, and a primer is needed.
Fuses.
All fuses are either burning or detonating type.
Always check rate of burning fuses by testing a sample
piece for its speed. All burning fuses have a blackish
powdery core.
Burning Types.
Bickford Instantaneous Mark 3has an orange
rough Fabric appearance. Burns at about 85 to 95 feet
per second. Used for booby traps and supplied in lengths
of 100 yards.
Safety Fuse has a varnishy appearance black sheath.
Burns at 1 -inch per second. Will burn in water. 48 -ft.
lengths usually have a match head fitted for igniting by
friction.
Detonating Types.
Always have a yellowish or white core.
Cordtex.-White core with silver cover. Burns at
6,000 yards per second. Is damaged by damp ; therefore
allow an extra 2 feet.
F.I.D.-Yellow core with leaded cover, burns at
5,000 yards per second ; operates under water. Allow
1 foot at each end, and
make sure no bends or kinks
appear. Always throw away the first foot when cutting
off a portion.
Pr4rnacard.-Yellow core with coarse yellow cover;
burns at 6,000 yards per second. Allow extra 2 feet to
protect against damp damage.
Matches for Fuses. ----Used for igniting safety
fuses, packed in boxes of 20, like an ordinary match box.
The match is ignited as normally by friction, but only
smoulders. If necessary an ordinary match can be
utilised by holding the head against the end of the fuse
and striking them both together on the box.
Primers are used for boosting or initiating the
detonation of H.E.'s.
Tetryl C.E. Primers.-Is not harmed by damp
and can be initiated by a bullet, but is very sensitive ;
has a dull yellowy dust appearance. Packed in a waxed
paper. Cannot be rectified but has an aperture to fit
the standard service detonator. Always fit detonator
tightly by packing in with dry leaves or paper. Supplied
in steel container holding 10.
Mark 2 Gun Cotton Dry Primer for Field Use.
1 -oz. size. Tapered cone of dry Gun Cotton, fitted with
a hole in the centre to fit standard service detonators.
A black number is always marked on each. Supplied in
a painted black tin cylinder holding 10 of them. Never
chip, cut, or rub them with iron or steel. If the primer
itself is not cracked or damaged it will stay sensitive in
damp condition for up to 4 hours. If detonator hole is
to be widened, use a rectifier or wooden rod. Is
detonatable by means of a bullet.
Detonators (for Fuse use).
Standard Service Detonator No. 27 Mark 1.
Packed in a red -painted Aluminium tube, _Finch diameter
and 1i -inches in length. Open one end and 50% full of
an extremely sensitive explosive. Handle with great
care. Supplied in red -painted tin cylindrical containers
holding 25, and 1 rectifier.
Nos. 6 and 8 Commercial Detonators.-Similar
pack to above but Aluminium tube is unpainted. Supplied
in tins of oblong shape, containing 100 packed with wood
dust. Always remove wood dust before use. Some
No. 27 detonators are supplied with special changes for
firing by electrical means.
Rectifier is a special wooden tool to make holes in
explosive so as to be able to fit fuses or detonators.
Crimpers.-Special tool similar to pliers, used for
nipping Cordtex to stop it from moving out of place in
the detonator.
HINTS AND TIPS ON USE OF EXPLOSIVES
IN GUERILLA WARFARE.
Always carry on you a pocket knife, adhesive tape,
string and matches.
To Fit Detonating or Burning Fuses in Detonators.
Fit one end of the fuse in the opening of the detonator
crimp the detonator to the fuse to stop it from slipping
out. Always cut the other end of fuse at an angle to
effect rapid igniting. It is recommended that waterproof
sticky tape be wound round the connection point where
the fuse fits the detonator to prevent moisture entering.
How to Initiate Explosives.
Method 1 by use of single Primer and F.I.D. -Tie
the Primer within 1 foot of the end of the F.I.D. (See
Sketch No. 1).
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LENGTH
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F.
Therefore, 32 lbs. of explosive will be needed for each
foot, and for the total width of 3 feet, 3 x 32 lbs. of ex-
plosive will be required, which is equivalent to a total
charge of 96 lbs.
(b) To demolish a Stonework structure 10 feet
in diameter.
10 feet 120 inches.
This, divided by the rato of 20 6.
6x6 36.
Therefore, 72 lbs. will be required for every foot of
width. As this is a circular objective, allow the same
width as thickness, which gives a width of 10 feet.
Thus, explosive required for a square objective,
10 feet x 10 feet, is 72 x 10 720 lbs., but as this is of
circular section, all that is required is 4/Sths of this
amount, viz., 4 5ths x 720 576 lbs.
DEMOLITION OF HABITATIONS.
60 lbs. for every 100 sq. ft. of space on ground floor
level is sufficient to demolish a two -storey house, but
note that it is necessary to close all doors and windows
to get the maximum effect.
The best results are obtained when the charges are
placed in the middle of each room.
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DETONATING FUSE
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SAFETY FUSE WOODEN PLUO WOODEN
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SAFETY HINTS.
Always allow a sufficient length of tuse, so as to get to
safety before the explosion takes place.
Always clear the area of your objective from friendly
personnel before detonating the charge.
Never attempt to examine or disconnect enemy ex-
plosive charges !cave it to the Specialist.
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KNOTS AND THEIR USES IN COMMANDO
AND GUERILLA TACTICS.