Simple Sabotage Field ManualUnited States. Office of Strategic Services
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual
United States. Office of Strategic Services
Sabotage
(6) Put a piece of finely grained emery paper half the size of a
postage stamp in a place where it will wear away rotating brushes. The
emery paper and the motor will be destroyed in the resulting fire.
(7) Sprinkle carbon, graphite or metal dust on slip-rings so that the
current will leak or short circuits will occur. When a motor is idle,
nick the slip-rings with a chisel.
(8) Cause motor stoppage or inefficiency by applying dust mixed with
grease to the face of the armature so that it will not make proper
contact.
(9) To overheat electric motors, mix sand with heavy grease and smear
it between the stator and rotor, or wedge thin metal pieces between
them. To prevent the efficient generation of current, put floor
sweepings, oil, tar, or paint between them.
(10) In motors using three-phase current, deeply nick one of the
lead-in wires with a knife or file when the machine is at rest, or
replace one of the three fuses with a blown-out fuse. In the first
case, the motor will stop after running awhile, and in the second, it
will not start.
(f) Transformers
(1) Transformers of the oil-filled type can be put out of commission if
you pour water, salt water, machine-tool coolant, or kerosene into the
oil tank.
(2) In air-cooled transformers, block the ventilation by piling debris
around the transformer.
(3) In all types of transformers, throw carbon, graphite or metal dust
over the outside bushings and other exposed electrical parts.
(g) Turbines for the most part are heavily built, stoutly housed, and
difficult of access. Their vulnerability to simple sabotage is very
low.
(1) After inspecting or repairing a hydro turbine, fasten the cover
insecurely so that it will blow off and flood the plant with water. A
loose cover on a steam turbine will cause it to leak and slow down.
(2) In water turbines, insert a large piece of scrap iron in the head
of the penstock, just beyond the screening, so that water will carry
the damaging material down to the plant equipment.
(3) When the steam line to a turbine is opened for repair, put pieces
of scrap iron into it, to be blasted into the turbine machinery when
steam is up again.
(4) Create a leak in the line feeding oil to the turbine, so that oil
will fall on the hot steam pipe and cause a fire.
(h) Boilers
(1) Reduce the efficiency of steam boilers any way you can. Put too
much water in them to make them slow-starting, or keep the fire under
them low to keep them inefficient. Let them dry and turn the fire up;
they will crack and be ruined. An especially good trick is to keep
putting limestone or water containing lime in the boiler; it will
deposit lime on the bottom and sides. This deposit will provide very
good insulation against heat; after enough of it has collected, the
boiler will be completely worthless.
(3) _Production. Metals_
(a) Iron and Steel
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