Simple Sabotage Field ManualUnited States. Office of Strategic Services
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual
United States. Office of Strategic Services
Sabotage
(4) Jam paper, bits of wood, hairpins, and anything else that will fit,
into the locks of all unguarded entrances to public buildings.
(2) _Industrial Production: Manufacturing_
(a) Tools
(1) Let cutting tools grow dull. They will be inefficient, will slow
down production, and may damage the materials and parts you use them
on.
(2) Leave saws slightly twisted when you are not using them. After a
while, they will break when used.
(3) Using a very rapid stroke will wear out a file before its time. So
will dragging a file in slow strokes under heavy pressure. Exert
pressure on the backward stroke as well as the forward stroke.
(4) Clean files by knocking them against the vise or the workpiece;
they are easily broken this way.
(5) Bits and drills will snap under heavy pressure.
(6) You can put a press punch out of order by putting in it more
material than it is adjusted for—two blanks instead of one, for
example.
(7) Power-driven tools like pneumatic drills, riveters, and so on, are
never efficient when dirty. Lubrication points and electric contacts
can easily be fouled by normal accumulations of dirt or the insertion
of foreign matter.
(b) Oil and lubrication systems are not only vulnerable to easy
sabotage, but are critical in every machine with moving parts. Sabotage
of oil and lubrication will slow production or stop work entirely at
strategic points in industrial processes.
(1) Put metal dust or filings, fine sand, ground glass, emery dust (get
it by pounding up an emery knife sharpener) and similar hard, gritty
substances directly into lubrication systems. They will scour smooth
surfaces, ruining pistons, cylinder walls, shafts, and bearings. They
will overheat and stop motors which will need overhauling, new parts,
and extensive repairs. Such materials, if they are used, should be
introduced into lubrication systems past any filters which otherwise
would strain them out.
(2) You can cause wear on any machine by uncovering a filter system,
poking a pencil or any other sharp object through the filter mesh, then
covering it up again. Or, if you can dispose of it quickly, simply
remove the filter.
(3) If you cannot get at the lubrication system or filter directly, you
may be able to lessen the effectiveness of oil by diluting it in
storage. In this case, almost any liquid will do which will thin the
oil. A small amount of sulphuric acid, varnish, water-glass, or linseed
oil will be especially effective.
(4) Using a thin oil where a heavy oil is prescribed will break down a
machine or heat up a moving shaft so that it will “freeze” and stop.
(5) Put any clogging substance into lubrication systems or, if it will
float, into stored oil. Twisted combings of human hair, pieces of
string, dead insects, and many other common objects will be effective
in stopping or hindering the flow of oil through feed lines and
filters.
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