Sabotage
A significant amount of damage can be
inflicted against government and corporate interests with the use of sabotage.
Denial of services such as electrical power, fuel supplies, water, food
supplies, communications or transportation will encourage the kind of civil
unrest and panic we require in order to carry out more of our program. A
sustained campaign of, even minor, sabotage can inflict serious financial
damage upon our governmental and corporate enemies. It will be nearly
impossible for law enforcement to protect all of these infrastructure targets.
The operative should consult the US Army FM
5-250 in order to calculate the type, size and setup of the explosive charge or
charges required to destroy a specific target.
Electrical Power Generation and
Distribution
The electrical power supply is absolutely
essential to the life of any metropolitan area. Heating and air-conditioning,
food distribution, transportation, hospitals and most businesses require
electrical power in order to function. Loss of these services for any extended
period of time will cause very serious civil unrest. The power generation and
distribution systems of most major Western cities are surprisingly vulnerable
to attack. With the exception of nuclear power plants, most power systems are
unguarded and can be taken down with explosives, arson or by
damaging essential parts with long-range rifle fire.
Most of the world's electrical power is
generated at coal powered generating plants, hydro-electric dams and nuclear
power plants. Some power is generated from solar panels, windmills, geo-thermal
generators and other clean technologies but Capitalists and Communists alike
care little for the environment and therefore these technologies make up only a
tiny percentage of the total power output.
Attacking the power supply at the source has
the advantage of creating a total blackout of the supplied area with just one
attack. The heart of the generating system must be destroyed. Hydro turbines,
coal-powered boilers and nuclear reactors are very expensive and complex
systems which cannot be quickly repaired or replaced. Destruction of these
systems will force authorities to divert power from other plants in order to
prevent disaster. Attacking during peak consumption times (Winter in cold
climates and Summer in hot climates) will make power diversion impossible.
Coal Powered --------------------------------
Nuclear
Power distribution systems are also very
vulnerable and nearly impossible to defend against attack. Again arson, explosives
or long-range rifle fire can be used to disable substations,
transformers and suspension pylons. A simultaneous attack against a number of
these targets can shut down power for nearly as long as an attack upon the
generation source with the advantage that service cannot be quickly restored by
diverting power from another source. Each broken link in the power grid must be
repaired in order to fully restore service.
Substation
----------------------------------Pole Transformer
Explosives, incendiaries or long-range rifle
fire can be used to disable substations. An individual, equipped with a
silenced rifle or pistol, could easily destroy dozens of power transformers in
a very short period of time. Suspension pylons can be destroyed with explosives
or by whatever mechanical means are required to knock them down or short them
out. A length of steel cable or chain with a weighted end can be simply thrown
over the wires allowing power to arc from one wire to another and shorting out the
system.
Fuel Supplies and Distribution
The economies of most Western nations are
dependant upon the movement of workers and products. Attacking fuel supply and
distribution can drive fuel prices skyward or even result in rationing of fuel.
Without a steady supply of affordable fuel, vehicular travel will dwindle,
resulting in very serious economic problems for governments and corporate
interests. Gasoline, diesel, heating oil and natural gas systems are very
vulnerable to arson attacks and explosives.
Storage Tanks
----------------------------------- Pipeline
Oil refineries are massive operations and
will require a carefully planned attack in order to put them offline. Stopping
the supply of raw crude oil to a refinery would be a much simpler task.
Fuel storage tanks are constructed to
withstand a certain amount of punishment, such as being run into by a truck,
but can easily be ruptured with a powerful charge of high explosives. These
facilities are often unguarded and make for very tempting, high-value targets.
Pipelines are even more vulnerable to attack
than storage tanks. Pipelines can be more readily destroyed with explosives or
pipe sections can be unbolted, separated and the fuel ignited.
Water Supplies
Drinking water is absolutely essential to the
stability of any urban area. Denial of this service will cause panic within
hours. Water purification plants are surprisingly unguarded and vulnerable to
attack. Massive holding tanks, pumps and filtering equipment can be destroyed
with explosives.
Communications
Modern high-tech economies rely on fast,
reliable communication systems in order to function. TV and radio transmitters,
telephone and cell-phone towers, and satellite antennae dot the landscape at
the outskirts of most urban areas. These targets are very vulnerable to arson
attacks, explosives and long-range rifle fire.
Transportation
Highway systems, subways, rail lines,
airports and shipping are essential to the continued functioning of the modern
state. Attacks upon any of these services can cause shortages of required
supplies, immobility of workers and government operatives and serious economic
disturbances.
Highway Interchange -------------- Rail Lines
Highway systems are the easiest to disable
and are completely unprotected. High explosives can be used to destroy
overpasses or placed in culverts or tunnels to destroy highways above.
Cratering charges can be set up to destroy highway surfaces. Debris, waste oil,
nails, broken glass or specially designed tire-puncturing devices can be placed
on highways just before peak service to cause major disruption.
Simple, cheap and effective tire puncturing
devices can be made from nails, welded together or held together with epoxy or
Bondo. Take three medium sized nails and grind the head ends sharp. Take two of
the nails and weld or epoxy them together in an X formation. Weld or epoxy the
third nail through the axis of the other two so that the resulting device
always has sharpened points facing up regardless of how it is placed. A few
hundred of these scattered over a busy highway will cause hours of absolute
chaos.
Rail lines are also quite vulnerable to
attack. Lines can be manually dismantled, destroyed with explosives or blocked
with debris. Switches can also be thrown, diverting trains onto the wrong
tracks and into hazards such as stopped rail cars.
Airports are difficult targets to strike as
they are well monitored and protected by security guards. The control tower or
the takeoff and landing strips must be destroyed in order to take an airport
offline. Explosives or arson can be used to disable the control tower. It is
essential that the sensitive communications equipment be damaged beyond repair.
Ditching or cratering charges can be used to destroy the airstrip but this kind
of damage can be quickly repaired. Airplanes can be struck with explosives as
they sit on the tarmac or can be struck in the air upon takeoff or landing with
heavy weapons or long range rifle fire.