Simple Sabotage Field Manual — Page 10
It will be safe for him to assume that almost any product of heavy industry is destined for enemy use, and that the most efficient fuels and lubricants also are destined for enemy use.
Será seguro para él asumir que casi cualquier producto de la industria pesada está destinado al uso enemigo, y que los combustibles y lubricantes más eficientes también están destinados al uso enemigo.
Without special knowledge, however, it would be undesirable for him to attempt destruction of food crops or food products.
Sin conocimientos especiales, sin embargo, sería indeseable que intentara destruir cultivos alimentarios o productos alimenticios.
(e) Although the citizen-saboteur may rarely have access to military objects, he should give these preference above all others.
(e) Aunque el ciudadano-saboteador rara vez tenga acceso a objetos militares, debería dar preferencia a estos por encima de todos los demás.
(2) Prior to a Military Offensive
(2) Antes de una Ofensiva Militar
During periods which are quiescent in a military sense, such emphasis as can be given to simple sabotage might well center on industrial production, to lessen the flow of materials and equipment to the enemy.
Durante los períodos que son tranquilos en un sentido militar, el énfasis que se puede dar al sabotaje simple bien podría centrarse en la producción industrial, para disminuir el flujo de materiales y equipos hacia el enemigo.
Slashing a rubber tire on an Army truck may be an act of value; spoiling a batch of rubber in the production plant is an act of still more value.
Cortar un neumático de goma en un camión del Ejército puede ser un acto de valor; arruinar un lote de goma en la planta de producción es un acto de aún mayor valor.
(3) During a Military Offensive
(3) Durante una Ofensiva Militar
(a) Most significant sabotage for an area which is, or is soon destined to be, a theater of combat operations is that whose effects will be direct and immediate.
(a) El sabotaje más significativo para un área que es, o pronto está destinada a ser, un teatro de operaciones de combate, es aquel cuyos efectos serán directos e inmediatos.
Even if the effects are relatively minor and localized, this type of sabotage is to be preferred to activities whose effects, while widespread, are indirect and delayed.
Incluso si los efectos son relativamente menores y localizados, este tipo de sabotaje es preferible a las actividades cuyos efectos, aunque generalizados, son indirectos y diferidos.
(1) The saboteur should be encouraged to attack transportation facilities of all kinds.
(1) Se debe alentar al saboteador a atacar instalaciones de transporte de todo tipo.
Among such facilities are roads, railroads, auto mobiles, trucks, motor-cycles, bicycles, trains, and trams.
Entre dichas instalaciones se encuentran carreteras, ferrocarriles, automóviles, camiones, motocicletas, bicicletas, trenes y tranvías.
Vocabulary
- Será
- Will be; future tense of ser.
- seguro
- Sure, certain, or safe; reliable.
- para
- For; in order to; toward.
- él
- He; him; masculine third-person pronoun.
- asumir
- To assume; to take on responsibility or belief.
- que
- That; which; what; relative or subordinating conjunction.
- casi
- Almost; nearly; practically.
- cualquier
- Any; whichever; no matter which one.
- producto
- Product; item produced or manufactured.
- de
- Of; from; belonging to; made of.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- industria
- Industry; manufacturing or commercial business sector.
- pesada
- Heavy; weighty; burdensome or difficult.
- está
- Is; third-person singular present of estar.
- destinado
- Destined; intended; set apart for purpose.
- al
- To the; contraction of a + el.
- uso
- Use; utilization; employment or application.
- enemigo
- Enemy; opponent; hostile person or force.
- los
- The; masculine plural definite article.
- combustibles
- Fuels; substances that burn for energy.
- lubricantes
- Lubricants; substances reducing friction between surfaces.
- más
- More; greater in quantity or degree.
- eficientes
- Efficient; effective; working well with little waste.
- también
- Also; too; as well; in addition.
- están
- Are; third-person plural present of estar.
- destinados
- Destined; intended; designated for specific purpose.
- Sin
- Without; lacking; in absence of something.
- conocimientos
- Knowledge; understanding; information or awareness possessed.
- especiales
- Special; particular; distinct or unusual in nature.
- sin
- Without; lacking; in absence of something.
- embargo
- Embargo; restriction; however, nevertheless, yet.
- sería
- Would be; conditional past of ser.
- intentara
- Attempted; tried; endeavored; past subjunctive of intentar.
- destruir
- To destroy; to demolish; to ruin completely.
- cultivos
- Crops; cultivated plants; agricultural production.
- productos
- Products; items produced or manufactured commercially.
- Aunque
- Although; even though; despite the fact that.
- el
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- ciudadano
- Citizen; resident; member of state or nation.
- rara
- Rare; uncommon; seldom occurring or found.
- vez
- Time; occasion; instance of occurrence.
- tenga
- Has; possesses; third-person subjunctive of tener.
- acceso
- Access; entry; right to approach or use.
- objetos
- Objects; things; physical items or matters.
- militares
- Military; relating to armed forces or warfare.
- debería
- Should; ought to; conditional obligation or duty.
- dar
- To give; to provide; to grant something.
- preferencia
- Preference; priority; choice favored over others.
- estos
- These; these ones; referring to nearby items.
- por
- By; for; through; via; along.
- encima
- Above; over; on top of; overhead.
- todos
- All; everyone; every one; the whole.
- demás
- Rest; others; remaining people or things.
- Antes
- Before; prior to; earlier in time.
- una
- A; an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- Militar
- Military; relating to armed forces or warfare.
- Durante
- During; throughout; in the course of.
- períodos
- Periods; spans of time; intervals or epochs.
- son
- Are; third-person plural present of ser.
- tranquilos
- Calm; peaceful; quiet; free from disturbance.
- en
- In; on; at; within; inside place.
- un
- A; an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- sentido
- Sense; feeling; meaning; direction; purpose.
- énfasis
- Emphasis; stress; special importance or prominence.
- se
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun; passive voice marker.
- puede
- Can; is able; third-person singular of poder.
- simple
- Simple; easy; uncomplicated; plain or straightforward.
- bien
- Well; good; properly; correctly; very.
- podría
- Could; might; conditional form of poder.
- centrarse
- To focus; to center; to concentrate on.
- producción
- Production; output; manufacturing or creation process.
- industrial
- Industrial; relating to factories or manufacturing.
- disminuir
- To decrease; to reduce; to diminish quantity.
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