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ge ee ee ticeship in professions and skills of all kinds, particularly manual skills. The urban guerrilla can have strong physical resistance only if he trains systematically. He cannot be a good fighter if he bas not learned the art of fighting. For that reason the urban gucrrilla must learn and practice various kinds of fighting. of attack, and personal defense. . Other useful forms of physical preparation are hiking. camping. and practice in survival in the woods. mountain climbing, rowing. swimming. skin diving. training as a frogiman, fishing, harpooning, and the hunting of birds. small and big game. = It is very important to learn how to drive, pilot a plane, handle a motor boat and a sail boat, understand mechanics, radio, telephone, electricity. and have some knowledge of electronic techniques. Jr is also important to have a knowledge of topographical informa- tion, to be able to locate one’s position by instruments or other available resources, to calculate distances, make maps and plans, draw to scale, make timings. work with an angle protractor, a compass. etc. A knowledge of chemistry and of color combination, of stamp- making. the domination of the technique of calligraphy and the copying of letters and other skills are part of the technical preparation of the urhan guerrilla. who is obliged to falsify documents in order to live within a society that he seeks to destroy. in the area of auxiliary medicine he has the special role of bein a doctor or understanding medicine. nursing. pharmacclogy, drugs, elemental surgery. and emergency first aid. The basic question in the technical preparation of the urban guer- rilla is nevertheless to know hoW to handle arms such as the machine gun. revolver, automatic, FAL, various types of shotguns, carbines, mortars, bazookas, etc. A knowledge of various types of ammunition and explosives is another aspect to consider. Among the explosives. dynamite must be well understood, The use of incendiary bombs. of smoke bombs, and To know how to make and repair arms, prepare Molotov cocktails, grenades, mines. homemade destructive devices, how to blow up bridges. tear up and put out of service rails and sleepers. these are requisites in the technical preparation of the urban. guerrilla that can never be considered unimportant. The highest level of preparation for the urban querrilla is the center for technical training. But only the gucrrilla who has already passed the preliminary examination can go on to this school — that is to say, one who has passed the proof of fire in revolutionary action. in actual combat against the enemy. The Urban Guerriita’s Arms The urban gucrnilla’s arms are light arms, easily exchanged, usually captured from the enemy, purchased. or made on the spot. Id a a 1 A LR A A Et te a a ee 9 A Fee ee, Fe ee NY OT EN a a gree AEP eA OE A ere eaten os