FSIC 38-5012 TYPICAL FOREIGN UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE WEAPONS (U) Section (U) PURPOSE AND SCOPE 1, (U) The purpose of this study ia to present a deacription of typical foreign weapons which have been, or are being, used by insurgents or guerrillas involved in unconventional warfare. In this context, the term "unconventional warfare" means revolt or inaurrection by predominantly indigenous personnel egainat a constituted government, 2. (U) This study imited primarily to those weapons which have been improvised from materials at hand, or modified from standard military items. In dition, even though they do not fall within these limits, certain factory-made items have been included because their nature makes them especially useful to the inaurgent, The latter class af equipment includes most of the incendiary devices and camouflaged explosives, aa well as a few firing devices. 3.
DesignationFSTC-381-4012 (Typical Foreign Unconventional Weapons)
EditionSep 1964
StatusSuperseded
Pages29
FunctionSmall Unit Tactics
CollectionHistoric