“Unmasking signs of targets”
59 p.

CONTENT
I. Unmasking signs of targets
II. Tactical means of nuclear destruction
II. Artillery
IV. Mortars
V. Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS)
VI. Anti-tank weapons
VII. Tanks and self-propelled artillery units
VIII. Machine guns
IX. Radar stations
X. Observation posts
XI. Trenches, trenches, dugouts and other field structures
XII. Wood-earth and permanent fire structures
XIII. Wire fences
XIV. Minefields
XV. Headquarters and command posts
XVI. Preparing the enemy for the offensive
XVII. Signs of enemy preparation for withdrawal and replacement of units
XIX. Field mobile command post of the Southern Military District of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
XIX. Organization of the communication system in separate motorized rifle brigades (SMRB) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
XX. General description and telltale signs of the means

Unmasking signs of targets

The success of intelligence largely depends on intelligence officers’ knowledge of the main unmasking signs, which can be used to identify various targets and determine their nature and activities. It is necessary to know where the enemy can be located, where to look for his observation points, fire means and structures, barricades and other targets, how objects can unmask themselves and how to conclude the presence of objects based on various signs.

Unmasking signs of targets include: characteristic placement of objects;

signs of activity: movement, sounds, lights, smoke, dust, etc.;

traces of activity, trodden places, new paths, traces of many,

remains of building materials, fresh soil, etc.;

characteristic features of objects;

– the color of objects, if it differs from the color of the surrounding area;

glare from glasses and unpainted metal parts; – shadows on the objects themselves and shadows falling from them,

When evaluating the results of intelligence, it should be borne in mind that each side will try to mislead the other side with various deceptive actions. The parties try to hide the signs of real objects by various means and ways of masking and disinformation and show these signs when creating fictitious objects (inflatable rubber and wooden mock-ups of objects, phantom dugout trenches, etc.).

Therefore, of the many intelligence signs, not a single one, taken separately, should be considered as indisputable proof of the presence of the enemy (target) in a given place or as a characteristic of his real intentions.

Only a combination of several signs will make it possible to draw correct conclusions about goals (objects).